The Van Buren press., 1896-02-22
LANDRETH's GARDEN SEEDS.
Full line just received by
EDMoNDSoN 81 BRITT GRO. Co.
If You WANT.

South McAllister, to take charge of
Mr.. Jarvis branch store at that point.
The little baby of Mr.. and Mrs. Jinks
Baxter died Wednesday. The parents
have the sympathy of many friends in
our city.
Walter Mann has been making some
great improvements on his recent
purchase-the Savage property-in the
East End.
County Judge Smith held Probate
Court Monday and Tuesday Of this
week, and an adjourned term of County
Court Wednesday.
The Knights of Pythias are now in
stalled in their new lodge room. A
grand banquet Wednesday night signal
lied their removal.
Harry Wood attended the funeral of
the late J. R. Anderson at Mulberry
Tuesday. Mr.. Anderson was post
master at that point.
Hon. Thos. J. Dickerson, of Kansas
City, delivered lecture at Murta
Opera House last night. His subject
was 'Ingersolism.
Miss Effie Malone returned to her
home at Waldron Saturday, after visit
of several weeks in Van Buren, as guest
of Mrs. c.. F. Harvey.
The Republican County Convention
meets today at o clock in Hinkle Hall
for the purpose of electing delegates to
the State and National conventions.
In driving over Main street one is
strongly reminded of plowed ground.
But all will be done away with soon, in
spite of some very progressively
citizens.
All railroads will offer reduced rates
to persons desiring to visit Little Rock
during the meeting of the Good Roads
convention which will be in session
Tuesday.
Miss Norma Wood returned Thurs
day from Fayetteville where she has
been attending the Arkansas University.
Miss Wood graduated with honors from
that institution
An engine and three cars jumped the
track at London on the east end of the
Mo. Pac. Thursday, causing delay of
two hours to the passenger train. No
serious damage was done.
J. w. Brinker who was charged with
the theft of a suit of clothes from Jno.
Crowder, an employe of the Mo. Pac.
had hearing before Esq. Colgrove
Thursday and was discharged.
Pillsberry Flour and Fleischman
Yeast. No trouble to make Bread,
Rolls, etc. We use them both in our
bakery.
EDMoNDsoN & BRITT Gro. Co.
Miss Mary Beattie, who graduated at
the A. l. U. at the close of the last
term, will go to Van Buren, next week
to visit friends before she returns to her
home in Little Rock. Fayetteville
Daily.
Mrs. B. J. Brown left last night for
Washington, d. c.. to attend the fifth
continental congress of the Daughters
of the American Revolution to represent
Arkansas chapter. Little Rock Demo
crat Q7th).
We regret to learn that Miss Anna
Edmiston, Prof. of instrumental music
in the A. l. u. is ill with pneumonia.
Fayetteville Daily (19th).
Mrs. Edmiston and not Miss Anna is
ill with pneumonia,
The mandates of the U. s. Supreme
Court in the cases of George and John
Pierce and Webber Isaacs have been
received at Fort Smith and nothing but
Executive clemency will prevent their
hanging.
Strong delegations are being appointed
all over the State to attend the Good
Roads Convention at Little Rock.
What is Crawford county going to do in
the matterH Surely we need better
roads as much as any of them.
Mr.. Jno. Archer made his first
appearance on our streets in two years
last Wednesday. Mr.. Archer was
astonished at the rapid growth Van
Buren, had made since he was here last.
He is spending the winter at Fort
Smith.
The Wrought Iron Bridge Co., Of
Canton, Ohio, to whom was awarded
the contract for the construction of the
Mulberry bridge, have informed County
Judge Smith that they are at work on it
and expect to have it in place in three
months time-perhaps sooner.
Messrs Beard and Edmondson circu-
lated a subscription list Tuesday to
raise funds for paying for the improve
ments made on the house of the Ajax
Hose Co. They raised more than was
required and the overplus will be spent
on the Hook and Ladder Company s
building.