Page:History of Southeast Missouri 1912 Volume 1.djvu/437

 HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 377 very largely on the farming country and also on the timber interests for support. When the settlement was first made at this point there were immense forests of tim- ber about it and the town was made the loca- tion of some wood-working establishments em- ploying large numbers of men. At the pres- ent time the Cardwell & Buffalo vStave Com- pany operates the most important factory. The Peoples Bank with a capital of $15,000 supplies the financial wants of the citizens. The first mayor was J. R. Pool, who was also postmaster for a number of years. Cardwell is situated in the midst of fine farming coun- try and will no doubt continue to have a steady growth. It now has a population of 874. Whiteoak, a village in Dunklin county, sit- uated nine miles north of Kennett on the St. Louis & Gulf Railroad, was settled in 1902 on the opening of this road. It has never been incorporated but exists only as a village with- out organized form. It contains at the pres- ent time three general stores and a saw mill. The country around "Whiteoak is ver.v fertile and much new farming land is being opened up so that the town will probably continue to be a good trading point. Glennonville The village of Glennonville in Dunklin county north of Campbell, was established in 1904. It was laid out on lands which had been purchased by the Catholic church in the name of Archbishop Glennon of St. Louis. The col- onj' was composed of immigrants principally from Germany. It has had a considerable growth and is a flourishing town. The first merchant was L. M. Michlong. There are now three stores in the town and also three wood- working establishments manufacturing staves and handles. Carutii Caruth is an unincorporated village in Dunklin county. It has two stores, a mill, two churches and a population of about 100. The sehoolhouse is the most important build- ing in the place, being built of brick and hav- ing all modern improvements. It contains four rooms. Cottonplant in Cla.y township was laid off as a town by E. J. Langdon who for a long time was the only merchant and the town's postmaster. At the present time there is a school, a church, one store and about 150 in- habitants. Other villages in Dunklin county are Bra- num in the south part of the county, Octa on Varner river south of Kennett and a station on the Frisco Railroad, Hollywood south of Senath. McGuire near Maiden on the Frisco, Paulding, Rushcreek on Crowley's ridge, Townley, a saw-mill town north of Maiden on the Cotton Belt, Valleyridge north of Camp- bell, Vincit on Buffalo creek south of Kennett, and Wrightville. Des Arc The town of Des Arc, in Iron county, was settled first in the year 1800, the early settlers being David Shaver, Andrew Wallace and Major McFadden. The town was not incor- porated as a town until 1889. The first mayor was Charles H. Collins. Some of the early merchants were David Shaver, Charles Col- lins and John and James Heifner. There are now seven general stores, two planing mills, two handle factories, two grist mills, one broom factory and two saw mills. The Bank of Des Arc was organized in 1907 and has a
 * business of the town. The town has depended