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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-14
A MYSTERIOUS Su'sl

AT $50 O'Clock Thursa Y \
a white man, aged th Il FIy.1
entered Beach PARK, 0sr n
laid down on a bencl !, VIM .sa'
Indies grand stand, a ~, ! 4.
through the heart. ils "a n
about 10 pounds, had : a ,sst
and gray hair, and was =; I'M /
There was nothing on W. ~
him, and no one seens ..o,,,I
he is or where he came - &.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-14
Interesting Items Of Happenings Throughout
The Entire Country.
kLONZ0 WALLIHa's TRIAL Gil APPEAL.
Desperate jail Delivery-A Dakota
Blizzard Fire at In,.ianapolis-A
Fatal Colliery Explosion-Mlss Cor
bin Married.
Confessed to Murder,

William Clark has confessed that he
and William Dempsy, both now under
arrest at Akron, o., murdered Joseph
Lupinek in Cleveland, October "a, the
motive being robbery.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-14
Arizona Bill Killed.

Will Jones, known as "Arizona Bill,
was killed Saturday night in street
fght at Yuma City, Arizona.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-14
Bank Elects directors and Officers

At q meeting of the stockholders of
the Bank of Amitc, held in Amlte City
last Monday, the following gentlemen
were elected directors for the ensuing
year: P. L. AIcCay Of New Orleans,
d. II. Sanders Bolivar Edwards, B..
Stern, Jacob Stern, John r. Wood
and f. G. Weist, Of .4mite City. At
the meeting Of the above directors the
following officers OF the bank were re-
elected: D. II. Sanders, president;
Bolivar Edwards, vice-pres!aent; Dun
can Z. Young, cashier. The oid board
of directors were reelected, and the
number of directors increased from
five to seven, as provided in the char
ter. The old officers we're reelected.
The first years business shows the
bank to be IN good condition.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-14
Cotton Seed Oil Mill Begins Operation


Shreveport's latest enterprise in the
shape of q mammoth cotton-seed oil
mill, which has been under course OF
construction for the past several
months, is now completed and in full
operation. The mill is known as the
Shreveport Cotton Oil Company, and
its capacity is $50 tons per day. The
mill was erected by enierprls:ns capt.
talists from Texas. 1t has all the
latest improved machinery, including
refinery and al electric plant. Ihe
owners OF this mill, who are also pos.
SCISSORS of large ranches in Texas, state
that during the winter they propose to
ship several thousand lead OF
cattle. which they will fatten on meal
and hulls from the mills After the
cattle are in fine condition they will be
shipped to western markets ard sold.
The mill employs q large force Of le-
borers and is quite an addition to the
many new enterprises which have re-
Gently sprung up in that growing city.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-14

The stock was all subscribed, but be-
fore any contracts were made the times
got harder and money more, valuable,
and so one by one the stockholders
dropped out and the mill died IL child
birth. ...
But why worry about these things?
There is no good sense in brooding
over trouble. lind rather read good
book or plant out Strawberries or play
with graDdchild than to talk politics.
I was in Atlanta yesterday and was in
troduced by o mutual friend to mem
her Of the legislature. He got the idea
that Was an Office seeker and asked
me what was running for. "Nothing,"
said I; "nothing at all" He seemed
relieved and said I was curiosity and
asked me for my picture.
I will say this and can prove it.
There are better men out than in and
always will be. When niger COB came
back from the penitentiary, after sery-
ing his time, he declared that 'dar was
some as bad folks in dar as dar was
outen dar and dor was some as good
people QUEEN OAR as dar was in dar."
There are some mighty clever men
holding Office and the people were
pleased to honor them, but it is q rare
thing for o modest gentleman to be ell
evated. The day Of Cincinnatus will
never return.-B!L1 ARP, in Atlanta
Constitution.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-07-18
More Work for the Hangman.

Sunday night Deputies Bill Jones and
George Perry started out with writs to
break up and arrest a den of crap
shooters in the Colony-most all of the
young negroes down there are wild over
crap shooting. The officers after
arresting two or three negroes and
placing them under bond raided another
house, from which some of the negroes
made their escape. The officers, after
taking one prisoner by name of Craw
lord, started to town. After going Il
short distance some unknown parties
stepped from ambush into the road
behind the officers and opened fire upon
them with shotguns, killing William
Jones instantly and wounding Geo.
Perry, the prisoner and a negro who
was plotting the officers through the
country.
The officers have clue as to who did
the murder. Calvin Coggs, son of
Tandy Coggs, is one of the party that
did the shooting and is with other
negroes hiding out. This of itself is
conclusive evidence of the guilt of the
parties. 1t is only matter of little
time when the guilty ones will be
caught and necks will be stretched for
this nefarious crime and other parties
to the crime, before and after the
killing, will have hard work to prevent
doing service for the State.
The officers of the law cannot afford
to remain passive and Indifferent when
high handed murderers are at large.
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by DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
even after the disease has progressed SO
far as to induce repeated bleedings from
the lungs, severe lingering cough with
C Gus expeetoration Cincluding tubercu-
lar matter), great loss of flesh and extreme
emaciation and weakness
Do you doubt that hundreds of such case.
reported to us as cured by Golden Med
ical Discovery " were genuine cases of that
dread and fatal diseasef You need not take
our word for it. They have, i'll nearly every
instance, been so pronounced by the best
and most experienced home physicians,
who have no interest whatever i'll mis-
representing them, and who were often
strongly preiudiced and advised against
a trial of Golden Medical Discovery.
but who have been forced to confess that
1t surpasses in curative power over this
fatal malady all other medicines with
which they are acquainted. Nasty cod.
liver oil and its filthy "emulsions and
mixtures, had been tried in nearly all these
cases and had either utterly failed to bene-
a short time. Extract of malt, whskey,
and various preparations of the hypophos-
phites had also been faithfully tried in vain.
The photographs of large number of
those cured of consumption, bronchitis,
lingering coughs, asthma, chronic nasal
catarTh and kindred maladies, have been
skillfully reproduced in a book ofe 1000
pages which will be mailed to you, on re-
ceipt of address aid 81 cents in stamps
You can then write those cured and learn
their experience. Address WORLDS DIsPEN-
-sARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Buffalo, NY.
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Ct Anne'S Academy.

In this issue of the PRESS will be
found the advertisement of the above
named widely known and popular
institution of learning. 1t is hardly
necessary to say a word in commend
alton of st. Anne 8, but the PRESS feels
it to be duty to urge parents and
guardians to bestow upon it the most
liberal patronage. No school in the
Southwest enjoys higher prestige or
has established more solid reputation
for thorough education and firm but
mild discipline. The graduates of ST.
Anne's for the past forty years have
been an honor to their Alma Mater, and
have gone forth from its hallowed
precincts with the firm impression that
they have learned how to learn -
No institution in all the land has an
ADLER corps of teachers, and the PRESS
thinks it but wise policy for our people
to patronize home schools, especially
when such an excellent one as st.
Anne is close at hand.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-07-18
The Worlds Fair Tests
showed no baking powder
SO pure or SO great In Ieav-
ening power as the Royal
From the Mountains.


WlNsLoW, Ark, July IA, 1896.
DEAR EDITOR
AS l watch the train climbing and
descending the lovely valley, bringing
and taking messages to the loved ones
at home, my thoughts turn to you,
knowing that you would be interested
in the new village which / have named
'Perceyville , in honor of the founder
Mr.. Percy Allen, of Van Buren,. The
street is called Brown Avenue, in honor
of Col. R. e. Brown of the governor S
staff. Two weeks yesterday this was a
forest and work had not been
commenced on the Van Buren, colony
now four cottages stand completed
three are occupied and the fourth awaits
its owner Three houses had been
previously built making seven in the
row.
The first belongs to Mr.. Gannaway
(artist), of Fort Smith second, Mr.
H. F. Meyer; third, DR.. Quarles
fourth, Mr.. Percy Allen fifth, Mr.
E. B. PIERCE sixth, Mr.. P. d. Scott
seventh, Mr.. Geo. Wood.
Mrs. Wood is a friend indeed, even
lending her cook in our distress of being
without.
Right here | would like to say there
are no two young men in our great
State more generous and thoughtful
than Mr.. Percy Allen and Col. Bob
Brown. If any lovely girls want
charming beaux and generous sweet
hearts | advise them Gas one knowingly
to lay siege to their hearts.
We came to our cottage yesterday and
are highly delighted, although we left
Mr.. Woolum s with many regrets. He
took such great care of us and then we
left the pleasant company of Mr.. and
Mrs. Osborn and their dear little baby,
Katherine, Mr.. P. r. Davis and
mother, Miss Miller, and, last, but not
least, Mr.. Hightower, all of Fort
Smith. Mr.. Hightower watched and
waited with us very anxiously and
patiently for news from the Chicago
convention. We both stand ready to
support the ticket.
We look for the PRESS every Saturday
to bring us the news.
ARKANSAS DAUGHTER.
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Sad Death.

This community was grieved to learn
last Monday of the death of Mrs. Ed.
Foster, which occurred at Fort Smith
on Sunday, the 18th instant. Mrs.
Foster will be remembered by many in
Van Buren, as Miss Irene McLoud,
second daughter of Col. and Mrs. Sam
McLoud. who became the wife of Mr..
Foster in the summer Of 1895. About
week previous to her death Mrs.
Foster became mother, the precious
babe surviving her. Desolation and
sorrow reigns in the home of the young
husband, but he is consoled by the
thought that his young companion has
merely gone before and is awaiting him
on the other shore to welcome him and
the little jewel God gave them to the
beautiful realm Of the Great Beyond.
THE PRESS joins with host of friends
in words of heartfelt sympathy for the
young husband, and the parents and
sisters of the departed one in this sad
affection,
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GOVERNOR BRADLEY, of Kentucky, il

GOVERNOR BRADLEY, of Kentucky, it
is said, received a letter from the wife
of a convict making fearful appeal for
the pardon of her husband. The prin
cipal ground for her application for the
pardon is included in the close of her
letter, which makes the following re-
markable statement: Now, dear
Governor, please let my husband come
home to his wife and little children.
We need him. He has one little child
years old and another years old, and
he has never seen either of them.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-07-18
LOCAL and Personal.

L. R. Hawkins was up from Null
berry yesterday.
Mr.. A. F. Miles has been on the sick
List the past week.
Miss Neal, of Russellville, is visiting
Mrs. Jessie Martin.
Miss Jessie Woolum came home from
GAINESVILLE Wednesday.
Miss Ellis Barbour is visiting her
brother at Springfield, Mo.
Miss Lille Sparks, of Wagner, l.
T., is visiting Mrs. Buck Williams.
Elder Medaris has severed his
connection with the Baptist Church.
Jesse Wood got off for Boonsboro
Tuesday, where ne will spend the hot
season.
Epworth League meeting each Friday
evening at 8 O. clock at the Methodist
Church.
After good deal of growing the
blcycllsts are accommodating them
selves to the city ordinance.
Mrs. Hattie Drake returned to her
home at Denver, Colo. Thursday night
after four months visit to her parents
in this city.
Mrs. S. P, Mitbhell was down from
Muldrow, 1. T. on a visit to friends
last Saturday and Sunday, returning
Monday noon.
Corn is reported as suffering some for
want of rain in the Oak Grove neighbor-
mood Cotton, however, is looking
exceptionally well.
Col, W. l.. Morris came over from
Fort Smith for day Monday. The
weather is too hot, he thinks, for
selling trees at present.
Capt. R. B. Allen came down from
Wlnslow Monday after week s visit
az that popular resort. He is delighted
with their new cottage home.
FOR SALE-My place in Van Buren,,
consisting of 10 acres, vineyard,
orchard and improvements.
L. GRAF.
W: H. Byars has purchased the Mo.
racine Stables and in short time will
pus In new buggies and stock and make
the livery stable of Van Buren,.
Il Don forget that the annual picnic at
YAK Grove occurs on the 22d inst. -
next Wednesday. The committee
time.
Mr David Moore has a situation in
"a. .ne crawford County Bank as assistant
N Te"er' David is the eldest son of Gen.
g. w. Moore and we learn is well fitted
ior the position.
\ RI 10 give all needing any goods in that
~. e chance to buy them at bed rock
plices The New York Store has decided
s ~ continue its Wash Goods Sale for the
rest Of the month.
.MARRIED-July s, 1896, at the home
pJ o. b. Goodman, by Rev. L. s.
Mlu, Jesse Goodman, of Muldrow, to
Mss Mss Dena Hammack, of Van Buren,
Auidrow Register.
p ney. y. II. Kelton, assisted by Prof.
noa.sui mas an Interesting protracted
TTheeVng in session at Long Bell Mission
UnsIch. Several have been baptized
Auu Joined the church.
40 Judge from appearances good
Vo"ers must have fallen on all sides of
ha puren during the past week but in
sro immediate neighborhood barely
'"Ougn has fallen to lay the dust.
III %a,aRRlED-In Mulberry, at the
i ,e of Rev. j. N. Brigance. July
loso' Cyrus Remy and Miss Lou
I SSnse 4, and Envy King and Miss
RT1a Pyle. Mr.. Remy is a son of I
Nemy and Mr.. King is a son of the
mes Jas; P. King, ST. Both young
ma ma ana tavorably known, being born
~ raised near that place.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-07-18

Hon. A. H. GARLAND, ex- governor
of Arkansas and ex attorney general,
arrived Saturday from Washington, D.
c., and is guest at the residence of
J. w. Mast, at 1918 Main street. He
has host of friends here who are de
lighted to meet the distinguished gentle
man. As has been previously noted in
these columns, he contemplates locat
ing here permanently for the practice of
law L. r. Democrat.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-07-18

said: "You never know you
have taken pill till it is all oh
over" &c. c. /. Hood & Co.,
Proprietors, Lowell, Mass.
The only pills to take with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
At Rest.


Last Saturday morning Mrs. Sarah
J. Johnson passed quietly and peace
fully away after a long and painful i'll
ness at her home on Washington street.
She had been i'll for several months, but
ever looked on the bright side, and was
patient and accomplishing to the last.
Mrs johnson was native of Ohio and
aged fifty three years. During her
residence in this city she had made
many friends who will sadly miss her.
She was devoted mother and sister,
her one thought being the comfort and
happiness of her loved ones. She leaves
three children, Miss Katie Hanley, by
former husband, and Grace and
Walter johnson, and a sister, Mrs.
Marshall who resides on d street, and
two sisters who reside in Vallejo.
Walter johnson left few weeks since
to take position on his cousin ranch,
some miles from Stockton, and word
could not reach him in time for him to
return The sympathy of all go out to
the bereaved ones in their dark hour of
trouble. The funeral took place from
her late residence on Washington street
Sunday afternoon at $3.50 Rev. j.
Partridge conducting the impressive
services, and she was carried to her
long home in Cypress cemetery and
laid to rest beside her mother, beautiful
floral tributes of love completely cover
ing the last resting place. The
Woman Relief Corps attended the
funeral in body.
The above is from the Patatumian,
published at Patatuma, California.
Mrs. johnson lived in Van Buren, before
and after the war and was well known
as the wife of Sam c.. Hanley, now
deceased. We are indebted to Miss
Katie Hanley, daughter, for the
paper.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-07-18

=, hood Pills are easy to take, easy to operate.
cure indigestion, biliousness. 25c. 2i6
Work has been finished on the
excavation for the new Campbell brick
ana ere long a modern building will
add to the appearance of our main
thoroughfare And thus the good
work goes on.
Prosecuting Attorney Chew and wife
are visiting at Ozark Sam" has
just finished court and needs a good
rest. he Is vigorous prosecutor and
there is vigorous prosecution to be done
in the COLONY -
Mr.. r. E. Brown returned from
Winslow Thursday night, with his
health entirely restored. In fact it is
quietly reported that the same has been
OF A No. l quality for some time, but
other causes were claiming him to the
mountains.
We have on our table the initial
number of the Sebastian County
Republican, published at Hackett City
by Alex Neal, Crawford county boy.
Mr.. Neal is thorough printer and we
feel satisfied will make success of the
new venture.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Miller, Mr.. and
Mrs. Luck, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniels and
Miss Lucy Allen make up party to go
to the Illinois river, in the Indian
Territory, Monday. They will take
charge of the camp to be vacated by
In m nd op+,-
Messrs Geo. A. Thayer and George
and John Cass are camping in the
mountains of Winfrey township. Fred
Palmtag goes up Monday to spend the
week with them There is hardly a
finer spot for camping in all this country
than Shepherd Springs.
Messrs. W. H. H. SHIRLEY, DR.. F.
G.. Kerr, Ed B. Peirce and P. D.
Scott have returned from Chicago and
all are full of the excitements and
proceedings of the great convention.
There were over two hundred
Arkansans at the convention.
News comes from Van Buren, that a
son has been born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Ratterree. Arthur and Daisy
have MANY friends in Greenwood who
10 es;d Artbnr ON now, i7,,o, oar
lanotb -GTaanuood I,eadar 0''
Mrs. Annie Dinsmore Davis. who has
been teaching vocal music in the A. |.
Z. for several wears past. leaves for
italy in few DAYS to avail herself of
the advantages of the schools of that
country in perfecting her accomplish
ments. Fayetteville Sentinel.
DIED-In Van Buren,, on the 18th Of
July, FRANK, Youngest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. F. Il, Smeltzer, aged years.
The remains were taken to Mount
Vernon. Mo. for interment on Tues
day The bereaved family have the
svmpathies of a large circle of neighbors
and friends.
Mr.. Jack Thompson, recently
connected with the Wells Fargo
night for Pueblo, Colo, where he has
been promoted 10 1, more lucrative
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-07-18

A PETITION has been forwarded to
Secretary Lamont, signed by many of
the leading citizens of Little Rock, ask
ing that the new army post near Little
Rock be named Fort Elkins, after the
Senator from West Virginia, who was
secretary of war at the time the post
was ordered to be built.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-07-18
THE ONWARD r1ARCH

of Consump tion 10
stopped short by DR..
Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery. If
you haven't waite
b e yond son,
there 5 complete re-
covery and cure.
Although by many
believed TO be incur.
able, there is the
evidence of hundreds
of living witnesses to
the fact that, in all
its earlier stages, con.
sumption is a durable
disease. Not every
case, but a large per-
eeHiage Of cases, and
we believe, fully 9s
nor cent. ore rnraI
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-07-18

1t takes but a limited aco,,ai,,tanca
with win a road hog for the wheelman to
discover that in these degenerate DAYS
sou answer stirreth up derision much
oftener than it turneth away wrath.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-07-18

The first regular factory for manu-
featuring glass was established at
Temple, N. H., in 1880, and was
operated by imported German glass
makers
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Peabody Examination.

A competitive examination of the
applicants of this section of the State
for two Peabody scholarships will be
held in Van Buren,, July 2lst and 22d.
WILL J. NEAL, Co. Examiner.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-07-18
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.

Trains 2sl, 232. 233, 2S4 243 and pa will carry
passengers aorSe West
M 231. Arr $50 pm. Arr Co6eyville $50 pm
NJ o33 !" 80 am. g Fit Smith 800 a. IN
NJ NJ "a " 1925 am. STOPS at Van Buren,
GOING EAST.
NO No IA 2S1 GAO am. e" ZOO p m H.
NO al al Nv. 1888 am. Coal Hill sos pm
Trains 29i, 232, 233, 234 run daily.
trains 2I3 and pa do not run on Sunday
Through trains make stop Of minutes.
GREENWOOD BRANCH.
Mo 9s6. Arr. 1l:25 m. Stops at Van Buren,
No 20S.e Lv $50 pm. Arr. Greenwood 5:25 M
IS) Daily except Sunday.
~ A. HAYS. Agent
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Are f0uTired all the timer Then vopr b,ood
a oo to be enriched and purified by Hood :
oarsaparilla, the One True Blood Purifier II
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HOOD Pills are easy to take, easy to operate.
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Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
Sallisaw, |. 7.
REFERENCES: AS to my standing and
reliability refer to either of the Banks
of Van Buren,, Ark. or to any member
of the Bar of Van Buren,, Ark.
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asy to axe
11 asy to Operate

Are features peculiar to Hoods Pills. Small in
size, tasteless, efficient thorough. AS one man
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-07-18

Work has been finished on the
excavation for the new Campbell brick
and ere long a modern building will
add to the appearance of our main
thoroughfare. And thus the good
work goes on. ~
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-07-18

Prosecuting Attorney Chew and wife
are visiting at Ozark. SAM has
just finished court and needs a good
rest. He is vigorous prosecutor and
there IS vigorous prosecution to be done
in the ''Colony -
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-07-18

,.. MasaRRIED-In Mulberry, at the
! 'N ,saH of Rev. j. N. Brigance. July
loso' Cyrus Remy and Miss Lou
1aa.sn 4, and Envy King and Miss
RNT ma Pyle. Mr.. Remy is a son of I.
Hemy and Mr.. King is a son of the
M Jas: p King, ST. Both young
sa 11 ana favorably known, being born
Pa raised near that place.