The Van Buren press., 1896-01-18
Insure your Dwellings etc,
with G. +. HARVEY.

Esq. Colgrove and Ed. Matlock can
now be found at their new office in the
Choinski building.
| A daily viii be issued from the plant
of the new Republican paper after the
4th of next month.
The Supreme Court on Saturday
affirmed the decree of the lower court
in the Sanford case.
Preparations for gardening were
begun in numerous places over town
the first of the week.
Deputy Sheriff Winfrey started Mon
day collecting taxes. He is accompanied
by ely Wood as assistant.
Ed. E. c. Medaris arrived from
Conway Saturday to assume charge OF
the Baptist church here.
The floor of the storeroom recently
occupied by H. C. Pernot is being
lowered to the street level.
Mr.. Eugene Bennett has gone to
Chicago to lay in stock of goods for
the Van Buren, Book Store.
The trial of the Long Bell cases
against the Frisco has been set by
Judge Parker for next week.
The remains of the late DR.. F. M i.
Paine were inferred at the Alma ceme
terry at II o clock Thursday
LANDRETH' GARDEN SEED.
Full line just received by
EDMoNDsoN e. BRITT Gro. Co.
Mrs. Collin Mckinney after visit to
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Heard, left We'd
nesday for her home at Wagner.
Mrs. Emma Lawson returned to
Little Rock Wednesday after weeks
visit as guest of Mrs. c. G.. Scott.
Mrs. Knocker. of Aurora, Mo.
arrived in the city Wednesday on a
visit to her daughter, Mrs. Anson
Clark.
The Standard Cigar Company are
having trouble in filling orders-their
trade having increased to such an
extent.
Work on the new Masonic Hall is
progressing slowly and it will be some
time yet before being ready for
occupancy.
The Standard Cigar Company will
remove their factory to the storeroom
recently occupied by Smith s saloon
next Monday.
D. H. Miller left Sunday for st.
Louis to purchase goods for the
Southmayd Miller Dry Goods Co. He
returned Wednesday.
Col. j. N. Brown spent Sunday al
horne Clarksville. The Colonel reports
the harrow business booming and new
orders arriving every day,
VIM. Kennedy, of Litchfeld, KY.
has opened photograph gallery in the
Hunt building, in the room formerly
occupied by Mrs. Mullen.
Henry Glass had two fingers on his
left hand badly cut while working
around a planer at the Pickering
Lumber Co. s Mill Tuesday.
A committee from Ivanhoe Lodge No.
e. Knights of Pythias are at work
arranging for grand banquet on the
18th of February, their anniversary.
The mandate of the U. S. Supreme
Court in the Cherokee Bill case was
received Monday at Fort Smith and the
date for his execution has been fixed al
March 18th.
The Waters Pierce oil tank which
had to be abandoned on the other side
Of the river during the late rise was
taken out Wednesday, the water having
receded sufficiently,
We have bargain counter which we
propose to keep all the year. With the
assistance of Joe Barnes you will always
find useful things, at small figure, on
it. EDMoNDsoN & BRITT Gro. Co.
The meeting called for Monday night
last to consider the question of a public
park for Van Buren, adjourned without
accomplishing anything. Another meet
ing will be held next week.
Hon. A. H. Garland has page
article in the Washington Post OF
January 9th against third presidential
torn. We are under obligations to
Mr.. Garland for copy of the same.
In time of peace prepare for war,
And now the time to labor for
The movement that is sure to bring
Good roads for wheeling in the spring
Good Roads.