The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-07-25

ooAoi W Adiil Is now SOreIy
heeoed ana our farmers gaze hopefully
at every cloud that appears on the
Miss Bertha Goldsmith. of Fort
Smith, after a visit of two months To
Mrs; Max Lyons, returned home
Wednesday
Owing to the illness of Jim Henderson
OF G. j. Murta & Co. g force Fred
Palmtag was unable to join the CAMPERS
at Shepherd Springs.
Business of all kinds is now very
quiet. No one cares to expose himself
unnecessarily to the warm embrace of
old Sol at this time.
Mrs. e. j. Murta and family went to
Winslow Thursday. The excessive
warm weather is driving everyone that
can to the mountains.
rake the seven @ clock train for Mul.
berry next Thursday-the 3Oth-and
attend the bridge celebration and
picnic. You can return at two O clock
1t Is reported that the Hammond
Bros, proprietors of the Times,
contemplate moving to Little Rock and
establishing daily Republican paper.
Now that the contest is over we hope that all
are satisned.-Venture
Yes, NINE of them are fully
satisfied they got left. What
fools we mortals be -
A party composed of Capt. Jno.
Steward, j. W. Higgs and l. A,
Campbell spent a few days this week on
upper Lees Creek camping out They
returned Thursday.
A number of our and Fort Smith
wheelmen made wheel trip to Alma
Sunday afternoon-undoubte a great
pleasure with the thermometer at 1O2 .
and dust 4 inches deep
Judge J. h. Evans was in the CITY
Wednesday and Thursday to sign up
the court records. The Judges post
office address is now Paris, Logan
county, instead of Bonneville.
Take a day off and 90 to the bridge
picnic at Mulberry next Thursday. The
citizens of Maxev township are proud
OF their new bridge and we are all
proud of the acquisition of Maxey.
| Don't forget the celebration on the
Both at Mulberry on the completion and
opening of the new bridge for travel
A big time is expected and everybody
and his wife is invited to be present.
Feed the Nerves upon pure, rich blood and you
VIII not be nervous. Pure blood comes by tax
| Ing Hoods Sarsaparilla which Is thus the
greatest and best nerve touic.
Hoods pills cure nausea. sick headache
indigestion. biliousness. All druggists. &c. Oh
The new iron railing on the Main
street front of the court house square
greatly improves its appearance. All
now required TO make it into neat
park is fountain and some rustic
seats.
The School Board have contracted for
an addition to the High School building
giving two more rooms, which will
relieve the want of room for a short
while. A new separate building is
needed.
F. A. Boatright and Samuel Boat
right, of Van Buren,, brother of J. s.
Boatright, of this place, have been in
the city this week visiting relatives,
and looking after their claims as
Cherokee citizens. Wagner Il. 7. J
Record.
A drinking fountain of some sort is a
necessity. Strangers coming to town
have nowhere to quench their thirst,
and especially is this the case on Sun
day. This is good chance for a
practical application of temperance
work.
The Arkansas Telephone Co. are
making some great improvements in
their system in Van Buren, at present
New poles, wires, etc, have been put
up the past week and the system will be
made to give better satisfaction than
heretofore after the improvements are
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