Editing Seligman, Missouri (section)

===Reconstruction===
After the war, development in ''Roller's Ridge'' resumed and settlers continued to arrive. In 1866, Christian E. Fawver and his family came to the area from [[Illinois]] in a [[covered wagon]] and reopened Victory Mills, a [[gristmill]] on the upper arm of Big Sugar Creek north of town, and converted it to steam power.<ref>Mitchell et al, p. 194.</ref> This became an important site for local residents.<ref name="Mitchell et al, p. 13"/> Before the mill opened, locals had to haul their grain to the site of the nearest railroad in [[Pierce City, Missouri]] —- a two-day trip.<ref name="Mitchell et al, p. 14">Mitchell et al, p. 14.</ref> The population continued to grow, and on April 1, 1872, the [[United States Post Office Department|U.S. Postal Department]] authorized the establishment of a post office to serve the community, designating it ''Herdsville''. In 1876, another subscription school was built for the town's children, a two-story building with a regular attendance of 40 students.<ref>Mitchell et al, p. 221. The upper story was reserved for Lodge activities.</ref> A deep well was dug in the center of Main Street to supply the town's needs, which was named the "Exhaustable Fountain" [sic], but because of the growing population, this well later went dry.<ref>Mitchell et al, p. 221, 147.</ref> Commerce increased, and in 1880 a dray service began operation in town, hauling and delivering freight by wagon with up to three teams of horses or mules. It also operated occasionally as a taxi service.<ref>Mitchell et al, p. 44-45.</ref>