Joyce, The immigration committee was responsible for "soliciting" new comers to the area is my understanding of the article. Thanks for the inquiry! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce N. Stetner" <joydon@extremezone.com> To: <AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 2:01 PM Subject: RE: [AR-OLD-NEWS] May 4, 1889 Van Buren Press > Fran, what kind of 'immigration committee' would A.J. Noble have served on? > 'new to this country'? or did it have to do with Indian affairs?? THANKS > a lot. Joyce > > -----Original Message----- > From: Fran Warren [mailto:alverson@valuelinx.net] > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 9:52 AM > To: AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [AR-OLD-NEWS] May 4, 1889 Van Buren Press > > > Van Buren Press > Van Buren, Arkansas (Crawford County) > > May 4, 1889 > > NOTICE > > Notice is hereby given to all persons knowing themselves to have a just > claim to citizenship in the Cherokee Nation are most respectfully requested > to meet the undersigned at Van Buren, Ark., on the 15th day of May, 1889, at > 1 o'clock p.m., for the purpose of organizing a Citizenship Association, and > to discuss the question of citizenship in the Cherokee Nation. W. J. Watts. > Secretary of Citizenship Association. May 2, 1889, Muldrow, Indian > Territory. > > Fran Alverson Warren > > > > > > > > > ==== AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS Mailing List ==== > List Moms, for the AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-Diana Boothe and Fran Warren. > AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-admin@lists2.rootsweb.com Thanks, Fran!! > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS Mailing List ==== > List Moms, for the AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-Diana Boothe and Fran Warren. > AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-admin@lists2.rootsweb.com Thanks, Fran!! > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 >

Thanks for the reply, Fran You are so great - and so helpful. Joyce -----Original Message----- From: Fran Warren [mailto:alverson@valuelinx.net] Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 3:24 PM To: AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AR-OLD-NEWS] May 4, 1889 Van Buren Press Joyce, The immigration committee was responsible for "soliciting" new comers to the area is my understanding of the article. Thanks for the inquiry! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce N. Stetner" <joydon@extremezone.com> To: <AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 2:01 PM Subject: RE: [AR-OLD-NEWS] May 4, 1889 Van Buren Press > Fran, what kind of 'immigration committee' would A.J. Noble have served on? > 'new to this country'? or did it have to do with Indian affairs?? THANKS > a lot. Joyce > > -----Original Message----- > From: Fran Warren [mailto:alverson@valuelinx.net] > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 9:52 AM > To: AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [AR-OLD-NEWS] May 4, 1889 Van Buren Press > > > Van Buren Press > Van Buren, Arkansas (Crawford County) > > May 4, 1889 > > NOTICE > > Notice is hereby given to all persons knowing themselves to have a just > claim to citizenship in the Cherokee Nation are most respectfully requested > to meet the undersigned at Van Buren, Ark., on the 15th day of May, 1889, at > 1 o'clock p.m., for the purpose of organizing a Citizenship Association, and > to discuss the question of citizenship in the Cherokee Nation. W. J. Watts. > Secretary of Citizenship Association. May 2, 1889, Muldrow, Indian > Territory. > > Fran Alverson Warren > > > > > > > > > ==== AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS Mailing List ==== > List Moms, for the AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-Diana Boothe and Fran Warren. > AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-admin@lists2.rootsweb.com Thanks, Fran!! > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS Mailing List ==== > List Moms, for the AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-Diana Boothe and Fran Warren. > AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-admin@lists2.rootsweb.com Thanks, Fran!! > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 > ==== AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS Mailing List ==== List Moms, for the AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-Diana Boothe and Fran Warren. AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-admin@lists2.rootsweb.com Thanks, Fran!! ============================== Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 Source for Family History Online. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237