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Garland County Arkansas Genealogy Trails

--A man named Matteson has been passing bogus Clark County scrip at Hot Springs.  The Times thinks there is a ring connected with this forgery and that Matteson is but one of a large number engaged in this fraudulent business.  Those dealing in Clark County scrip would do well to be cautious in their transactions.  
--The farmers of Garland County complain of injury to the crops by the recent hot, dry weather.
--The Hot Springs hotel has been leased to Messrs. Tufts, Carhari, Ferguson & Griffen, of Camden, for $12,000 a year.  Source:  LITTLE ROCK DAILY REPUBLICAN, Sept. 2, 1873, contributed by Frances Cooley.

--A cloudburst in the Ozarks caused a flood which swept ten feet deep through the streets of Hot Springs, causing damage estimated at $2,000,000.  Source:  Source: TIME Magazine, May 28, 1923, The States:  Arkansas.

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