This page contains newspaper articles and obits about African-Americans in Monroe Co., AR. The information comes from the Brinkley Argus between 1896-1898 and 1906-1912. I also want to say that occassionally the newspaper ran a column called the "Colored Column". Whenever I come across it, I write down word for word, as you'll see below. Unfortunately, informative articles about African-Americans are few and far between in this paper, which is the main reason I feel that it is important to document what I find. If you have questions or comments, you can email me from the home page. I also have a guestbook.
May 7, 1896 Colored Column -P.H. JOYNER of Black Ankle is on the sick list. -As we go to press we hear of another wedding just upon us -Mrs. John WATSON and Miss Janie WATSON of Zent were in the city shopping Monday. -J.D. MULLENAX departed Saturday for the far north. How long he will be gone is problematical. -We learn that Prof. D.L. TAYLOR will soon be with us again from his sojourn in Texas. -J.N. BLAKE was over from the corner Saturday on business. He closed his school at Union on Friday. -James FOX of Dark Corner passed through the city Thursday on route to Little Rock on important business. -Hayward J. BRYANT, the (col.) photo- grapher is in the city and we ask him for the patronage of everyone having work in his line. -We are reliably informed that Willie COLEMAN of Zent has recently been twice arrested, twice tried, and twice acquitted of the fictitious charge of stealing a pair of rusty scissors which he claims to have picked up in the road. The facts of themselves prove that he has been well tried and is deeply ? vindicated. |
August 25, 1898 Clarendon Sun Rays On August 6, a few miles east of here, Gussie HARRIS fatally stabbed Etta ASHE, both young colored women. Clemmie MAYO, a negro girl and accessory to the crime, was arrested and lodged in jail, but the Harris woman and Willis GOODRICH, another accessory, made their escape. Sheriff Jackson located Goodrich in Helena and brought him back Wednesday. Gussie Harris surrendered to the sheriff Friday and is now in jail. They will be given a preliminary hearing Monday before Justice Banks. |
February 9, 1906 Holly Grove News Bud, or Warren BRITEMAN, on last Thursday night after midnight,hearing a noise out in the barn yard among his horses and mules, ran out as quickly as possible to see what was the trouble and found his barn and crib of 200 bushels of corn on fire. His mules and horses were almost suffocated from heat and smoke. Briteman is a well to do colored man owning good property in Holly Grove and is highly respected by all the white people. This burning is attributed to an incendiary. Briteman is a tenant on one of Capt. Tom Mull's farms, but this barn was built at his own expense. |
March 2, 1906 "A Colored Organization" The colored citizens of Brinkley have organized a local branch of the State Colored Business Men's League. The organization occurred on Friday night at the Colored Masonic Hall. The following officers were selected: Pres. E.W. HARRISON; 1st Vice Pres. D.W. GATES; 2nd Vice Pres. B.F. WILSON; 3rd Vice Pres. C.H. HARRISON; Sec'y W.R. HIBBLER; As'st Sec'y J.L. JORDAN; Treas. P.W. FORT; Chaplain W.H. ROOKS; Seg't at arms J.A. RODDY; Ex. Com. H.C. HOLT, F.Z. WILSON, and G.B. CROCKETT |
March 30, 1906 "Charlie Madison Killed" Last Saturday morning between 2 and 3 o'clock, Will MITCHELL, the negro porter at W.E. Kelley & Co., shot and killed Charlie MADISON, the colored porter at the Cotton Belt Depot. The shooting occurred at a negro house on New Orleans Avenue north of the Arling- ton Hotel. The trouble is said to have started over a debt of one dollar Madison owed Mitchell, the latter insisting on immediate settlement and the former asking him to wait until the next day. Mitchell escaped and has not been arrested.... |
April 27, 1906 Local/Brinkley Dan LESTER, colored tenant on the Fitzhugh old place owned by John Gazzola, reported Monday morning that he had 10 acres of cotton up to a fine stand. Dan takes pardonable pride in his farm work and is among the early birds this season. |
February 22, 1907 Hunter News Fire five miles north of Hunter burned everything belonging to Tom JIMISON (col.), his home and everything in it. He also lost about 1100 pounds of cotton, which he was saving for seed. |
March 15, 1907 Holly Grove News A colored woman by the name HOWARD, who is an evangelist, began at the St. Paul Methodist colored church last Monday to hold services for ten days. |
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