The Green Forest tribune., 1912-02-09
HISTORY OF
 CARROLL COUNTY
Compiled by the Goodspeed Publish
 ing Go. and Was First Published in the Year 1889.
THE WESTERN JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

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 Formation The State Legislature, by an act approved March ,12, 1888, divided Carroll county into districts for judicial purposes, that portion of the county received from Madison in 1869 to constitute the Western district and 1 the residue the Eastern district. The act provided that circuit, chancery, and probate courts should be established in the western district, with original and exclusive jurisdiction within its limits. The sheriff, clerk, treasurer, and probate judge are elected for the county at large.
 Deputy Clerks. The following named persons have been incumbenls of this position: Jones, J. H. Hamilton, William McComick, Clip Taylor.
 Marriage and Divorce Statistics. = Fifty-nine divorces were granted in the district from it's organization until Jan uary 1, 1887 Marriage licenses have been granted as follows: 1883, 49; 1884, 65; 1885, 55; 1886, 92; 1887, IS; total to January 1, 1888, 339.
 COUNTY FINANCES.
 The debt of Carroll county January 2S, 1879, was $11, 8545 57: February 14, 1880, $11, ,96121; October 3, 1881, $10, $50 45; October s, 1882, S14, 855.74. During thls time there was general county fund; but upon the formation of the Western district, in 1883, there acrose a necessity for the creation of two other funds, that of the Eastern and that of the Western district. The general indebtedness November 19, 1883, was S19, 769.00, this being the total amount of warrants called in for reissue. The amount of warrants on record not issued was $7,915. 65. The following is a statement of county finances from November 19, 1883, to February 1, 1888:
 General prior indebtedness, $19, ,69. % Warrants not issued, 1915. 65 Total allowance, general fund, Il, 916. 12 Total allowance, Western dis, 20, 149. fl Total allowance, Eastern dis, 30, 093. 50
 $S9, ,843 68
 CONTRA.
 County warrants cancelled, $11, ,939. 30 East. dis warrants cancelled, 19, 366 90 West. dis. warrants cancelled, IS, ,122. 05 Total amount, $47, AS. 68 Outstanding indebtedness, $42, 395, 43
 SOCIETIES.
 The Carroll County Agricultural and Mechanical Association was organized in 1876. The fifth and last annual fair was held Thursday, Friday and Saturday September z9 and 30 and October l, 1881. The officers at this time were w. J. Hailey, president; J. A. Meek, president; L. L. McKennon, secre- tary; J. W. Freeman, treasurer. The association owned sufficient land for it's purposes, but it was not success finan- cially. The annual fair was held at Berryville. During it's short existence the association did much to promote the best interests of the county.
 Medical Societies. The first medicial society in the county was organized at Eureka Springs in 1881, but disbanded severa, years later. The second effort was made at Berryville, where the Carroll County Medical Society was organized February 4, 1884. Its exist ence ceased in 1887.
 The Eureka Springs and Carroll county Medical Society was organized June 5, 1887, with seven members, of whom the following were officers: --Visart, president J. o. Ducker, vice president; J. B. Bolton, secretary; ". A. Reese, treasurer. Examining board An act of the Legislature provides for the appointment of three physicians as an examining board by the county court. Drs. W. P. George. D. F. Ray and w. R. Hardesty, the first board, served from 1881 to 1887. Drs. J. II. Malloy, Winfield Poynor and J. B. Bolton constitute the present board. It is the duty of this board to pass upon the qualifications of all persons desiring