The Van Buren press., 1879-04-05
Off Overland for Colorado.

rlstS to COLORADO got OIL, to-uay. Some OF
the party 20 for pleasure some for health and
Others prS specting tor new locations to set
tie They start, wcl-iixed for the trip of
seven or eight weeks on the road. Their
route Is from here to Chetopa, Kansas |;
thence. via. Medicine Lodge, Dodge City, to
Pueblo, Col, and from thence to the mining
camps Of Illat territory The party consists
of j mrs A. Lockiurt. IL e. Goors, Thomas
Coin. Frank Adams, Frank Adams ir, W. II.
Bell james l.. Austin, George Austin, G. S.
Cunningham Darlanelle. J II. skinner and
NJ. Finley, Alma, Il. B. Creekmorc. Mart
Daniels, cook. and eight teamsters.
P.S.-It is rumored that the "boys" will
ont be able to get off until after Sunday.
Mrs. p. II. IIillyer and Miss Eta Wynne
OF Alma, have been guests of Miss Rose
williams, the past week.
TUESDAY, the 1st was tile 20th annvcr-
sary of the wedding of nr. c. f., and Mrs.
Brown They killed the fatted eaf.' and
had good time.
Mr.. j. A. Kearney. the popular station-
agent at Alma. has been transferred 10 Rus
sellyile, and G. J. Murta, comes back to Al
ma, to take his place.
Col w. J, Largen. well known to the
merchants of Arkansas. now represents the
large and well established hat house of Lind
sey, Goodbar S Co., Memphis. Col. Largen
was in Van Burcn. during the week, and
went down the road to take talk with his
old friends
B. Y. SHEPPARD. Esq of Glarksyille, is in
attendance on the circuit court Of this coun-
ty, He was elected by the bar to try cases in
which Judge Rogers was interested.
Hon d. II Crecln ore was in town. Mon
day tor the first time since his return froEl
the sitting of the legislature.
Mr.. john S. Mltlock Is Foreman. and
Col. II. 4. Meyer, Clerk of the Grand Jury.
The alarm of fire Sunday in Loglown was
caused by the burning of Il dwelling-housc,
belonging to Mr Dean, and occupied by Mr..
Burrow. The fire caught from Il spark from
the chimney. Mr. Burrow, we are sorry to
learn, lost good many articles Of household
ware, which come, hard upon him.
Sunday WAS made hideons in the neigh
bohood Of MI T. Cornelius by street
Moore and Jim Exams. Andrew got more
than he wanted.
Mrs John r. Hathaway. of Little Rock,
took short visit home, last week.
Miss Mamie Hathaway is home from n
visit to Little Rock.
We learn that the dwelling. and all its
contents belonging to Mr.. A. }. Stewart To-
Gated two miles from Alma. was destroyed
by fire, on Friday afternoon, OF last week.
Mrs Stewart was short distance from home,
when she discovered the fire. bat too late to
save anything. Even many Of Mr.. Stewart's
farming utensils were under the house and
destroyed Fire supposed to have been acci
dental.
I4s- For handsome and stylish SpRING
SUITS, AUSTIN & BOURLAND S is
the place. m 29-4w
Among the party, leaving to-day. for
Colorado, are MesSrs Adam, & Anderson,
builders ana contractors, who 90 to locate
and establish themselves in business. Both
OF them are master mechanics, and are wor-
thy of the confidence and patronage of any
Frank Adams has been settled in Van Buren
as Il contractor and builder for ten or twelve
years, and has enjoyed the confidence and cs-
TEEN Of our citizens having been successive
ly elected member of the towu-council. To
his fine taste and skill is Van Burcn indebted
for her many fine buildings in fact all the
modern dwellings are due to his architectural
skill. We feel confident that, wherever he
may choose to locate, he WILL whenever his
thorough mechanical ability is known, com
mand lucrative business Nothing but a
lack of building enterprise, causes Messrs.
Adams 4 Anderson to leave our town. and
we can do no less than to wish them that
support, in Their new location that their mcr-
its so justly deserve.
-Drs, Wynnc & Cathey, OF Alma, were up
Tuesday, W, c. and All. Bustck Ed. Steward,
and, in fact, half of Alma.
The Annual Meeting of the Temperance
Refermcrs meet in Van Buren, next Tues
day.
Maj \. s. Cabell. the energetic sheriff
Of Logan county. was in town, Monday. He
came to bring up a slow witness for the
Circuit Court.
-Quite'a number of the citizens of Fort
Smith were over, Tuesday, to attend the fu-
neral of Mr.. A. J. Gross.
Mr.. 4 Ilershaw, who has been on Il via
to his father in Texas, the past three months,
returned Friday night. He reports Texas
ovcrrun with immigration with nothing to
do, and many of the older citizens having for
the territories, He thinks this part of Ar
kansas better than any portion of Texas he
visited while away.
The Rev. c. II. Gregory. of Altus, has
consented to address the Murphy society on
Wednesday night next
Mr.. a. J. Stewart, whose building was
destroyed by fire. last week. near Alma
wishes VS. to extend to the citizens Of Van
Buren, and vicinity his heartfelt thanks for
the generous contributions made him as
token Of sympatHy in his loss. I his reliefm
the time Of need. win never, he requests us
to say. he forgotten by him.
RIVER NEWS.