The Van Buren press., 1896-02-08
Undertakers and Funeral Directors.

County Judge Smith has issued notice
that he will receive bids for the use Of
the county prisoners for the next fiscal
year on March I'd. While we are not
informed whether the hiring out Of them
is mandatory, we are of the opinion
that it is great mistake to do so. The
work done on the Fayetteville road some
years ago by the county prisoners under
the direction Of Deputy Sheriff Wright
show that they might be used to much
greater benefit to the county In that
way than by hiring them out.
In speaking Of the appearance Of the
Taylor Brothers at Fort Smith last
Wednesday evening the Fort Smith
Times gives our townsman. Col. o. L.
Miles, the following handsome notice:
"A feature that WAS keenly relished
by the audience was the introduction Of
the speakers by Mr.. Oscar l.. Miles, Of
Van Buren,. He was raised with the
Taylors as a boy knows them thoroughly
and loves them. He spoke eloquently,
feelingly. grandly. His was the feature
Of the night.
The lecture was largely attended by
Van Burenites. who enjoyed 1t very
much. A special train was run over
the Mo. Pac. in charge Of Bob Brown
and Fletch Arnold.
Col. o. L. Miles returned from Fort
Smith last Saturday having had two Of
the Long Bell cases disposed of-one
going over till the March term Of the
Federal court. In the two cases dis
posed of he got an increase of 5000 over
the former Judgment. The jury gave
Mrs. Spoon verdict for $11 ,5OO-there
being two counts in this case-and Mrs.
Brown $s, 900. At the trial of this case
the attorneys for the railroad required
depositions from people living hundreds
of miles away, but, nothing daunted.
Col. Miles secured them, and he says
he believes that his cases now will be
sustainen by the Court OF Appeals to
which they will no doubt be appealed
by the railroad company.
Has our brother forgotten that Main
street has already undergone the process
Of which he Is so much in favorf Only
few years ago the entire length and
| ..( NGa,v do noA
and yet you see the condition Of the
street now. The mud Is from four to
eight inches deep, while the street IL
full OF holes, in crossing which the
utmost care must be exercised. Only a
few days ago we saw a wagon axle
broken by a wrench from one Of the
holes. II may be wasting breath
TO continue an effort to have Main street
paved, but breath costs nothing, and
the constant dropping Of water will
wear away a stone. Venture.
We have no objection to our brother
Of the Venture using the columns Of his
paper for advocating the paving Of
Main street. We are as much in favor
of good roads as he Is. But when he
STYLES the work heretofore done on
Main street as matchmaking, we must
disagree with him-a wheelbarrow full
Of rock in one place and few powders
as big as a box car in another. is not
macadamiEing in our opinion. We
guarantee that II Main street is once
MAcADAMIzED thoroughly there will show
no mud on it unless carried from the
outside and there will be but very little
sxNense in keeping II in repair We
have lived good part of our life where
all roads were mscsdamized and know
whereof we speak. We favor it because
we have the material necessary right .;
our doors and therefore can put it on al
less expense than any other pavement
II there is a possibility of getting
stone. brick or asphalt pavement. we
would be pleased to see it.