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Hon. Monroe Stroup, druggist of Webb City, was born in Gordon County, Ga., December 15, 1847. His father, Judge Alexander Stroup, was born in South Carolina, and when a young man left his native county to settle in Cass County, Ga., afterward, however, removing to Gordon County. He was a man of fine education, and was a graduate from a Virginia university. While in Georgia he practiced law several years, and held many prominent positions in his county. In 1860 he located in Little Rock, Ark., and shortly after moved to Prairie County, where he died in 1862. His wife is still living. Our subject received a fair education during his youth, in his native county, which he has since greatly improved by study and observation. He accompanied his parents to this State in 1860, and in August, 1863, enlisted in Col. Crawford’s regiment, and served until the close of the war, being on detached duty most of the time. He participated in the battles of Poison Springs, Mark’s Mill, Prairie De Hand, Iron Mountain, Pilot Knob, Jefferson City, Boonville, Lexington and Big Blue. After being paroled at Little Rock, in May, 1865, he farmed in Lonoke County, until 1877, and then established himself in the drug business at Ozark. In 1883 he purchased the Charleston Vindicator, which paper he edited until February, 1884. He then published the Sun, in Ozark, until 1887, but in April of that year sold the paper and started his present drug store in Webb City. He owns a large and complete stock of drugs, and does a good business. During the trouble designated as the “Brooks and Baxter War,” in 1874, Mr. Stroup commanded a company of militia, and did active service. In 1888 he was elected representative of his county.