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Decker, 1846-48; Cyrus Crosby, 1848-52; J. Byler, 1852-56; J. W. Rector, 1856-58: A. C. Hardin, 1858-62; J. W. Rector, 1862-64; J. C. Claiborne, 1866-68; R. Sanders, 1868-72; J. A. Claiborne, 1872-76; Joseph Hixon, 1876-80; Jacob Franks, 1880-82; J. A. Claiborne, 1882-88; E. L. Billingsley, present incumbent, elected in 1888.
Assessors: P. F. Heasler, 1868-72; W. O. Dil- lard, 1872-74; James Green, 1874-80; W. C. Hammond, 1880-84; Robert Gray, 1884-86; James Gray, 1886-88; P. J. Puckett, present incumbent, elected in 1888.
Representatives in constitutional conventions: 1836, Charles R. Sanders; 1861, A. Adams; 1868, W. W. Adams; 1874, Ransom Gulley.
The first representative of the county in the Territorial legislature was Jacob Wolf, and the first one in the State legislature was Thomas Culp. The first State senator from the county was C. R. Sanders.
The following will show the political aspect of Izard County. At the September election, 1888, James P. Eagle (Dem.) received 1,326 votes for the office of governor, and C. M. Norwood, his op- ponent, 779 votes. At the presidential election, 1888, the several candidates received votes as fol- lows: Cleveland (Dem.), 1,187; Harrison (Rep.), 378; Streeter (U. L.), 68; Fisk (Pro.), 7.
Religious affairs, here as elsewhere, date from the first settlement of the community. As usual, the Methodists and Baptists were the pioneer Chris- tian workers of the Territory, followed by the Cum- berland Presbyterians and Christians. The organ- izations of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, located within the county, are embraced in three circuits. The Melbourne circuit, Rev. W. L. King, pastor, has eight appointments; the Newburg cir- cuits, Rev. William A. Peck, pastor, has five ap- pointments, and the La Crosse and Evening Shade circuit, Rev. J. S. Brooke, pastor, has also five appointments, the latter being in Sharp County. The aggregate membership of each, as shown by the last conference minutes, is as follows: Mel- bourne, 399; Newburg, 684; La Crosse and Even- ing Shade, 301; making 1.384 in all. Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, there is but one or- ganization in the county.
Of the Missionary Baptist Church nineteen or- ganizations are known, sixteen of which belong to the Rocky Bayou Association, two to the Big Creek Association, and one to Independence Association. Those belonging to the first named are Melbourne, Lunenburg and Franklin, of which Elder J. L. Brown is pastor; Saints' Rest, Bellview, Mount Nebo, No. 2, and Piney Bayou, of which Elder J. J. Vest is pastor; Mount Pleasant and Bethel, of which Elder J. D. J. Faulkner is. pastor; Zion Hill, Concord, Fairview and Philadelphia, of which Elder William Duren is pastor; Pleasant Valley, with Elder S. A. Merchant as pastor; Mount Nebo No. 1, with Elder J. H. Soden as pastor, and Hid- den Creek, which has no pastor at present. Those belonging to Big Creek Association are Cross Roads and New Prospect, while the one belonging to Independence Association is called Wilson Creek. The aggregate membership of these organizations within the county is between 700 and 800.
The ten organizations of the Christian Church here consist of Mill Creek, at Melbourne; Walnut Grove, Oxford, Franklin and Iuka, with Elder H. T. King as pastor; Kent Mill, Liberty, Pleasant Spring and Newburg, with Elder W. G. Cypert as pastor, and Twin Creek, with Elder G. H. Metheny as pastor. The aggregate membership is 503.
The organizations of the Cumberland Presby- terian Church are Mill Creek, at Melbourne, and Mount Olive, with Rev. P. M. Jeffery as pastor; Nubbin Ridge, Rev. R. H. Evans, pastor; Olive Branch, Rev. J. S. Bone, pastor; La Crosse, Rev. W. B. Baird, pastor; Barren Fork, Rev. A. C. Evans, pastor; Dry Town, Rev. J. S. Bone, pas- tor; Palestine, Rev. Clark, pastor; Rocky Glade and one or two other organizations. Many of the church organizations have Sunday-schools connect- ed with them, and nearly all have regular preach- ing, and are doing good work in the cause of Chris- tianity. There is an organization of the Adventists at La Crosse.
The towns and villages of the county are small and scattered, and no one has gained much as- cendency over the others. Barren Fork. in the
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southeast part of the county, contains two general stores, one drug store, one grocery, two church houses, a school house, cotton-gin, and some shops, dwelling houses, etc.
Franklin, in the opposite northeast portion, has two general stores, a grist-mill, still-house, school- house, Masonic hall and lodge, and an Odd Fel- lows' hall and lodge.
Iuka is a very small post village on the line between Izard and Baxter Counties.
La Crosse, four miles northeast of Melbourne, contains two general stores, a drug store, a church edifice, two blacksmith shops, a Masonic hall and lodge, and the La Crosse Collegiate Institute. In the fall of 1883 a cyclone passed over this place and almost entirely demolished the buildings, be- sides killing a number of individuals.
Melbourne, the county seat, located near the center of the county, includes within its limits four general stores, three groceries, a drug store, two hotels, four church buildings, a Masonic and Odd Fellows' hall and school-house combined, a lodge each of Masons and Odd Fellows, two feed stables, one newspaper (The Izard County Reg- ister, Democratic in politics, now in its eighth volume, and ably edited by its proprietor, Mr. Dave Craig), a steam grist-mill, mechanics' shops, etc., etc., but no court-house at present. Of the societies there is also an Encampment of Odd Fellows. The churches are Baptist, Methodist, Cumberland Presbyterian and Christian.
Newburg, a few miles northwest of Melbourne, has three general stores, a steam saw-mill, school- house, blacksmith shop, a Masonic and Odd Fel- lows' hall and a lodge of each of these societies.
Oxford is in the north central part of the coun- ty. Three general stores, a steam grist-mill, three churches, a school-house and an Odd Fellow's hall comprise its industries.
Pineville, in the northwest part of the county, contains a general store, a blacksmith shop, and a Masonic hall, church and school-house combined.
Violet Hill is eight miles northeast of Mel- bourne. It has a store, steam grist-mill, black- smith shop and a church.
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dwelling houses corresponding in number to the size of the place. The other postoffices in the county are Wideman, Sage, Gid. Alder, Rockford, Eagle and Byler.
Prior to the inauguration of the present free school system there were no schools within Izard County, except a few sustained here and there by private individual enterprise. Education in those days for the masses was not advocated or encour- aged, and truth compels the assertion that, even at this date, the facilities for popular education are not as well sustained as they ought to be. How- ever, prejudice against free schools is wearing away, and the interest in their favor is slowly but gradually increasing. The following statistics compiled from the report of the State superin- tendent, for the year ending June 30, 1888, will show the progress of schools within the county: Scholastic population, white, 4, 702, colored, 116, total, 4,818; number taught in the public schools, white, 2,572, colored, 19, total, 2,608; number of teachers employed, males, 47, females, 8, total, 55; average monthly salaries paid teachers, first grade, males, $40.25, females, $40; second grade, males, $37.50, females, $28.30; amount of revenue expended to sustain the public schools, $9, 433.45. According to these figures, only a little over one- half of the white scholastic population and about one-sixth of the colored scholastic population were taught in the public schools. It is believed, though, that the statistics do not give the whole facts, as the number taught in some schools was not reported. The wages paid should secure teach- ers of fair talent. The free school system is yet young, and will improve with age and experience.
The La Crosse Collegiate Institute, which has been sustained for many years at the town of La- Crosse, has gained considerable reputation as an institution of learning. It is now taught in con- nection with the public school of that place. There are eighty-four school districts within the county, and for the school year mentioned, thirty-four voted a local tax for school purposes.
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Stone and Baxter. It has an area of 600 square miles, with only about one-eighth of it improved. Being an interior county it has as yet no railroad facilities, its nearest railroad station being at Cush- man, in the adjoining county of Independence. The boundary lines are as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of Section 1, in Township 18 north, Range 7 west, of the fifth principal meridian; thence south three miles; thence east one mile to the range line, between Ranges 6 and 7 west; thence south on the range line to the southeast corner of Section 25, Township 16 north, Range 7 west; thence west one and a half miles; thence south to the quarter-post between Sections 14 and 23 in Township 15 north, Range 7 west; thence west to the southwest corner of Section 16, same township and range; thence south 45° west, seven and a half miles to White River; thence up the middle of that river to the range line between Ranges 11 and 12, in Township 17 north; thence north on the range line to the township line between Townships 17 and 18 north; thence east to the middle of Range 11 west; thence north on section lines to the township line between Townships 18 and 19 north; thence east on the township line to the place of beginning.
The principal streams are White and Straw- berry Rivers, both of which flow in a general south- easterly direction, the former on the southwestern boundary of the county, and the latter across the northeastern portion. Between these rivers there is a dividing ridge or water-shed in the same direc- tion. The principal tributaries of White River within the county are Piney, Mill, Knob, Hurri- cane, Rocky Bayou and Lafferty Creeks. The principal tributary of Strawberry River is Caney Fork. There are some smaller tributaries of these streams, and altogether they form a complete sys- tem of drainage for the territory. Numerous ex- cellent springs abound, and in most places good well water can be obtained at a depth of fifty feet. Cisterns are in general use. From the streams, springs, cisterns and wells, an abundant supply of excellent water for all purposes is obtained.
The surface of the county is generally broken and hilly, though there are some tracts of beauti-
ful and gently undulating table lands. The highest points above sea level are said to be about 1,000 feet. A large percentage of the lands belong to the Government, and are subject to homestead entry. Of the entire area, a very small proportion is valley, or bottom lands. The soil of the latter is alluvial and exceedingly productive, while that of the uplands is light and sandy, and not so pro- ductive. Contrary to the general rule elsewhere, the most productive uplands in this county are the pine timbered lands. Altogether it is adapted to the cultivation of cotton, several kinds of grain. clover, and the tame grasses. It is probably best suited to the growing of corn. Clover and the tame grasses have scarcely been introduced, but. where tried, excellent results have followed. "Cot- ton is king," and some lands are being exhausted by its constant cropping. All the uplands are capa- ble of the growing of all manner of fruits, com- mon to this latitude, but thus far the cultivation of fruit has received but little attention.
In the southeast part of the county, over an area of twenty-five square miles are rich deposits of black oxide of manganese. This ore is used extensively in the manufacture of Bessemer steel rails. In Section 20, Township 17 north, Range 9 west, there is a lead of antimony, and at differ- ent points elsewhere, notably in Townships 16 and 17 north, Range 7 west, are strong indications of zinc. There is a good quality of sandstone. building stone, and a great deal of limestone within the county. In Sections 34 and 35, Township 15 north, Range 8 west, is a good deposit of litho- graphic stone, which is being worked by a New York company.
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post oak and black jack. Ash, cherry, walnut, and other varieties of timber abound in limited quantities.
The county's resources, so far as developed, are principally agricultural, the horticultural and min- eral wealth not having been unfolded. The supply of timber is extensive, as but little, aside from the small quantity used at home, has ever been cut. This will be an important resource whenever ship- ping facilities are provided. The agricultural products for 1879, as given by the census of 1880, were as follows: Indian corn, 451,904 bushels; oats, 40,593 bushels; wheat, 25,902 bushels; hay, 214 tons; cotton, 4,800 bales; Irish potatoes, 4,500 bushels; sweet potatoes, 11,349 bushels; tobacco, 13,212 pounds. These figures show that the lands of the county are best adapted to the raising of corn, cotton, sweet potatoes and tobacco. The number of head of live-stock, as shown by the same report, were as follows: Horses, 2,169; mules and asses, 1,258; cattle, 9,492; sheep, 8,492; hogs, 18,966. The number listed for taxation, as shown by the abstract of taxable property for 1888, are as follows: Horses, 2,436; mules and asses, 1,655; cattle, 14,857; sheep, 7,035; hogs, 1,619. This indicates by comparison a large increase of the three former and an apparent decrease of the two latter. But reflecting that the number of animals given by the census report include the number of sold and slaughtered during the previous year, while the tax lists include only those on hand when assessed, it is evident that in all, excepting proba- bly sheep, there was a large increase.
In 1880 the county's real estate was assessed for taxation at $584,303, the personal property at $411,715, making a total of $996,018. In 1888 the real estate was assessed at $743,994, and the personal property at $759,607, making a total of $1,503,601. This shows that the taxable property of the county, since 1880, has increased in value over 61 per cent. The total amount of taxes charged in 1888, for all purposes, was $20,608.
. The population of Izard County at the end of each census decade, since its organization, has been as follows: 1830, 1,266; 1840, 2,240; 1850, 3,212; 1860, 7,215; 1870, 6,806; 1880, 10,857.
The colored population in 1870 was 182, and in 1880, 222.
Charles R. Aikin, a retired merchant of Calico Rock, Ark., was born in Colorado, in 1854, and is a son of William M. and Catherine W. (Rudolph) Aikin, who were born in South Carolina and Mary- land, respectively. William Aikin removed to Arkansas in 1843 or 1844, and located in what was then Izard County (now Stone County), and these counties have since been his home, with the excep- tion of from 1852 to 1855, when he was a resident of Colorado. From 1861 to 1872 he resided in Batesville, but upon the death of his wife, in the latter year, he removed from Batesville, and has made his home in Izard and Stone Counties since. He was a farmer during his early life, but after- ward gave his attention to merchandising, and was associated with Cox & Byers, at Sylamore. He was married in 1850 or 1851, and he and wife be- came the parents of four children, Charles R., the subject of this memoir, being the only one living; Maggie L. (deceased) was the wife of Joseph Case, of Batesville, and died in 1881, leaving two chil- dren, Maggie being the only one now living; the two other children died in infancy. Mr. Aikin has filled the office of notary public, and was postmas- ter of Calico Rock for a number of years. He re sides in Sylamore, is sixty-six years of age, and is in the enjoyment of excellent health. Charles R. Aikin attended school in Batesville until he at- tained his sixteenth year, and then engaged in farming for himself on his father's farm, continuing thus occupied for three years; then entered college at Batesville, which institution he attended one year. He then entered the dry goods store of W. E. Maxwell, at Sylamore, but at the end of one year accepted a position in a store at Batesville. and after remaining in the employ of H. C. Smith for some time he returned to Sylamore and entered the employ of McMurtry & Whitfield. His next enterprise was to engage in merchandising in part- nership with W. E. Maxfield, but in 1879 he came to Calico Rock, and began working for that gen- tleman for a portion of the profits, and since ISSS
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has been out settling up the outstanding accounts of the business. He was married on the 22d of January, 1888, to Miss Mary E. Grimmett. He has been postmaster of this place for four or five years, is a Democrat politically, and belongs to the I. O. O. F. and the A. F. & A. M. He owns a good farm of eighty acres close to the town, well improved, besides other valuable property.
A. G. Albright is one of the substantial resi- dents of Izard County, Ark., but his birth occurred in the "Old North State" October 9, 1838, his parents, Alvis and Mary A. (Stockard) Albright, being also born there, in 1808 and 1815, respective- ly. . They were reared, educated and married in their native State, but about the year 1853 they moved to Arkansas, where they reared their family. Five sons and five daughters were born to them, and seven of their children are living at the pres- ent time. The father was an energetic tiller of the soil, in which occupation he acquired a hand- some competency, and at the time of his death, March 31, 1881, he was the owner of some 500 acres of land. He was also a minister of the gospel, being an expounder of the Methodist doc- trine, but, after his arrival in Arkansas, he and his wife attached themselves to the Cumberland Pres- byterian Church, Mr. Albright being identified with this church at the time of his death. His widow is still living, and resides with a daughter at Barren Fork. A. G. Albright, their son, was educated near Pittsboro, N. C., and after com- ing to Arkansas with his parents he united his destiny with that of Miss Sarah T. Screws, who was born in this State, being a daughter of George W. Screws. Of the family of eleven children born to them eight are living: George A., James G., Sarah C., Harriet E., Nancy N., Julia Esther, William F. and Lula J. Mr. Albright owns an excellent farm comprising 352 acres, of which there are about 160 acres under cultivation, and it is well stocked with all the necessary animals for success- fully conducting the place. In connection with this work he is engaged in general merchandising at Barren Fork, his stock at the present time in- voicing at about $8,000. He is a member of three secret organizations, the Masons, the Knights and
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