The Van Buren press., 1896-03-07

/ Epworth League meeting each Sun
day evening at O'Clock at the
Methodist Church.
The remodeling of the Kerr Turner
building is about finished and it looks
fifty per cent. better.
A deputy marshal by name of Tank
Hood was held up and robbed in Fort
Smith Saturday night.
Mrs. Mary Carter was called to Van
Buren, Thursday by the serious illness
of Mrs. N. F. Cornelius.
A. Kramer has purchased the J. B.
Paine farm near Lille Station and will
quit the shoe business.
Try Crushed Oyster Shells for your
Poultry, at
EDMoNDsoN g. BRITT Gro. Co.
D. H. Miller left Sunday for st.
Louis to buy the spring stock of the
Southmayd Miller Dry Goods Co.
Harry Wood was in Little Rock Tues
day attending meeting of the Arkan-
sas Wholesale Grocers Association.
Mr.. G.. D. Smeltzer, of Oklahoma
City, was visiting his brother, Mr. F.
S. H. Smeltzer, during the past week.
Miss Florence Gunter returned to
Little Rock Thursday, after a weeks
visit to her sister Mrs. J. R. Britain.
The beautiful mud is again the most
prominent feature on Main street, and
yet there are people opposed to paving.
Three freight cars jumped the track
at the head of Main street Monday
noon, delaying trains for about one
hour.
Mr. Chas. Donahower is expected
shortly on visit and will be the guest
of Mr.. Jno. D. White for several
months.
The tailoring establishment of Phi.
Themes was burglarized Friday night
last to the extent of new suit of
clothes.
Luther Buell. met with severe
accident last Friday-having his hand
mashed while coupling cars ON the
Mo. Pac.
Ben Cornelius returned Sunday from
Indianapolis, where he has been attend
ing commercial college for the past
eight months.
Sheriff Wood left Saturday morning
for Little Rock to place an insane negro
Albert Beard-into the asylum. He
returned by way of st. Louis.
Hose Company No. 2 has reorganized
and elected Bob Mcclure, captain; G..
M. Roberts, assistant, and j. E.
Jarvis, secretary and treasurer.
Mrs. N. F. Cornelius was taken very
i'll Wednesday night with another
attack of her former complaint, but
was somewhat improved yesterday.
Potato patches of 10 to 25 acres are
the rule instead of the exception this
year and with fairly favorable season
the crop will be something immense.
Max. j. Mayer has purchased the
Beard residence on Fayetteville street,
and will occupy it with his parents who
are expected to arrive from the "old
country next month.
The scaffold upon which Turner ended
his life has been removed and we hope
1t will be another fifteen years before it
will be necessary to again inhict the
death penalty in Van Buren.
The race run at the Fort Smith fair
grounds Saturday was won by Mr..
Smeltzer's &eSse High Tide by a
small margin. The race is reported to
have been very interesting one.
Van Buren, has had two hangings
already this year. She seems to want
to rival the coming city of the south
west. Fort Smith Times.
No, thanks; we don't care for that
kind of notoriety.
Composed of representative citi-
zens says the Times of the Republican
ticket, and yet the head Of that ticket
refuses to endorse an improvement that
is "a crying necessity. - What do
they representa-
The Water Company are not laying
mains for pleasure and therefore, unless
sufficient compensation is given, will
not locate hydrants at other points, the
Republicans of Van Buren, to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
The city council Monday night appro-
priated $500 to finish up the cemetery
fence on the south side. Scrip, which
will be issued for the improvement, will
be taken up by number of our enter
prising citizens at par.