The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03
HISTORY OF
 CARROLL COUNTY
Compiled by the Goodsspeed Publish ing Go. and Was First Published
 in the Year 1889.
TOWNS AND VILLAGES.


 Township, Section 4, Township 19 Range 23 west. The principal stree follows the east and west line througf the middle of the section.
 When first visited by white settlers this locality was prairie, and hence attracted settlement earlier than the surrounding timbered region. William Martin and - Yocum were living here as early as 1886. John Scott maker of sheep and cow bells, from whom the prairie became known as Scott's prairie, was probably an earlie, settler. They no doubt left when the country became more thickly settled as their life was that of hunters rather than farmers. In 1851 the northeast fourth of the southwest fourth of Sec tion 1 was entered by VIC. Callen. This comprises that part of the town site | south of the public road The forty. acre tract opposite, being the south east forth of the northwest fourth. was patched to George L. White May 1, 1861. The first house on the site of the town was log church and schoo house, near the present location. There were stores here prior to the war, during which they were destroyed. In the spring of 1870 w. M. Ward, z farmer on Osage, built the first dwell. ing house on the site of it's successor the latter was put up in 1887. He also opened store in building still stand. ing. The next house was built severa years later by George Shahan, and is now owned by George Crump. Shahar never lived here. Alexander Hale sue. ceeded to his business. In May, 1874, Dr. William Thomas built the house opposite that owned by Hale; while yet in an unfinished condition it was bought by J. E. Harbert. The three houses mentioned constituted the town in 1874. A fourth was added in 1875 by L. E. Harbert, and the number slowly in creased. There was but one painted house in the town in 1880. Improve ment has received a great impetus with the past few years, and fewer towns in this section of the state pre- sent a more favorable appearance. The present population is about 250.
 Business Interests. The first store was opened in 1870 by w. M. Ward; the second by George Shahan; the third by T. o. Walker, who was followed successively by Norris & Ely, Cox, Cox 6 Galloway, and E. s. Foreman, the present proprietor. The only fire which the town has yet known burnt the stores of L. E. Harbert and Dr. Ray. The following is a list of busi. ness men at present: w. M. Ward general store; J. E. Harbert, druggist; Cuthbertson 6 Go. q. H. Holder, manager), J. A. Buell., J. P. Oliver, George Cramp, E. S. Foreman, J. H. Ramsey, general stores; Merritt Stroud, grocery; A. A. Pickens. hotel. J R. Hanby is the proprietor of four and saw mill and cottin-gin, erected in 1887 and placed in operation in Septem- Der of that year. The engines have a capacity of forty-horse power. The building is three-story frame struc- ture, 40x36 feet. The cottin gin has a capacity of five bales per day.
 Socities. Green Forest Lodge No. 404, F. & A. M., was instituted Novem- Der 29, 1882, with the following officers and members: NV. Wann, VIM; LA. White, S. w.; w. P. Kirby, J. w; Thompson Ramsey, J. J. Grim, D. H. Smith, W. E. Graham, w. H. Bunch, J. L. Graham, James H. Winning, J. P. Fondren, W. F. Jones, K. D. Cot trell, J. P. Harbert, J. E. Harbert, w. M. Ward, J. II. Norris, Martin McNlell, J. J. Dixon, Joseph Planning. Green Forest Chapter No. 39, o. E. S., was instituted October 2S, 1885. First officers: Queen Ray, W. M; I. w. Wanr, ". P.; Elizabeth Graham, A. M.