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Saturday, December 20, 2025

12. Back to B.A.

"In spilling a consignment of over a hundred pints of prohibition whiskey here on Saturday,Deputy Chris well caused great sorrow and consternation among the thirsty. Some of it was bottled in bond and some of it was straight Indian Territory goods guaranteed to make a man whip his wife, fight a buzz... Sign in to see full entry.

11. Business Block in Roff Burned

"Wapanucka Press,October 1905 Business Block in Roff Burned: "Roff: Fire of an unknown origin started in the Eagle Drugstore and destroyed an entire block of business houses on the North side of Main Street with the exception of four buildings. The total loss will reach nearly, if not quite... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 19, 2025

10. Love Was When...

~ Today you bring me flowers with a smile upon your face and love thoughts glowing in your eyes, and we embrace with warm and tender touch that does not want to cease. I close my eyes with giddiness, enjoy your manly scent, mingling with the perfumed blossoms on which your pay was spent-- The... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, December 18, 2025

9. Off To Roff

Every single time that Ben Sanders was under the weather, it was due to a respiratory ailment of some kind. Everyone worried because those who knew and loved him were aware that all twelve of his siblings, his birth mother and her sister and mother, all died of consumption or other respiratory... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

8. And I Only Have Eyes for You

They first saw each other at the County Fair at Tishomingo amidst the hoop-la of the Carnival. And from the time that Ollie Simpson saw Ben Sanders' dark wavy hair all slicked down, his blue eyes flashing at her, his white teeth in the midst of a big grin, she was hooked. She tried to feign an... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

7. We Are Finally Getting There

The Oklahoma Indian Territory of 1900 was a land of enchantment for the two men who had never before been there. From the time they left the Arkensas/Oklahoma border heading west, they bumped along with loaded wagon from town to town, mountain to valley, river to plain, remembering and enjoying... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 15, 2025

6. The Valley of the Vapors

In the forested hills of the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, the hot springs bubble, spout, steam, flow and pour down and out of the cliffs, over boulders and clefts, on down to the Lake Oachita, just as they have done since the beginning of time. The thermal waters flow out of the ground, a million... Sign in to see full entry.

5. Metamorphosis

Music and an interest in politics were now B.A.'s main interest in life, not counting his little church in Mena and his son. His son, 4 year-old Ben was his greatest joy in living. "That's my boy!" he would say to anyone who smiled or noticed him. He was determined to give him every opportunity in... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, December 14, 2025

The Arkansas Traveler

Ben was left, at age 40, with a newborn son, a wagon with supplies, a faith in God, and not much else. He named his son Aaron Benjamin, called him Ben, and from that point on he went by B.A. Sanders for himself. The doctor helped him find a cabin, and knew of a lady that could help him with the baby... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 13, 2025

3. Count Your Blessings

It was the month of October when they left the only home they had known together. They made a last visit to the cemetery on the hill above the church and said a teary last goodbye to their children. They prayed over the names on each marker and thanked God for the time that they had with each of... Sign in to see full entry.

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