The Van Buren press., 1897-06-12
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

week
Miss Dufaeld, Of Warrensbarg No.
Is in the city the guest Of Mrs. DR..
QaArles.
Mr.. james Morell secured large
order for architectural iron work at
MgrilltOn this week.
Mrs. Chas. Martin and daughter re
turned from a ten days visit to friends
81 CofeyyiIle Monday.
Ais1 hose company held a meeting
last night 70 select team for the forth
coming contest at Hot Springs.
Freight business has been quite slack
on the No. Pacific lately. The potato
shipments are helping some now.
The prices Of blackberries have
improved somewhat toward the end of
the week and large shipments are being
made each day.
It seems TO be dead easy to break
out Of our city bastile. Jim Hays.
confined there for short time. dug out
Thursday night.
Rev. and Mrs. Fl. A. Tucker returned
Wednesday from Eureka Springs where
they went week ago to have Mrs. T 5
eyes treated BY specialist.
E1mondson & Britt have recei we'd the
machinery for their steam bakery and
work is being pushed in enlarging the
baiIding 70 accommodate il.
Miss R1by Sissel. Of Little Rock, and
Miss Mae Wolfe, Of Fort Smith. were
the guests 4 Mr. and Mrs. Mar 4
Mayer several days this week
Mr.. ". H. Il. SHIRLEY went to
ClarksvilIe Tuesday to b present at a
nesting OF the board Of directors Of the
Arkansas Cumberland College
i letter received By Dr.. A. VI Bour-
land gives the pleasing announcement
that Mrs Bourland health is much
improved by the change Of climate.
St Louis papers report daily sales OF
Strawberries amounting to 80 900 out
side Of what was peddled around by
local producers during the past week.
Postmaster Jarvis received messag,
Thursday stating that his brother a
CaneY, Kans. was not expected to liy,
and he left for that point Immediately
Messrs. L. II. southmayd. F. g
Kerr and D. W. Moore were among tn
attendants at the unwilling of th'
Confederate monument at Fayetteville
Rev. Y. Y. Harlan is visiting Val
Buren, friends today. He will preacl
at Alma tomorrow. Rev Harlan ha
just recovered from a serious attack o
illness.
The plans for the electric light powe
house have been received and the con
tract will be let as soon as bids can b
received Local builders will get tn
contract.
We have not noticed that any of tn
posters for the Fort Smith Woodmen
excursion tomorrow were printed i
Van Buren,. They don't do bushes
that way.
Under the act approved June n
time should be lost to compel tn
owners of the property opposite tn
court house to have their sidewalks Gu
down to grade.
The contract of part Of the castings t
be used in Josiah Foster S new buildin
at Fort Smith has been awarded to tn
Van Buren, Foundry in competitio
with several other concerns.
I, A trick bicyclist performed numbe
of very difficult feats on a wheel o
Main street Thursday afternoon. HI
performance was superior to anythin
before shown in Van Buren,.
, Will O. Kane left Wednesday fc
, South McAlester to resume his positio
; with the U. S. geological survey
"B" Jones is expecting to receiy
notice every day to join his corps.
We make a specially of fitting OF
outing, picnicing and camping partit
with eatables. Give us trial. W
will please you.
EDMoNDsoN & BRITT.
| Jas. Steward was down froi
, Lancaster Tuesday. In conversatio
, he stated that he had purchased I'll
Maddox gin east of town and would pr
/ it in thorough repair for the fall bus
ness.
Mr. VIM. Padgett, manager of I'll
Fort Smith and Van Buren, exchange
Of the Southwestern Telephor
company, was married on Tuesday eve
ming at Fort Smith to Miss Mau
Sutton
Miss Rose Scrimsher returned frol
San Antonio, Tex. Thursday, whel
she has been visiting relatives for IL
past eight months She was accom-
panied home by her aunt, who wi
spend the summer here.
Gov. Jones and wife will be in ii
city a few hours tomorrow as guests
, Col. Sam X. Chew and wife. II
. ,nvernor is going TO Fayetteville |