The Van Buren press., 1895-10-05

Or Town Property, give me mum.
bers,. improvements and price,.
cash or time. II you want 70
purchase let me. know what you
want. I will sell on reasonable
commission.
WIN. l. TAYLOR.
Col. Ben D. Lillard, former
resident of our city, dropped in on his
friends Tuesday. The Coloners home
is now at Waverly, Kansas. He has
been in the southern part of the State
in the interest Of the A. O. U. w.
Society, of which he is still organizer.
All of his Van Buren friends were glad
to know that Ben and his family are
well and prospering. He had q good
word for our city and its improvements
since he left.
DIED-At her residence miles north.
east of Van Buren, on Sept. 80. 1895,
MARY ANN H. WILLIS, aged 81 years
Another old landmark gone. She was
born at Lexington, KY. Oct. %, 1914,
was married under name Of Prewette to
John T. Willis in 1882, migrated to
Arkansas in 1854, and has for the last
half century been a familiar and we'll
liked figure of Crawford county.
Deceased leaves a large family of
children and grand children to mourn
her loss. Her neighbors will miss her
kindly presence and hospitable
welcome.
Wednesday the three young men who
are supposed to have shot Jody Carter
near Illinois Station one night last week
were arrested and brought before Com
missioner Brizzolara for examination.
They were each. held in a bond Of $500
which was promptly given. They are
George Taylor, Will England and q
young man named Cochrane. They
were brakemen on q freight train that
JOdy Carter and two Of his chums were
trying to beat their way on. Jody
Carter is regular tough and the boys
will have no trouble in proving them
selves innocent on general principles. =
Fort Smith Democrat.
And truth Is another word
used by the George Washington Of the
Press. Venture.
It Is an honor, we can appreciate to
be likened to George Washington" Of
revolutionary fame. who. history says,
'could not tell a lie.'' There was
another prominent character Of those
eventful days: Benedict Arnold" Z"
who betrayed the trust and confidence
Of General Washington as well as that
Of the mothers and daughters Of the
revolution.
The j. G.. Miller Lumber Company
has merged into the Miller Jones
Furniture Company. Their business
will be the manufacture of tables
their field. Arkansas, Indian Territory,
Southwest Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas
and Mexico. They are already selling
territory and expect to sell great deal
more OF 1t. Four new and expensive
special machines are being now put in.
One Of those is lathe that will turn the
hind leg of q horse II desired. Fort
Smith Democrat.
Chas. w. Jones, formerly Of this
city, is partner and 1t is with pleasure
we commend him to the citizens Of Fort
Smith.
DIED-At her home four miles east Of
Van Buren, Sept. 20, 1895, Miss Mamie
Allen.
Miss Allen was raised in that neigh
borhood and was greatly beloved by all
who knew her. She leaves two brothers
and an only sister to mourn her loss,
besides a host of relatives and friends.
She was q member of Oak Grove church
and was an active Christian. A large
procession followed her remains to the
Gill Cemetery and after appropriate
services by her pastor, D. G. Yeargin,
we laid her body to rest to await the
resurrection morning.
A.. l.. LEMLY.
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