The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-01

| . iHo ioip oliitH News RECORD saws
there will be no August term of the
Federal court at Fort Smith, owing to
the continued i'll health of Judge
Parker, his physicians having recon-
mended a period of rest.
The Alma Leader has been moved to
Mulberry and will be continued as
before by Henry S. Ramsden. Null
berry is good point for paper and
the PRESS wishes the Leader success at
its new home.
Misses Lucy Long and Annie Mace,
OF st. Louis, are visiting Mrs. W. l..
Mace. 1t was an unusual sight to see
] the three ladies riding three milk white
horses Thursday morning No one is
more at home horse back than Mrs.
Mace.
MARRIED-In Van Buren,, on the 26th
inst. by M. T. West, Esq. Mr.. J.
W. Garfield to Miss Bette Neal. THE
PRESS extends congratulations to Mr..
and Mrs. Garfield. The editor has
known Miss Bette we'll and favorably
for long time and trusts long and
happy life is before her
Judge Huckleberry brings the news
of killing of one brother by ano her at
Cross Lanes Wednesday night. The
killing is somewhat sensational Perry
Hitchcock is charged by his brother,
Tom, with undue intimacy with his
wife. One account says Perry was
shot while in bed with Tom wife.
Col. o. l.. Miles and party returned
from their camping expedition Tuesday
evening, having Travelled, during their
three weeks absence, over 800 miles
They report excellent sport, especially
fishing, and game in plenty, but the
weather too hot for much hunting.
They also saw some bear but did not
kill any,
DIED-In Van Buren,, on Thursday,
July Both, after short illness, MARTIN
Y. HINKLE Mr. Hinkle went to his
farm to work the day before and became
overheated, from the effects of which
he died next day. His funeral was
attended from his residence at O clock
Friday, the 3lst. He leaves wife and
three children.
While we have good cause to complain
on account of the dry weather, our
affection is nothing in comparison to
what northern Texas and the southern
portion of the Indian Territory are
suffering Col. 0. l.. Miles stated that
a section of the Choctaw Nation where
he was during his hunting trip had not
had a rain since May 18th and that
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Not within the memory of the pro
verbal "oldest inhabitant ever
before has the thermometer displayed
such a continued tendency to climb to
the top notch For the past week the
thermometer has gone above 1909
each day; going even as high as 100 -
But for the fact that the air was
perfectly dry and nearly all the time a
good breeze the weather would have
been unbearable.
The Mulberry bridge picnic and
celebration was, considering the hot,
dry weather, well attended Thursday.
From 1900 to 1000 persons were present
and enjoyed themselves as picnicers
always do. Speeches were made by ex-
Gov. Fishback, Messrs. Dinsmore,
Chew, Rogers of Mulberry, and others.
Van Buren, was well represented. The
early train as we'll as the special, later,
took large number of our citizens and
the band. Mulberry and her citizens
are proud of the new bridge and all are
glad they have joined their fortunes
with those of Crawford county.
D. B. Robinson, president; B. F
Yoakum, vice president and general
manager; D. Wishart, general
passenger agent G. w. Gale, freight
traffic manager; j. R. Wentworth,
general superintendent, officers of the
Frisco railroad, were in the city
Wednesday morning on tour of
inspection of the Frisco road and its
interests at Van Buren,. Mr.. W. II.
Barnes, the thorough and energetic
freight agent at this place, entertained
them while here and took them for
limited inspection of the city. Major
Wishart has been long with this road
and we have always found him most
obliging officer and an accomplished
gentleman. Continued prosperity will
follow under the auspices of the new