The Springdale news., 1913-05-09

After aa Ila5s 0 Vsfaz 9eei5s Judge A L. Thompson pass q away Taezaas mo aiag at#e=a iore al his hone iu sH=aetase Win him when fse ed F9ma Reze Hts faithful N5Ee and son Ds Thomn- son Of Greenland. Hensy Thompson Of Huntsville. F1oid Thompson of Broken Bow, Ok and E s and ". c Thompson and daaghter Mrs. Will Long Of this place. and step-sons Il 4. Bolinger of Maud, Ok, and W Beiineer of Nethow, Wash.
 Judge ThompSon aas suffered greatly for many days, and at the request Of tie family, post-mort em examination was made Wednes- day morning by local physicians and 1t was aseertaiued tLat his death was due to cancer Of the stomach.
 Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at ten o'clock at the Second Baptist Church The funeral sermon VAS preached by Rev A H Autry of Nashville. How ard County, who was formerly pastor of the Baptist Church at this place Auis3. who aaz all intimate ff5eEd pa5d q splendid trib- a.e to t4e lie aaa character Of the deceased The paIl bearers were Dr B Christian. W. , Brog- don, Lee Ha7is, Frsd Reed John Phillips and John. Rose The ser vices Were .afseit attended. the business lauses o6 the town clos ing during the services as | mark oi respect 10 tAe deceased. There were many beautiful floral offerings from friends of the .amily The remains Were intefred in Bluff Cemetery.
 Aaron l. Thompson was born in Wayne County, Ind, September 23, 1886, being son of Joseph and Mary Ann Thompson Early in the year 1S3S he moved with his par ents to Washington County. and settled on tract Of land two and one-half miles southwea of Dur ham, on the waters of White River Here on this quarter section of land he was raised to manhood i, helping to clear up the land which was heavily timbered When eight years of age he entered the from the a'e of corn, wheat and oats raised or sixteenth section Of land donated by the government for school purpo e in the township He ranked high in the school and eXeelled his companions in learning
 At the age Of 21 years Nh Thompson wa el=eted constable of White River Township, and served q part of two terms. having been reelected for a second term. On February 26. IS63. he senlisted in the United States Army as pri- yate and assisted i'll recruiting the First Regiment Arkansas Volunteer Infantry When tbe regiment was mustered into service March 10. 1863, he was appointed first searg cant of Company l. He served in this capacity until November Is, 1864, when he was promoted to first lieutenant, position he held until the company was discharged August 10, 1865 MT Thompson re- turned to his home in September, 1885, and in 1866 was elected just ice of the peace, serving two years. In the year 1868 he removed to St. Paul, Madison County. where he engaged in the mercantile business. In 1876 he was justice of the peace of Hilburn Township, serving one term In March, 1878, he was ap- pointed register of Madison County by Governor Elisha Baxter. In 1882 he was elected county judge of Madison County and served one term, and afterwards served as a notary public under commission of Governor Hughes five years, Gov ernor Clarke five years and Cover nor Eagle five years. In 1889 he was appointed United States store keeper and guager and served until