The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25
10. O. II.

sCRAWFoRD LODGE, No 6, of ODD FELLOWS,
The Joplin News says that the extension
of the Joplin railroad to Van Buren will
make Joplin the gateway to Arkansas and
the south.
Goods are sold cheaper at Van Buren
than at any other point in Western Arkansas
( because our merchants purchase their goods
q at the very lowest figures, and sell for small
"A profits. The solveney of Van Ruren mer-
chants has always been proverbial.
Crawford county scrip sells from 50 to IS
cents.
-~Mcssrs. Adams 4 Anderson have, we learn
y cold their planning and sawmill to Messrs.
Woolf Browning, who will continue the bu-
: siness, open a lumber-yard, and do a general
building business. The new firm will move
n their machinery to the street facing the rail
road so that they can load and unload right
4 from the cars.
The Governor, as will be seen, by refer
ring to our advertising columns, has offered a
y reward of 5000 for the arrest of Pink Dean
charged with shooting VIM. Fried.
We are indebted to the popular Wash.
v Floyd, of the Marlin Speed, for late papers
Our old friend, Wheeler, of the Indepen.
dent has got down to Wash. Bradburys BAN
Fl mana -navored cider. The end is near.
Services at the NJ E church South, to-
morrow morning and night by the pastor
Rev. Mr. Kagler.
a For the last year, claims were preferred
from Arkansas, before the Southern Claim
commissioner in number ia, and amount
claimed, S272,l67,45, of which 50 claims
amounting to S2S.73l,l7 were allowed
% The reported killing of Walter Johnson
Aat Sherman, Texas, in our last, turns out not
80 haSe any foundation; but rather, Oh the
sSOther hand, there seems to have been birth
In the family instead of a death. letter to
Mrs. Johnson's sister, by Mr.. johnson, him
self, dated, on the 10Th, announces the arrival
'4aof Il fine boy in the family. We are glad to
know the situation has changed, since our
last paper, and that Mr. Johnson is alive and
whooping over the event of big boy.
III John Fritz, after feasting on husks" for
"a year, " shakes the dust" of Alma from his
feet, and returns to Van Buren, and will be
found at his old quarters with the Miller
+Bros.
# The railroad incline and transfer boat
work to a charm. All of the Fort Smith
freight is crossed over to South Van Buren-a
new station established on the other side of
the river-and from there taken, by wagon, to
Fort Smith district. a mile of track is laid
scu the other eide of the river, and with good
N Gather for week, the cars will be whist
ling into Fort Smith.
# Mr.. J.J. Pickett, well-known pih2o- tii'
Ier in this part of the state, was in to see IT,.
fhc first of the week. He now represents the
music house Of n G. Hollcnbcyg, Memphis.
s# Without the consent of any one, Bro.
Harvey stepped OH to Dardanellc, Thursday
aud grabbed one of the first ladies of that
town, and brought her to Van Buren,, Friday
evening, on the train, we wish them all the
happiness imaginable.
IA Mr.. John Lauderbaek has charge of the
transf of the mails and passengers to Fort
Smith, while Van Buren Is the terminus.
dwelling houses are in demand in Van
DuiNi db lIts tiuic, anu IL NDuiu lltJ sOHlC
pne to erect few nice cottages for rent.
The turn-table Is completed aud whirlcd
the engine, this morning.
The new and elegant steamer, Marlin
Speed, the old reliable Capt. Rees Pritchard,
IN command, and Mr., q. Wash. Floyd in the
olce, and Capt JEFF. Baldwin at the wheel,
arrived. Friday morning from Memphis, and
returnng, left this morning for Little Rock
aud the mouth of the river. 1t is understood
That the Speed and Maumelie will form line
Of boats TO run regularly between here and
the mouth Of the river