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26-633: Doolin was born in 1858 in Johnson County, Arkansas , to Michael Doolin and the former Artemina Beller. Doolin left home in 1881 to become a cowboy in Indian Territory , where he worked for cattleman Oscar Halsell, a Texas native. During this time, Doolin worked with other cowboy and outlaw names of the day, including George Newcomb (known as "Bitter Creek"), Charley Pierce , Bill Power, Dick Broadwell, Bill "Tulsa Jack" Blake, Dan "Dynamite Dick" Clifton , Billie "Little Bill" Raidler and

52-480: A female householder with no husband present, and 28.60% were non-families. 24.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.01. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.20% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

78-477: A flux", with rheum meaning bodily fluids, i.e., any discharge of blood or bodily fluid. Before the 17th century , the joint pain which was thought to be caused by viscous humours seeping into the joints was always referred to as gout , a word adopted in Middle English from Old French gote "a drop; the gout, rheumatism". The English term rheumatism in the current sense has been in use since

104-469: A total area of 683 square miles (1,770 km ), of which 660 square miles (1,700 km ) is land and 23 square miles (60 km ) (3.4%) is water. As of the 2000 census , there were 22,781 people, 8,738 households, and 6,238 families residing in the county. The population density was 34 people per square mile (13 people/km ). There were 9,926 housing units at an average density of 15 units per square mile (5.8 units/km ). The racial makeup of

130-518: A train near Cimarron, Kansas . During a shootout with lawmen, Doolin was shot and seriously wounded in the foot. He retreated to Ingalls. On September 1, 1893, 14 deputy U.S. marshals entered Ingalls to apprehend the gang. The armed confrontation became known as the Battle of Ingalls . During the shootout, three marshals and two bystanders were killed, one bystander was wounded, three of the gang members were wounded, and gang member "Arkansas Tom Jones"

156-462: Is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas . As of the 2020 census , the population was 25,749. The county seat is Clarksville . Johnson County is Arkansas's 30th county, formed on November 16, 1833, from a portion of Pope County and named for Benjamin Johnson , a Territorial Judge. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has

182-521: Is often a case of eliminating other conditions before getting a correct diagnosis. Initial therapy of the major rheumatological diseases is with analgesics , such as paracetamol and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Steroids, especially glucocorticoids , and stronger analgesics are often required for more severe cases. The term rheumatism stems from the Late Latin rheumatismus , ultimately from Greek ῥευματίζομαι "to suffer from

208-558: Is used in MeSH to refer to connective tissue disorders . The branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of rheumatism is called rheumatology . Many rheumatic disorders of chronic, intermittent pain (including joint pain , neck pain or back pain ) have historically been caused by infectious diseases. Their etiology was unknown until the 20th century and not treatable. Postinfectious arthritis, also known as reactive arthritis , and rheumatic fever are other examples. In

234-502: Is within one or more townships in an Arkansas county based on census maps and publications. The townships of Johnson County are listed below; listed in parentheses are the cities, towns, and/or census-designated places that are fully or partially inside the township. 35°33′N 93°28′W  /  35.550°N 93.467°W  / 35.550; -93.467 Rheumatism Rheumatism or rheumatic disorders are conditions causing chronic, often intermittent pain affecting

260-467: The joints or connective tissue . Rheumatism does not designate any specific disorder, but covers at least 200 different conditions, including arthritis and "non-articular rheumatism", also known as "regional pain syndrome" or "soft tissue rheumatism". There is a close overlap between the term soft tissue disorder and rheumatism. Sometimes the term "soft tissue rheumatic disorders" is used to describe these conditions. The term "Rheumatic Diseases"

286-537: The poverty line , including 19.60% of those under age 18 and 15.30% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 25,749 people and 9,792 households in the county. Over the past few election cycles, Johnson County has trended heavily toward the GOP. The last Democratic presidential candidate to carry this county was Arkansas native Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996. Townships in Arkansas are

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312-659: The Dalton Gang tried to rob two banks simultaneously in Coffeyville. It was an utter failure. Coffeyville residents and lawmen rallied in a shootout against the outlaws, resulting in four of the five gang members being killed. Emmett Dalton was captured and convicted at trial, and imprisoned. Historians have speculated that a sixth gang member was in town, holding the horses in an alley, and escaped. The sixth man has never been identified. Some speculate that he may have been Bill Doolin. In late 1892, Doolin formed his own gang,

338-600: The United States, major rheumatic disorders are divided into 10 major categories based on the nomenclature and classification proposed by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) in 1983. Blood and urine tests will measure levels of creatinine and uric acid to determine kidney function, an elevation of the ESR and CRP is possible. After a purine-restricted diet, another urine test will help determine whether

364-557: The Wild Bunch. On November 1, 1892, the gang robbed a bank in Spearville, Kansas . After the robbery, the gang fled with gang member Oliver Yantis to Oklahoma Territory, where they hid out at the house of Yantis's sister. Less than a month later, the gang was tracked to that location. In a shootout, Yantis was killed, but the rest of the gang escaped. Two teenaged girls, known as Little Britches and Cattle Annie , also followed

390-467: The better-known Emmett Dalton . Doolin's first encounter with the law came on July 4, 1891, in Coffeyville in southeastern Kansas. Doolin and some friends were drunk in public, and lawmen attempted to confiscate their alcohol. A shootout ensued, and two of the lawmen were wounded. Doolin escaped capture by fleeing. Shortly thereafter, Doolin became a member of the Dalton Gang. On October 5, 1892,

416-414: The body is producing too much uric acid or the body isn't excreting enough uric acid. Rheumatoid factor may be present, especially in the group that is likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis . A fine needle is used to draw fluid from a joint to determine if there is any build-up of fluid. The presence of uric acid crystals in the fluid would indicate gout. In many cases there may be no specific test, and it

442-417: The county was 93.69% White , 1.37% Black or African American , 0.62% Native American , 0.25% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 2.62% from other races , and 1.43% from two or more races. 6.70% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 8,738 households, out of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were married couples living together, 9.50% had

468-539: The divisions of a county. Each township includes unincorporated areas; some may have incorporated cities or towns within part of their boundaries. Arkansas townships have limited purposes in modern times. However, the United States census does list Arkansas population based on townships (sometimes referred to as "county subdivisions" or "minor civil divisions"). Townships are also of value for historical purposes in terms of genealogical research. Each town or city

494-524: The end of 1898, all but one of the remaining former Wild Bunch gang were dead, having been killed in various shootouts with lawmen. Heck Thomas had tracked most of them; the remainder were tracked down and eliminated by lawmen Madsen and Tilghman, or other posses . The only survivor of the Wild Bunch was "Little Bill" Raidler (aka Radler) who had been shot and captured by Tilghman in Osage territory near Caney Creek on September 6, 1895. Little Billie had split from

520-712: The gang after the Rock Island robbery near Dover. Near death, Billie was nursed back to health and stood trial in Kingfisher, Ok. He was permanently crippled, but sent to the Ohio Penitentiary near Columbus. He was released for poor health in 1892 and returned to western Oklahoma where he married his girlfriend, Blanch Whitenack on Nov.19, 1902 in Taloga, Oklahoma. He died an early, natural death in about 1910. Johnson County, Arkansas Johnson County

546-515: The gang as bandits. They warned the men whenever law-enforcement officers were in pursuit. Sources indicate that Doolin gave bandit Jennie Stevens her nickname of Little Britches. Following the Spearville robbery, the gang embarked on a spree of successful bank and train robberies. In March 1893, Doolin married Edith Ellsworth in Ingalls, Oklahoma . Shortly thereafter, Doolin and his gang robbed

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572-480: The outlaws' hideout. Doolin fled to New Mexico Territory , where he hid with outlaw Richard "Little Dick" West during the summer of 1895. In late 1895, Doolin and his wife hid out near Burden, Kansas . They went over the border to visit the resort community of Eureka Springs in northwestern Arkansas. There, Doolin soaked in the sulfur springs in the bathhouses; the waters relieved the rheumatism in his foot that set in after an earlier gunshot. In early 1896, Doolin

598-415: Was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.40 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 27,910, and the median income for a family was $ 33,630. Males had a median income of $ 25,779 versus $ 19,924 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 15,097. About 12.90% of families and 16.40% of the population were below

624-650: Was captured in a bathhouse by deputy marshal Bill Tilghman. Doolin escaped from jail on July 5, and took refuge with his wife in Lawson in the Oklahoma Territory. There, on August 24, Doolin was killed by a shotgun blast in a confrontation with Deputy U.S. Marshal Heck Thomas. Bill Doolin is buried next to outlaw Elmer McCurdy , in the Boot Hill section of Summit View Cemetery in Guthrie, Oklahoma . By

650-527: Was killed by U.S. marshals. Rewards were offered for the capture or death of remaining gang members, a lure that sometimes turned friends into foes to collect the money. On May 1, 1895, gang members Charlie Pierce and George "Bittercreek" Newcomb were shot and killed by bounty hunters known as the Dunn brothers . They were the older brothers of Rose Dunn , the teenaged girlfriend of Newcomb. Allegedly, she had betrayed Newcomb, but her brothers may have trailed her to

676-561: Was wounded and captured. Doolin shot and killed Deputy Marshal Richard Speed during that shootout. For a time, the Wild Bunch was the most powerful outlaw group in the Old West . Because of the relentless pursuit by the deputy marshals known as the Three Guardsmen (lawmen Bill Tilghman , Chris Madsen , and Heck Thomas ), by the end of 1894, they had either captured or killed many of the gang. In late 1894, gang member Bill Dalton

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