The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-01-16

THE REMINGTON STANDARD TYPE
WRITER is the Gar of all.
For sale by
Wallace Block. JOHN McRAvEN.
The tax collector is in Cedarville
township today.
The Little Rock Gazette ought to
squelch its carricaturist
The Standard Cigar company will
leave for Muscogee today.
The county Jail is almost deserted
now. Only three inmates.
Miss Leila Carter, of Ozark, has been
visiting friends in this city the past
week.
Mrs. c.. G. Cook has purchased hall
interest in Mrs. Mullen's millinery
business.
Epworth League meeting each Friday
evening at 8 o clock at the Methodist
Church
Several new residences have been
going up in Murta addition the past two
or three weeks.
Adds Bryan took an insane man
named 1nman to the asylum at Little
Rock Thursday.
Our A. o. U. w. lodge entertained a
number of visiting members from Fort
Smith Thursday night.
Mrs. O. P. Brown and son returned
Wednesday to their home at New
Whatcome, Washington.
T. E. Bradley went TO Little Rock
| Thursday on business connected with
the Standard Cigar company.
Hard times is a myth say The
Venture Maybe it is, but it S pretty
substantial one all over the country.
Henry Whitaker after months
visit to his family, returned to his post
near San Antonio, Texas, Wednesday,
Mrs j. H. Mace and Miss Nellie
Mace, of st. Louis, were in the city
this week guests of Mrs. w. l.. Mace.
| The Long Bell mills have been rushed
with orders part of the week so much
SO that they had to work some over
| time.
| 1t is rumored that the central Office of
the Arkansas Telephone company will
| be discontinued after the first of next
month.
Miss Gertrude Baum left for her home
at Fayetteville Monday, after an ex-
tended visit to her sister, Mrs Max A.
Mayer.
A new time card over the Frisco
| will go into effect tomorrow. We are
not advised as yet Of what changes will
| be made
Capt J NJ Baxter was in the city
several days this week on business con
nected with G.. J. Murta Il Co. S Fort
Smith house.
The city council has refused to pay
the water company for the last quarter
of 1895. The case will most likely have
an airing in court.
Gannaway, the Fort Smith photo
| grapher, has leased the the room over
| Snodgrass restaurant, recently
occupied by Mcknight.
Capt. T. J. Hunt, of Fayetteville
one of the candidates for the marshal
ship of the western district of Arkansas,
was in the city Monday.
All orders having been filled work at
the Standard cigar factory was discon
tinued Monday and preparations begun
for its removal to Muscogee.
Arrangements are being made by
Mary Lee Chapter, Daughters of the
Confederacy, to appropriately celebrate
Gen. r. E. Lee s birthday.
Six or seven coal cars were ditched on
the Greenwood branch between Jenny
Lind and Fort Smith Thursday after
noon. No one was injured.
There appears to be a scarcity of beet
as well as other cattle in this county, as
well as in other sections of the state and
prices are said to be advancing.
That Mr.. johnson had been CON
templating suicide was further proven
by the finding of hidden razor in the
Waterman S shanty on the bridge.
d. H. Miller has been confined to his
home for week past. He is slowly
improving and is thinking of going to
st. Louis for medical treatment shortly
DR.. Weems had another mishap with
fractions team Sunday. 1t became
frightened and ran away throwing the
doctor out and bruising him consider
ably.
Mr.. L. o. Bradford, brother of the
late R. R. Bradford. of Bradford
Tenn, was in the city first of
the week settling up the latter S
business.
But few had the hardihood to brave
the weather Tuesday night to attend
the performance of the Armer & Logan
company, but those who did spent a
very pleasant evening.
Rich Lloyd has gone to Valparaiso
Ind. to attend school His first inten
ton was to enter the A. l. U. but
later he changed.his mind and went to
the first named place this week.
Miss Eva Mirckes was taken very i'll
suddenly Thursday afternoon while on
duty at the central Office of the Ark.
Tel. company. AT the time of our
going to press she is improving.
Messrs. o. L. Miles and Ed B. Peirce
will make addresses at the celebration
of Gen. r. e. Lee birthday by the
Daughters of the Confederacy at the
opera house next Tuesday night.