Hi folks!! My name is Jann Woodard and I am posting to this list because of Fran Warren's invitation to share old newspaper articles. I am an avid researcher of old Arkansas newspapers and have quite a collection of articles from the Arkansas Gazette, Arkansas Methodist Newspaper, Arkansas Baptist Advance, Arkansas Evangel and other county and local newspapers. I will try to post something each day, but oftentimes in my old age I forget from one day to the next what I promised the day before! <g> This article was found in the Arkansas Gazette, April 20, 1915: Searcy, Ark. April 18 - Following an entertainment and dance at Georgetown, a small town on the Missouri and North Arkansas railroad, south of Searcy, Saturday night, a row ensued, which resulted in the death of Walter Cotham, 30, white married man. Charged as an accessory in the tragedy, C. J. Owens, 32, white, was arrested there yesterday morning by Deputy Sheriffs J. F. Williams and H. B. Rogers and was brought to Kensett on a speeder and on to Searcy, where he was lodged in jail, awaiting further developments, which, it is believed, will incriminate at least one other person for whom a search is being made by officers. According to reports reaching here from the isolated community, Cotham was killed in town near the fish docks and carried a distance of more than 100 yards and thrown into White river. Up to noon today his body had not been recovered. Since his incarceration in jail here Owens has offered no explanation as to the cause of the killing. _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

Thank you so very much for your generous contribution to the list and WELCOME, Jann! It's so nice to have you with us!! I know you will be a valued member of the list! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jann Woodard" <stoneface45@hotmail.com> To: <AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 7:43 PM Subject: [AR-OLD-NEWS] Arkansas Gazette > > > Hi folks!! My name is Jann Woodard and I am posting to this list because of > Fran Warren's invitation to share old newspaper articles. I am an avid > researcher of old Arkansas newspapers and have quite a collection of > articles from the Arkansas Gazette, Arkansas Methodist Newspaper, Arkansas > Baptist Advance, Arkansas Evangel and other county and local newspapers. I > will try to post something each day, but oftentimes in my old age I forget > from one day to the next what I promised the day before! <g> > > This article was found in the Arkansas Gazette, April 20, 1915: > > Searcy, Ark. April 18 - Following an entertainment and dance at Georgetown, > a small town on the Missouri and North Arkansas railroad, south of Searcy, > Saturday night, a row ensued, which resulted in the death of Walter Cotham, > 30, white married man. Charged as an accessory in the tragedy, C. J. Owens, > 32, white, was arrested there yesterday morning by Deputy Sheriffs J. F. > Williams and H. B. Rogers and was brought to Kensett on a speeder and on to > Searcy, where he was lodged in jail, awaiting further developments, which, > it is believed, will incriminate at least one other person for whom a search > is being made by officers. According to reports reaching here from the > isolated community, Cotham was killed in town near the fish docks and > carried a distance of more than 100 yards and thrown into White river. Up > to noon today his body had not been recovered. Since his incarceration in > jail here Owens has offered no explanation as to the cause of the killing. > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > > > ==== AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS Mailing List ==== > Check out other genealogy resources on the net at John Fuller's most helpful site: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Jann How far back do records go? My families were in ARK from 1830- mid 1900s Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jann Woodard" <stoneface45@hotmail.com> To: <AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 7:43 PM Subject: [AR-OLD-NEWS] Arkansas Gazette > > > Hi folks!! My name is Jann Woodard and I am posting to this list because of > Fran Warren's invitation to share old newspaper articles. I am an avid > researcher of old Arkansas newspapers and have quite a collection of > articles from the Arkansas Gazette, Arkansas Methodist Newspaper, Arkansas > Baptist Advance, Arkansas Evangel and other county and local newspapers. I > will try to post something each day, but oftentimes in my old age I forget > from one day to the next what I promised the day before! <g> > > This article was found in the Arkansas Gazette, April 20, 1915: > > Searcy, Ark. April 18 - Following an entertainment and dance at Georgetown, > a small town on the Missouri and North Arkansas railroad, south of Searcy, > Saturday night, a row ensued, which resulted in the death of Walter Cotham, > 30, white married man. Charged as an accessory in the tragedy, C. J. Owens, > 32, white, was arrested there yesterday morning by Deputy Sheriffs J. F. > Williams and H. B. Rogers and was brought to Kensett on a speeder and on to > Searcy, where he was lodged in jail, awaiting further developments, which, > it is believed, will incriminate at least one other person for whom a search > is being made by officers. According to reports reaching here from the > isolated community, Cotham was killed in town near the fish docks and > carried a distance of more than 100 yards and thrown into White river. Up > to noon today his body had not been recovered. Since his incarceration in > jail here Owens has offered no explanation as to the cause of the killing. > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > > > ==== AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS Mailing List ==== > Check out other genealogy resources on the net at John Fuller's most helpful site: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

Jann, thank you for your kindness! We really need you! My GGrandfather, John W. Cox is on the 1860 AR., Pulaski Co., Mineral Township Census, with his family. I have seen several writing on a John W. Cox - minister, bondsman, etc. If you should run across a John W. Cox, please publish it, I would be so grateful! Merry Christmas, and thank you! Janet~Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jann Woodard" <stoneface45@hotmail.com> To: <AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 7:43 PM Subject: [AR-OLD-NEWS] Arkansas Gazette > > > Hi folks!! My name is Jann Woodard and I am posting to this list because of > Fran Warren's invitation to share old newspaper articles. I am an avid > researcher of old Arkansas newspapers and have quite a collection of > articles from the Arkansas Gazette, Arkansas Methodist Newspaper, Arkansas > Baptist Advance, Arkansas Evangel and other county and local newspapers. I > will try to post something each day, but oftentimes in my old age I forget > from one day to the next what I promised the day before! <g> > > This article was found in the Arkansas Gazette, April 20, 1915: > > Searcy, Ark. April 18 - Following an entertainment and dance at Georgetown, > a small town on the Missouri and North Arkansas railroad, south of Searcy, > Saturday night, a row ensued, which resulted in the death of Walter Cotham, > 30, white married man. Charged as an accessory in the tragedy, C. J. Owens, > 32, white, was arrested there yesterday morning by Deputy Sheriffs J. F. > Williams and H. B. Rogers and was brought to Kensett on a speeder and on to > Searcy, where he was lodged in jail, awaiting further developments, which, > it is believed, will incriminate at least one other person for whom a search > is being made by officers. According to reports reaching here from the > isolated community, Cotham was killed in town near the fish docks and > carried a distance of more than 100 yards and thrown into White river. Up > to noon today his body had not been recovered. Since his incarceration in > jail here Owens has offered no explanation as to the cause of the killing. > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > > > ==== AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS Mailing List ==== > Check out other genealogy resources on the net at John Fuller's most helpful site: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.306 / Virus Database: 166 - Release Date: 12/4/01