The courier-index., 1918-08-16
Business Men Undaunted


business men are undaunted in their
| determination not to permit dis
aster of even so large proportions
to claim victory over them. In fact
within a few hours after the, con-
flagration, and while struggling flam-
es were seeking out, the remaining
fragments Of inflammable material,
the owners turned their faces from
the picture of the ruins and began
planning for the future,
The McClintock Banking Company
opened Wednesday morning under
canvas top on the sidewalk in
front of the pile of debris that was
once their home. A board sign with
, the words,5 Business as Usual"
was nailed to snaggled section of
the bank wall, and throughout the
day Cashier d. S. Clark and his
assistants conducted the bank s
business like the first arrivals in
a western boom town. m 81 -
On Thursday morning, however,
the McClintock Bank moved to the
cotton roomsin the rear of the Bank
of Marianna building, where the
bank is now comfortably located.
The Mixon.McC Clintock Co. turn
quick trade and bought. Larimore
Robinson's stock of general mer-
chandise and leased his building,
where the business is now being
conducted. HA s
The Peoples Savings Bank trans
acted business Wednesday in the
building occupied by the Newbern
Grocer Company, but on Thursday
they transferred the banking busi-
ness to quarters in the front of
Gambrelps store in the old Shaul
building.
Harris q Burke have put shelving
and counters in their big brick ware
house and have already begun to
open new stock of goods.
w. w. C}sisum has secured the
sample room at the Hotel Mariana
and within few days will be in the
grocery business, again.
The Dinning Furniture Company
carried the major portion of their
stock in big warehouse near the
depot 1t is understood Mr.. Din
ming, who lives in Helena where he
operates store, will not attempt to
reopen his business here now be-
cause no building is available.
j. e. Mann, the jeweler has not an
nounced his plans for the future, but
it is practically certain he will re-
open within a short time.
H. R. McVeigh, secretary of the
Mariana Loan and Abstract Co has
secured office quarters with w. f.
Nelson in the Atkins building.
M. Nathan of the Nathan Furni-
ture Company says he will imme.
diately re-enter business II he is
able to secure quarters.
1t is probable the Mississippi store,
owned by Dan o. Puryear of Mis-
sissippi, will not reopen.
The Arkansas Light and Power
Company office is temporarily locat
ed in H. F. Roleson's office. over
Shaul's store.
No announcement has been made
by Houston Potts, hardware dealer
as to his plans for the future.
DR.. E. d. Wall has opened an
office in the Harrington drug store
DIR. w. B. Bean has secured
quarters over Turner's Drug store.
Dr. w. A. Thornton. dentist has
rented an office on the second floor
OF the Masonic building and will be
ready for business within a few
days.
Robertson & Benham are temper
arily located in the directors room
of the Lee County National Bank.
AS soon as repairs are made on the
Bank of Mariana building this firm
will occupy quarters on the second
| floor.
| Manager Davidson of the telephone
exchange opened a long distance of
flee with single old type phone
hung on the fence in an alley. Lat
er he installed several phones in a
brick garage back of the Griffis
Newbern store. w. G. Stovall OF
Jonesboro, district manager, spent
Thursday here looking after the sit
uation. The company has placed a
crew of men at work installing new
! cables and within a few days the
local system will again be in opera
ton.
The Griffis- -Newbern Company will
continue in business, but up to a
late hour today Mr.. Newbern was
not ready to make an announcement
of their location. 1t is understood
the firm has several deals under
consideration.
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