The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1885-09-24

covering in the top or head of the
cane, and shoot the spear through to
where the clasp would close down
and hold it firmly, exposed for use II
necessary. Col. Oden was in the
habit, frequently, of shooting the
spear out of the cane, when he could
get his hands upon it. On one oc
casion they were at dinner, and Col.
Oden, getting through his earlier
than Col. Allen, picked up the cane
and walked into the hall with 1t, prac-
ticing with the spring and spear.
When Col. Allen came out, he reach
ed out to Oden for his cane, who re-
treated few steps. Allen walked
nearly up, and asked for it. He pre-
sented it towards him, and just as he
was about taking it, Oden jerked it
back and retreated again. Allen
still advancing asking for 1t, and
Oden pursuing the same course, by
presenting and retreating with it,
until race commenced, Allen after
OdeD, running around the circular
porches and hall trying to catch
| him and take it from him. Col Oden
being young and active, eluded him.
Col. Allen became so exasperated
and fatigued he gave up pursuit, and
Immediately sent the challenge
which resulted as stated. This cane
was subsequently broken to pieces,
but the spear of il is yet in the pos
session of the Scott family. Judge
Scott moved from the Post of Arkan
sas to Little Rock, after the perma
ncnt seat of government was estab-
lished there. some time III 1871 or
1922, where he resided until the fall
of 1928, when he moved to Pope
county. This county in 1927 and
even as late as 1928 was occupied by
the Cherokee Indians and by them
ceded to the United States by the
treaty knewn as 'Lovely's Purchase. J."
Gov. John Pope in 1929 appointed
Judge Scott as an agent, with au-
thority to assess and value all the
improvements which the Indians
had made upon the ceded lands, and
which the white people were fast set
thug upon and taking possession of.
Most OF whom, however, were doing
so from the actual purchase of the
claim from the Indian, who had
made them. This duty was for a
while an unpleasant one, and an
OPEN ORGANIZED RESISTANCE
threatened to prevent its execution,
believing that the government in
tended to collect the value from the
occupant. But Judge Scott by a
mild and conciliatory course disa-
bused their minds on this point, and
he was permitted peacefully TO pro-
ceed with his duties and finish up
his work. Pope county in 1928 EN-.
braced within her area of territory
the present counties of Yell, Logan,
johnson and Scott which latter
county when created was named af
ter him. Judge Scott and Thomas
Murray were elected as delegates TO
the convention which framed the
constitution OF the state in 1886.
In 1880, George w. Scott. United
States marshal for the territory of
Arkansas, appointed me as one of
his deputies, and | took the federal
census of Pope county for that year,
which then embraced the present
counties of Yell, johnson, Logan and
Scott. The population Of Pope then
with all these counties embracing
this large area was very small.
OLD TIME LITTLE ROCK.
But going back to my subject, the
interview with Mr.. Rankin. This
conversation was doubtless misun.
derstood by the interviewer, and
must have been intended by Mr..
Rankin to allude to the difficulty
and killing Of Gen. Edmund Hogan,
This grandfather, instead Of his faith
/ er. The statement that McLean's,
afterwards MrLean Il Badgett's, was