The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-12-26

EdRt0Rdson d Britt.
Jno. McRaven leaves this afternoon
for Forrest City. There is an
attraction there for him.
Epworth League meeting each Friday
evening at o clock at the Methodist
Church.
B Jones, who has been with the
.. S. surveying corps in the Territory
| for number of months, came in
Thursday to spend the holidays.
Present indications are that unless
there is some decided change on the part
of several members of our police force
there will be cleaning out before
! long. "
Mr.. z. w. Tucker is now a member
of the News Publishing company. L.
| Garrison has severed his connection
with the same and accepted position
on the Times.
Mr.. Chas. Mckinney and bride passed
through our city Wednesday, en- route
to their home at Ozark. While in the
city they were the guests of DR.. O, NJ.
Bourland and wife.
Mr.. e. s. Smith returned from the
northwestern counties of the state
Saturday. He reports encouraging
success in the organization of lodges of
Patriots of America.
With its last issue The Argus arrived
ut p,.tt 20 ,tx,
first year The proprietors have the
best wishes of THE PRESS for the future
prosperity of their journal.
Mayor Smith has issued notice call
ing attention to the law prohibiting the
firing of firecrackers or firearms within
the fire limit. The boys should be
careful not to violate same.
Earl Witt and Russell Bradford
Tuesday gave a Fort Smith negro a
lesson in civility that he will not likely
soon forget. Trouble generally awaits
those who think they own the town
An attempt was made in the early
hours of Sunday morning by two white
men to enter the store of J. M.
Harshaw but they were frightened away
before gaining entrance.
Don t fail to read the article of Hon
Randolph Comstock on the uniform
school book question. Mr.. Comstock
takes the right means in asking for the
views of those most interested in this
question.
The Arkansas Tobacco Co, moved
its plant to Fort Smith first of the week.
Never the less the smiling countenance
of 7. L. Beard will often be seen on
our streets, for Van Buren, has warm
place in his affections.
Every mechanic is not a farmer any
more than every farmer a mechanic.
Therefore while the sugar planters in
Louisiana may want help, we very
much doubt that they want to learn
them the business first.
A Prof. Hinton has invented gun to
be used for pitching the ball in baseball
games. II is not likely that it will
displace the pitcher, however, for it
would, we believe, detract much from
the science of the game.
I The business on the Mo. Pacific is so
large that even the passenger engines go
right through instead of, as usual, being
| changed here. Engineers are very
much opposed to that system, as their
engines soon get into bad shape.
Col. o. L. Miles returned last Satur-
day evening from st, Louis, where he
had been to submit briefs and argue
the Long Bell cases before the U. ).
circuit court in session there. A
decision will not be rendered before
February.
Mr. F LOOMS, one of the progressive
farmers of Dyer township, was in the
CITY Tuesday and favored us with call
He reports the farmers of that vicinity
taking advantage of this pleasant
weather and preparing their lands for
next year.
The attention of teachers throughout
the county is called TO the notice IN
another place requesting their attend
ance at the meeting of the Western
Arkansas Teachers Association, which
will be held at Russellville December
% to 80. All who possibly can do SC
should attend.
Cards are out for the wedding of Mr..
H. T. Ennis and Miss Florence Guntel
at the home of the brides mother al
Little Rock on the 31st inst. Miss
Gunter is well known in our city as d
most charming lady and the groom is to
be congratulated on drawing such q
valuable prize in the lottery of life.
If the water tax did not absorb nearly
all the revenue of the city, it would be
only short time until Van Burer
would have electric lights, but under
existing conditions no good business
man likes to invest his money in tina
way, especially as there is ever,
prospect that times will be quite dull
. for several months, owing to oul
farmers having made but little the pas
two seasons.
The removal of the Frisco division
will be sad blow not alone to tn
town of Chester, but the surrounding
country. Many valuable Improvement
have been made in Chester in past years
which will be almost valueless afte
, removal, while the surrounding countr.
will be deprived of market for mucl
of their produce, which was consumes