The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01
Seven nice pictures for one dollar at
Cooks,
The news Of the death of Hon Mat

lue news Ol tue ucall VI ilol. MA
thew Moore, last Thursday morning,
took almost every one by surprise, as
hu, very few had knowledge of his sick
ness Mr. Moore was a good citizen
aad ils filled offices of trust in the coun,
", and was elected to the Legislature to
all the vacancy occasioned by the resig
nation of Hon james Grelg, In his
neighporhood, on Lee Creek, wAere he
has lived Ills whole lifetime, he will be
missed by every one Mr.. Moore died
on his 40th birthday.
-The body of young House, drowned
81 the Foster Ford, on Lees Creek,
aDolice Of which we had in our last, was
found hy his father, not far from where
he was drowned, on Thursday morning,
last, and was brought to the cemetery at
Van ourcn, for interment, the same af
ternoon Il is satisfaction to the ia,
ther and mother and their friends that
the body was found, AS many feared that
It had been carried into the Arkansas
river, aud would never be recovered
The body had been in the water eight or
aine days.
The many friends in Van Buren of
Or. DuVal. of Fort Smith, will be pleas
ed to learn that he is able to be out
hon n
Fiidal All three of the candidates bad
thtIr sentences cammu:ed to imprisau-
ment fer life.
= Remember that you get 9 handsome
picture aad frame at Coos 5 Gallery for
Que dollar and half lake look at
them as we'll as his gems
As April showers bring forth May
flowers the showers we have had the
past ten days, ought to bring something,
for there was enough of it.
The bill allowing homestead appli
cants to make their final proof before the
clerk or judge of the county in which the
land is situate, passed by act Of Congress
was approved by the President on March
3d, 1877 This law was pat in operation
by circular letter of the Commissioner
OF the General Land Office of April 4,
1871 Parties who have resided five
arysr,e ui,sn euets 'r,s,i~-ese'' ~''s'e',' oi
whose term Of service in the United
States army or navy, added to the time
they have resided upon their homcstcads
makes FIVE years, can now make proof
here, in place Of having to attend in per
sou at the District Land Office, at Oar
dancllc. w. l. Taylor, of Van Buren,
~ prepared to take proof. and perfect
y,ur ntrees Call on him. and save time
an c.,ts 2w
~ have in type, which we regret is
er uudcd out this week the admirable
Lett OF Gov Miller to J. A Clark, Of
Bangor, Me, in answer to inquiries made
b, Clark Ii will appear in our next
Holloway u Co of New York are
"sdead beats Their medicine would
kill horse.
One day last week our Railroad De.
POI was full of freight for merchants over
the mountain. Fayetteville and other
merchants are begining.to see that this
is their best point for shipping and re
ceiviug goods.
Cook the Photographers is with rs
for few days longer 1t may be q long
time before you have such an opportuni-
ty to get good pictures.
Our young friend Fayette Locke, of
Alma, took II run up to town Saturday
might aud spent Sunday.
f-Uncle Cyrus Brown is in from the
Nation.
Let every one that can, give the La.
dies of the Memorial Association a help
ing hand, in the laudible work of prepar-
iu2 for the decoration of the graves Of
tha f;.lIyu Soldiers Thursday night
th give Nopneg aud Socnble al Gran
gei H. aud it will be weU worth the
pr nr # la ickcts 10 spend ~ hour or
tw VITA nae Ladies', to say nothing oi
III" cxc'llenj supper that will be spread
beIore them Go and take your brother