The Van Buren press., 1896-10-03
Hoods Pills are always reliable.

WI. otstOH, VI hdnsdS CltY, ana
Mr. Bowman, living on the old Walker
Place on the Fort Smith and Van Buren,
road, were in the city Wednesday and
both expressed themselves surprised at
the thrift exhibited by our little city.
The Clear Creek Baptist Association
will convene in Van Buren, Friday
before the second Sunday in October.
There will be about $50 visitors in
attendance and they must be supplied
with homes. Only week left to
attend to this matter.
w. H. Ross has returned to Van
Buren, and is on the hunt for place to
put the heads of his wife and children.
He has traded his Bentonville property
for stock of drugs, which he will open
in our city. We will crowd up and
make room for the returning prodigal.
The first Bargain Sale of the season
has been inaugurated by that we'll
known Dry Goods Emporium, The New
York Store, of which Max Lyons is
manager They carry one of the
largest and best selected stocks in Van
Buren, and intending purchasers should
procure their price list before buying.
Sam R. Chew goes out Of the district
attorney Office in few weeks, after
four years faithful work. He leaves
behind him a record to be commended
as well as numerous friends who wish
him unbounded success. He will be
succeeded by Hon. Geo. A. Mansfield ,
one of the brightest young criminal
lawyers in the State. Mulberry
Leader.
Ernest Collins again missed con-
nection Sunday night. Ernest will
keep on fooling with P. R. Davis until
he will think lightning has struck him.
The young couple had better suffer the
ills they now have than fly to those they
know not of. Getting married without
the good will and blessing of father and
mother is serious matter to coptem
plate.
B. L. Wright, the popular brakeman
on the dangerous end of the Terror, has
been transferred to the main line. He
will shortly move his family to Van
Buren,. Greenwood people will be
sorry to have him and his estimable
family go away but commend them to
the good people of Van Buren, as being
in every way worthy of their confidence
and esteem. Greenwood Leader.
1t was pleasure to us Saturday to
see Charley Brodie in town again after
a two months dentention at home. Mr..
Brodie it will be recollected got fall
from his barn loft and so seriously
injured that he has been paralyzed ever
since. He is some better now and
with help is able to be out and has to
some extent recovered his speech. He
has lots of friends in Van Buren, who
were glad to see him in town again.
Mr.. Dradaeld, editor of the Prairie
Grove Record, passed through Van
Buren, last Friday on a sad mission
|. eS to4lacGhis wife in the insane
ASYLUM at Little Rock. The excessive
heat of the past summer together with
i'll health having dethroned her reason
There is. however, a ray of hope in the
fact that the physicians say that there
is every prospect VI ny a,
recovery. Mr. Bradfield has the
sympathy of the newspaper fraternity
as we'll as many others in his affiiction'
There was good attendance at the
Brvan and Sewall club meeting Tuesday
night. The meeting was addressed by
A. F. Miles, of this city, and Harry H.
Kelley. of Fort Smith. Both gentlemen
made good speeches, and enlightened
their hearers on several points that have
not heretofore been touched upon IN TINS
section. Mr.. Kelley was formerly a
Repnblican-a Kansas Republican-but
az a far seeing business man he
re- that the success of the silver
canse is the only salvation for this
country. He showed so plainly how
the contraction of the currency mas
mined the farming industry, ana
tbrongh II all other industries, that IL
masses understanding how any man
who has to earn his bread can vote f9r
tbe maintenance of the existing gold
Standard We wish every voter In
Crawford county could have heard MI
Kelley and Mr.. Miles last night
Argus.