The Green Forest tribune., 1911-10-20
HISTORY OF
 CARROLL COUNTY
Compiled by the Goodspeed Publish iaS Go. and Was First Published
 in the Year 1888.

in the Year 1888.
 The opening of the old Dubuque road has been mentioned The road from Huntsville via Rockhouse Creek, through Trigger Gap, crossing Carroll county diagonally from southwest to to northeast, was laid out in 1887 by Thomas Hall, under the direction of the court. A road from Carrollton through Green Forest to Springfield, Mo, and military road from Fayette- vile through Carrollton to Jackson port twenty-five miles above Bates vile, on White River, was laid out, CT at least opened for travel, prior to 1886.
 Tanning was at first effected by the most simple processes. The pets were rubbed with ashes or lime, stretched and dried. Charles B. White ley was one of the first men in the county who made tanning a business. E. Roper, who lived upon land now owned by Prof. A. B. Johnson, was probably the first to introduce tanning by vats. At first these consisted only of log troughs, in which the hides were placed Roper's tannery was continued five or six years.
 At the time when the first settlement of the county was in progress the nearest trading points on the east were on White River, fifty mile away; and on the west, Fort Smith and Fayette- vile, an equal distance Powder and lead were the principal commodities of which the frontier population stood in need. Business was done principally by barter. The frontierman exchanged pelts and honey for ammunition and other supplies. The first stores in the county were at Carrollton, and Hender- son Lafferty was probably the first store-keeper. Merchandising was pro- fitable in those days.
 A company of regulators was orga- nized by the citizens of Carrollton and vicinity in the spring of 1889, with Thomas A. Clarke as captain. It num- bered twenty or thirty members. The object was to suppress stealing and punish the miscrants, a community of half-breed Cherokees. Several were whipped and compelled to leave the county. Two or three confessed, pro- missed reformation, and were permitted to stay. After accomplishing the object of it's organization the company dis banded.
 Four land offices were established in the Territory of Ark ansas in 1882, that for the northwestern district being To- cated at Fayetteville, and here the first entries for Carroll county were made. The office was subsequently, removed to Clarksville and Huntsville, ard in 1870 was established at Harrison. The fol- lowing is list of persons who entered land prior to 1850, and between 1850 and 1855, inclusive; where more than one entry was made by the same in- diyidual, the first in order of time is given:
 Township IT, Range 22: Thomas Cisco, 8016 acres, Section 5; 1840, James Fancher, 118.2 26 acres, Section 6.
 Township IS, Range 22: 1840, John Blevins, 160.62 acres, Section 4; 1840, John Roberts, 80 acres, Section 4; 1841, John Blevins, 79 acres, Section 5; 1S41, M. Clements, 40 acres, Section 5; 1842, Hugh L. Denton, 80 acres, Section '; 1842, Tilford Denton, 40 acres, Section '; 1840, Charles Sneed, 80 acres, Sec tion 9; 1841, Samuel Sneed, 40 acres, Section 9; 1840, James Fancher. 80 acres, Section 31.
 Township 19, Range 22: 1847, John F. King, 40 acres, Section 6; 1844, Jeremiah Meek, 35 acres, Section 6; 1847, B. H. Berry, 122 acres, Section $; lS43, Bruce Boyd, 40 acres, Section Is; 1840, Squire Blevins, Jr., 12O acres, Section 33; 1889, Richard Blevins, 80 acres, Section 33; 1888, Martin Stand ridge, 91 acres, Section 33; 1843, James Wilson, 160 acres, Section 34; 1848, William Poynor, 38 acres, Section 34.
 Township 20, Range 22: 1S49 B. H. Berry, 40 acres, Section 19; 1S49, James Myers, 40 acres, Section 19.
 Township IT, Range 23, 1843: Samuel E. Kenner, 80 acres, Section 8; 1846, Robert D. Clancy, 15 acres, Section 10; 1S44, Benjamin Chote, 40 acres, Section Is.
 The population of Carroll county in l840 was 2,844; in 1850, 4,614; in 1860, 9,383; in 1870, 5,7S0; in 1880, 13, ,337. The apparent decrease in the decade ending 1870 is explained by the fact that Boone county was formed in 1869. The population by townships, in 1870 and 1880, was as follows:
 TOWNSHIP. 1880 1870. Carrollton sos. Cedar 965 511 Eureka Springs gs--------3, 987 Clifty ------- ..----- 4O1 Dry Fork k------------- 274 Hickory -------------1,0 ,020 660 Kings River 40 686. Liberty ty----------------- 265 253. Long Creek k STA 452. Osage 563 942.