From: INDUSTRIAL AND SOUVENIR EDITION OF THE ADVANCE Monticello, Arkansas, Tuesday, December 17, 1907 F. H. Scott Frank H. Scott, the subject of this sketch, was born at Huntsville, Ala., in 1860, but he emigrated to this state at such an early age that he is accustomed to look upon himself as a genuine Arkansas product, his parents moving to this good state when their son Frank was but six months old and locating first in Marianna and later in Forrest City. In these two cities Mr. Scott was reared. Mr. Scott began his mercantile career at 17 years of age, when he began to work as a clerk for the firm of Wynne, Dennis & Beck at Forrest City. He remained with these people for five years and then went to Memphis and accepted a position as travelling salesman for B. Lowenstein & Bros. of that city, continuing with them for thirteen years. After this he traveled for five years for the Hargadine-McKittrick Dry Goods Company of St. Louis. A large part of Mr. Scott's long travelling career was spent in Arkansas and contiguous territory and he is well and favorably known to many of the mercantile men over a large part of the state. In 1903 he resigned his position with the Hargadine-McKittrick Company and began merchandising in Monticello in partnership with E. S. Maloney, under the style of Scott & Maloney, but at the end of a year he bought Mr. Maloney's interest and has since been running as F. H. Scott. This firm made a big hit from the start and the business has increased until now Mr. Scott has one of the leading dry goods houses of this section of the state. He carries one of the largest if not the largest exclusive stock of dry goods between Pine Bluff and Monroe, his stock invoicing around $25,000. Mr. Scott has been in the dry goods business since boyhood and he is a thorough dry goods man. He has always carried one of the most handsome and up-to-date lines to be found in any small city and his stock includes a large nuber of the most popular and reliable standard brands. He is sole agent for the celebrated Edwin Clapp Shoes for men, Queen Quality Shoes for women, Swan and Tiger Hats, Headlight Overalls and the superb Wyler-Ackerland line of men's and boys' clothing. He also makes a strong bid for and gets a liberal share of the ladies' dress goods trade. He carries a splendid stock of ladies' cloaks, wraps, and all dress goods fabric. Mr. Scott is a district steward in the Methodist church, and has been a member of that church for many years. He is also a past chancellor in the Knights of Pythias lodge and twice represented a subordinate lodge in the Grand Lodge of the state. He was married in 1895 to Mrs. Della Harris of this city and to them have been born four children, three boys and one girl. One boy, Julian, died at the age of ten months. Carolyn jhaisty@tcac.com