The Van Buren press., 1894-06-09

turns home every Saturday night.
G. 9. Cook, the Photo Artist. having
an Itching for portion of the Chero.
kee money has folded his tent and
gone to Tahlequah, I. T., for a season
DR.. Thel Bourland Jesse Wood. Percy
Allen and Will Miller, went to the
Point fishing Wednesday and spent
tho night, guests of Charley Drennen.
Rev. H. Beauchamp, of this city.
will award the diplomas to the pradu-
ates of the Franklin Female College.
Ozark, at the graduating exercises,
June 18th.
Hon. Q. l.. Miles, OF this city, award
ed the dipl mas to the graduates of
the Ozark High School at Ozark. at
the commencement exercises of that
institute, Tuesday.
The Mo. Pac. R'y. Co. will sell on
June 4th to 9th inclusive good until
June 10th, Round Trip Tickets from
Van Buren, to Ft. Gibson and return
for S2.95. A. HAYS, Agent.
Miss Verdie Park, daughter of the
late U. II. Park the first cashier of the
Citizens Bank at Van Buren,, was
married at Ft. Smith Wednesday
evening to J. P. Matthew, of that city.
Oscar Miles is happy-he is most
always happy-but he is happy.happy
now. He has found his other long
lost dog, down near Dyer, There will
be hi to pay If he finds out who
carried her off.
The illustrated lecture of Donald
Downie, Wednesday night, cost the
Episcopal Church between thirty and
forty dollars, besides great deal of
work by the ladies. If this is the end,
IL may not be bad lesson.
A bad boy, Frank Peavy, was ar
rested Tuesday upon warrant charg-
ing him with felony in two cases, and
his bond was fixed at $3.50 in each
case, in default of which he was locked
up for action by the grand jury.
A new paper, to be called "The
Developer" with II. A. Skinner & Co.
publishers, will soon be started at Ft.
Smith. The new paper will be devo-
ted exclusively t. the development of
Arkansas and the Indian Territory.
According to the verdict of the cor
oner's jury, A. J. Brown, the Iron
Mountain freight conductor, who died
so suddenly at his residence on Lin
coin avenue Monday morning, did not
commit suicide, but died from an at
tack Of apoplexy.
Eureka Springs will entertain the
State teachers association this year.
The twenty-seventh annual session
will convene there July I'd. Reduced
rates have been secured on all rail
roads in the State and good attend
ance 10 expected.
Our good friend, Mrs. Mary Wilhauf,
met with an unpleasant accident
Thursday. She spent the day at the
Point with the picnicers, and went out
on the lake In q leaky boat and -
we'll, come to think about it, and she
is such dear friend of ours, we Will
say nothing of II.
Col. E. d Kenna, general attorney
of the Frisco system, and Miss Made
line, daughter of Col. r. q. Kerens,
were married in st. Louis Saturday
evening. Arch bishop Kain officiating
Col. Ker ems, Is well known to the
older citizens of Van Buren, and Fort
Smith, where he lived, after the war.
Mrs. Cotton, who formerly resided
in this city, died at the home OF her
daughter in Georgia last week, Thurs
day, and was buried at San Antoine,
Texas, last Sunday. Mrs. Cotton was
a sister of Mrs. DR.. Main, who togeth-
or with Mrs. DIR. Bailey, went to san
Antoine to the funeral.-Fort Smith
Times.
There will be picnic at Antioch
Church house, near Judge Sangster's
place, Oh June is, 1884. All xmas OF
amusements and refreshments on the
ground. Everybody invited to attena
and bring we'll filled baskets. Candl-
dates of all parties are invited to at
tend and make speeches. Committee
John +. Hall, NJ. H. West, Jas. West,
&c VI, Miller and Eliza Phillips.
Hon. Oscar L. Miles, of Van Buren,.
who is passing few days In the city,
is a genial gentleman and genuine
sportsman. His fondness for dogs
causes him to treasure them next to
his wife and children. He is the proud
possessor of from one to q dozen CANNES
with pedigrees running from alpha to
cn,aga and when about three months
AGO Ris most valued animal disappear
ed his grief was intense. The dog was
a pointer and had been OH many u
hunt with the colonel. A reward was
offared and the loss advertised In
various papers without result. Yes
terday evening Col. Miles was about
to take ear for the ball game when
a raunt and sad looking dog brushed
against his leg and passed along the
street as if following some one not IN
siuht. Instantly the colonel recognize
ed in the hungry dog his long lost
nointer. He gave one of those musical
Whistles for which he Is noted, called
him by name, and Tramp" turned
and came back to his master. the
colonel cole shed tears of joy as the dog
wapged his tail. In little while the
nrodIgal son was registered at tne
,auilal hotel, and in d few days ne
was. back among the feathered
tribes on tho happy hunting grounds
of Crawford county.-L. II. Press'