The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-01-30

immoral resort.
This old place is said to be the oldest
in Fort Smith. 1t WAS built in the East
and brought here in the 30s and
erected on the spot where its ruins now
lie. 1t has of late years been frequently
mentioned as the Magnolia because
of the two large magnolias there.
Mr.. Joseph Dunlap died on the 23d
inst. at Winslow, at the of SO years.
He was the father of DR.. Albert
Dunlap, formerly a resident of Fort
Smith, and was widely known through
out western Arkansas.
Organized charity is much better than
indiscriminate giving. SO if you have
anything clothes or provisions that
you can spare send it to the ladies in
charge of the hospital, then there is no
danger that it will be given to unworthy
persons.
Mollie Barley, young woman living
with her parents in small frame
building west of Main street, died
Tuesday night. The family is in
very destitute circumstances and
were ulidule W lHUtI lCi WluHout Out
side assistance.
Just as everyone was beginning to
think of gardening the weather clerk
proceeded TO change his mind and last
Sunday began to give us a taste of
regular winter weather. Skates were
hunted up Tuesday to test the first ice
of sufficient thickness in two years.
The entire output of the two ice
factories at Fort Smith and the one in
this city has been contracted for for the
season by Messrs. Caldwell and Stone,
of Fl. Smith The retail price has been
fixed at fifty cents per hundred. which
is somewhat higher than last season S
price.
Bulletin No 43, just issued by the
agricultural experiment station at
Fayetteville, is of unusual interest to
our agriculturists, treating on subjects
of vital interest to our growers of small
fruits. These bulletins can be had free
Of charge on application to the station
at Fayetteville.
If the carricatures of the other
are on par with the one of Senator
Douglass in last Friday issue of the
Gazette, we must certainly come to the
conclusion that it is using lot of its
old Before and after taking cuts.
The Daughters of the King have
decided to make Thursday of each week
receiving day at the Charity Hospital ,
III f,.,a Il, g l,a
ton will be welcomed and any donations
which may be sent. A ten cent tea
will also be served from until 8 Pm.
on that day.
A car containing several cases of
shoes consigned by Pape & Pape to a
st. Louis firm was broken into in the
Frisco yards early Monday morning
and dozen pair of shoes taken there
from. They were found later in the
East End where the robber had thrown
them away, evidently becoming
frightened.
Charley Barton, one of the popular
employees of the Mo. Pacific system,
was married at st. Louis last Saturday
to Miss Mona Morie, who will be
remembered as being engaged In the
millinery business with Mrs DR.. Lucas
some time ago Mr. Barton s friends
here extend them the most hearty
congratulations.
Col. j. S. Renfroe has purchased
the material of the Coal Hill Times and
will move it to Alma, where he will
begin the publication in a few days of
the Alma Herald. Col. Renfroe has
had experience in the newspaper
business before and we would be
surprised if he did not make success
of his present venture
Editor Bradfield, OF the Prairie Grove
Record, spent several days in the city,
having brought down his children which
he sent Sunday morning by relative to
meet their mother at Forrest City. We
were sorry to see Mr.. Bradield looking
so badly. He was laid up with chills
several days while here and unable tC
return home till Wednesday.
Messrs. o. L. Miles and Ed B Peirc,
are in Little Rock today to represent
our school board at state meeting, the
purpose of which is to try and get the
| legislature to increase the amount OF
special school tax which school districts
are allowed to vote. The amount
raised by the five mill tax is in many
cases too small to be of great benefit.
Mr.. Hugh Dodson has retired from
the Fort smith Times Democrat snC
will go to st. Louis to prepare himself
for the catholic priesthood, for which
he studied during his early years
Capt. r. A. Skinner takes a leading
hand in the management of the paper
and we shall look for number Of
much needed improvements in the
get-u and tone of that paper after
this. Capt. Skinner is an allround
newspaper man and hustler and viii
bring the Times Democrat TO the tor
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