The Van Buren press., 1894-06-23

~" soh -D0VOnSulr0 lows with
young calves, by J. X. P. Douglass.
Ohe mile south OF Alma. At.
Mayor J. D. Hawkins and General
ID. W. Moore went to WInslow Wed.
nesdsy for week or two.
Amzi Rankin has taken new leas 9
of life and looks pretty we'll after his
escape from the doctor's hands.
Mrs. G. G. Scott and Master Dren.
nen Scott, returned from Little Rock
Tuesday from a two weeks visit.
Mr.. Sam Hays who has been con.
fined to his house for week past is
better and will be out again in q few
days.
Mrs Jesse Wood, Harry, Jr, aud
Miss Fay Reynolds ler sister left Sat-
urday for visit with their mother at
BoOnsboro.
The first cotton bloom on our table
was from Juber Russells field on the
opposite side of the river. Juber is
Que Of the "cash birds.n
Mrs Will Woolum and children
went to Clarksville, Tuesday morning
to attend the funeral of Mr.. Frank
Pennington, relative.
Alvis Smith has purchased the resi-.
dence aud property of e. j. Murta
Consideration $500. Mr. Murta talks
of moving to Fort Smith.
Col. Boggy John son of New York,
will be with his Van Buren, friends
first of the week. Arkansas good
friend Is always welcome.
Mrs. F. r. MeKibben and Bertha,
have been visiting in Fort Smith dur.
ing the week. Two of her sister, q
children returned with her.
Mrs. G. N. Thompson, Mrs. Gran
vile Wilcox aud Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Schaurte left Thursday for Eureka
Springs to spend the summer.
DIR. o. NJ. Bourland has taken a
week off for recreation with friends
In Ozark Mountains. The Doctor IL
q hard worker aud deserves little
rest.
Frank Steward has opened up again
In the rear OF DR.. JOhnson's drug
store. He will buy and sell country
produce and feed the hungry. Frank
knows how to do 1t.
Mr.. Patton of the firm of Morgan
Patton 4 Co. announces the arrange
nleut for building the new hotel have
been completed and that work will
commence without delay.
Miss Mary Meyer, one Of the teach.
ers of the Van Buren, High School
the past year, has been elected q
teacher of the High School at For,
Smith for the coming term.
Engineer Jas. Watkins has com
menced the construction of hand
some residence near the old Lynch
gin. Judging from the foundation II
will be y substantial structure.
The new broom factory will occupy
the Merrill building just across the
track of the Mo. Pacific Railway
The machinery 10 here and active
operation will commence at once.
1
We are indebted to an esteemed
friend for o nice mess of early sweet
corn. They were not half as long as
a fence rail-but they were nice
enough to make up for the length.
Mr.. G. r. Higgins and wife, of Car.
thaxe, n. Y, are in the city Oh visit
to Mr.. and Mrs. e. w. Jones. Mr.. and
Mrs. Higgins formerly resided In ouI
city and have many friends to give
them welcome.
T. M. Harshaw had on sale the fin.
eat aud largest tomatoes, Thursday
morning, We have seen this season
They were raised by that most sue
cessful farmer, r. T. Blair, aud shows
W hat cultivation will do.
We are requested to urge upon the
teachers of Crawford their attendance
on the meeting of the Association a.
Eureka Springs, July 2nd to 9Th anc
Al Fayetteville, July 9th. 1t will bs
the grandest teachers meeting evel
! held in the State. Reduced rates Of
The railroads are assured. Consul
Agent Hartung, Van Buren,.
Petitions are In circulation to rais'
funds by private subscription to Gu
down the Pickett Hill and grade the
road on both sides. This is an import
ant move and will be of great bene
fit to the travelling public over tina
road to Van Buren,. And Ii the City
council will take q haLd and do
norton of tho work 1t will be mad'
one of the best cou nty roads running
into the city. Let all lend hand II
the enterprise.
A party consisting of l.. A. Dedon
J. F. Monaghan, Charles Guenther
and w. H. Roath, ofChicago, and Mr.
Hartrey, of Austin, ILL.,, were IN oul
city Yesterday. They have INVESTED
in lands near Mountainburg and WI
90 into extensive fruit farming
& bout fifteen families have bough
uronerty there with the same inten
tion and Will make quite a colony. Il
is waat Arkansas needs, more people
TO develop the natural resources.
Fort Smith News Record.