37: HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI from Zalraa by way of Brownwood to Bloom- field. Its population is 373. It has several stores, a flouring mill, and other interests. The Bank of Zalma with a capital stock of $12,000 was organized in 1905. Bessville Bessville on the Belmont branch of the Iron Mountain, was laid out soon after the build- ing of the railroad. Other villages in Bol- linger county are Buchanan, Castor, May- field, Patton, Scopus, Sedwickville, Sturdi- vant, and Tallent. NEELEYaLLE Neeleyville in the southern part of Butler county, was laid out as a town in 1870. It is now the terminus of the Doniphan branch of the Iron Mountain Railroad. Its popu- lation is 241. It has stores, blacksmith shops, gins, and other business establishments. The Bank of Neelej^ille was organized in 1910, and has a capital of $10,000. There are two churches in the town and a good public school. PiSK Fisk, a village in Butler county, is situ- ated not far from the Stoddard county line on the Cairo branch of the Iron Mountain. It is a flourishing community supported by timber and farming interest. Its population is 270 and it has stores and other small busi- ness establishments. Hariel Harviel, with a population of 201, is a town on the main line of the Iron Mountain, south of Poplar Bluff and on the Hoxie branch of the Frisco. Other villages in Butler county are Hen- drickson and Keener on the Iron Mountain, and Rombauer and Sawyer, new saw-mill towns on the Frisco. Marston The town of Marston in New ]Iadrid coun- ty, was settled in October, 1898, the first set- tlers being George W. Coleman, H. L. Shid- ler, C. M. Barnes, R. W. Maxey, W. A. Barnes, R. D. Welshans, E. F. Shai-p, S. S. Barnes and M. Foy. The first mayor of the town was E. F. Sharp. The early merchants were Barnes Store Company, il. H. ilaxey, and Finsberry & Mennen. At the present time there are two general stores, six grocery stores and one drug store. In addition to these establishments there is a stave factory, one hoop factory, and a cotton gin. The Bank of Marston was organized in 1905 and has a capital stock of $10,000. The principal buildings in the town are the Fraternal Hall, opera house, a Methodist church building and a Baptist church building. Marston is on the main line of the Frisco and is the southern terminus of the St. Louis & ilissouri South- ern, a new railroad which has just been put into operation between Marston and New Madrid, but which it is proposed to extend to the Thebes bridge. The present population is 258. Van Buren Van Buren, the county seat of Carter county, is an unincorporated village. It is one mile from the Frisco and is on Current river. It has churches, school, five stores, mills, the Current Local, a weekly newspaper, and its population is about 500. The Carter County Bank was chartered in 1901, with a capital of $20,000. The most important buildings are those of the county.
