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

We have always carried over less
Holiday Goods than our competitors,
simply because we sell them Cheaper.
JNo. O'KANE S DRUG STORE.
Mr.. w. S. Beall on Tuesday disposed
of his stock of footwear to j. w.
Patrick of Fort Smith and it has been
packed and removed to that city.
Why worry about baking fruit and
other cakes when you can buy them
from Geo Miller for less than they
would cost you to bake yourself.
The public examination of teachers
for teachers license will be held in
Van Buren,, Dec. 18th and 18th.
WILL J. NEAL.
The Crawford county friends of DR..
O. P. Hooper will be pleased to learn
that he has again been elected super
intendent of the state insane asylum.
Mr.. w. S. Beall has accepted a
position with the j. w. Patrick Shoe
Co., at Fort Smith. We IRE sorry to
lose him and his family from our city.
Those Hairpin Fountain Pens are the
thing for Christmas present They
are both useful and ornamental Elk
clusively at the Van Buren, Book Store.
How some men can expect to play the part of
a high roller and never pay cent is rather
| mysterious to us.-Venture.
1t is generally those who never pay
debt who can cut the widest swath.
Books for the children books for
grown people, books for everybody,
make the best Christmas presents. The
Van Buren, Book Store is THE place to
get them.
Main street is again becoming a
nuisance by overlooking at nights and
making the upper part of Main street a
quagmire.
The public schools will be closed
during the holidays. The school
directors SO decided at a recent meeting
The vacation begins Dec. Oath and ends
Jan. 4th.
Preaching at the Presbyterian church
Sunday morning by Rev. Tucker and
Sunday night by Rev. NJ. Men.
Mckay, of Fort Smith. A cordial in
vitation is extended.
The delegates from Alma to the
Arkansas River Improvement Conven-
ton at Fort Smith are Mayor Ford and
Hons. j. K. p. Douglass and j. s.
Renfroe.
Now that the Ventures towline to
the street paving question has broken
perhaps Bro. Riggs could be induced to
give his consent to have Main street
macadamized2
Fruit Cakes for the holidays
guaranteed to suit the most fastidious
taste at Geo. Miller S. Leave yonr
orders and save the worry of baking
them yourself.
The holiness people have again made
their appearance in our city and have
rented the third floor in the Lynch
block, formerly used as lodge room
by the K. of p. IS.
THE PRESS acknowledges an invitation
to attend the Arkansas River Improve
ment Convention at Fort Smith on the
10Th inst. The invitation is very
tasty piece of work.
G. G. Montague will open the largest
stock of holiday goods in the Jewelry
line ever brought to Van Buren, about
the 18th. Don t purchase until you
have examined his stock.
D. B. Locke had sufficiently recovered
from his recent serious fall from a
second story window at Alma to make
his appearance on our streets Wednes-
day-but had to use crutches.
Don purchase your Christmas gifts
until you have examined the fine stock
now being opened at the Horse Shoe
Drug Store, more extended notice of
which will be given next week.
Rev. j. Gresham, of Springfield,
Ill, will occupy the pulpit of the
Christian church in this city on
tomorrow morning and evening. A
cordial invitation is extended all.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. j. w.
Mitchell are extending them their
sympathies in the death of their
daughter, which occurred at their home
on Logtwon hill last Friday afternoon.
Judge S. f. Stahl, of Bentonville,
prominently mentioned in connection
with the position of U. S. marshal for
the western district of Arkansas, was
the guest of Mr.. w. II. H. SHIRLEY
during the week.
Switchman Casey had very narrow
escape from death while at work in the
yards at this place Wednesday. He
was struck in the back by box car,
but luckily fell outside the rail and
escaped with his life.
The Fort Smith Times Democrat
reports Mr.. Josiah Foster S return from
Hot Springs in much improved state
of health. Mr.. Foster has many friends
in Van Buren, who will be pleased to hear
of his improvement.
Mrs. w. L. Day leaves this morning
to Join her husband at Shawnee, Okla.
We are sorry to lose them from our city
and hope they may find it to their ad-
vantage to again make Van Buren, their
home in the future.
VIM. A. Garland, youngest son of
Hon. A. II Garland, will be married
in January to Miss Fannie Baker, of
st. Louis. Miss Baker is the daughter
of the superintendent of the Western
Union Telegraph Co.
A macadam crossing has been put in
in front of IL. G. Pernot $ store and 1t