The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

Judge Smith was holding an adjourned
term OF county court Monday morning
Mr.. j. A. Clark had sufficiently
recovered to be out the first of the
week.
Corn planting has been merrilv eoine
on all over the county the past two
weeks. F' WV
Mrs j. r. Britain left yesterday or
an extended visit to relatives in
Tennessee.
Chas. Arkebauer expects to leave
To-Day ON a prospecting tour te
Oklahoma.
Inc Adamant sidewalk opposite the
new block at the head of Main street is
a daisy.
Mrs. Sieg, of Chicago, mother OF
Mrs. DR.. Prescott, is in the city on an
extended visit.
Mrs. A. F. Miles left Yesterday on
an extended visit to her old home
Bristol. Tenn.
Col. E. j. Woolum was down from
Winslow Thursday visiting them
Woolum boys.
Epworth League meeting each Sun
day evening at 6 O'Clock at the
Methodist Church.
Mr.. A. Kramer and family have
removed to his recently purchased farm
near Lille Station.
The Boston Store people had very
neat canvass awning put up in front of
their establishment.
Rev. G. N. Wall has removed his
family to Van Buren, and is now
permanently located here.
Buhrman & Sons, of Fort Smith
have rented the former Boston Store
stand for business purposes.
Mrs. Allie Marks left for her Chicago
home Thursday evening, after an
extended visit to her parents.
| Mrs. Fundenberg has received fine
assortment of Spring Millinery. Go
and see it before purchasing.
T. L. Beard has removed his family
to Fort Smith, not being able to secure
suitable dwelling in this city.
Come and see our immense new
Spring Stock of Furniture, Baby
Buggies, Etc. G. J. MURTA & Co.
Mrs. R. c. Medaris and children
arrived from Conway Wednesday and
are the guests of Mrs. G.. P. Frazer.
Miss Florence Gunter left for Little
Rock yesterday after pleasant visit of
several week duration in Van Buren,.
Ed Swanner, who has been assisting
in the meeting at the Baptist Church
left Wednesday for his home at Berry
vile.
Mrs. Bert Hoffman, of Fort Smith,
assisted the King s Daughters at their
musical entertainment Wednesday
night.
T. E. Prosser and G. J. Smets have
purchased NJ. W. Drewrey's brick
yard Mr.. Drewrey has retired from
the business.
A man named Allen from the Cedar
vile neighborhood was bound over by
Justice Colgrove last week for an
assault upon girl.
The proprietors of the Fort Smith
Times have our sympathy in the partial
destruction of their plant by fire early
Monday morning.
The street along the southeast end of
the cemetery has been graded the past
week for repairing the string of the
cemetery fence along it,
Miss Blanche Adamson left Monday
morning for Van Buren,, where she will
visit friends and relatives for a few
DAYS. Rogers Standard.
Ford Allen is again trying the
thermal waters at Hot Springs for his
old enemy-rheumatism. We hope to
hear of his early improvement.
Mayor Smith has received his com
mission from the governor and it was
expected that the new city government
would take charge last evening.
Col. o. L. Miles returned from a
week stay at his Logan county farm
Wednesday night. He had been i'll
during the greater part of the stay.
The health committee Of the city
council should see that the alleys back
of Main street are put in better con-
dition before the hot weather comes.
At a meeting of the newly elected
yestry of the Episcopal Church s. A.
Pernot was made senior warden and 81.
c. Faber Junior warden. Henry Meyer
secretary. Geo. Miller, Henry Meyer
and II. C. Faber were chosen delegates
10 the council at Little Rock in May.