The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-15
THE ARKANSAS TRAV-
ELER.'
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF TIE
LATE COZ. SANDY FAULN-
EER, THE ORIGINAL MAR
RATOR OF TIE POPU-
LAR STORY.


Yesterday afternoon our city was
shocked over the news Of the death OF
Col. Sandy Faulkner, who died at his
residence on the corner Of Commerce
and Fifth streets, at 3 o'clock OF gas
trlc fever.
A brief sketch Of his life will not be
unintcrcsting. Col Faulkner was born
III Georgetown, Scott county, Kentucky,
March ,. 1903, and was seyenty-onc
wears of age at his death. lie came to
Arkansas in 1920, aud settled in Chicot
county, on the Mississippi river as a
cotton planter. In 1889, Colonel
Faulkner with his father, the late
| Nicholas Faulkner, Nirginlan by
BIRTH took up his residence in Little
Rock, becoming the owner OF another
place on the Arkansas river, below this
! city. He disposed Of both plantations
before his death. Tho wife Of the de.
ceased passed away before him, in ,Iune'
1871. His family consisted Of four
children, two sons aud two daughters.
The eldest son, s. G. Faulkner, Jr., is
now in California, where he has resided
for the past fifteen years. His other
children arc Mrs. Buchanan, residing
at Lcwisburg, Conway county; Mrs.
Sallie T. Trapnall and Philip r., both
of whom resided with their iather
The deceased will be buried at four
o'clock this afternoon from the Christ.
ian church.
On the 2Gth Of July, Col. Faulkner
was baptised by Rev. Y. B. Lee. and
and with God before him, his death
was easy.
1t is wcll-known throughout tn,
Southwest that Col. Faulkner was the
original pcrsonator of the "Arkansa
Traveller and it was his pride to b,
known as such. The story, it is said
was founded on u little incident whicl
occurred in the campaign Of 1910
when he made tour of the State il
company with Hon. \. ii. Sewer, Gov
Fulton, Chester Ashley and Gov. Yell
One day, in the Boston mountains, tn
party approached Il squatter's for in
formation of the route; Col. SANDY
was made spokesman's of the company
and it was upon his witty response
the tune and story were founded. Vi
the return to Little Rock, gran
: banquet was given in the famous "bal
room" which used to stand near tn
Anthony House, and Col. SANDY
was called on to play the tune and te
a the story. Aiterward it grew in popu
! larity. When he subsequently wen
! to New Orleans, the fame Of the "Ar
. kansas Traveller" had gone before hin
and at Il banquet, amid clinkin
4 glasses and brilliant toasts, he WI
y handed violin by the then go,
r crnor Of Louisiana, aud requisite
to favor them with the iayorite Arkar
sas tune. At the old st. Charlie
IL otcl u special room was devoted t
= his use, bearing in gilt letters over Il
D door Arkansas Traveller
. During the war between the stat,
Col. Faulkner was captain Of ordinanC
= at the arsenal in this city, until IL
e place was abandoned to the federal
j. Fromhere he went to Tyler, Texa
| where he still held the position of o
= dinauce officer. At the close of II
- war he was at Marshall, Texas, but r.
II turned to this city. lie was compl
men.cd at the first term of the existir
rs legislature by the naming after him
70 the new county of Faulkner.
~ At the conycning Of the presel
u constitutional convention he WI
elected door keeper, which positio
is together with magistrate for Pulas
70 county, he held at the time Of h
:, death.
" Throughout the state his death wi
e be sorely felt, for he was Il good ma
n the very center of brilliant socii
circle, esteemed and beloved by a
10 who knew him.