The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-07-17
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

WINEs-From S. cents to 81 per
gallon. L. GRAF.
Adds Bryan is reeuperating his health
at Tap Springs.
Robt. L. Rogers was up from Null
berry Thursday.
Harry Pernot was somewhat under
the weather this week.
aBiddy" Mason arrived Thursday
from Kansas on visit.
A basket picnic will be given at
Rowland Springs today.
The proposed celebration is beginning
to be the topic of the day.
Melons have been very plentiful in
the local market this week.
The r. Y. P. U. elected officers for
the ensuing year last night.
Miss Fronie Knowlton was visiting
relatives in the city during the week.
Mrs. D. w. Moore and children left
Thursday for Winslow for the summer.
The date for the electric light cele-
bration has been decided on August 25.
The pay car came in over the Mo.
Pacific Thursday and business was
good
Miss Myra Orrick left Thursday on
visit to her grandmother at Fort Worth,
Texas.
Mr. and Mrs P B. Choinski left
Thursday on short visit to Eureka
Springs.
The amateur circus is one of the
attractions slated for the electric light
celebration.
Neither the slayer of Constable Jones
nor "Boze'' Jones have been appre-
hended as yet.
Chief Pernot has rented better
quarters for the accommodation of the
fire department.
Miss Price and Miss Lille MCGEE
were visiting friends at Alma the latter
part of this week.
A number of the stores on Main street
have been supplied with electric light
fixtures this week.
Ed Matlock has been spending the
week in Texas on business. He is
expected back today.
Phil Berman, late proprietor of the
Star House of this city has started for
the gold fields of Alaska.
ii. Pyle, of Franklin county, was
visiting his brother, T. 7. Pyle, of the
Queen City Gro. Co. this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Perdue came
over from Fort Smith Wednesday and
are staying with j F. Robinson in the
East End.
A light shower fell here Thursday
evening, only sufficient to lay the dust.
From appearances the rain must have
been much heavier east and south.
The band gave one of their delightful
concerts in the court square Thursday
night, and their renditions were
listened to by an appreciative audience.
Mrs. Max A. Mayer and children left
yesterday for Manitou Springs, Colo.
to be absent until November. Mrs.
Mayer goes there on the advise of her
physician.
Yardmaster Foster and wife returned
from St. Louis Wednesday. Mr..
Fosters mother, whose severe illness
called them there, he reports much
better and improving rapidly.
The committees having in charge the
celebration on Aug. % to commemorate
the completion of the electric light
plant are hard at work and everything
points to grand time on that day.
Judge Michael proposes TO break up
the practice of a number of boys and
men of robbing mocking- birds nests
and offering the young birds for sale.
There is law on the statute books
this and he proposes TO see
that it is enforced.
w. T. Wallace has disposed of the
Valley House hotel property TO Capt.
VIM. Bowlin for a consideration of
81 900. Mr.. Bowlin has begun to
greatly improve the property and will |
make it one Of the most complete build |
ngs for the business in the city.
Mayor Smith gave permission 10 our
1cal marksmen Thursday to kill /
pigeons in the city limits, who had
become regular nuisance. The
commenced early in the after
loon and for several hours constant
usilade WAS kept up When evening
ame hardly a live pigeon was to be
cen in town, so thorough had been the
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