90 Years Ago News from Little Rock today announces that the bill introduced by Rep. Gray of this county to reduce the salaries of Independence County officials was defeated by a decisive vote in the night session. Rep. Caldwell of this county opposed the bill. …

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90 Years Ago  One of the largest donations ever made to any church in North Arkansas was made yesterday by Col. V.Y. Cook when he deeded four lots on Main Street, valued at $6,000, to the First Methodist Church for a new building and two …

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144 YEARS AGO It is of the utmost importance to the people of this section to know why so much of our eastern mail comes to us by way of Little Rock. Who is to blame? Is it the postmaster at Napoleon or the postmaster …

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94 YEARS AGO Sheriff Neal Simmons of Jackson County, Wm. Caroothers, marshall of Newport, and J.J. Jones, a resident of that place, were in Batesville this morning on their return from Cresswell where they had gone in search of Jas. F. Holcomb, who was wanted …

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91 YEARS AGO

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91 YEARS AGO Superintendent W.P. Tuggle at the Masonic Orphans Home reports that 17 children, two admitted last night, are now in the home. Hon. H.T. Hampton of Booneville, editor of the Democrat, came in last night bringing Maude Bramhall, age 13, and her brother, …

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91 YEARS AGO D.H. Wilcox, who has served three years in the Army, was in the city Friday and left this morning for Sylamore to spend a while with his parents, who have moved from their former home, Cade’s Cove, Tenn., to Sylamore since Mr. …

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