The Van Buren press., 1897-05-15

| Rob Jones will be retained as assist
ant by Mr.. Jarvis when he takes charge
of the postoffice. Mr.. has Jarvis selected
Henry Wall for delivery clerk and hi
has been receiving instructions from the
present force during the past week.
The negro arrested last week under
orders from Fort Gibson saying that he
was wanted there for the theft of $2t
was Saturday released by order OF
Justice Michael, no officer having
arrived after the negro had beer
held several days.
Officer Loekhart last Friday arrested
Choctaw, named VIM. Lorain, on 6
charge of forging an order for one
dollar. He had his preliminary ex-
animation before Esq. Harvey Saturday
and was bound over to await the action
of the grand jury.
Billy Hofstatter has the honor
of showing the first ripe cherries of the
season in Van Buren, last Friday. They
were of fine quality of the "Ox Heart
variety but the trouble is they do moi
appear to do well enough to make
growing them profitable.
If the officers would win the gratitud,
of pedestrians they would put a stop t.
people obstructing the crossing a
Simcoe s corner at the head of Mail
street. Especially during muddy
weather it seems like teamsters make i
a point to obstruct that crossing.
County Judge Cain has postponed tn,
letting of the contract for repair
on the bridge over Frog Bayou
which was advertised to have been le
Saturday, until next Wednesday t.
give prospective bidders more time Il
examine the amount of work required.
Why can't our theatre goers wal
until the last act of performance il
| finished before making rush for tn,
exit. AS was the case at the bant
concert Tuesday night the band wa
barely half through with the last al
when there was mad rush for tn
stairs.
Reynolds Hose company of For
Smith will give an excursion t.
Winslow tomorrow. A special trail
will be run leaving Fort Smith a
8:45 A. M. and leaving Winslow ON tn
return trip at 7:3O P. M. The fare i
$500 and no doubt number iron
Van Buren, will take it in.
Lightning struck Charley Nc
Laughlin employed at the new
reservoir at Fort Smith during las
Fridays thunder storm and, as in tn
case of Mr.. Slate at the Long Bel
yards in this city, the lightning wa
attracted by telephone wire. Nc
Laughlin was badly burned.
To show that it pays to raise mic
fruit we call attention to shipment o
20 cases of extra fancy Bubach straw
berries shipped to Denver by the Oak
land fruit farm week ago Thes
berries Melted $50 per case, Will
common stock would not net mucl
more than half that amount.
j. E. Slate, who is in charge of tn
Long Bell lumber yards, suffered
light stroke of lightning during las
Fridays storm. The current entere,
the Office over an unused telephon
wire and it rendered Mr.. Slate un
conscious for about half an hour. Mr.
Slate felt no i'll effects from the stroke
Mrs. A. H. Harrison and Miss Kat
Warren last week got up a subscription
of S25. 90 to send a patient from on
hospital to st. John Hospital at For
Smith. Our hospital was not prepare,
to give the patient the attention an,
treatment his case required and tn
/ Fort Smith hospital offered to take car
of him for the above amount.
Today is the day selected for tn
decoration Of the Confederate graves il
our cemetery by the Daughters Of tn
Confederacy. They have made al
necessary preparations and all the oil
-, I I r.
are invited to take part in the ceremo
MES. Messrs. Decherd West an
Fitzhugh have been asked to delive
addresses.