 By 1890 the town had sprung up and had a post office, a bank, a church, school, cotton gin, gristmill, bottling works, sawmill, blacksmith shop, two hotels, drug store, hardware, billiard and pool hall, cafe, doctor's office, city hall, and several merchandise stores.During this time, railroad connections were established with Gurdon to the south, Amity to the north, and Delight to the west.The historic railroad trestle over the Antoine River was built in 1908 and remains in use today.