Wednesday’ s Wonderful Collection - Bertig brothers records , MG.00036

In 1881 Adolph, Sol, and Al Bertig came to Greene County, Arkansas, from their native Austria. Soon after their arrival, they opened a small mercantile business in Paragould, the county seat. In 1909 they completed and opened their first department store, which promptly burned. They quickly rebuilt the store, located in downtown Paragould. The Bertig brothers were community leaders who helped finance the reopening of the Paragould Southeastern Railway in 1888. They were instrumental in building the Paragould Opera House in 1893 and built and operated the Capitol Theatre in 1925.

The records in this collection consist chiefly of account and cash books for the Bertig brothers mercantile business and department store, 1899-1913.

·         1. Cash book, 1904 November-1905 November (Reel MG00036)

·         2. Cash book, 1909 April 7-June 10

·         3. Cash book, 1909-1910

·         4. Petty ledger, 1899-1900 (Reel MG00036-MG00037)

·         5. Accounts payable, 1901 July-1905 June

·         6. Accounts receivable, 1901 October-1903 October (Reel MG00037-MG00038)

·         7. Accounts receivable, 1905 March-1905 May

·         8. Accounts receivable, 1906 October-1907 August

·         9. Accounts receivable, 1910 March 15-April 14

·         10. Accounts receivable, 1913 April-May

·         11. Accounts receivable, 1913 July-August

·         12. Accounts receivable, 1913 October 1-24 (Reel MG00039)

·         13. Accounts receivable, dry goods, 1908 November 13-1909 March 24

·         14. Accounts receivable, dry goods, 1910 April 29-August 5

·         15. Accounts receivable, dry goods, 1911 February-March

·         16. Accounts receivable, groceries, 1909 October 6-November 26 (Reel MG00040)

·         17. Accounts receivable, groceries, 1909 November 26-December 31

·         18. Accounts receivable, groceries, 1910 February-March 15

·         19. Accounts receivable, groceries, 1910 April-May

·         20. Accounts receivable, groceries, 1910 June 23-July 24 (Reel MG00041)

·         21. Receipts, 1908 August 10

·         22. Receipts, 1908 October 6

·         23. Receipts, 1909 February 13

·         24. Receipts, 1909 September 11

·         25. Receipts, 1909 October 25

·         26. Accounts receivable, trial balance, 1910-1911 January 3

·         27. General ledger, trial balance, 1911

·         28. General ledger, trial balance, undated

·         29. Index to ledger 9, undated

·         30. Minutes of stockholders meetings, Cardwell Land Company, 1902 March-June