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WHOA: Walnut Ridge & Hoxie Online ArchiveMain MenuIntroduction & NavigationArchive CrossroadsView Archive By Source LocationsView Archive By Source TypeView Archive By Source ThemeView Archive By Timeline of SourcesView Research on Pre-WWII WR & HoxieEdward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
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1media/Greetings from WR Sheep Postcard - Hippostcard.jpg2020-05-02T10:19:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743373767structured_gallery9919902020-05-14T16:18:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
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1media/Goodspeed Title Page.png2020-05-03T20:14:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431889-10 Goodspeed's Memoirs of NEA, Lawrence County Excerpts10A leading source of info on late-18th-century Lawrence County, featuring a detailed sketch of the county's history and economy as well as numerous biographical sketches. Taken from the larger work, "Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northeast Arkansas."plain2020-05-07T16:19:38-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Mule Car Line Circa 1890 - State Archives EofA_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T14:42:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, WR and Hoxie Mule-drawn Streetcar, Circa 18905The man just to the right of the numeral 2 is snacking on a banana, probably delivered by the railroad. In the background is a "Smoke Bull Durham" ad. Photo courtesy the Encyclopedia of Arkansas.media/Mule Car Line Circa 1890 - State Archives EofA.jpgplain2020-06-23T15:56:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Greetings from WR Sheep Postcard - Hippostcard_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T14:22:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Postcard, "Greetings from Walnut Ridge" With Sheep, Circa 1930-19404Features either a scene from a pasture near Walnut Ridge or perhaps a stock image; undated.media/Greetings from WR Sheep Postcard - Hippostcard.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:27:52-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:27:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 2 of 74Shows the county courthouse and the blocks along Main St and Walnut St between W 2nd St and W 5th St.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:15:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1870-07-28 Horse Thief and Counterfeiter Robbins at WR Shot - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T12:26:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431870-07-28 Arkansas Gazette pg 23News items include the shootings of S. S. Dowell of Clover Bend and WR counterfeiter/horse thief R. R. Robbins, as well as increased interest in a Pocahontas railroad.media/1870-07-28 Horse Thief and Counterfeiter Robbins at WR Shot - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-31T19:50:58-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1930-05-26 WR Old-Timers Say Crawfish Predicting Dry Weather - Seminole Producer OK pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-17T12:06:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431930-05-26 Seminole Producer OK pg 53"Oldtime weather prophets" in Walnut Ridge predict a spell of dry weather based on observing crawfish burrows.media/1930-05-26 WR Old-Timers Say Crawfish Predicting Dry Weather - Seminole Producer OK pg 5.pngplain2020-06-17T12:09:49-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1882-06-02 Baby Owl Kept in Back Room in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T14:37:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431882-06-02 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 33A fair association is presented with a baby owl that was captured near WR and kept in a back room for visitors to look at.media/1882-06-02 Baby Owl Kept in Back Room in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3.jpgplain2020-05-14T14:49:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1915-09-24 WR Blade Describes Always-Legendary AR Mosquitos - Atlanta Constitution GA pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T19:12:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431915-09-24 Atlanta Constitution GA pg 62The Walnut Ridge Blade shares anecdotes about the near-legendary Arkansas mosquito.media/1915-09-24 WR Blade Describes Always-Legendary AR Mosquitos - Atlanta Constitution GA pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T19:14:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1933-06-06 Wild Locusts Invade Walnut Ridge - Hope Star pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T18:48:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431933-06-06 Hope Star pg 4 article 22A swarm of wild locusts invades Walnut Ridge and the surrounding countryside.media/1933-06-06 Wild Locusts Invade Walnut Ridge - Hope Star pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T18:49:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1886-12-03 Group of Wild Game Hunters Buy Tickets to Hoxie - Paola KS pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T13:38:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431886-12-03 Miami Republican Paola KS pg 32A group of Kansas hunters head to Hoxie and "expect to kill deer, turkeys, a few head of 'bar' and similar game."media/1886-12-03 Group of Wild Game Hunters Buy Tickets to Hoxie - Paola KS pg 3.jpgplain2020-05-17T13:40:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1917-08-16 Hoxie Woman Mistakenly Picks Up Snake at Night, Is Bitten - Monticello AR pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-15T09:18:08-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431917-08-16 Monticello Monticellonian AR pg 12A Hoxie woman mistakenly picks up a snake at night, and is bitten by it.media/1917-08-16 Hoxie Woman Mistakenly Picks Up Snake at Night, Is Bitten - Monticello AR pg 1.pngplain2020-06-15T09:19:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1935-01-03 Crows Act as Squirrel Dogs for WR Hunter - Newman CA pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-17T18:53:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431935-01-03 Newman West Side Index CA pg 72A Walnut Ridge squirrel hunter finds that cawing crows often lead him to his prey.media/1935-01-03 Crows Act as Squirrel Dogs for WR Hunter - Newman CA pg 7.pngplain2020-06-17T18:55:34-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1893-04-06 Hoxie Doctor Nearly Killed By Wolf When Rescuing Calf - Memphis TN pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T16:11:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431893-04-06 Memphis Commercial TN pg 12A Hoxie doctor is nearly killed by a wolf when trying to rescue one of his calves from it.media/1893-04-06 Hoxie Doctor Nearly Killed By Wolf When Rescuing Calf - Memphis TN pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T16:16:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1918-02-22 Gad Angle Says Hes Certain Spring Has Arrived Due to Lizard Crawl- AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T11:44:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431918-02-22 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Black Rock humorist Gad Angle says he is certain spring has arrived after hearing a lizard crawl.media/1918-02-22 Gad Angle Says Hes Certain Spring Has Arrived Due to Lizard Crawl- AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T11:46:25-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1874-09-26 Horses Traveling Between WR and Powhatan Run Away With Vehicle - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T12:50:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431874-09-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 42A woman and her two children are injured when the horses towing their vehicle between WR & Powhatan run away.media/1874-09-26 Horses Traveling Between WR and Powhatan Run Away With Vehicle - AR Gazette pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-12T12:54:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1893-05-29 Man Tries to Tame Wolf and Gets Rabies - Lawrence KS pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-27T07:24:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431893-05-29 Lawrence Daily Journal KS pg 12A man tries to tame a wolf near Walnut Ridge, but he is bitten by it and later dies of rabies.media/1893-05-29 Man Tries to Tame Wolf and Gets Rabies - Lawrence KS pg 1.pngplain2020-05-27T07:51:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1930-01-03 WR Man Fined 25 dollars for Pet Possum - Oakland CA pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-17T10:03:36-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431930-01-03 Oakland Tribune CA pg 102A Walnut Ridge man is fined twenty-five dollars because of his pet possum.media/1930-01-03 WR Man Fined 25 dollars for Pet Possum - Oakland CA pg 10.pngplain2020-06-17T10:04:39-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1876-05-16 Colt Races Against Train from Minturn to Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T13:24:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431876-05-16 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A colt races an Iron Mountain freight train from Minturn to Walnut Ridge, and is returned in the train's caboose.media/1876-05-16 Colt Races Against Train from Minturn to Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-12T13:27:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1897-02-18 Fascinating WR Animal Cruelty Letter - Fort Scott KS pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-30T11:48:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431897-02-18 Fort Scott Weekly Tribune KS pg 32A letter from Walnut Ridge describes examples of animal cruelty and neglect from around the city.media/1897-02-18 Fascinating WR Animal Cruelty Letter - Fort Scott KS pg 3.pngplain2020-05-30T11:51:41-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1930-05-20 WR Alley Cats Evict Local Dogs - Baltimore Evening Sun MD pg 11_thumb.png2020-06-17T11:58:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431930-05-20 Baltimore Evening Sun MD pg 112A group of alleycats in Walnut Ridge "has driven virtually every dog out of town."media/1930-05-20 WR Alley Cats Evict Local Dogs - Baltimore Evening Sun MD pg 11.pngplain2020-06-17T11:59:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1897-09-05 MINI JACKPOT, Great Town Description of Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 12-min_thumb.png2020-05-30T15:53:58-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431897-09-05 Arkansas Gazette pg 122The Arkansas Gazette gives an affable and detailed description of Walnut Ridge, "a hustling city with one thousand inhabitants."media/1897-09-05 MINI JACKPOT, Great Town Description of Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 12-min.pngplain2020-05-30T16:10:38-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1883-10-06 Clouds of Migrating Butterflies Pass Town - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 5_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T10:02:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431883-10-06 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 52Millions of butterflies, probably monarchs migrating south for the winter, pass through Walnut Ridge.media/1883-10-06 Clouds of Migrating Butterflies Pass Town - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 5.jpgplain2020-05-14T10:03:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-11-28 Portia Old-Timer Recalls Lots of Deer, Bear vs Yellow Jackets - Montgomery AL pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-06T09:47:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-11-28 Montgomery Times AL pg 82A resident of Lawrence County since 1852 speaks of seeing herds of twenty-five deer and bears fighting yellow jackets in years past.media/1906-11-28 Portia Old-Timer Recalls Lots of Deer, Bear vs Yellow Jackets - Montgomery AL pg 8.pngplain2020-06-06T09:50:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1914-05-28 Station Agent Goes Turkey Hunting, Gets Wolf Instead - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T15:31:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431914-05-28 Arkansas Gazette pg 62A railroad station agent goes turkey hunting, but ends up getting a wolf instead.media/1914-05-28 Station Agent Goes Turkey Hunting, Gets Wolf Instead - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T15:32:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1931-04-14 Frogs and Mushrooms Aid WR Farmers During Drought - Blytheville Courier News pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T15:57:31-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431931-04-14 Blytheville Courier News pg 12Walnut Ridge farmers turn to selling mushrooms and more than 200 crates of bullfrogs during a drought.media/1931-04-14 Frogs and Mushrooms Aid WR Farmers During Drought - Blytheville Courier News pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T15:59:41-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1886-10-28 Classified Ad Pug Pups for Sale in Hoxie - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 9_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T13:31:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431886-10-28 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 92A classified ad from Hoxie advertises thoroughbred English pug pups for sale.media/1886-10-28 Classified Ad Pug Pups for Sale in Hoxie - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 9.jpgplain2020-05-17T13:33:21-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743