Coley’s Clips & Comments Corner
from the Little River News
(date unknown)
Alleene — population 300, names of business listed included H. Y. Johnson, R. L.
Johnson, J. T. Sikes and C. W. Wright.
Arden — population 200, listings, Aden Gin
Co., R. S. Davis, W. J. Perry, Virgin Lumber Company, Mrs. Eddie (E. S.) Wright
Grocery.
Arkinda — population 158, names of business owners listed, W. A. Dollar, E. M.
Horn and son, May and Davidson, W. S.
Pierce, J. R. Stuart, J. P. Wright.
Ashdown — population 2,205, Businesses
listed included: Arkansas State Bank, A.
E. Waters, pres., J. L. Martin, cashier, Ashdown Handle Works, Ashdown Hardware
Co., Ashdown Potato Curling House, M.
J. Ataway, Boyer Drug Store, Brown Gin
Co., G. S. Cobb and Co., First National
Bank, Allen Winham, president, R. M.
Bone, cashier; W. F. Gammill, Gathright
and May, A. Goldsmith, Graves and Graves,
Paul Kersten and Sons, Kolb and Welch,
Love Bros., McCrary Hardware Co., J. F.
Mills, Model Drug Co., People’s Undertaking Co., Phillips Bros., J. T. Reed and Son,
Temple Cotton Oil Co., T. E. Thompson,
Texas Produce Co.
Foreman — population 1,500, listings: P. F.
Alexander, Anderson and Dyer, Berry Drug
Co., J. R. Bowles Lumber Co., Campbell
and Cook, Citizens Bank, F. G. Campbell,
president, F. F. Bell, cashier; W. B. Coley,
Collins Floral Co., F. L Daniels and Son,
Farmers Supply Co., Foreman Works, Foreman Hardware Co., Foreman
Light & Power Co., W. M. Gathright, Frank
Horner, Merchants & Planters Bank, L. C.
Shackelford, president, Robert S. Morris,
cashier; New Rocky Comfort Grocery
Co., The People’s Store, Mack Perley, S.
B. Schoolfield, Shaver Hardware Co, Joy
White Gin, White Service Station.
Ogden — Population 350, listings included
W. B. Brooks, Roy Budd, L. L. Cofield,
Farmer’s Gin Co., H. C Hull, Dick Lewis,
T. V. Nunnley, Red River Stave Co., Earnest A. Velvin, J. E. Wood
Richmond — population- 200, listings
R. D. Goff, C. W. Hawkins, A. T. Hemphill, McGraw Bros, W. M. Sikes, W. E.
Vaughan.
Wilton — population- 294, listings, Bank
of Wilton, Joel Mills, president, Ada Mills,
cashier; E. C. Cooper and Sons, S. J. Gordon
and son, W. L. Hedgecock, P. S. Kinsworthy,
T. W. McCall Grocery Co., S. S. P. Mills
and Son, Pipkin Drug Co., S. K. Waldrop
Hardware Co., Wilton Gin Co.
Winthrop — population 750 , listings W.
H. Boggs, C. J. Click, G. E. Dillon, Lambert Drug Co., Merchants and Farmers
Gin Co., Morgan’s Pharmacy, Jack Nelson, W. E. Payton, R. T. Sessions, J. W.
Tapp, Winthrop Banking Co., Winthrop
Hardware Co.
The population of Little River County in
1922 was shown to be 16, 301.
The office issuing “The Bradstreet Company” book as inscribed on the last page
was Oklahoma, Okla. And was issued to
a Shawnee Okla. Firm.
Submitted by Donna Neff
LRCGS Fall 2008 Journal