Families, Personals and Community News of Crawford
County
The following article was transcribed and donated
by Fran Warren
Van Buren Argus
Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas
July 22, 1891
REMARKABLE CASE OF SIGHT RESTORED
A most remarkable instance of sight restored recently occurred
five miles east of Lamar, Johnson County. Widow Eliza Ryan, aged
80 years, had been totally blind for over thirty years. She lately
had a tooth extracted, the root of which was over an inch in length.
After the tooth was taken out, the cavity became a running abscess.
A week or more after the abscess was established the eye on the
same side as the extracted tooth began to clear up, and she was
permitted to once more see her children’s faces and other
objects of tender interest to her. Before she lost her sight she
could read well, but now, although she can see the letters, she
does not know them apart.
Van Buren Argus
September 2, 1896
MOUNTAINBURG MENTION
Mountainburg, August 31, 1896
L J SPRENGLE and family will leave tomorrow for their home
in Washington, Kansas. His fruit farm will be in charge of Wm
WELLS the coming year. Mrs. SPRENGLE is not discouraged because
of the dry weather, but will return next spring to oversee the
putting out of ten acres of strawberries.
Uncle Jesse KILLINGSWORTH, the faithful old mail carrier,
has recovered his health and is as lively as a kid.
"Dad" MONELL, we regret to say, is suffering from
an attack of ague. It looks lonesome around the depot not to see
his patriarchal countenance as usual.
Colonel T A WILKINSON, proprietor of the Fern Glen Resort,
has accepted a position with the land department of the Iron Mountain
Railway, and will be stationed at Cincinnati, Ohio, for which
place he will leave shortly.
J E THOMPSON, the jolly fat Democrat, who has done his share
towards making things lively here this summer, will soon leave
for his home in Kansas. He is bound to get there in time to cast
a vote for "Bryan and free silver." Mountaineer.
OAK GROVE ITEMS
The Oak Grove Silver Club met Friday night, August 28th, and
was addressed by J O CASS, who made an excellent talk on free
silver. Hon. S R CHEW and Judge EVANS will speak here next Friday
night.
Tom GOODWIN, who carries the mail between Van Buren and Britton,
says he carries more females than he does mail.
There will be services at Oak Grove Church on Saturday night,
Sunday at 11 a m and Sunday night by Rev. R E Reed, of MULBERRY.
Crops are short and times hard. When free silver is in force
then times will be better.
There was some excitement Sunday night caused by W L WRIGHT's
team running away. It ran about 3 miles. No damage done.
A L LEMLEY and D W CHAMBLESS went last Saturday morning to
attend the district meeting at Dyer.
Berkeley Neal was out at Catcher on Saturday last and made
an excellent talk on free
Van Buren Argus
Crawford County, Arkansas
February 19, 1896
SAD NEWS FROM ARMENIA
Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 14.- Ciragos TOMANIAN is a young Armenian
of this city, who has just received sad news from home. The young
man has a letter from his uncle, written December 21, 1895, in
Ouzounaba, Palau, Province of Diarbekir, Armenia in which he says:
"I write you the horrible happenings which are unequalled
in the history of our village. They have burned our church and
our home and robbed us of everything. They have killed nearly
everyone. Those who are left have changed their religion and have
become Mohammedians. This is not all. Your brother's wife and
your little boy are dead. Your wife and mother have thrown themselves
into the Euphrates to save themselves from Turkish outrages. Your
sister still lives, but I wish she might have been killed, for
they have taken her and married her to a Kurd and have changed
her to a Mohammedan. Your young brother also is left. He is wandering
about almost insane through fear. The massacre started November
28, 1895, and continued for three days. I myself ask the help
of God, as I se nothing more to help me. I am wondering about
hungry and exposed to the winter. I am poor and in need of daily
bread, but I know you cannot help us. Aid would not reach me.