The Van Buren press., 1895-05-25
Hshest Of 4. in Lesvening povsr1sts. u Govt R.ao,.
Csok's Photograph GALLERY.


q: C. Cook Photo Artist Of Fort Smith. hs,
opened 2 Gallery in our city. Entranoe ~ M
srundenbergs Millinery Store on Main Gtroat
rarstclass work guaranteed. Call and see
Nj. 8. r. Day, editor Of the Fort Smith
Developer. was In the city Wednesday iookina
! after the extent Of the strawberry and other
crops on this side Of the river.
Nin Bertha Mcdowell, who finished sho,t.
nand 10 PHI and will receive her diDloma n
oune 70 doing stenoGraphtc work In the 'Frisco
navsiHy Tns.wiay once. Van Buren.-Esst Smith
And Mis- Bertha ID as bright as she Is smart.
The game Of ball Thursday between For,
smith and the No. Pacific Club, st Van Rureu.
resulted In score Of Ii to 4 In favor Of rort
Smith. The No. Pacinc's will zee Fort Smith
later on.
We have lust received one Of the finest
musical successes, KAPPA sIGMA March. written
by Miss Ruth Lowry and published by q, VI.
CUTTER, Little Rock. Ark. BY lovers Of melody
Ill pronounced gem Of competition and judg.
ing from the extensive demand tor It the piece
IL destined to become quite popular Price so
cents.
Mesdsmes Henderson and Wilson, Of Fort
smith, Field, Of Connecticut Quarles and
OKsne, OF Van Buren, were guests Of Mrs. DR..
o. NJ Bourland Thursday. To say they talked
and talked and gossiped and gossiped does not
tell one half the story. II party of young
women could not have good time with Mrs.
DR.. Thel Bourland ~ . hostess. there Il NO
good time In them.
Information was received here Saturday that
John Bell, who was seat to the pen four or i've
years ago charged with an attempt to rape had
died Of pneumOuia We have always thought
he was unjustlY convicted and that the woman,
. prostitute. swore falsely. There h another
boy serving time In the pen for q similar charge
csavicted without any evidence. that should be
pardoned out
Miss Nellie Pence, Monday was fifteen years
old. and Ia remembrance Of the anniversary
Nellies mother gave IN Afternoon tea'' to her
young friends At her home ON Broad street, from
I to 8 o'clock. There vas happy crowd Of
Of tads and lasses present and they had q
glorious time, winding up with . beautiful
spread table with all the good things as mothers
only know how to provide for their children
THE PRESS wishes Miss Nellie many returning
anniversaries with health and happiness for all
Whether anything Is accomplished or not the
people Of Fort Smith are doing . big lot Of
advertising for their city. But we w0nld sug-
| gest 70 them that they avoid the boon rock
upon which they split q few years ago It's
observation-disclosures.
II u q -grou1dhos" case with Fort Smith.
They have TO unload the old boom on some
other fellow or kick the bucket The Record
thinks the Beatty Electric Road to Van Bnren
would save them and at the same time kill Van
Buren,.
Thursday was little Harry Woods third birth.
day anniversary. There is not much In birth.
day to the little ones without . "tea party and
that Is Just what Harry's mother gave him and
invited the little 3year old girls and boys nom
Ill around- There was yard full and q beauu-
ful sight u was to see the children full of iife
full sfJsy-happy happy days May Harry and
oil the litfie children enjoy many birthday
gatherings and grow up to be good women and
good men Ia the wish of the Pass.
The New York papers Of the llth inst,
announce that Miss Fanny Thomason. Of this
city. has been recently awarded nrst honorable
meution In her class In the National Academy
Of Designs. The president Of the academy, in
distributing the awards Of merit commented
most favorably on the general excellence Of the
work entered. 1t will be gratifying 70 the
many friends q Miss FAaay In Arkaasas to
know that In competitive test In the Oldest
and most famous Of American schools Of Art
she has obtained such high hon0ra-venture.
Col. DeMahler says that this week will close
all strawberry shipments from this point. The
total number Of car loads marketed to date IL
2ol. This, at the rate Of S00 crates to the car,
the total number Of crates shipped to date
amounts y 100, ia ThecompaEatve shipments
from this point for the last three years have
been q follows In loea sixty-six cars carried
an average Of 600 crates In all 50 600 crates;
in 1894, lis cars carried an average Of AZ crates
Or In Ill l7.sS0 crateA and during the present
eeaseu 10 date, 2oA cars have carried an average
OF 5u crates TO the car o. In all lo2 lis crates.
Mrs. Judge Jesse Turner had . very happy
appeal in the Venture Of Wednesday to the
children Of Van Buren, to assist the Ladies Of
the Columbian Ciab Ia procuring funds to pur-
chase the new gates to the Cemetery. The yard
n TO be enclosed by substantial iron fence
made at the Van Buren Foundry and 1t is the
desire Of the ladies to put In gates that will be
credit 10 the city a. well q memorial oferins
from the ladies and children Of Van Buren.
Mrs. Turuer asks from the children the small
Offering of Ave cents each to be deposited at the
Venture once, where the name Of all making
donations will be published. We hope to see
the children respond generally. How better
children could you spend nickle1
Hon. W. J. Bryan, Of Nebraska. cousin Of
Lewis and Adds Bryan, was In Van Buren, FOL
a few hours Thursday. He addressed large
audience at Fayetteville on the question OF the
free coinage Of silver the night before He
arrived In the city early Thursday morning and
after meeting few Of our citizens, in company
with Lewis Bryan Geo. r Wood and j. g.
punham, the great silver orator. by invitation
visited Fort Smith and after warm reception
bv the citizens of that city he returned to van
Buren and LETT for Memphis at one O'Clock the
same day. He IL one Of the ablest free silver
advocates in the country and was invited tc
that city to review the address Of Mr. Carlisle
delivered on Wednesday. Both are able mer
and the country will lose nothing by the dis
cussion of this question by them. Mr. Bryan
nromises to visit Van Buren, In August and
address our citizens on this all-absoroinl
question.
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