The old Arkansas Gazette microfilm goes back to the 1830's...the Arkansas Methodist Newspaper microfilm begins in the mid 1880's.........all these records are accessible at the Arkansas History Commission and the Little Rock Library. Jann >From: "Janet Ariciu" <monkey@getgoin.net> >Reply-To: AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-L@rootsweb.com >To: AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [AR-OLD-NEWS] Arkansas Gazette >Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 07:20:38 -0600 > >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 > > > > > > > > >==== 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 > _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

Jann, I live out of state. If you find any information about these surnames, I would be happy. RING HAMILTON DAVENPORT Thanks, Ginny