The Van Buren press., 1893-09-02

Cant Allen has rented the noeha,, -.
the Canning Factory is shipping canned ooods
right along. '1 soo"'
Ira Casey has position at Wagner. / r az
express agent ~
A. r Miles and Warner Moore were at Fort
Smith Monday. WV
Election to-day. Let every legal voter in the
county cast his vote.
Where oh! where, Is our city hall that was to
have been built SO long ago. ~
Tho young people had pleasant dance Mt tho
new Movers brick Tuesday night
MISS Anna Edmiston returned Saturday from
an extended visit at Leavensworth, Kan
Ed ID. T. Hardin was in the city Wednesday
anu preached at the Baptist church at night
The School Board is having a great deal of
repairing done on the colored school property,
several Van Buren people were ut Concord
Sunday attending the Sunday school conyen.
tion.
Dr. X. W. Phillips. of Jenson, l. IT,, was in the
CITY Monday. He called on the Press while
here.
Mrs. Kramer, of Van Buren,, is visiting her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Riddell.- -sprinpdale
News.
.. H. Evans was nominated for Circuit Judge
me vote VIII be found In another column of
the PRESS.
W. .. Mcdowell and Thos. Waller, employees of
the Water Co., spent Wednesday fishing on
Lees Creek.
Mrs.. ]. G. Furguson and daughter went to
stanley l. I. last week to visit her daughter,
Mrs W. ]. Kerr
G. J. Murta has three attractions for Van Blu.
rem play goers for September. The first date is
for the 18th.
When you need good job work at reasonable
prices call at the PRESS Office. We never fail to
give satisfaction.
Com. Vincenheller sends encouraging reports
from Chicago in regard to Arkansas fruit. Ar
kansas is always ahead.
Our Immense stock of new and
modern styled Furniture and CARPETS
are arriving daily.
l7-4t. C. J. MURTA & Co.
There is cleaning and painting being done on
the High School ground and buildings, prepara.
tory to the openi ng of the schools.
Mr. zeb Taylor is the happy father of bounc-
ing boy, who made his appearance Monday
morning. Mother and child doing WELL
Cotton picking has begun south of us and in
ashort time the farmers around Van Buren, will
be busy taking care of the "fieecy staple"
Mrs. G. Scott Master Drennen, and Miss
Clara B. Emo. returned from the White city to.
day. They were delighted with its wonders
NJ. A. Merritt brakeman on the x. & A. v.
Road was struck by the switch engine in the Mo.
Pa. yards and slightly injured Monday night
Rev. Beauchamp will begin protracted meet
ing at the Baptist church tomorrow. He will
be assisted by Rev. slaughter of Eureka Springs.
J. NJ. Catron, formerly of the firm of Hays &
cstron, druggist Of this place, has position at
Fort Smith in the Wholesale drug house of
Schaap l. Co.
We are agents for the Fish, Old
Hickory and Moline wagons.
l7-4t. G. J. MURTA & Co.
The Y. p. S. c. L, and Epworth League, ofthe
TT. Smith District, will hold their annual con-
vention in Van Buren, on the third Sunday in
this month-Scpt. "a.
An addition is being erected in the rear of
rooms In the new smith-Wallace block that are
to be occupied by the Grand Restaurant The
addition is to be used as a kitchen
The working hours at the Mo- Pa. Machine
shop has been changed again. They still put
In but hours but begin nalf an hour earlier at
noon than they did before the change.