The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-03-27


o. D. Dixon and and j. A. Huekieberry were
Wednesday arrested by Deputy Lockhart and
Constable Mcdonald for illegal netting on the
preserves of the Point Gun Club They Were
released under bond and their trial set for
Monday.
Foster Williams, who was Jointly implicated
in the burglary of car of groceries consigned
TO SHIRLEY Il Wood Gro. Co, last fall. standing
on the track near their warehouse with q. w.
HILL was arrested Wednesday upon warrant
issued by Justice Moore. Hill was arrested
shortly after the burglary and lodged in jail but
Williams made his escape aud is supposed to
have since then been hiding in the Territory.
Wednesday he came to Van Buren,, thinking
that most likely he would not be recognized,
and called on his partner in the crime in jail.
He, However, reekoned without his host for
Officer Hatfield getting wind of his being in
town armed himself with warrant and arrested
him
The case against the express com
panies for taxes, which has been drag
ging through the courts for years, has
finally been decided in favor of the
county by the supreme court, and they
will have to settle up.
Rev. Stevenson has made an Innovation
in his work here it is bible lecture for
the children at the Methodist church
every Monday. The lecture for next
Monday will be based on the 9th and
9th chapter of Matthew.
Owing to the high water in the river
the past week the ferryboat has been
able to make landing at the foot of
Main street-something quite unusual
since the sandbar has been making such
Entertainments on this side.
Mrs. Colburn and daughter, of New
Boston, Tex. are visiting in the city as
the guests of Mrs. W. T. Wallace.
Mrs. Colburn formerly resided in Van
Buren,, her husband being principal of
the high school at this point.
The two Fayetteville girls who were
held by Officer Houck some weeks since
on advice from the father of one of
them and taken home, again got away
from their parents this week and got
as far as Fort Smith this time.
Mr.. Chas. Donahower arrived in the
city, en- route from Denton, Tex,
North, Wednesday and has been the
guest of Mr.. Jno. d. White few days.
We are sorry to state that Mr..
Donahower is not in the best of health.
John, the little son of G. J. Murta,
passed through the city Wednesday en-
route home from five weeks stay at
Hot Springs. His health, we are
pleased to say, was much improved by
his stay at that celebrated health resort.
If You Wish to purify your blood you should
take medicine which cures blood diseases.
No other medicine has such u record of cures as
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Hoods Pills are easy to take, easy to operate.
Cure Indigestion, biliousness, 25c 229
The reports from the berry fields as to
the quantity of plants that have survived
the drought of last fall are much more
favorable than was at first supposed.
But whether the plants possess sufficient
vitality to ripen full crop remains to
be proven.
We are under obligations to Mr.. Jno
Kerwin, the wide awake agent of the
Pope Manufacturing company (manu-
facturers of the celebrated Columbia
bicyeles), for very tasty paperweight
gotten up by that company for its
customers.
Call and examine my nice line of
Towering plants before sending your
orders away. | have just received a
fine assortment of roses, etc. all we'll
rooted plants also fine assortment of
Magnolias, without which no yard is
complete. l.. GRAF.
Senator Douglass was up from Alma
Wednesday. He expresses himself as
favoring three of the propositions which
will be presented to the legislature at
its extraordinary session, namely: A
railroad commission, no fence law in
overfowed districts, and appropri
ations.
Quarterly meeting services are now
going on at the East End NJ E. church.
Rev. E. M. Pipkin, Little Rock, will
preach Sunday afternoon at three
O clock. Sacrament of the Holy Supper
will be administered Sunday morning
after preaching by Rev. V. V. Harlan,
of GAINESVILLE
The repertoire company that was to
have filed a weeks engagement at
Murta opera house this week concluded
not to stay, for one of the members of
the troupe found it impossible to keep
from looking on the wine while it was
red, so they concluded to go where he
had no chance to look.
Capt. j. F. Hinkley. vino made many
friends in our city as chief engineer of
bridge construction at the time of the
building of the Frisco bridge, has
turned out as quite prominently men
toned for the position of superintendent
of public works of st. Louis.
A man who gave his name as G. w.
Huffman fell under the wheels of an
eastbound Mo. Pacific freight train
while it was leaving the yards Tuesday
and on which he was trying to steal
ride. His left foot was caught and
badly crushed by the wheels.
EdmOndSOn & Britt