The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-01-23

a telephone message Monday TO
Sheriff Pape brought the information
that Williamson had been captured at
Fort Smith and was being held for him,
but on investigation it was found to be
the wrong man,
Later reports indicate that more than
one were implicated in the cutting
atfray and Deputy Yoes lodged one of
those thought to be implicated in Jail
Sunday.
Belts at last report was improving
with chances of ultimate recovery.
Mrs. NJ. r. Craig came up from
Russellville Saturday on visit to her
daughter, Mrs. Sam Collins, Jr.
A sneak thief purloined a suit of
clothes from one of the rooms at the
Central Hotel last Friday night.
J. B. Seifert, one of the attaches of
the Boston Store, won the bicycle
rallied off by John Kerwin Monday.
Gen. Stephen Wheeler has entered
the ranks of candidates for the U. S.
marshalship of the western district
Messrs. T. E. Bradley and C. G..
SWEET left for Muscogee Monday to get
the cigar factory started at that point,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hollis, of Pleasant
Bluff, |. T.. have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs M V. Sexton the past week.
The express companies now have a
very neat and handy office; also much
Ford Allen came down from Tamaha
Saturday to spend IA few days in the city
returning to the Territory Tuesday
morning,
Mr. Ernest Embry will sever his con-
nection with Jno. O Kane drug store
and return to Atkins about the first of
February.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas Perdue and Mr..
and Mrs. j. A Thompson have been
visiting friends at Fort Smith the latter
part of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. D. Scott and little
Miss Caroline spent the fore part of the
week at Little Rock, having gone down
last Saturday.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Christian church will serve dinner
today in the vacant room in the Kerr
Turner building
Then your editorial on sun spots,
Bro. Higgs, was a clipping, Why
didn you credit it so we would know
where it belonged.
Sheriff Ready, of Logan county, spent
Wednesday night in Van Buren,. Mr..
Ready is candidate for superintendent
of the penitentiary
Among the Republican nominations
for aldermen of our thriving neighbor
Sallisaw, we notice the name of our old
friend j. B. Phillips.
Geo. Maddox has in preparation a
book treating on subjects connected
with the late war, which will be ready
for the publishers before long.
The many friends in Van Buren, of
sympathize with them in the loss of
their little daughter, Moselle,
Miss Mary Conway, who is visiting
her sister, Mrs j. A. Thompson, in
this city, spent the latter part of the
week visiting Fort Smith friends.
The first snow of the winter made its
appearance in this section Tuesday eve
ming but the weather was too warm
for it to shroud Mother Earth long.
Mr.. NJ. T. Brisco, ofJasper, Newton
county, another one of the applicants
for T. S. marshalship for the western
district, was in the city first of the
week.
Miss Lou Brown was in the city
during the past week visiting friends
and took part in the entertainment given
by the Daughters of the Confederacy
Tuesday night
Arthur Kistler has been hunting in
the wilds of Scott county the past ten
days or more and this week sent in a
young deer from Mena as a trophy of
his craftsmanship.
We see among the senate committees
that our senator, Mr.. Douglass, has
been made chairman of the committee
ing committee.
Several couples attended the appear
ance of Stuart Robson at the Fort
Smith opera house Wednesday night
Many others would have gone had the
promised special materialized.
Saturday was pay day on the Mo.
Pac. at this point. Business having
been very good the past month large
sum was disbursed here and both
employees and merchants were made
glad.
Has not the city right to cut the
sidewalks on certain portion of Main
street down to a grade. Even though
the owners cannot be compelled to pave
them they could be better than at
present, when, on a dark night, they
are almost dangerous.
N0 Cvino