The Van Buren press., 1896-01-04

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Miss Mamie King, of st. Louis, who
has been visiting Miss Josie Rea
returned home Sunday.
W. M. Garrett now has charge of the
Central meat market and he knows how
to please his customers.
C. j. Murta came over from Fort
Smith last Friday looking quite we'll
after his recent illness.
Miss league, one of the teachers in
our public schools, spent the holidays
at her home at Quitman.
Note change in the ad. of 1.-The
Model - They are headquarters for
the best goods in their lines.
Jno. Fritz was in from McAlister,
latter part of last week attending court
and left for the l. 7. Sunday.
W. T. Wallace has retired from the
saloon business. and Levi Smith will
occupy the place vacated by him.
Allen & Co.. the Cash Grocers are
now settled in their new store and want
their friends to call and see them.
Will Boatright spent Christmas in
Van Buren,, returning to his studies at
the Arkansas University this week.
| Cbac Taurapoa c+ap oura nj, ar fo,. tho
Shibley & Wood Gro. Co., spent the
holidays at his home at Dardanelle.
The Afford furniture warehouse in
| Van Buren has again been closed, and
the stock moved back to Fort Smith.
Mrs. T. J. Rogers was in the city
during the week on her way from
Fayetteville to her home at Russellville
A severe cold wave struck this vicinity
last Sunday, sending the thermometer
down to 1So above zero Monday morn
ing.
Miss Birdie Smith, of Fort Smith,
was visiting Miss Gertie Hawkins
Christmas week returning home Satur
day.
From the Wagner Record we learn
that F. R. MeKibben has closed out his
entire cattle interests in that neighbor-
| hood.
| Col. Sam Chew left for Charleston
Sunday to represent the district at the
Charleston circuit court, which met
Monday.
Engineer Gipson returned from
Omaha Saturday and we learn has been
reinstated into his old position on the
Mo. Pac.
The ferry boat was tied up several
days last week on account of the high
water and consequent drift making it
dangerous.
Prof. GeooT. Cass, principal of the
Charleston High School, spent the
holidays with his grandmother, Mrs.
s. w. Thayer.
Mr.. Jno. Gentry arrived last week
from Texas where he has been farming
for seveveal years past and thinks of
again locating here.
j. Foster & Co., the Fort Smith
wholesale grocers have our thanks for
one of the most attractive calendars that
we have seen this season.
Master Ben HALEY and Miss Gussie
England gave party complimentary to
their cousin, Howell Brown, of Coal
Hill, on Monday evening.
Mr., and Mrs. Mead, of Covington,
| KY, the latter a sister of Dispatcher
d. e. Welsh, arrived in the city on
visit to Mr.. Welsh last Saturday.
Park Crutcher is now number
grabber" in the Mo, Pac. yards, the
position vacated by Louis Vogel, who
will devote his energy to farming
Mrs. D. H. Miller assisted by Miss
Kate Warren, Mrs. DR.. o. M. Bour-
land, Miss Kate Martin and Miss Mai
Allen kept open house New Years day.
Without doubt the prettiest Gale ndar
for 1896 that has come to our notice is
that presented to its customers by the
| Crawford County Bank. 1t is beauty.
Col, NJ. l.. DeMahler arrived in Van
Buren, Monday morning from Atlanta,
where he has been acting as staff
correspondent of the Gazette at the
exposition.
Miss Lou Brown came up from
Clarksville to attend the fancy dress
ball Christmas night and was the guest
of Mrs. Will Woolum during her stay
in the city.
Mrs. B. G. LaRue, sister of Mes
danes Higgs and Frazer, who has been
visiting in our city for some weeks, left
for Athens, Texas, in time to spend the
holidays at home
Another clew to the missing child of
Mr.. Hameister proved groundless this
week. 1t had been followed below
Mansfield, but as the previous ones,