WHOA: Walnut Ridge & Hoxie Online ArchiveMain MenuIntroduction & NavigationArchive CrossroadsView Archive By Source ThemeView Archive By Timeline of SourcesView Archive By Source LocationsView Archive By Source TypeView Research on Pre-WWII WR & HoxieEdward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Goodspeed Title Page.png2020-05-03T20:14:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889-10 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."plain2020-05-07T16:19:38-07:0010/1889Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Street View Front St Circa 1890s - Betty Davidson FB WR-Hoxie Dec 2018_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T13:59:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Walnut Ridge 1891 Front Street Panorama, pt 3 of 37Part of a three-frame panorama taken by W. S. Hubbs; note the dozens of cotton bales in the street. Property of James Whitlow; I of A WR&H pg 13.media/WR Street View Front St Circa 1890s - Betty Davidson FB WR-Hoxie Dec 2018.jpgplain2020-12-02T09:52:04-08:0010/17/1891Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Street View Front St Circa 1890s Part Two - Betty Davidson FB WR-Hoxie Dec 2018_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T13:54:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Walnut Ridge 1891 Front Street Panorama, pt 2 of 37Part of a three-frame panorama taken by W. S. Hubbs; pictured from left to right are the Star Hotel, an unnamed building, the Yellow Front Restaurant, and a drugstore. Property of James Whitlow; I of A WR&H pg 13.media/WR Street View Front St Circa 1890s Part Two - Betty Davidson FB WR-Hoxie Dec 2018.jpgplain2020-12-02T09:55:20-08:0010/17/1891Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-02 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T15:17:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-02 Sanborn Map of WR, pg 1 of 27A fire insurance map of the western half of Walnut Ridge; brick buildings are colored red and frame buildings yellow.media/1897-02 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 2.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:22:20-07:0002/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T18:25:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-02 Sanborn Map of WR pg 3 of 45Map showing a mixture of businesses, houses, and even an opera house along West Main St in Walnut Ridge.media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:35:35-07:0002/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Steam Laundry Circa 1890 - State Archives EofA_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T18:43:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Walnut Ridge Steam Laundry, Circa 19045Photograph of the facility with a horse & buggy and seven people, perhaps proprieters and staff, in front. Photo from the CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas.media/WR Steam Laundry Circa 1890 - State Archives EofA.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:47:55-07:001904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Mule Car Line Circa 1890 - State Archives EofA_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T14:42:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T15:56:40-07:001890Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Steam Laundry Second Building - FB WR-Hoxie LeAnne Jones Liscomb Sept 2011_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T12:43:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Walnut Ridge Steam Laundry, Circa 19155An undated photo of the WR Steam Laundry's second facility, reconstructed after the 1913 tornado. Property of Jon Walter; I of A WR&H pg 27.media/WR Steam Laundry Second Building - FB WR-Hoxie LeAnne Jones Liscomb Sept 2011.jpgplain2020-12-02T09:58:29-08:001915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:27:29-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 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.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:15:53-07:0003/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie RR Water Tank Circa Early 1900s - Larry Dobbs FB Jul 2011_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T18:48:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Sharum-Benningfield Lumber Company, Hoxie, Circa 1900-19204Image courtesy of Dell Parker.media/Hoxie RR Water Tank Circa Early 1900s - Larry Dobbs FB Jul 2011.jpgplain2020-07-10T12:29:24-07:001900-1920Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Street View Front St Circa 1890 - Gilbert S Rainey FB WR and Hoxie Jul 2015_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T13:51:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Walnut Ridge 1891 Front Street Panorama, pt 1 of 33Part of a three-frame panorama taken by W. S. Hubbs; image courtesy of Gilbert S. Rainey. The book "Images of America: Walnut Ridge & Hoxie" notes for this photograph that "the view in this picture is looking down West Main Street at the intersection of SW and NW Front Streets. Visible are, from left to right, the Rhea Stables, owned by John A. Rhea; Z. C. Phelps & Company General Merchandise; and, partly, the Star Hotel across Main Street, with S. Ruffner's Groceries on the first floor."media/WR Street View Front St Circa 1890 - Gilbert S Rainey FB WR and Hoxie Jul 2015.jpgplain2020-07-09T20:16:08-07:0010/17/1891Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Tornado 1913 School Damage - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T10:37:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Hoxie 1913 Tornado Damage, School Building3Shows damages to the 1908 school building. Image property of James Whitlow; I of A WR&H pg 111.media/Hoxie Tornado 1913 School Damage - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010.jpgplain2020-12-02T11:16:36-08:0003/20/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1870-07-28 Horse Thief and Counterfeiter Robbins at WR Shot - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T12:26:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61870-07-28 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.jpgplain2020-05-31T19:50:58-07:0007/28/1870Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1882-12-08 Enigmatic Fatal Fight between WR Women - Harrisburg, PA pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T08:49:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61882-12-08 Harrisburg Telegraph PA pg 12A Pennsylvania paper describes an enigmatic, and apparently fatal, fight between Walnut Ridge women.media/1882-12-08 Enigmatic Fatal Fight between WR Women - Harrisburg, PA pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T09:00:24-07:0012/08/1882Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1900-03-07 Account 2 of Man Trapped in Boxcar - St Louis Republic MO pg 14_thumb.png2020-06-02T19:22:54-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-03-07 St Louis Republic MO pg 142A different newspaper gives a very different account of John Pettis's boxcar journey from Walnut Ridge to St. Louis, saying he was trapped in the car for six days rather than three.media/1900-03-07 Account 2 of Man Trapped in Boxcar - St Louis Republic MO pg 14.pngplain2020-06-02T19:28:30-07:0003/07/1900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-04-29 Sheriff Arrests Watch Thief on Train - Weekly Citizen Democrat Poplar Bluff pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-10T09:02:08-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-04-29 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 42The Lawrence County Sheriff arrests a watch thief on a Frisco train.media/1910-04-29 Sheriff Arrests Watch Thief on Train - Weekly Citizen Democrat Poplar Bluff pg 4.pngplain2020-06-10T09:05:44-07:0004/29/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1931-04-14 Old WR Blacksmith Optimistic of His Trade, Installs Gas Pumps - Richmond IN pg 13_thumb.png2020-06-17T16:05:34-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61931-04-14 Richmond Palladium-Item IN pg 132A WR blacksmith remains optimistic about the future of his trade fifty years after he started in it, though he installs some gas pumps as well.media/1931-04-14 Old WR Blacksmith Optimistic of His Trade, Installs Gas Pumps - Richmond IN pg 13.pngplain2020-06-17T18:00:02-07:0004/14/1931Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1884-05-02 Horse Thief Captured Near WR But Escapes From Captors - AR Democrat pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T12:33:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-05-02 Arkansas Democrat pg 12A news brief notes, "A horse thief was captured near Walnut Ridge yesterday, but managed to throw himself from his horse and escape from his captors before they reached the jail."media/1884-05-02 Horse Thief Captured Near WR But Escapes From Captors - AR Democrat pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T12:35:23-07:0005/02/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1900-10-27 Teams Wanted at Hoxie to Haul One Million RR Ties - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-03T09:15:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-10-27 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 102Teams are wanted to haul one million railroad ties across eight counties, and are asked to apply in Hoxie.media/1900-10-27 Teams Wanted at Hoxie to Haul One Million RR Ties - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 10.pngplain2020-06-03T09:17:02-07:0010/27/1900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-09-08 Horse Thief from WR Captured - West Plains MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T09:44:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-09-08 West Plains Journal MO pg 12A habitual horse thief steals a horse and buggy he hired from a Walnut Ridge livery barn, and steals several more horses before his capture in Missouri.media/1910-09-08 Horse Thief from WR Captured - West Plains MO pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T09:47:06-07:0009/08/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1886-02-10 Lovely Promotional Description of the Town of Black Rock - Memphis TN pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T08:25:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61886-02-10 Memphis Daily Appeal TN pg 42A visitor to Black Rock describes the state of the town and the surrounding countryside, including Bonita Springs.media/1886-02-10 Lovely Promotional Description of the Town of Black Rock - Memphis TN pg 4.pngplain2020-05-26T08:38:44-07:0002/10/1886Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1902-03-14 Man Goes to WR for Mules, Gets Bride Too - Arkansas Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-03T14:43:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-03-14 Arkansas Democrat pg 32A man goes to Walnut Ridge to buy mules, falls in love with the step-daughter of his Thanksgiving dinner host at WR, and the two are later married.media/1902-03-14 Man Goes to WR for Mules, Gets Bride Too - Arkansas Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-06-03T14:50:13-07:0003/14/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-08-13 Classified Ad, Blacksmith Wanted at Walnut Ridge - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 26_thumb.png2020-06-11T11:59:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-08-13 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 262A blacksmith is wanted in Walnut Ridge "to do general blacksmithing, shoeing, and some wood work."media/1911-08-13 Classified Ad, Blacksmith Wanted at Walnut Ridge - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 26.pngplain2020-06-11T12:00:41-07:0008/13/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61874-09-26 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.jpgplain2020-05-12T12:54:40-07:0009/26/1874Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1892-08-07 Apparently Horse Races at Hoxie With Betting - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T13:34:21-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-08-07 Arkansas Gazette pg 12A crowd of 3,000 watches five horse races at Ward's Park in Hoxie, and it is reported that "upwards of $5,000 changed hands."media/1892-08-07 Apparently Horse Races at Hoxie With Betting - AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T13:36:04-07:0008/07/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-01-22 Taxable Property and Livestock in LawCo - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-04T14:42:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-01-22 Arkansas Democrat pg 12A list of taxable values in Lawrence County notes property values, livestock quantities, and the number of people liable for poll taxes.media/1904-01-22 Taxable Property and Livestock in LawCo - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-04T14:45:03-07:0001/22/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-02-11 Hoxie Man Near Death After Injured by Runaway Horses - AR Gazette pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:16:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-02-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 122A Hoxie man is not expected to live after his runaway horses run him over with a loaded wagon.media/1917-02-11 Hoxie Man Near Death After Injured by Runaway Horses - AR Gazette pg 12.pngplain2020-06-13T13:21:07-07:0002/11/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61876-05-16 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.jpgplain2020-05-12T13:27:30-07:0005/16/1876Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-02-18 Fascinating WR Animal Cruelty Letter - Fort Scott KS pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-30T11:48:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-02-18 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.pngplain2020-05-30T11:51:41-07:0002/18/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-01-16 Barn and Horses Burn in Walnut Ridge - Mount Carmel IL pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-04T15:59:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-01-16 Mount Carmel Daily Republican-Register IL pg 32A Walnut Ridge barn and the vehicles and horses inside of it are consumed by fire.media/1905-01-16 Barn and Horses Burn in Walnut Ridge - Mount Carmel IL pg 3.pngplain2020-06-04T16:00:35-07:0001/16/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-04-22 WR Blade Describes Accident-Prone Man - Atlanta GA pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:30:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-04-22 Atlanta Constitution GA pg 82The Walnut Ridge Blade describes a very accident-prone man.media/1919-04-22 WR Blade Describes Accident-Prone Man - Atlanta GA pg 8.pngplain2020-06-15T13:31:53-07:0004/22/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Cotton Marketing Early 1900s - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T08:19:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Marketing Cotton at Hoxie, Circa 19072At upper right is the Hoxie Union Depot; image courtesy of Larry Dobbs.media/Hoxie Cotton Marketing Early 1900s - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010.jpgplain2020-07-10T08:21:30-07:001907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1885-07-22 Ad, Rattan Sulky Cart Wanted in Hoxie - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T13:47:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61885-07-22 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 62A "second hand whalebone or rattan sulky [two-wheeled lightweight horse cart]" is wanted in Hoxie.media/1885-07-22 Ad, Rattan Sulky Cart Wanted in Hoxie - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6.jpgplain2020-05-12T13:56:51-07:0007/22/1885Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-09-05 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.pngplain2020-05-30T16:10:38-07:0009/05/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-05-12 Familys Horses Scared by Electric Street Car - Arkansas Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:24:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-05-12 Arkansas Democrat pg 62A family's horses are scared by the Walnut Ridge-Hoxie electric streetcar and bolt, tossing people and groceries out of the wagon.media/1906-05-12 Familys Horses Scared by Electric Street Car - Arkansas Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-05T15:28:17-07:0005/12/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-07-17 Mule Runs Away With Buggy Through Town, Wrecks Buggy - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:39:05-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-07-17 Arkansas Gazette pg 62A mule runs away with a buggy through Hoxie, wrecking it against a car in the process.media/1919-07-17 Mule Runs Away With Buggy Through Town, Wrecks Buggy - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T13:41:31-07:0007/17/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-09-26 Wonderful Account of Pearl Rush - St. Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 16_thumb.png2020-05-30T16:15:17-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-09-26 St. Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 162Walnut Ridge merchant T. J. Sharum gives a detailed account of the pearl rush on the Black and Cache Rivers, and promotes the prospects of the region for agriculture.media/1897-09-26 Wonderful Account of Pearl Rush - St. Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 16.pngplain2020-05-30T16:29:45-07:0009/26/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-10-05 Farmer Killed by Mules Kick - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-06T09:40:08-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-10-05 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 72A farmer is kicked three times by his mule and dies from his injuries.media/1906-10-05 Farmer Killed by Mules Kick - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 7.pngplain2020-06-06T09:42:46-07:0010/05/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-12-28 WR Farmer Has Pets Buried With Him - Indiana PA pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:38:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-12-28 Indiana Progress PA pg 52A Walnut Ridge farmer's request to have his dog and chickens buried with him is honored, though his mule is spared.media/1921-12-28 WR Farmer Has Pets Buried With Him - Indiana PA pg 5.pngplain2020-06-16T15:41:00-07:0012/28/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR J D Doyle House 1910 - Larry Dobbs FB WR-Hoxie Aug 2014_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T08:22:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, J. D. Doyle House near Walnut Ridge, 19102Image courtesy of Larry Dobbs, who notes, "This is the home of County Judge J. D. Doyle in 1910. The Judge is at the right next to his horse. This home was located at the corner of Old Pocahontas Road and Rebecca Lane."media/WR J D Doyle House 1910 - Larry Dobbs FB WR-Hoxie Aug 2014.jpgplain2020-07-09T08:24:30-07:001910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Phoenix Cotton Oil Co Wagon Circa 1920s Newspaper Clipping - FB Larry Dobbs Post May 2010_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T14:29:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Phoenix Cotton Oil Company, Walnut Ridge, Circa 1900-19202An undated photo of barrels of cotton oil being loaded into a wagon; image courtesy of Larry Dobbs.media/WR Phoenix Cotton Oil Co Wagon Circa 1920s Newspaper Clipping - FB Larry Dobbs Post May 2010.jpgplain2020-07-10T14:30:04-07:001900 - 1920Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1879-11-27 Impressive Letter from WR - Fayetteville Gazette NC pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-13T19:48:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61879-11-27 Fayetteville Gazette NC pg 12A North Carolina newspaper gets a letter from a former resident that includes a description of Walnut Ridge and tips on how to prosper as a citizen of Arkansas.media/1879-11-27 Impressive Letter from WR - Fayetteville Gazette NC pg 1.pngplain2020-05-13T19:57:16-07:0011/27/1879Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-04-17 Blacksmith Help Wanted Ad - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 20_thumb.png2020-06-07T12:28:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-04-17 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 202A help wanted ad from Walnut Ridge requests a blacksmith "that can do general blacksmithing, shoeing, plow work and do some wood work."media/1908-04-17 Blacksmith Help Wanted Ad - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 20.pngplain2020-06-07T12:30:31-07:0004/17/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1927-11-16 WR-Hoxie Street Car Ends its Run Despite 99-yr Franchise - Batesville Guard pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:42:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-11-16 Batesville Guard pg 12The Walnut Ridge-Hoxie streetcar line ceases operations, despite its 99-year franchise.media/1927-11-16 WR-Hoxie Street Car Ends its Run Despite 99-yr Franchise - Batesville Guard pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T08:43:42-07:0011/16/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6