The Van Buren press., 1876-04-04
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Il as complete as any mill in the State. Wha
old man Hayman don't know about milling
Ia not worth knowing. and with his facilities
oual can make as COED Flour. Try him and
see what he will do for you.
MIR. c. f. Isham, our local, has gone to
Ozark to see his--brother-i law.
DR. Is Shibley and wife Of Rosevlle
and his mother, left on the Maumelle. The
Doctors motheris is in poor health and change
its hoped will be beneficial.
Col. J. E. Cravens left for home Thursday
on the boat.
A. Wallace Ward left on the Maumelle
Tor St. Louis. Goes for Spring goods.
The inhibition of" Scorpion broth in our
town seems to be on the decline, as there has
not been so many drunks before the mayor
this week. as usual; and landlord Stamps com
plains that his hotel is not doing so thriving
81 business as it has been.
Rain all day Friday.
Capt, J. c. Wright has been relieved from
dn.y on the grand jury. on account OF sick
ness
One Ben Mooney. from the bottom, near
Gen. Burrows, being possessed of an extra
warlike spirit. went to the dramatic perfor-
NANCE Thursday night with a pistol in his
boot leg and subsequently, at another place,
proceeded to fire 1t off for the amusement Of
all concerned. Officers Houck and Brodir.
gave him free nights lodging in the calaboSe
and the next day he was fined fifty dollars and
trimmings by justice W. Alexander.
- IL l~,s 1,
of salt Friday night in the river, by having
his team back off of the levee. The salt be-
longed to VIM Whitfield Il Go and of course
will be a total loss. 1T is siippos, d the wagon
will be found when the river falls.
Thursday yht the calareh NJ F. Church
gave Supper in their church building to
raise funds for repairing their property. The
supper table was loaded with good things and
was crowded with guests. After supper
large number adjourned to the Grangers Hall,
and danced until morning. Financially the
affair was Il success.
Minnie Thurston of Evansville, was in
town yesterday.
tB-We hope the very best man will be vo-
ted for to-day
-NeXb salHTUay CNafteN ElSon VIII give
Woolf another turn with his running horses
Sportsmen will take notice and ride few
miles below town on Saturday and see the
fun
Capt. G. Wright, a member the grand
jury. was quite sick for a day or two last
week.
Grading on the Railroad between town
and Lees Creek. will be finished this week.
Col, J. P King is up from Mulberry.
Fay cite Locke Of Alma was in town yes
terday.
tE-It ia pretty definitely settled, that the
man found killed on Lees Creek d re-
ported in our last paper, was named Andy
Connolly, and that two Indians committed the
murder. The case Is under investigation be-
fore the grand jury.
Hon. G. +. Tobey, editor ofthe Arkansas
State Grange, was in town Monday night in
company with Col Smcdley the National
Grange Lecturer. We did not have the pleas
are Of meeting him.
DIR. Wright is organizing a corps of ANA
tcur singers, which he facetiouslv denomi-
mates the 4" Parepa- Rosa Glee Club" Partic-
ulars in our next.
The mails for the last few days have been
water soaked.
Great progress being made on the rail-
road
Col J. A. Lockhart had his fine stallion
and his fine Durham bull in town, Tuesday.
He put them on the scales, and the bull
only years old. weighed l42O pounds, and
the stallion 1850. The colonel is paying more
attention to blooded stock than any other
man in the county,
The weather has prevented farmers from
doing much.
Some considerable talk about the site Of
the railroad depot.
vegetation very backward, because Of
cold weather
I'VE are pleased to know that Mrs. Ada
Decherd and Miss Ollie Phelps In connect ion.
will soon open fine stock of millinery goods
in Van Buren,.
Efforts arc being made to organize the
brass band.
A little boy whose conduct made his
mother say that she feared he di not
pray, replied; "Yes, do; l pray ev
cry night that God will make you and pa
like my ways better"