The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-10-31

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" ''Aiasee Block. JOHN MeRAvEN.
, Quarterly meeting was held las+
saturday and sunday at the Mefbo.iist
enarea. conducted by Presiding Elder
5. 5. Key. ---''si
The German club will give the
opening german Of the season as their
SIao rooms On Thursday night.
Mrs. P. D. SCOTS new awalfi,s- =
completed and will De oeepniz.i ~ =
circuit Clerk Lon Black. 1t IS quite
handy to his office.
Mr. John McRaven went 70 Frrat,,
Springs Monday in the interest 81 ~.
Remington Typewriter Co. St T.ailis
Branch, for which he IS agent.
Miss Leaning. Of Sedalia. Nc. was
on Saturday last elected by the Var
Buren School Board 70 I'LL the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of Miss Jennie
Allen.
Eureka Springs was selected as the
site for the location of the Odd Fellows
Widows and Orphans Home. at the
meeting OF the grand lodge at Little
Rock
Our townsuan. Ben D. LIuard was again
elected % the highest honor in thu EirsUH
Legion Of select Knights a. Hatculnson-
Ots3 4 KAN Daily Eagle
Ben is rustler and hardly ever
fails To get there.
Quite thunder storm visited this
section on the evening of the 2sfh and
the precipitation during the night
amounted to ? Il in. This was a great
relief TO many who had been short on
water for some time.
The Arkansas Telephone Company
has this week put IN a new switchboard
anu otherwise greatly improved its
system n Van Buren,, and there seems
10 De no danger at present that the Bell
company will gobbIe up the Pan
company and get monopoly of the
telephone business in this section.
Judge Robt J. White. Of Logan
county, Democratic candidate for
presidential eleetor for the fourth lis
trlct, addressed the citizens Of Crawford
county az the court house Wednesday
night. On account Of the unfaTOrable
weather and the short notice only a
small audience was present. The Judge
made most admirable address which
was highly appreciated by all who
Judge George : Cunningham vas in Ozark
last sunday aud Monday I VII be Femem herssi
mat he was Judge Of the 5th judicial circuit
when Franklin county was a part Of IT, aud that
ne made an able and INST officer Ne are sorry
he i IN bad heallh-Wizh him al earir recover
he mas returned 20 DarfaneIIe 10 reside the
remainder OF his day and says Arkansas is hard
70 beat He has been In California aud other
VI esteFn states and expresses the 0UiIIuu that
Arkansas taken al Ia al. Is ane Of the best IN
the hited states Hes desd right=-uz2rk
Democrat
It was our pleasure 70 know Judge
when he was quite a Young
man, and we heartily endorse what the
Democrat says Of him. II be has not
already located permanently why not
prospect in a live town like Van Buren.
We can make room for good men any
time.
Judge ThOs Boles and Col. Grace. |
Of Fort Smith, two former old line
but now doing valiant
service for Bryan and free silver,
addressed a large and enthusiastic
audience at the court house in this city
Tuesday night. Judge Boles was one
Of the founders of the Republican party
in the state and has held high Offices Of
trust at the hands Of the people He
was prosecuting attorney Of this district
after the war and also elected circuit
Judge and member Of congress and
was also United States marshal Of the
Western District Of Arkansas. The
Judge suffered Republicanism under
Powell Clayton as long as he could
bear it.