The Van Buren press., 1897-02-13

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number of her friends with an lat
home yesterday afternoon.
Ada Mayfeld, recently adjudged
insane by County Judge Cain, was
taken to the asylum this week.
Hank Woolum was able to resume his
run this week after a lay off of a couple
weeks with spell of sickness.
Miss Oden, after visit of week In
Van Buren, as guest of Mrs. Flowers,
returned to Fort Smith Tuesday
The Queen City Grocery company has
opened a large stock of feed in the room
formerly occupied by The Model.
DR.. johnson has been laid up with an
attack of the grippe the past week and
will not be out for several days yet.
Miss Emma Orme, of Lille Station,
city, the guest of Mrs. Fl. A. Britt.
BoRN-On the 9th inst. at Green
wood, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Donahoo,
daughter. THE PRESS congratulates.
Sharpley S Lyceum Theatre company
will appear in repertoire at Murta opera
house all next week at popular prices.
Senator Douglass introduced an i'm
portant measure Tuesday to better
protect shippers of freight and express.
A negro woman died on the east
bound Mo. Pacific train Saturday after
noon between Fort Smith and this city
Col Sam Chew was a passenger on
the east bound Mo. Pacific train
yesterday morning, bound for Little
Rock.
Col Sam R. Chew and son and
Editor Higgs created havoc among the
birds in the neighborhood of Dyer
Tuesday.
H. G.. Streight, representing an
Omaha commission house, was in the
city this week talking up shipments for
his firm.
Mrs. E. NJ. Cleveland, of Salem,
Mass. has been in the city the past
week visiting Misses Emma and Lizzie
Williams.
Dr. Leo Bennett, Indian agent under
the Harrison administration is another
candidate for the o. S. marshalship at
Muscogee.
To judge by the weather of the past
week the grounding was "onto his
job when he went back to his hole on
the I'd inst.
The Fort Smith papers declare Sharp
ley's Lyceum Theater company to be
one Of the best appearing in that city
this season.
Mrs. DR.. Lucas returned Tuesday
from st. Louis where she had been for
some months past receiving medical
treatment.
We are sorry to learn of the serious
illness Of Mrs. Ed Donahoo at her home
at Greenwood and hope to hear of her
speedy recovery.
Miss Mary Conway, who has been
visiting relatives in Van Buren, the past
month, left ON a two week 8 visit at
Muscogee Monday.
Spence Heard was laid up with an
attack of the grippe Sunday and Mon
day, but was able to again appear at
his post Tuesday morning
d. T. Goldsmith has recovered from
his recent illness and is again on duty.
His little son is also rapidly convalescing
from an attack of pneumonia.
The much talked of Bradley Martin
ball has been held and we may now
expect to see something else in the city
papers beside a description of it.
Miss Allie Kistler came up from
South McAllister Wednesday morning
on visit to her parents. Miss Kistler
has large music class at that point.
On Monday night every lady accom-
panied by person with one paid SOC
ticket will be admitted free. Opening
play, Country Lanes and City
Streets.
Dan Hunt returned from Ripley,
Miss, Saturday. He reports his
mother, whose serious illness called
him to her bedside, on the way to
recovery.
The Davis e. Jones Mercantile
company filed an amendment to their
charter in the secretary of state s Office
Saturday reducing their capital stock to
$37, $50.
Engineer Elliott has returned from
st. Louis, where he has been receiving
treatment at the Mo. Pacific hospital
for some time past. His health is much
improved.
The law against the use of bean
shooters by the boys within the city
limits should be enforced. They are
becoming nuisance and even
dangerous.
c.. G.. SWEET, of the Knowlton Cigar
Manufacturing company, was down
from Muscogee Sunday. In converse
ton with PRESS reporter he stated
that the company was doing good
business at their new location. Fred 3,
he says, is little -homesick. We
are glad to hear that they are doing
we'll.
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