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The present city government is as follows:
Mayor-Phil S. Griffith.
City Attorney-A. J. Young. City Clerk-Fred L. Shafer.
Police Judge-Jolin E. Scroggs.
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City Marshall-Houston Duncan.
Street Commissioner-M. H. Campbell.
Water Commissioner-C. E. Bell. Aldermen:
First Ward-Mason Talbutt and R. C. Divine.
Second Ward-R. H. Merrill and R. M. Sloan.
The following list of business men of Greenfield is taken from the Merchant's Assessment of 1916:
J. R. Brewer, Second Hand Goods.
Carr & Son, Meat Market.
Fred Eastin, Dry Goods.
F. Grether & Son, Hardware and Implements.
Carl Guenther, Restaurant and Bakery.
Charles Harrison, Harness Maker.
Harrison Brothers, Furniture and Undertaking. John Harris, Postoffice, Book Store.
H. C. Hartfield, Hay, Grain and Produce.
G. C. Holman, Watches and Clocks.
Hull & Worthy, Flour and Feed.
Kempert & Furby, Restaurant and Bakery.
E. M. Kimber, Automobiles and Accessories.
D. E. Lafoon, Restaurant.
H. A. Long, Grill Room.
T. A. Miller Lumber Co., Lumber.
Mitchell & Sloan, Groceries.
Morris & White, Hardware and Implements.
W. B. McReynolds, Millinery.
Lit H. Roper, Drugs.
J. L. Rubenstein, General Dry Goods and Furnishings.
W. L. Scroggs, Groceries, Automobiles and Oil.
J. E. Shaw, Pumps, Tanks and Builders Hardware and Automobiles.
L. M. Shaw, Farmers Restaurant.
Sloan Bros., Hardware and Implements.
O. P. Sloan, Groceries and Produce.
F. M. Sneed, Drugs, Paints, Etc.
Springfield & Co., Ice.
P. D. Stringfield, Buggies.
L. B. Tarr, Groceries, Wholesale & Retail.
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S. H. Wetzel, Shoes and Gent's. Furnishings.
T. E. Whaley, Notions, Sewing Machines, Musical Instruments.
D. R. White, Buggies and Automobiles.
GREENFIELD COMMERCIAL CLUB.
The City of Greenfield has had a Commercial Club for many years. It was however, reorganized in 1911 and has been a powerful exponent in the development of the resources of the city. It has donated largely to good roads, bridges, public improvements and charity. Its officers and members at present are as follows:
President-R. H. Merrill, Assistant Cashier, R. S. Jacobs Bank.
Vice President-Dr. J. L. Rawhauser, Physician and Surgeon.
Treasurer-J. L. Wetzel, Cashier R. S. Jacobs Bank- ing Company.
Secretary-F. G. Van Osdell, Assistant Cashier, Dade County Bank.
J. L. Rubenstein, Proprietor "Dade County's Great- est Store."
S. H. Wetzel, Shoes and Gents. Furnishings.
Dr. T. R. Kyle, Physician and Surgeon.
Dade County Bank.
J. M. Mitchell, Groceries.
P. P .. Bower, Monuments.
F. Grether, Hardware and Implements.
D. E. Lafoon, Restaurant and Soft Drinks. Stringfield Ice Company.
J. C. Shouse, Retired Capitalist.
L. D. Reitz, Blacksmith.
J. L. Horton, Pantitorium.
McConnell & Wasson, Groceries.
Crews & Son, Barbers.
A. J. Young, Lawyer, Abstracter and Land Titles.
G. C. Holman, Jeweler and Optician.
L. A. Wetzel, Lawyer.
W. R. Bell, Frisco Station Agent.
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Grand Barber Shop.
J. W. Hull, Flour and Feed.
Benton Wilson, Capitalist and Farmer.
Cagle & Son, Blacksmiths, Horse-shoeing Experts. J. E. Scroggs, Police Judge.
F. L. Shafer, Lawyer and Abstracter, City Clerk.
L. B. Tarr, Groceries, Wholesale and Retail. L. H. Roper, Drugs.
Dr. G. E. Thweatt, Dentist.
Edwin Harrison, Cashier Dade County Bank.
Harrison Bros., Furniture and Undertaking.
R. S. Jacobs Banking Company.
Uel Murphy, Constable and Deputy Sheriff.
Dr. O. E. Sloan, Dentist.
C. H. Headlee, Groceries.
Greenfield Electric Light & Power Company.
R. D. Payne, Prosecuting Attorney, Farm Loans.
W. B. Hobbs, Real Estate.
J. W. Ward, General Repair Shop.
Harry A. Long, Washington Grill Room.
W. L. Scroggs, Automobiles and Oil.
Mason Talbutt, Attorney at Law.
D. R. White, Garage, Livery, Buggies and Automob- iles.
W. B. McReynolds, Millinery and Ladies' Furnish- ings.
H. C. Hartfield, Hay, Grain, Poultry & Produce. B. W. Smith, Sheriff.
F. M. Sneed, Druggist and Drug Sundries.
H. A. Lilly, Garage, Automobiles.
Dade County Advocate, "Everything That's News." J. C. Webb, County Clerk.
Morris & White, Hardware, Implements & Auto- mobiles.
J. G. Carr, Live Stock and Meat Market.
S. A. Payne, Lawyer.
P. S. Griffith, Mayor and Editor of "Vedette." Frank Slawson, Poultry, Cream & Produce.
J. E. Shaw, Pumps, Tanks, Garage and Automobiles.
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Carl Guenther, Restaurant & Bakery, Wholesale Ice Cream.
Kempert & Furby, Restaurant, Bakery, Soft Drinks, etc.
Miller Lumber Company, Lumber, Cement and Build- ers Material.
F. C. Eastin, Dry Goods, Proprietor "Daylight Store." Ben M. Neale, Lawyer.
Dr. G. L. Weir, Physician & Surgeon.
T. E. Whaley, Musical Instruments, Notions and Sewing Machines.
Sloan Bros., Hardware and Implements.
J. L. Wetzel, Cashier R. S. Jacobs Banking Company.
Chas. Harrison, Harness and Horse Furnishings.
W. R. Bowles, Postmaster, Proprietor Dade County Advocate.
Dr. O. R. Lee, Dentist and Dental Surgeon.
A. E. Watson, Mutual Telephone Company.
John Harris, Postoffice Book Store.
W. O. Underwood, Auto Livery, Garage and Auto Supplies.
W. O. Russell, Abstracts, Insurance and Farm Loans.
R. W. Grether, Hardware, Traveling Salesman.
F. M. Renfro, General Shoe Repair Shop.
W. D. Brown, Circuit Clerk.
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SOUTH GREENFIELD.
Prior to the year 1881 there were no railroads in Dade County. In that early day Greenfield was the metropolis of the county and all the horsetracks in the road pointed in that direction. The old railroad survey to which Dade County had subscribed bonds in the sum of $250,000 touched the townsite of Greenfield on the southwest but when the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf Railroad was built in 1881 it missed the town three miles. It followed a natural depression out of the Turnback and Limestone hills to the prairie leaving the county seat stranded on high and dry ground.
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People in their enthusiasm and speculation expected to see Greenfield with her business interests and county offices move bodily to the railroad point. To facilitate this enterprise Levin W. Shafer, in company with John A. Ready, two Greenfield lawyers and real estate dealers having financial relations with the Dade County Bank, purchased a 40 acre tract of land and laid out the pre- tentious city of South Greenfield, with its spacious Pub- lic Square upon which a Court House was to be erected when the county seat was removed to that point.
John A. Myers immediately platted an Addition on the northwest, G. W. Yeager an Addition on the southwest, Jacob Cox sold lots by metes and bounds on the south and L. J. Griggs platted Grigg's Addition on the north, but this plat was never recorded. Many business men from Greenfield became interested in South Greenfield enter- prises. Horace Howard embarked in the livery business, J L. Wetzel sold general merchandise and many other lines were represented so that in a few years the new city attained a population of about 600.
At this juncture the unexpected happened. T. A. Miller, a man of action and great business sagacity con- ceived the idea of building a branch railroad from Green- field to South Greenfield by popular subscription. Green- field business men took kindly to the idea and in a short time the Greenfield & Northern railroad was a reality. Its original promoters expected to extend this line to Stockton and on to some Missouri River point, but the north corporate limits of Greenfield became and remained its northern terminus. The rolling stock of this road con- sisted of one little wheezy, jerky engine, one box car and one combination express-baggage-passenger coach, one hand-car with tools and equipment sufficient for the sec- tion foreman and one hand. Later on this road was ex- tended southward thirty miles to Aurora and was sold to the Frisco system and is now one of its important branches.
With the building of this railroad the county seat hopes of South Greenfield gradually faded and finally
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vanished in thin air. The boom proclivities of the town subsided and its population gradually diminished until now it has something like 300 people within its corporate limits. Having Lockwood on the west, Everton on the east, Greenfield on the north and Pennsboro on the south its trade territory is restricted and yet, notwithstanding all this South Greenfield has made a substantial little city, a junction railroad point and is the center of a rock-road district with about 20 miles of permanently improved highways. It has privately owned electric light and water-works systems, a beautiful public park, is the home of the Cumberland Presbyterian Camp Grounds and is in every way a very desirable place in which to live.
The prominent business men of South Greenfield at present are:
J. H. Fuqua, dealer in hardware, furniture, agricul- tural implements, automobiles, undertaking and fertilizers, is one of the best known business men in Dade county. He has resided in South Greenfield practically all his life, his father having been engaged in the livery business there over 25 years ago.
Willard Daughtrey, another native son, engaged in the grocery business with a large and ever increasing trade.
J. L. Gilliland, groceries, flour and feed, is one of the permanent fixtures of the town. He has been in busi- ness many years and enjoys the supreme confidence of his patrons.
L. S. Couplin, drugs and medicines. Dr. Couplin is also a regular practicing physician and is one of the val- uable men of the community.
The T. A. Miller Lumber Company, is one of the old- est established firms of the city, this being one of a line of lumber yards extending over a part of Missouri and Arkansas. It has been in business at South Greenfield since the starting of the town.
The Farmers' State Bank is one of the sound finan- cial institutions of the country and ably managed by W. L. Ferguson, cashier. It is comfortably housed in its
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own brick building on the west side of the square and is equipped with all the up-to-date appliances for modern banking.
South Greenfield has always been an extensive ship- ping point for poultry, produce and grain. The original Frisco depot which was destroyed by fire some two years ago has been replaced with a commodious station house with convenient offices, freight room and passenger wait- ing room.
South Greenfield has suffered two commercial mis- fortunes. A number of years ago an extensive lime and building-stone works were established on its western sub- urb which employed a large number of laborers and an- nually shipped many car loads of lime and building stone. These quarries are among the best in the state. The build- ings were destroyed by fire and were never re-built. About the same time the large 200 barrel flouring mill was also destroyed by fire and has not since been re-established.
South Greenfield has long been known as a religious and Fraternal center. For more than fifty years a camp ground for religious services has been maintained in a beautiful grove adjoining the city on the northwest. It is shaded with native forest trees of oak, a bright, sparkling, bubbling spring furnishes a never failing supply of pure water and a suitable church building, tabernacle, restaurant and other conveniences have been erected. The grounds are lighted with a modern ascetylene plant and thousands of people visit this place annually. It is now the property of the Cumberland Presbyterians.
The Odd Fellows some years ago erected a large, two- story frame business house with lodge rooms above, and for many years South Greenfield has had one of the most prosperous Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges in the country.
South Greenfield is incorporated as a village by the County Court under the laws of the state of Missouri and is governed by a Board of five trustees, viz :
W. L. Miller, Chairman.
W. L. Ferguson, Treasurer.
F. J. McMillen, Clerk and Collector.
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J. H. Fuqua.
J. L. Gilliland.
J. N. Godfrey.
H. O. Woy, City Attorney.
Lockwood .- "The Queen City of the Prairie" claims the distinction of being the commercial metropolis of Dade County. Delightfully situated in the heart of a fertile prairie with a broad reach of territory lying both to its north and south without railroad facilities, gives Lockwood a decided advantage as a shipping point. It is indeed one of the best shipping points on the entire Frisco system.
The early history of Lockwood is one of contest, con- tention and quarrel, there having been three rival towns laid out in 1881 when the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf' Railroad was first built. William M. Taggart, a capitalist with large real estate holdings in the vicinity, Titus B. Eldridge, a lawyer of New York City owning a large tract of land with Joseph B. Lindsey, as his local agent and W. J. Davis, a farmer and early pioneer of the county were mili- tant rivals in the matter of townsite promotion. W. J. Davis gained the "first blood" in the battle by having the railroad adopt his selection of a name for the place called Lockwood in honor of the general passenger agent of the road at that time. He also secured the postoffice which was another powerful lever in his favor. After months of bit- ter struggle a compromise was effected and Mission Street was agreed upon as the business center of the place and practically all the business houses from the various sections of the city were moved to the common center. From this time on the future of Lockwood was assured. The rival factions became harmonious and an era of good feeling pre- vailed. During the first ten years of the city's history many thrilling events are to be recorded. The fire fiend visited the place and swept away almost every original frame busi- ness house but they were speedily replaced with substantial brick. New capital was attracted to the city, new faces ap- peared upon the scene and new enterprises were launched.
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At the close of the first decade of its history Lockwood was a city of the 4th class with a population of about 600. Among its distinguished business men at that time, many of whom are now sleeping in the quiet "City of the Dead" but who in their lifetime contributed largely to the growth and prosperity of the city of the living may be mentioned :
Captain W. S. Wheeler, a lawyer, business man and banker who represented the Eldridge interests for a num- ber of years and who was the first mayor of the city after its organization as a city of the 4th class.
Haubein & Heiser, a firm composed of Herman Hau- bein and Martin Heiser, general merchants. Mr. Heiser was one of the builders of the first flouring mill in the city and was also largely interested in farming enterprises. Mr. Haubein later established the Lockwood Creamery and feed mill and in connection with it erected the light plant.
Cunningham & Finley, a general merchandise firm com- posed of H. A. Cunningham and A. H. Finley. Mr. Cun- ningham was also a stock buyer and shipper, Mr. Finley a stock feeder and both interested in the Bank of Lockwood.
E. C. Gillett, buyer and shipper of live-stock, produce and poultry in whose employ was Frank Farris now vice president of the Bank at Lockwood and who for years oper .. ated a grain elevator east of the railroad station.
Waterman & Sons, hardware merchants and dealer in farm implements, succeeded by Workman Brothers.
W. R. Eaton, dealer in lumber, hay, grain, threshing machines and farm implements.
Hunt Bros., dealers in lumber and kindred products.
Gillman & Son, private bankers. C. W. Gillman, the junior member of the firm being an extensive buyer and shipper of livestock.
Sandmeyer & Bartling, manufacturers of harness and dealers in all kinds of horse furnishings.
Fred Frye, merchant, leading citizen and afterwards Judge of the County Court.
MeDermid & Thumser, hardware and seed merchants. Herman Schuerman, dealer in general merchandise.
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Dr. F. P. Adams, drugs and medicines.
J. L. Alverson, shoes and gents. furnishings.
S. C. Provin, exclusive groceries.
J. A. Renck, bakery and confectionary.
Dr. William Terry, physician and surgeon.
A. J. Young, lawyer, editor and general promoter.
Hi Curry, lawyer, now located at Webb City.
J. H. Harris, liverman and buyer of horses and mules.
D. C. Clark, watchmaker and jeweler.
Hoel Brothers, a firm composed of W. B. Hoel and C. E. Hoel, real estate, loans and insurance.
Prof. W. H. H. Peirce, editor of the "Times" and gen - eral savant of the city.
C. S. Ring, buyer and shipper of grain.
William Beisner, real estate, loans and justice of the peace.
William Crow, veteran Constable, City Marshal and general conservator of the peace.
Heisey & Caldwell, furniture and undertaking. Mr. Heisey was afterward mayor of the city.
J. D. Yoder, drayman and transfer.
B. F. Whitlock, blacksmith.
J. N. Burns, associated with W. R. Eaton in the lumber business and also connected with the bank of Gillman, Burns & Company.
The above is not by any means a complete list of the Lockwood business men in 1891, but it gives a fair idea of the business interests as represented at that time.
About the year 1894 W. A. Rice, a cigar maker by occu- pation and a musician by profession, located in Lockwood and became connected with the Cornet Band, as leader. Under his direction it became one of the most proficient musical organizations in Southwest Missouri.
Lockwood has always taken special pride in her schools and churches. Of the boys who grew up and were educated in Lockwood and afterward entered business on their own account may be mentioned :
Dr. John McDermid, Physician and Surgeon.
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C. F. Newman, Lawyer.
Dr. John Buser, Physician and Surgeon.
Dr. W. M. Hoel, Physician and Surgeon.
Dr. John Newman, Physician and Surgeon.
Cortis Pyle, banker.
Perry Pyle, banker.
Oliver Smith, banker.
Otho Keran, banker.
C. S. Crow, banker.
And a score or more of others who have made their mark in the business world.
Lockwood today is a flourishing little city of more than 1,000 population, with well improved streets, elegant homes and modern conveniences. The city is lighted by electricity, the streets well oiled, all lines of business well represented and the people well governed.
The following list of merchants is taken from the Merchants' Assessment Book of Dade County for 1916:
J. L. Alverson, Groceries.
Wm. A. Bowers, Restaurant.
H. G. Caldwell, Furniture and Undertaking.
E. M. Carr, Meat Market and Grocery.
D. C. Clark, Jewelry.
R. T. Clements & Son, Dry Goods and Furnishings.
D. & S. Drolesbaugh, Millinery.
Duckett Sisters, Millinery.
A. C. Duvall, Groceries.
W. R. Eaton Lumber Co., Lumber.
Frye & Bartling, General Merchandise.
C. N. Gilfert, Meat Market.
Haubein & Newcomb, Hardware.
Haundschild & Horstman, Shoes.
Horn & Algeo, Hardware and Implements.
Hunt Bros., Lumber.
Lockwood Furniture (Peer Bros), Furniture.
Massey & Smith, Drugs.
A. F. Meisner, Bakery.
O. E. McCall, Groceries.
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McDermid & Peterson, Seeds and Grain, Flour and Feed.
Charles Orr, Restaurant and Groceries.
W. H Salow, Harness.
H. Schuerman & Co., General Merchandise.
J. H. Sutter, Groceries.
Sam W. Temple & Co., Shoes and Furnishings.
G. J. Thumser, Pumps, Windmills, Engines, Etc.
J. Q. Workman, Automobiles.
J. D. Yoder, Groceries.
The present City Government is composed of the fol- lowing officials:
Mayor, R. A. Frye.
City Clerk, Calvin S. Crow.
City Collector, H. C. Bird.
City Treasurer, W. E. Evans.
City Attorney, E. R. Hightower.
City Marshal, W. E. James.
Street Commissioner, W. E. James.
Aldermen:
H. Schuerman.
A. M. Smith. S. M. Bishop. A. J. Wolf.
Police Judge, Captain Meyer.
Health Officer, Dr. Wm. M. Hoel.
EVERTON.
The Southeastern Metropolis of Dade County is located on the Frisco railroad twelve miles southeast of Greenfield, in the midst of a populous and highly produc- tive agricultural section. It has a population of about 1,000 people, and all lines of business are well represented. Everton is comparatively a new city, dating its birth from the building of the K. C. F. S. & G. railroad in 1881. Prior to that time, however, Rock Prairie Township had its trading point. As far back as 1850 the postoffice of Rock Prairie was established, and Thomas Grisham was the first postmaster, and later on, John Dunkle. The
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postoffice, however, was moved from house to house and accommodated only a sparsely settled community.
Some time along in the 50's Sammy Jones had a little store at Cross Roads, about one mile Northeast of the present site of Everton, at a point where the Springfield and Ft. Scott wagon road was crossed by the Booneville & Sarcoxie wagon road. This was in the good old freight- ing days when produce and supplies were hauled long distances by ox and mule teams. The war for a time de- stroyed the aspirations of Cross Roads ever becoming a city. At the close of hostilities Calvin Wheeler peti- tioned Congress for a re-establishment of the Rock Prairie postoffice which had been discontinued during the war, and he was appointed postmaster in 1868, and located the office at Cross Roads, at which point he was conducting a small country store. His son, Martin Wheeler, was deputy postmaster and managed the office. James Bell and James Byles were the village blacksmiths, Elias Bennett con- dueted a drug store and officiated as Justice of the Peace, Eli Reich "cobbled" shoes, George Laughingburg estab- lished a brewery and manufactured old-fashioned lager beer from hops and barley with W. L. Grotzman, who l'an a pottery as his chief customer.
This was about 1871. During this year W. T. Hast- ings and Joe Irby established a blacksmith and wagon shop, Dr. Appleby also located at Cross Roads as a regu- lar practicing physician, and afterwards engaged in mer- chandising in the partnership firm of Appleby & Wheeler. It was in the midst of these activities that the Kansas City & Memphis railroad was graded from Greenfield to Ash Grove, right through the heart of Cross Roads. With these brilliant prospects in view G. W. Wilson erected a box store building on one of the principal corners and put in a stock of general merchandise, and took into his em- ploy his brother-in-law, W. Y. McLemore, who in 1878 became his partner in the business.
The building of the Kansas City, Ft. Scott & Gulf railroad in 1881, through Dade County, blasted the hopes of the Cross Roads city, for the main line missed the place
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just one mile. At this juncture, Judge Ralph Walker of Springfield purchased a tract of land in the northeast quarter of Section 17-30-25, and laid out the present City of Everton. The plat was surveyed February 9th, 1881, and on the 25th day of July, 1881, G. W. Wilson and W. Y. McLemore moved their general merchandise store from Cross Roads to Everton, becoming the first business firm in the new city. William Maunger, who had originally entered the land from the Government, had lived for years near the Reich spring in the northeastern part of the city. John Stephenson, the proprietor of a hotel in Corry, moved his building overland to the Everton town- site and became the first landlord in the new city. During the year 1882 Ed. Coker established a restaurant and grocery business, and about the same time Ed. Clark and E. R. Hughes engaged in the general merchandise busi- ness.
J. C. Kennedy established the first lumber yard in Everton in 1881, but soon sold out to the T. A. Miller Lumber Co., the present proprietors of the business. About the year 1883 Galbraith & Tarrant built an old- fashioned stone-burr flouring mill and run it till about 1887, when they sold out to Wash Likins, who converted it into an up-to-date roller mill with modern equipment and electric lights, and then disposed of the property to its present owner, William Raubinger, who has made many improvements. It is now a standard 100-barrel mill, doing a flourishing business. The original townsite of Everton soon became too small to accommodate the needs of the growing town, so that numerous additions were platted. Burleyson's First Addition was laid out August 25th, 1881, and his Second Addition, July 20th, 1883. G. W. Wilson platted his First Addition November 19th, 1884, and his Second Addition November 8th, 1887. John Dunkle con- tributed an addition to Everton on June 15th, 1881, while Wilson extended Block "C" with an addition August 17th, 1888. Jacob Green platted his addition November 21st, 1890, and J. G. Wilson placed his lots on the market June 9th, 1890. In addition to these numerous additions
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to the city many lots were sold by metes and bonds and are so conveyed at this time. Among the original business men to the town but few remain to this day. G. W. Wil- son, W. Y. McLemore and Dr. W. I. Carlock have been the land marks in business in Everton during all the years of her career. Aaron Burleyson was a farmer and cultivated the land in corn for many years where his additions were located. He was a native of Alabama, com- ing from there to Arkansas and to Dade County in 1862. T. W. Burleyson, his son was a regular practicing phy- sician in Everton, and his two sons, T. J. and Dave Bur- leyson, are still engaged in the drug business there.
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