The Van Buren press., 1897-03-13

The steamer VIM. Druhe has been
doing considerable freighting business
between their point and Webbers Falls
during the present favorable stage OF
the water.
Ben Moore came down from Fayette-
vile Sunday to take short rest ana
reeuperate his health which had been
impaired some by too close application
to his studies.
Abe Bean, (col J during epileptic
fit Wednesday afternoon fell against one
of the plateglass windows of DR.. John
son drug store and completely
demolished it.
The acreage of potatoes in the vicinity
of Van Buren, this season will not be as
large as last, owing to scarcity OF seed
and greater scarcity of money with
which to buy seed.
A fall of 42o was recorded by the
thermometer here from Tuesday noon
to Wednesday morning. On Tuesday
the temperature rose to 81 ? but took
drop to 400 that night.
We hear the cry of "better roads,
all over the country, but it seems as
though it was not going any further
than the "cry - Why not work the
county prisoners on them2
The damage done to the compress by
the storm of last week is not as large as
was at first thought. Mr., Barrett, the
superintendent, thinks that $3.50 will
cover all the damage done.
A delegation of members of the local
lodge of the A. O. U. W., visited Fort
Smith Tuesday evening to attend a
lecture delivered by Supreme Master
Workman j. G. Tate, of Omaha.
A. A. Clinnkscales was in the city
Tuesday visiting relatives. He has
been travelling through Missouri and
Kansas for several months past, follow
ing his profession as piano tuner.
A shipment of 80, 900 strawberry
plants was made to one party at Conway
this week from Alma. great many
acres of new plants have also been set
out in the vicinity of that thriving
burg.
Another full capacity house greeted
the Chase Lister company at the opera
house last night. One hundred more
chairs were added, but standing room
was all taken .-Sedalia Daily Capital,
Feb 27, 1896.
Jno. Walters, charged with attempt
to commit rape and whose case was
continued from the last term of court,
was Saturday brought in by his bonds
men, who feared it was Walters in
tention to leave the country.
'I have been troubled with rheumatism and
asthma for number of years, and have taken
several bottles OF Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t has
relieved rheumatism and enabled me to breathe
better 1t has also improved my general
health. John D. Hammack, Seba, Ark"
Hoods Pills cure all liver ills. Csc
The Daily News, which has been
heretofore published from The Times
office, has purchased material of its
own and has located in the Lynch
Block The presswork of the paper
will be done in the Argus office.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting of the city council to investigate
the propositions for electric lighting
presented at that meeting are still wait
ing for those parties to present their
propositions in more definite shape.
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.
Col. NJ. l.. DeMahler, one of Van
Buren, s best friends, stands second on
the list of contributions to the monu-
ment fund He has collected the fifty
dimes necessary to fill his book and
returned it, for which the Daughters
of the Confederacy' are greatly
obliged.
Felix Houck took the man Dodson,
who was arrested last week on a charge
of counterfeiting, over to Fort Smith
Wednesday and turned him over to the
U. S. authorities. He was put in the
jail hospital, not having fully recovered
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