The Van Buren press., 1894-04-07

u. Il. Grimm, who has been spend
ing several months with Mr.. and 4frs.
John K irwin leh sunday for his Cali.
fornia home.
DR.. J. L. Buchanan, pres dent oi
Fayetteville University. was the guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. +. Miles several
days thls week.
The tax books will DO closed In q
few dsys. Don't forget to secure you T
poll-tAx eceipt II you want to vote st
the next election.
Remember the tax collecting season
cl ses next week, Don't forget to pay
your poll tax or you will not To a.
lowed 10 v0te in September.
Baseball season will be opened at
Fort Smith next Thursday. A series
of three games between Little Rock
and Fort Smith will be played.
w. H. Terry of Morrilton, has OPEN
cd stock Of genera merchaadise in
he Smith building with K. W. Logan
In charge. We wish the new business
success.
Will Ross, charged with having
forged an order OH Janles GOOdiiE for
. pair of shoes IN August, was bound
over 10 await the action of the grand
jury by ESQ. Colgrove Monday.
A. o. Crsndall and f. A. Sampson,
president and secretary Of the Is
souri rrust Go. were in our city Thurs.
day. They contemplate organizing u
branch association In This section.
The Long Bell Mill will be ready to
resume work In few days. The new
engine IL In place, and number Of
other improvements have been made
looking toward the safety Of the es-
tablishment from fire.
Jas. Mcknight, one Of our progress
i've farmers, hxd an attack Of appO-
plexy while at work In his field
Wednesday, and one side Of his body
WAS completely paralyzsd. The doc.
tor has hopes Of his recovery.
Buy your Jenny Lind Coal from w.
H. HAYMAN, he has the only screened
coal that IL sold in this market. This
coal IL FREE FROM SLACK. strictly
Lump. Office ut Wards stable, OPP
pOslte Court Huuse.
Last Friday WAS sentence day IN the
United States Court NJ For smith and
thirty-six men We're sent TO the Brook.
lyn IN. VI prison seven tor assault
to kill, twenty wO for larceny, UT
for robbing p0siOffices and thee for
minor offenses.
Crawford seems to be great county
for berries. They raise straw berries
by the car. load and also black berries,
raspberries, dew berries, and last sat
u day they raised fine crop Of Jim
Berry's. Crawford IL u greal county.
Green wood Leader
An alarm of fire called the depart.
ment out 10 DR.. Lucas house IN the
East End Wednesday afternoon. but
he blaze had been ext u2uished by
neighbOrs before they arrived. The
fire was caused by y defective stove.
pipe and little danag was done.
A man who subscr bes to weekly
newspaper In Georgia recently deduct
cd 4 cents from his yearly su description
because he missed three issues. This
sthe same man who climbed OveI
the fence for fear of wearing out the
gate hinges.-At tlanta Constitution.
The coming OF the Adamant Plaste,
factO y IL sn established fact. All de
tails have been arranged and theiI
representative has gone on 10 get tht
necessary machinery They will oc
cupy the r S. ynes property OIL thu
river until they can put ups bu lding
MIR. and Mrs. John Brown. OF Var
Buren,. came over the Fort yester
day. Mra. Brown came to buy and
John came to sell. John is growing
stouter healthier AMI ruddier looking
every day of his life. If baseball start
up this season John will buy thOus
and mile ticket to Fort Smith Thurs
days Times.
A very unusual c,se Of q surgica
opeation ON mare WAS reported I.
us this week. II seems that Mr.. Lun
johnson. living on Cedar Creek, hat
u mare about to come with fOal when
1t was taken with an attack Of blInt
staYgers and was ab"ut to die, wher
Haley Johnson, In order, II possible
to save the colt cut open the b d.
taking out the colt. anc 1t last repOrti
1t was alive aud doing we'll.
Assessor Read seems N have "play
ed ihunder," Ms the V"nture says
with his assessment books and ther'
10 likely to be al investigation. Parties
WI no will swear they gave in their -
sessment cannot be found on the books
whIle others have been reduced with
out knowing anything about 1t, ant
still others assessed four times tn
real value of their property.
Mr.. Carl 8 lbley Of the great tow
Of Van Buren, returned yssterds.
afternoon to his home. He had beel
amending few days in the sOrde
City Carl 10 now sporting y pair O
spectacles that give him quite = pro
fsssional air. Soon he will chang
them for pair of eye glasses that vii
give him quite . dudish air Carl ha
4 German name, but he is not Ten
ton, he is . wholesaler.-Thursday'
| Times. q
The "Brownies'' entertainment .
Mr., s, A. Pernot's last Friday night
was Q great success, nett ng $50 to b
Episcopal Church for the benefit
which 1t was given. There was
large attendance and q very interest