The Van Buren press., 1896-02-29

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Monday after a few days visit to her
daughter, Mrs. j. R. Britain.
Mrs. Havener and daughter, of
Dardanelle, were visiting Mrs. o. L.
Miles the latter partsof this week.
FRESH OYSTERS-N poor stock
First class Baltimore stock.
EDMoNDsoN q BRITT GRO. Co.
w H. Peters, of Chester, has an
nounced that he would like to be the
Republican candidate for county clerk
The last rain was of benefit to streets
and roads as it only softened them
sufficiently to wear down the rough
places.
A. E. Williams has returned to again
make Crawford county his home after a
stay of several years in the Indian
Territory.
Miss Lou Brown was in the city few
days the first of the week on her way
from Fayetteville to her home at
Clarksville.
With meeting of the Horticultural
Society and Republican Convention in
progress Van Buren, was quite lively
last Saturday.
H. L. Fitzhugh and Arthur Hays
have ordered Columbia bicycles. We
have not learned the admission fee for
the first performance.
Miss Hetherington left Sunday for
her home at Coffeyville, Kas. after a
week S visit in Van Buren, as guest of
Miss Fannie England.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cullom and Mrs.
Gillette will shortly move to Argenta.
Mr. Cullom S run being mostly at the
lower end of the line.
We would like to have Main street
paved-but we can t sign that petition.
Why not tax some one else for it
Republican Candidates.
Miss Mollie McIlroy, of Paris, Tex.
arrived in the city Tuesday on visit to
Miss Mary Jones and left Wednesday
for Ozark to spend few days.
A man named Young, who stole a
horse from Willis o Bryan near Rudy
last week, was captured by Constable
Pitcock, of Alma, near Galena, No. +,
Sunday.
Arch Jarvis did not leave for South
McAllister first Of the week There
has been some delay in getting ready
the building in which they expected to
open up.
Letters received in this city from Yell
and Pope counties state that Senator
Jones will carry both by large
majorities. At least that is the present
outlook.
Pillsberry Flour and Fleischman S
Yeast No trouble to make Bread,
Rolls, etc. We use them both in our
bakery.
EDMoNDsoN & BRITT GRO. Co.
Miss Marie Beatie, one of the A. |.
U. graduating class, arrived in the city
Monday on her way to Little Rock and
spent few days in Van Buren, as guest
of Mrs. Shibley.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
will give Spelling Match at the
residence of Mrs. F. R. McKibben on
Tuesday night next, March 3D. Ad
mission, 10 cents, Everybody cordially
invited.
There is some talk of reviving the old
Mo. Pac. base ball club for the coming
season. We hope they will succeed in
their endeavor, as there is no more
interesting sport to the masses than a
good game of base ball.
Thanks to the ladies the Queen City
Band is out of debt. The band made a
bid for getting up the X. of P. supper,
which was awarded to them, and the
ladies got it up, thus netting them
sufficient to liquidate their debt.
B. G. Covey, district manager for the
Singer Sewing Machine Co., is in the
city and may be found at the Quarles
House. He will take charge of the
business that has been conducted by
Mr.. Hamilton. Fayetteville Daily
Ninety Per Cent. of all the people need to take
a course of Hoods Sarsaparila at this season to
prevent that run down condition of the system
which invites disease.
Hoods Pills are purely vegetable and do not
purge, pain or grtpe. All druggists -. 2Os
The st. Louis Republic says it is now
thoroughly understood that the Frisco
is to be separated from the Santa Fe
system and operated upon an independ-
ent basis, although the Santa Fe will
have representation upon the direct
crate.