Alligators Thrive in Grassy Lake Cypress Swamp Paradise
In Hempstead County, Grassy Lake and Lower Red Lake host thriving alligator habitats. The article notes hunting shifts from guns to lassos, describes nesting behavior, nocturnal hunting with spotlighted boats, and stories of live captures by John Gwen of Hope. The Star’s camera surveys a 300 acre private reserve where large gators nest and grow, with regional interest in protection measures.
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Stempstead County
D. Johnson
John Gwen
Hope
John
Hot Springs
Grassy Lake
Ower
Red Lake
Clear Lake
Hempstead County
The
Express
Raft danger on Red River fuels 19th century trade records
The article recalls the Raft, a vast driftwood barrier on the Red River between Garland City and Dooley's Ferry that threatened navigation. It notes laws and efforts in 1870 71 to clear the obstruction, with ledger entries detailing steamer cargo sales, destinations, and delayed trade responses as officers urged restraint until action to restore safe passage could occur.
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Red River
Garland City
Dooley’s Ferry
Hervey
Arkansas
Federal
Gue" Guynemer
Fulton Pioneer Family Saga From Early Fulton History
Talbert Feild of Hore recounts a Fulton lineage tracing back to the early 1800s. Meredith Walton Edwards Sr. married Martha Propys. their son joined Confederate forces. His son Thomas Jefferson Edwards and wife Emily Hollman Kineworths bore William Burton Edwards, who survived a shipwreck en route to California before reuniting with his grandmother in Fulton, Arkansas.
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Palbet Poll Stary
Talbert Feild
Fulton
Feild
Meredith Wallan Edywards
Marcried
Martha Propys
Ark
Hiss
Rondo
Mererith Walton Edward
Confedarate
Folia
Mattie M. Drinlee
Brinlee Springs
Art
Cara Edwards
Meredith Walton Edwards
Thomas Jefferson Edwards
Emily Hollman
California
Willian Burton Edwards
Willian Burton
Cave Flom
America
Thomas J. Edwards
Mr. Edwards
William Burton
Youngest Son Enlists At War Pressed By Family
In Hempstead County near the birth town of Bleving a young Hugh Armetrony Blevins Jr defies his parents and joins the Union ranks at about fifteen. He rides with his brothers, is wounded by a bullet, and lies bleeding on a riverbank as his story unfolds.
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Myta Roberson Hamby
Hempstead
Bleving
Hugh Armetrony Blevins, Jr
Jatin
Armetead
Hugh
Alb
John
Aiistead
Edwards family lineage and land holdings surfaced
The text traces William Burton’s family, noting his marriage to Miss Virginia Gilliam and children including Thomas Jefferson Edwards and Fannie Edwards who married George Vaughn. It mentions Meredith Walton Edwards Sr., son of William Edwards of Revolutionary history, as brother to Larkin Edwards, an interpreter for the Caddo in Louisiana, and references Caddo land grants and the Shreveport Land Company soils.
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Fulton
William Burton
Virginia Gilliam
Thomas Jefferson Edwards
Little Hock
Fannie Edwards
George Vaughn
Arka
Unioas
Fayetteville
Meredith Walton Edwards
William Edwards
Larkin Edwards
Louisiana
Shreveport Land Company
Edwards
Heroic Yankee and a Keepsake Ring
An injured soldier narrates a hospital rescue tale as a rough Yankee promises to recover his mother’s ring a watch and a derringer. After being saved and placed in a wagon with four other wounded, he survives and returns home to find the treasured keepsakes. The story ends with a niece who still cherishes the ring.
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Trueh
Hugh
A.B
Hugh A. Blevins
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