Yes, thank you very much, Jann, and I'm very sorry I haven't been able to contact you, myself, before now! Unfortunately, I have a two-day headache running, and I just can't seem to shake it! Fran had told me before, what a wonderful asset you would be to our little list, and I am so glad you joined! Please let me know if there is ever anything I can do for you, and thanks again for your article contributions! :-) Take care, Diana philsbarbie@cei.net List mom for the ACHOR, ACHORD, AR-CIVIL-WAR, AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS, AR-RAILROADS, AR-SAWMILLS, ARKANSAS SURNAMES, ARKANSAS, BLACKSMITHING, CANCER-SUPPORT, COUNTRY-MUSIC, ESSEX, FLINT-KNAPPING, KID-CRAFTS, LAKEY, OBER, OUTLAWS OF THE OLD WEST, PEOPLES, SHATSWELL, STODGHILL, TELEVISION, VILLINES, VIOLIN-MAKERS, WOODWORKERS and WORZ mailing lists. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fran Warren" <alverson@valuelinx.net> To: <AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 7:48 PM Subject: Re: [AR-OLD-NEWS] Arkansas Gazette 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 > > ==== AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS Mailing List ==== We have archives!! http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ ============================== 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