The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-08

| ty, in 1881.
 As a young man Richard Jackson
 responded to the call of Gov. Jack
 son of Missouri, for troops when the Civil war seemed inevitable, and was a member of the Missouri State Guard for a short time before be- ling mustered into the regular Con federate service. Belonging to the
 Fourth Missouri Cavalry, MT. Jack
 son served under Col. John C. Bur bridge, his regiment being assigned to General Clarks brigade and Gen. eral Marmaduke's division. He took
 part in the Price raid, and was wounded in the engagement at Pi- 1 lot Knob, after which he worked his way back to the Confederate | lines under a parole, but was dis abled for further military duty dur ing the conflict.
 Joining his parents at their new home in Arkansas, MT. Jackson soon Iafterward embarked in the mercan- tile business at Gainesville, becom- | ing the head of the firm of Jack son & Company. Success crowned his efforts and in 1890 the com pany was incorporated and moved to Paragould, then promising | town. In 1896 Mir. Jackson dispos- ed of his interest in the firm and devoted his time and energies to 1 the selling of railroad lands, a business with which he had pre- viously been connected for a num- Der of years and which was de- Imanding his serious attention. He became the land agent for the Iron Mountain railroad in 1882 and re mained in that capacity until the day of his death. During the many years intervening he disposed of practically all the railroad lands in this section of Arkansas. When the Helena and Knobel branch of ! the Iron Mountain road was con- strEcted through this section MT. Jackson furnished nearly all the ties and construction timber. He established a big timber camp in l Cache bottoms, put up general store and with c. F. Collins of St. Louis, built the Cache Valley road | from a point on the Frisco road to l Jackson's Commissary, distance of ] fifteen miles. Using this road as means of transportation MT. Jack son and his associate worked much valuable timber in Cache bottoms. During recent years MT. Jackson
 had disposed of most of his land holdings and had invested his cap
 ital in other enterprises. He was
 one of the original stockholders in
 the Bank of Commerce, now the National Bank of Commerce, and
 from it's establishment had served
 as vice president of the institution
 During the time he resided al
 Gainesville he was elected treasurer
 of Greene county.
 Mir. Jackson was married in April I1S67, to Miss Jennie Stedman, who was born in North Carolina in 1S45 Six children were born to this un- ion: Mrs. w. P. Robinson of EI Paso, TeXasso Mrs. H. Q. Donaldson Arthur w.. Jackson, Miss Emma
 Jackson and Mrs. A. c. Herget, all
 of this city; and Miss Margaret
 Jackson who died in September
 19O7. The surviving children and
 his wife were at his bedside when
 he died
 The death of MT. Jackson serves
 as reminder that the pioneers of
 this section are rapidly passing Iaway. Col. B. A. Johnson, one of
 the old-timers, died during the sum
 mer of 1916. Dr. N. Donaldson, | Mrs. l.. Stedman, Wills Stuart, J. T. Willeockson, w. H. Jones and w. J. Wood are other pioneers who have passed away during the past few months.
 Funeral servicc7 over the remains of Mr. Jackson were held at the Jackson residence this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Rev. T. Y. Ramsey, pastor of the First Methodist church, conducted the services. The pail bearers were H. w, Woosley, EJ. D. Block, Wm. F. Kirsch~ T. B.. Kitchens, w. c. Hasty, L. L. Van dervoort, R. w. Meriwether and Harry Goldstein. lnterment was in Linwood cemetery.