The Van Buren press., 1897-06-12

burn, of San Diego, Cal, arrived
Wednesday on visit to DR.. and Mrs.
Burson.
Park Crutcher returned Saturday |
from southern Missouri, where he had
been in the interest. of the c. F. I. |
car company. He reports
the shipping season there about over.
Officer Barrier Monday night arrested
a man for being drunk and on being
searched a pair of lead knucks were
found on his person. Twenty FIVE
dollars and costs was the valuation put
on the offense by the mayor.
When the city has cleaned the streets
of the cemetery it behooyes the owners
Of lots to do likewise with their lots.
Our cemetery while nicely located and
neatly fenced in presents sight far
from tidiness on the inside.
4 brutal murder occurred last Tues
day near Cherokee in the Territory.
The victim was Peter Landrum, a gray
headed old negro preacher, and the
murderer is Tom Benton, who, although
he is Landrum 3 father in law, is 20
years his junior.
Gen. Henry Beauford Armistead was
last Friday appointed by Judge Rogers
clerk Of the United States court for the
western district of Arkansas. He
immediately filed his bond which was
approved, and he was thereupon
installed as district clerk.
Mrs. B. J Brown spent few hours
in Van Buren, Tuesday as guest of Mrs
H. c. Johnson. She was en- route to
Fayetteville to attend the dedication
exercises of the Confederate monument
there and spend month with her
daughter, Mrs. Menke.
Mr.. Geo. Foster, at one time a
resident Of Crawford county but now
living at San Antonio, Texas, was in
the city last week 1t is twenty seven
years since Mr. Foster left here and he
finds but few remaining of those he
knew in his boyhood days.
The Woodmen of the World of Fort
Smith will give an excursion to Eureka
Springs tomorrow at 81. 25 for the round
trip. There will no doubt be a number
of Van Burenites to take it in. The
train will leave Van Buren, at 7:1O
A. M, returning about II P. NJ.
Some viciously disposed person
affected an entrance into the school
house Sunday night and did consider
able damage to books and furniture by
throwing filth over them. A person
mean enough to destroy school property
needs to be severely dealt with.
Will Ward and Edgar Convey had ar
alteration while on fishing excursion
on Ned Lake Wednesday and in the
affray Convey was severely cut in the
hand by Ward, Ward was put under
| 800 bond and will have an examination
before Justice Moore Monday.
Editor Renfroe was up from Alma
Tuesday delivering the first issue of tht
Alma Daily Herald, which is being
published there during the meeting Of
the normal. The paper, to say the
least, reflects credit on our contemp.
orary and the town of Alma.
Judge and Mrs. B. J. Brown lief
today for Fayetteville where they viii
spend the month of June, after which
they will go to New York with theil
son Harold, who will sail for Europe
July Z, to be gone until late fall. -
Little Rock Democrat June s.
Chief Pernot, who returned from
meeting Of the executive committee O
the State Firemen 5 Association Tues
day, reports that the state fremen'
contest will be held at Hot SPRING
beginning September IA and that tina
city has offered prizes aggregatine
81 600.
Miss Fannie Scott of Van Buren,, ha,
arrived to spend two weeks visiting he
sister, Mrs Jas. Lawson, 500 Rocl
street. This is Miss Fannie first visi
since the state convention last June
and her innumerable friends ar,
delighted to welcome her again. -
Little Rock Democrat.
/ The two men, Isbell and Cochran
arrested some ten days ago for assault
had an examination before Justic,
Moore Monday and no complaining
witnesses appearing he was forced t
discharge them. They were, however
Immediately re arrested by Sheriff Pap,
on a charge Of being wanted al
Muskogee for some criminal offence. A
deputy marshal from the Muskoget
court came down Tuesday and took the
two back with him. He stated that
there was a charge of larceny against
one and cattle stealing against the