The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1883-09-29

In Particular, and Arkansas in
General The Place where
the Capitalist and Immi-
grant will find plenty
of room and a |
HEARTY WELCOME.

except as the abiding place OF urk
civilized indians, Arkansas was theN
paradise described by DeSoto IN his
explorations made during the Sum
mer of 1911. He crossed the Mis-
sissInpl at Ghickasaw Bluffs and
passing up the ST, Francis river Elk;
plored the country some 200 mlles
west before returning to the Ark
ansas river. 1t Is not improbable
that these explorations included
even our immediate section of count
try.
From this time until the settle.
mont in 1855, of Arkansas Posi-,
many expeditions passed within our
borders, but nothing in the way OF
civilized occupation was accomplish
ed. Between the time of the settle /
ment of Arkansas Post and 1853
when Louisiana was eoded to Spain,
various posts had been established
and colonies located along the
Arkansas river.
SPAN, in 1900, retroceded Louisi-
ana to France, and, in 1903, the
government of France coded it to
the United States for the consdera-
ton of fifteen million Of dollars
This vast acquisition of territory
embraced all of the territory west
of the present bonndry of LouiSi,
ana to the Rio del Norte, as well as
what is now the States of Louisiana,
Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minneso-
to, Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, the
Indian Territory, Wyoming, Mon
tana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon,
and a part of California.
The earliest civil government of
Arkansas was iuaugurated IN 1901
when JAS Z. Nancy was appointed
Civil Governor of Arkansas, and
resided at the Post Of Arkansas. He
was succeeded in command by Ste
phen Warrel, and he by Robert w.
Osborn, who administered the gov
crnmcnt until the territory of Mis-
souri, was established in 1912, after
Hhjfiao',iilqs territory, aud TIC civil
government of that territory ex-
tended OVERT. Atthls time the to.
tai population had increased to
something over one thousand
7 By act OF Congress, in 1919, the
Territory of Arkansas was formed
and Jas MIIerappointed Governor.
The first General Assembly con.
vencd ut the Post of Arkansas in
1920 and elected Jas. W. Bates as IL
delegate to Congress. At this time
the territory consisted of but five
organized counties The seat OF
government was removed to Little
Rock in 1921.
in 1886 the state was admitted to
the union, and the first election re
suited in the following officers
Jas. s. Conway, Governor; Robert
watkins, Secretary; Elias N, Con
way, Auditor; William E. Wood
ruff, Treasurer, Daniel Rugo,
Townsend DicIiin-ou, and Thomas
j. Lacy, Judges of the Suprems
Court. The legislature was organ.
lied by the election Of John Wilson
President OF the Senate, and Chas.
Caldwell Speaker OF the House Of
Representatives.,
A disastrous bankruptcy result.
ing from the general system OF
credit and speculation then preya.
lent very much retarded the growth
OF the state until 1861 when, after II
period Of unoasiness, the ordnance
of secession was passed.
The terrible effects Of tho war
which followed can hardly be i'm
aglued by those who have not lived
in country invaded for several
years by contendlng armies and
completely laid waste by fire and
the sword.
AT the close OF the war short
military government was Supereed.
ed by rigid administration under
the congressional laws OF recon.
strucllon, ana improvements wore
Comparatively at a stand still until
1874 when ali disabilities were re-
moved, since which time peace and
prosperity have followed u wise