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Note: Event: The Waldron Reporter 26 November 1897 - Mr. T.H. Johnson of Olio, candidate for assessor, was in town Tuesday. Event: Waldron, Arkansas Cotton Sales - November 1901 Johnson, T. H. November 20, 1901 - weight 542 lbs. - total price $35.23 ======================================================== THE WASP "We Will Advocate That Which We Believe to be Right, Even Though it be Unpopular" Scott County, Arkansas, Friday, December 19, 1902
[Letters on Editorial Page]
Blue Ball, Dec. 13, 1902 Editor Wasp:--Seeing nothing from this part for some time, I thought I would try to give the news. Health is good. There is plenty of everything for the people to live on, except pork. It is very scarce and high. The people are happy over the result of our singing school which closed Friday night Dec. 5th, con- ducted by Prof. W.L. Brown. We had Prof. S.J. Oslin and others to teach for us, but never had a better school than the one taught by Prof. Brown. We had no one in this part of the country who had the gall to banter him for a pitch battle singing, as he has had in other parts. (Well we always know a mule by his long ears, and his long bawling any how.) We heartily recommend Prof. Brown to any neighbor- hood who wants a first-class music teacher. Our literary school is going in full blast, taught by Miss Minnie Evatt, of Waldron. There were some dissatisfactions at first as to who should teach our school, but harmony prevails now, and our school will certainly be a success. We don't know of any one who would object to one of our good looking, sober, industrious young men capturing her and keeping her down here with us. Christmas will soon be here and if rumor is correct we will have plenty of holiday goods handy to every body in Dutch Creek valley, as we understand the following firms will be selling, viz: T.H. Johnson & Son; T.J. Olive; Morgan & Rogers; J.A. Taylor & Son; A.W. Highfill & Son and R.N. Millard & Sons. There may be a number of others, but if so, they have not announced yet. Well, we don't care if the boys all buy eggs and sell goods enough to make them all rich. It is said competition is the life of trade. Hope every body will have a nice happy time. We want Dr. Hammonds of Brawley to come again. We think that his letter in a recent issue of the Wasp regarding a farm for the poor of Scott County has the right ring to it, and if I am in order, I will nominate Dr. Hammonds one of five to work up this much needed and laudable enterprise. Surely every one will help some. W.M. Taylor
Notes from John P. O'Nale about Grandpa Johnson and his grandpa, John Simpson O'Nale:
The Advance Reporter 4 March 1920 J.S. O'Nale of Haletown was here Monday and asked us to announce that he and Tom Johnson were now running together. Mr. Johnson was in town Tuesday and said "Yes we are together, but 24 hours apart - he was here yesterday."
The Advance Reporter 13 May 1920 Olio News - T.H. Johnson and J.S. O'Nale went to Waldron Friday.
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