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Searcy, AR

Unexplored? But not ignored. Searcy Sleuths, how about the Cookie Basket building?

Barbara S. Duncan, CRS, GRI, e-PRO Searcy AR  : Real Estate Agent in Searcy, AR

We give a lot of attention to the grand old buildings and stores and architecture in Searcy but we have not looked at this little building located downtown on Market Street. I'm hoping the Searcy Sleuths will be able to give us some history. I can remember a little of the history. Seems it was turned into a restaurant by someone who served Cajun food. That didn't last.

After that a lady decided to open a cookie store! A cookie store!! Was she out of her mind? Who ever heard of a cookie store in Searcy Arkansas? She made it! She made the best cookies in the state and the restaurant still stands.

The Cookie Basket

Just look at it now. It seems largely unchanged outside but the side wall appears to have once has a door.

The Cookie Basket

This little building does have nice lines and The Cookie Basket has kept it looking historic. Let's do down on Tuesday for their famous Poppieseed Chicken!

Safe at last! They took care of the tree danger in Searcy AR between two historic homes.

Barbara S. Duncan, CRS, GRI, e-PRO Searcy AR  : Real Estate Agent in Searcy, AR

Now I can feel safe driving between two of Searcy's most historic homes. They are located on E. Center Street and the tree looked like this. It was obviously diseased and depending upon which way the wind blew we had two homes in danger.

Tree

To the East we had the historic Pascall house. Those limbs would have demolished it.

Pascall house

To the West we had the Deener house, in whose yard the tree dwelled.

Deener house Searcy AR

Driving between the two of them was little ole me....but not little ole me if the weather was stormy.

While driving to work a few days ago, I noticed a crew in there working on that tree. For several days they worked on that tree because it was a giant. Now the tree is down and here's a present picture of the giant.

Giant tree down

Correction. Here is a picture of PART of the giant. It filled up a lot more space than this but this picture shows the problem and why the tree had to be sacrificed.

Here's an old picture of the historic Deener house. The tree had probably just been planted!

Deener house Searcy AR

Stotts Drug Store, Searcy AR. Was this handsome dude the beginner?

Barbara S. Duncan, CRS, GRI, e-PRO Searcy AR  : Real Estate Agent in Searcy, AR

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Photo of Leo Stotts of Stotts Drug Store.

Stotts Drug Store

Leo Stotts

On the back of the picture it says Leo Stotts Hendrix College, Conway Searcy Ark, Stotts Pharmacist.

It is beautifully hand tinted and should hang in Stotts Drug Store if it is one of the original owners of the drug store.

Stotts has been redone within the last two years so that it has its old original look as shown here. We in Searcy Arkansas appreciate the character that has been preserved by the owners of this drug store.

Stotts Drug Store

A glimpse of the past. Check writing for the missus....

Barbara S. Duncan, CRS, GRI, e-PRO Searcy AR  : Real Estate Agent in Searcy, AR

This was found by a banker member of the family when going through old items left behind. He chuckled and handed it to me.

Old check Security Bank

Notice the check was signed with "by wife" underneath the name. It was also "for rent" and was check No 2. The banker member of the family thought it was somewhat amusing that the check was sent through with that signature and indicated that he doubted that it would be possible to do that today.

It just dates back to a time when the writer had perfected handwriting, the town was small, the bank was small enough to know everyone and everyone's relatives and there was trust. It was 1943.

You need to join the White County Historical Society. White County Mounted Patrol.

Barbara S. Duncan, CRS, GRI, e-PRO Searcy AR  : Real Estate Agent in Searcy, AR

Why join the White County Historical Society? Many reasons but the main one could be to get their newsletter that is sent monthly....with pictures! They have given me permission to use their pictures on this blog so I am going to share this one with you. It was in the current issue and I have never seen it before. Look at all these handsome guys of the White County Mounted Patrol.

white County Mounted Patrol

Now that you see overall, I'm going to show you up close ones.

White County Mounted Patrol

White County Mounted Patrol

white County Mounted Patrol

Now for the names if you are curious.

Top row, left to right. Kenneth Greer, Clint Bell, Martin Hawkins, Jim Kenny, Lawrence Martin, Ralph Boyles, Wallace Bell.


Middle row, left to right. Bill Smith, Wes Hidspeth, Leon Wright, Frank Brumlow, Bill Giles, Bobby McInturff, Gaylon Womack, Dale McInturff, Leon Martin.


Bottome Row, left to right. Edd McCall, Ivan Quattlebaum, Charles Westbrook, Dewey Wright, Bob Smith, Jack Price, Lacy Morgan, Jo Tom O'Guin, Billy Bell.


It's a great picture and I have one big, big question. Who is the girl on far right shifted off into the background? What was her role?

White County Mounted Patrol

Thanks to White County Historical Society, P O Box 537, Searcy AR 72145