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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11
Crawford County BrindletaiI immigration
Society.

The Immigration (abortive) Society
organized some four or five months
since, under the auspices of II few strik-
ers Of the Argus office, does not seem to
have made much progress. The Argus
editors who have been nursing the thing
along, expecting to gather in the half
dollars Of its members, now cry out af-
ter this fashion:
There are good many of the " sneak
off and go TO bed - kind in this county.
Our immigration Society had a lot Of
pamphlets printed descriptive OF the
county, for circulation abroad. These
pamphlets have never been paid for.
Each member Of the Society is, by the
Constitution, required TO pay into the
treasury Of the Society, Fifty cents, for
the payment of this bill. Up to the
present time but few have paid their
dues, although il should have been paid
by the LIST of September. Come up
"be men or mice, and pay your Fifty
cents, and don't "sneak off home and 60
to bed" until you have paid it. The
books are now open, and let every man
come forward and settle up. Payments
can be made to Mr.. Geo. Wood, Sccrcta-
ry, to Judge Chaplin, or to the local edit
or of this paper.
We had some curiosity to know who
it is that leads these "men or mice " and
hunted up one of the pamphlets, purport-
ing to be a descriptive circular OF tho
county, but more an advertising dodge
OF the Argus office, and found
II. F. Thomson, President.
Jas. A. Loekhart, Vice President.
George Wood, Secretary
]. G. Chaplin,
Geo. c. Thaycr
D. G. Williams, Treasurer.
We have no means of knowing who
are the members of the Society other
than the above, nor have we any knowl-
edge which are "alen or which "mice
among the officers of this Society.
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WHAT A DRUMMER HAS TO SAY,
NEW York, Sept. ., 1877.


J. S. DuHIIAM
DEAR SlR-On my last tour of Ar
kansas, failed to reach your town, hav-
ing to return from Little Rock, where |
fell in with VI. Lynch Of Van Buren, on
his way to New York city to buy goods
and we have been together since. How
could your town afford to let d. {. WIZ
Jams and M. Lynch leave at the same
time q heard Of d. c. being at Little
Rock, but did not sec him | suppose
Judge Neal and SHIRLEY can hold the
fort &" until they get back. Lynch is said
to be a good buyer, and your people may
look for bargains when he gets back.
They complain terribly of hard times
here. This season of the year, general
ly, the city is crowded with merchants
buying goods; but as yet thore are very
few buyers. No one from your section
but Frank Parl, Of Fort Smith and NJ.
Lynch, and both will, now they are away
from home, have to have frolicll before
they get down to buying goods.
| dropped in at "Boggy's" house but
he was not at home. ! intend to tell
him that if you do not hear from him
soon, yourself and old. Judge Wheeler
will call a Press Convention and have
him taboood.
Pho very finest crops saw anywhere
were in your State. What magnificent
country Arkansas is but | fear your
people do not appreciate it. As a whole
The people Of Arkansas are better off to-
day and have less destitution,a among them
than any State, North. One great want
of Arkansas is go9a Stock. All the way
from Memphis, east, you find magnificent
stock; small farms, with from four to six
fat bccves of their own raising, which
they sell at from $50 to SIS each they
cost them very little, and your farmers
could raise them much cheaper.
Crawford County, | believe, is well
adapted to raise Tobacco, if your farmers
would engage in it to u limited extent,
and pay proper attention to it; it would
diversity their crops and would undoubt-
edly pay. They are raising largely OF
tobacco in Pennsylvania and noticed
that they are now cutting the crop, and
have another crop coming on, being
planted sometime ago between the rows
of the first crop, thus making two crops
on same ground. The wheat in this sec
ton is nearly all sowed and some Of it
up. Their wheat land is in fine eondi-
ton and all enriched with either stable
manure or lime; they use a good deal of
the latter article. Very few Of the farms
here contain more than forty acres, and
yet they live in fine houses and have
barns, that cost from five to ten thousand
dollars. Your farmer thinks he must
have forty acres for Il calf lot What |
have not written | will tell you when l
see you this Fall, enrolled as q
DRUMMER.
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Instead of asking the blessing on sit
ting down at the table, family up town
have for years been following the custom
of repeating verses from the bible, each
person repeating one, commencing with
the head of the family. A few days since
a young man in the family brought up
to dinner with him friend who was not
aware OF the custom and was ready at all
times to get in word Of merriment.
When they sat down at the table the
the young friend was placed next to the
head of the family, who began to worship
by repeating: "The love of money is
the root Of all evil The friend took it
that the remark was made to him, and
replied by. "Well, pass along the root"
A sensation all around.
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Notice..

rs hereby given that at the July Term, of
l. the Probate Court of Crawford County,
the following Executors. Administrators and
Guardians, filed their accounts for settle
mcnt. to wit:
B. J, Brown, admir- of r. p. Perkin est.
John O'Brien, admir- of Margaret Young est.
Jesse Turner, admir- OF W. w. Woosey est
Jesse Turner, admir- of VIM. Wilson est.
J. Brown, ext, G. Hayes, ext'x of Samuel
M, Hays est.
John S. Brodc, w. H. II. SHIRLEY, ext of
Hiram Brodie est.
II. Cabe Howell, ext Amasa Howell est.
James NJ, Hatley, guard Cynthia Sherman.
Calvin Phelps guard Ollie |. Phelps.
" Reuben II. Phelps,
Jno, f. Bushmire. guard G. Il. Eichman.
J. +, Eichman.
Henrietta Winkler
p. Iaden, guard Richard Morton.
). j. Warren, guard Mary l.. Edwards,
i" Ollie NJ. Edwards.
Therefore, all persons interested in the set
ttiemcnt above accounts are called upon
come forward and file exceptions, If any
they have, on or before the second dav of the
next term of said court, for said county. or
they will beforever barred from excepting
to snch accounts or any item thereof.
Witness my hand and official seal.
Isl this 4th day of August 1877.
ED. A. SCOTT, Clerk.
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kTAta meeting of cx- Federal and OK
Confederate soldiers, held in Cincinnati,
on the 5th, the question of holding a
grand reunion of tho members of both
armies in that city next year was dis,
cpssed, and an initiative was taken by
the appointment of Committee on Or.
ganization, consisting Of thirteen Union
and twelve Confederates, to arrange fol-
State organizations throughout the coun.
try, and a similarly mixed committee OF
ten to visit Marietta, Ohio. and Invite the
cooperation Of the ex-soldiers now gath
ering there.
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Gen. Hill at his Post.

The Fayetteville Sentinel of the 9th
announces the hattering reception Of
this distinguished gentleman and soldier
as follows:
Gen. d. A. Hill, the new President of
the A. |. U. was serenaded last Satur-
day night, at the Mountain House, by the
Fayetteville eornet band. A large num-
Der Of citizens were in attendance. Af-
ter the band had played several pieces
in their best style, Gen. Hill made his
appearance upon the balcony, and was
cordially received. Col. /. NJ. Partridge,
of the Sentinel, on behalf of the citizens,
welcomed Gen. Hill to our town in few
remarks and introduced him to the aud
fence. Gen. Hill responded in speech
Of some twenty minutes length, replete
with sound advice to the young men and
admirable hints to the older heads. His
remarks upon the subject of education,
and particularly the necessity and duty
of encouraging industrial and scientific
schools in the southern states, were most
happy and woll-timed. The entire speech
was entertaining and appropriate and was
listened to with marked attention
throughout At its close he was loudly
applauded. The band discoursed sever
al other iavoritc pieces, when the crowd
dispersed.
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Agricultural and Mechanical Association

Pursuant to cali Of the President Il
meeting OF the Crawford County Agri-
cultural and Mechanical Association was
held Sept. 5th. President l.. c. White
in the Chair, explained the object of the
meeting. After considerable discussion
on the questions before the meeting, q
motion was made to dispose Of the Fair
Grounds at public sale which was after
wards withdrawn, and it was determined
by reason of not having quorum or
majority of stockholders present, to take
no action at this time. On motion a
committee of five was appointed to see
the stockholders, explain the object OF
next meeting, request their attendance
at same, and in case they cannot attend,
to provide their proxies to be used ut
said meeting. On motion the meeting
adjourned to Saturday next.
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BANNER PRESENTATION.

Thursday last being the day named for
the presentation by the citizens Of Van
Buren, to the citizens of Jasper township
of the Banner, complimentary OF the
unanimous vote by that thownship cast
in favor of Van Buren, as the location for
the County Seat, quite a number OF the
citizens, ladies' and gentlemen, of Van
Btren proceeded to Arllloe, the place
designated for a picnic and the reception
and there met some four or five hundred
of 'Jasper's citizens, men, women and
children. About II o'clock the formal
exercises of the dayswere opened with
music from the Van Buren, Cornet Band.
The Banner was then presented by Hon.
Jesse Turner in behalf of Van Buren,,
with an appropriate address, and Berlle-
ley Neal, Esq, responding in behalf of
the people of Jasper. After which Hon.
Granville Wilcox addressed the audience
in short, but very pointed speech, con
ciliatory OF the troubles and disscntions
in the township. Then came the good
part of the programme, which was the
opening of the baskets and spreading of
the feast. Every one present feasted
bountefully and was happy, and passed
off the afternoon in social chat and mer-
ny dance. AS the day closed all wended
their way to their homes, we'll pleased
with the manner in which they had
epopt thn 1ay n ,.lylOn
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11

By" Tho two-feet gauge railroad be-
tween Billericr and Bedford, Mass, is
making good process, and will soon be
finished. The passenger ears, now build
ing at I.aconia, n. H., will be decided
novelty, as they will have q row of sin.
gle seats on each side. The road is
eight and one-half miles long, and will
cost about $4,000, Or less than $4,000
per mile, being only ono-eight the cost
Of the ordinry railways.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11

rD-1t is evident, says the st. Louis
Republican, that there is an overwhelm-
ing majority of the people in favor Of Il
repeal OF the Sherman-Hoopcr act of
1873 denometizing silver, and restora-
ton of the coinage of silver dollars. Ev-
en- the Pennsylvania Republicans in then
state convention declare for it in en-
phatic language, and so do the Massa-
chusetts grcenbackcrs. The Pcnnsylva
MIA Republicans demand ga return to
the free and unrestraincd coinage of the
dollar of l79S and its restoration to the
the position it held as legal tender dur
ing eighty years of our national oxis-
tence." This covers the ground we'll
and is much better than the halfand-half
resolution written by Mr.. Garfield and
put into the Ohio Republican platform.
There is no party division in the West
on this question; the people are almost
unanimously in favor of silver dollars
and of measuring all debts by them and
the next congress will fail to do its duty
if they do not repeal the act Of 1873 so
promptly and determinedly as to make
Secretary Sherman's head swim.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11

Eg- OF all men the regulators are the
most unfair. They arrogate to them
selves all honesty and patroism, and
impute to their opponents all manner of
corruption. They tell US that they are
entirely sincere and honest in all they
say, and that the man who is opposed to
reputation is in the pay of the bond.
holder This is bosh of very bosh, and
every citizen will sooner or later know
it.-Lewisburg State.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11

sTUpon Investigation by Special
Agent of the Post Office Department the
Bond of the Postmaster at Baton Rouge,
la. is found to be fictitious, no such
persons as the pretended sureties being
an existence. The Postmaster and Uni
ted States Commissioner, who certified
TO the correctness, and fixed their sigma
lures thereto, have been arrested and a
new Postmaster appointed.
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Road N office:

NOTICE is hereby given that an applies
~ ton will be made to the Honorable Co.
Court of the County of Crawford, at the next
October term thereof, for the viewing and
laying out of new county road, commence
ing at the southeast corner OF Sec. IA Town
s, Range 81, and running thence due west on
the section lines until it intersects the road
running north from Suttlemyer Ferry; and
commencing on said road near the North
east corner of 5 f of N W a of Sec l6,
and running thence in a westerly direction
on the second bank of Flat Rock Creek, cross
ing said creek near the center of the T. i.
n Wa of Sec. II, and then in north westerly
direction by the most practicable route until
it intersects the county road leading from the
town of Van Buren, to the mouth of Flat
Rock Creek
J.. c. SOUTHMAYD.
ClIAS. T. WARD,
and other petitioners.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11

lspThe State Fair at Little Rock this
Fall is Il sure thing. There seems to be
Il general uprising all over the State to
make ii a success and worthy Of the great
State of Arkansas. Now is the time to
bring in and save your best specimens II
fruit, Peaches, Pears, Apples &c. We
would suggest Mr.. SAM MARTIN as n pro.
Der person to receive and take charge OF
the specimen products OF this County to
send forward to the Fair.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11
BRIDGE MEETING,

A meeting of the citizens Of Van Blu
rem, was held pursuant to public notice,
on Saturday last, at the County Clerk $
room. Hon. Jesse Turner, President of
the Van Buren, and Fort Smith Bridge
Company, called the meeting to order
and Mayor John B. Ogden was appoint
ed Secretary. The object Of the meet
ing was explained by the President of
the company, and set forth its import
ance and advantage to Van Buren, in an
able manner. W. l.. Taylor, ESD, being
called upon addressed the meeting, show
ing the Importance of constructing the
contemplated bridge to the citizens of
Northwestern Arkansas, and particular
ly to Crawford County. Between three
and four thousand dollars was subscribed
for bonds in said company, and a com
mittee appointed to solicit subscriptions
Onr citizens will not very soon, have
such an other opportunity offered to ad-
vance the busidess of the town of Van
Buren,, and we hope to see them come
up promptly and literally with subserip-
tons.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11

Esiy" During the recent illness of Mr..
Carey, telegraph operat or at Martins
vile, Miss. the office was managed entire
ly by Mary Short who is only ten years
old. She sent messages and trains, and
received orders for conductors from the
the train .dcspatcher's Office without hes
itation or delay.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11

pJ-We have received at the hands OF
Messrs. Blackburn and Story, publishers,
Hope, Ark, Il copy ola pamphlet contain
ing % pages, setting forth the commercial
importance, resources, advantages and at
fractions of ithc town ofIIope in Hemp
stead County. The work is very credita-
BILE to the publishers and is in marked
contrast to the short-sightcd and contemp.
tible spirit shown by the Office of the So
called immigration society of this county.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11

ET Orders have already been issued
for the apprehension of some of the prin-
cipal agitators among the Indians in the
disturbed regions of the West, with n
view Of placing them in confinement in
Florida, a practice which has proved effc-
tive in quelling disorders among the In
dians in the Indian territory and else
where.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11

A promising youth of only seven sum.
mers, who had been accused of not
always telling the truth, cross. examined
his father. "Fathcr, did you use to lie
when you were boy p "No my SON."
said the paternal. who evidently did not
recall the past with any dislinctncss.
Nor mother, eithers" persisted the
young lawyer. mo, but why? ooh,
because | don't see how two people who
never told lie could have boy that
tells as many as do"
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HARMONY COUNCIL II. II.



WHEREAS, it has pleased the Grand Ruler
of the Universe to remove from this life our
beloved Brother. b. i. HINKLE, Therefore.
Received, that in the death of Bro. Hinkle
this Society has lost and earnest and faithful
temperance advocate; one always ready to
do all his power to increase the usefulness of
the Society and to add to the comfort and
happiness of the members.
Resolved. That to his bereavcd family we
tender our HEARTFELT sympathies and mourn
with them our irrepatabe loss.
Resolved. That the regalia of the Council
be draped in mourning for thirty days, and
that these resolutions be spread upon the re-
cord and copy furnished the family of our
deceased brother and also to the city papers
for publication.
NJ. w. BREWERY,
SIDNEY PERSoT, Com.
w. II. II. SHIRLEY.
Van Buren,, Sept. 4. 1877.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11

sa~ A prisoner for life in the pcnitcn-
tary at Michigan City has serv ed nine
and a halfyears, during which he has
made 9,3l2 large lard tiorces. his task
was 1000 for the State, leading his task,
for which he received IS cents each as
nm average securing to him for oyerwork
Si16.16.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11

pD~Justicc Bradley in letter in the
M. Advertiser denies the Suns charg-
cs throughout, He says he did not read
or express an opinion. There was no
discussion or calls. They decided the
electoral vote honestly and free from po-
litical or other cxtraneous considerations.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11

Eg- A lady at Il country house recent
ly fled the shower bath with ink, and
blotted out one Of her acquaintances by
the proceeding He said she might have
blackened his character with IMMUNITY,
but the person she should have rcspec-
ted
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ES' The Rev. d. ~ Bently of Nor
wich Connecticut, who is ninety two years
old, has preached nearly seventy-fve
years, having married 500 couples and
OBLIGATED at 5000 funerals but has never
received any remuneration for preaching
or burying the dead.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11

ETA Memphis dispatch of the 3D.
says: The army worm has appeared in
large numbers in DeSoto County, Miss. +,
Fayette County, Tenn. and Leo County
Ark. and serious damage to the cotton
crop is feared.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11

s9" Dick Tompson isrcported to have
assured Key, with true nautical candor,
than ifhe had been properly ballasted
he would not have keeled over so far 10
the north ard.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11

EJThc Woodruff County Videttc, is
q new paper on our table. Edited by
J. P. House Esq. and published by J.
W. Pam. 1t is scven-column paper,
well executed, and edited with ability.
We wish il success.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11

fsg"We congratulate the Little Rock
Gazette on being permanently settled in
their Office. The Gazette has strong
hold on the people and is adding to its
strength every day.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11

Bag Irene A. V. House, who murdered
her husband, Orson A. House, the New
York divorce lawyer. was released from
the State asylum for lunates in Trenton
yesterday. She has completely recov-
cred.
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Administrators Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that letters of
! administration have been this day grant
ed to the Undersigned upon the estate of A.
NJ, Callahan, deceased. by the Honorable
Court OF Crawford County. All persons hay-
ing claims against the Estate of said deceas-
ed are notified to exhibit the same to him ms
such administrator, properly AUTHENTICATED
Witillh one year from this date or they may
De Preeiuded from any benefits in said estate );
anu ~ II sueh claims are not so presented with
in two years from this date, thew will he for
ever barred and precluded from. any benefit
in said estate.
All parties indebted to said Estate. veil,
come forward and settle.
C. II. CONRADT, Administrator
OF Estate of A. Nj. Callahan, decd
Van Buren,, Ark, July 8, 1877.
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fIrSimcon Garnett, the negro who
committed rape on the person of Mrs.
Perry kingsey, wife of farmer near
Oxford, O., on Saturday last, was taken
ont of jail on the 3D. and shot dead by u
mob
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11

EE don't think Mr.. Conkling will
break, openly, with the president, unless
Mr.. Hayes gives him occasion to do So.
The removal OF Mr.. Cornell would furnish
such al occasion -Thurlow Weed
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11

RE- A dispatch from the Health OIL
Ger of Fernando Fla, acknowledges that
the sickness in that city is yellow fever
All vessels and trains from that city will
be quarantined.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11

baTThc political pot will soon be boil
ing again. Vermont, California and
Maine hold elections on the 4tb, 9Th and
10th Of October, respectively.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11

~ 1t is said that when politicians
I. bury the hatchet,' they leave the han
die sticking out just alittle, so that it
could be easili grabbed if found neces-
sary.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11

f9~The South Wester Press amour
ces the death Of Capt. r. A. Carrigan,
of Washington, on the 30th ult.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11

Aa~Pars dispatches announce the
death OF cx- President Theirs on the owe
ming of the 4th inst.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11

tNrEx-Gov. Hendricks was expected
to start from Liverpool on the Sth, on
his way home.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11

Every man who is hung for some
brutea!ism always says he is sure to 60
to heaven. We suppose he ropes in.
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Notice.

' VIE stockholders of the Crawford County
l. Agricultural and Mechanical Association
are hereby notified that there will be meet
ing of the Stockholders Of said Association,
in Van Buren,. on Wednesday. the 9TH day ot
Sept. 1877. Each Stohkoder is urged to be
present for the consideration of important
business.
/. G. WHITE, President.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11

p~Kcnneth Rainor, Solicitor OF the
Treasury, was fined $50 for assanltng
Soteldo, editor of the National Republi-
can,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-09-11

IW Returns from the California cleo.
tor come in slowly, but every appear
ance indicates q democratic victory.