The Van Buren press., 1898-10-29
Fresh Oysters and Celery
First of the season, at
Edmondson & Britt S.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

at Lancaster this week.
Ed Williams has gone from Little
Rock to visit relatives in Louisiana.
G. P. Frazer left Tuesday on bust
ness trip to Little Rock and Pine Bluff
E. C. Pickering and family left We'd
nesday night for points in the Territory
Mrs. J. L. Knight moved to Clarks
vile this week, where she will make
her future home.
We are sorry to see that the genus
@game hog have made their appear
ance in our midst.
Mrs T, J. Edmonds is disposing of
her furniture preparatory to joining her
husband at Little Rock.
Prof. Frank Mclean returned Tues
day from his visit to Coffeyville and re-
ports himself well pleased.
yitrifed brick is being brought here
from Cofeyville, Kas.. for the con
struction of new sidewalks.
"A. Barrett is making arrangements
for building a residence soon on East
Main, opposite J. L. Rea S.
Inability to get pickers is said to re-
tard the gathering Of the cotton crop in
several portions of the county.
Frank Warren, we are pleased to an
nounce, is gaining rapidly in strength
and will be out in a few days, it is
thought.
Jim Hawkins went to Wan Tuesday
to temporarily fill the position of one of
the statesmen for Allen Bros. who is
on the sick list.
Newland Callahan has been confined
to his home this week By a severe attack
of illness, but was able to resume his
duties Thursday.
Judge Rogers gave seven men peni-
tentiary sentences in the U. S. court al
Fort Smith, to which were in nearly
all cases, added fines ranging from
81 600 to $3, 900,
Dan Hunt this week received from
Washington letters patent for movable
combination store shelves and coun.
ter which is said to be a good thing
by those able to judge.
The Times in its last issue in taking
the would be defamers of u S. Marsha
Stahl to task, the proprietors managed
to stir up libel suit. 1t will resul
like all newspaper libel suits-to th'
detriment Of the plaintiff.
Merrill Bros Thursday received I
car load of cottonseed hulls for fatten
ing cattle for their market, for which
they say it is far superior to Who'll,
cottonseed, as, the oil being extracted
it does not give meat that peculiar taste
that the whole seed does.
Crawford county was again treated Il
cold wave Tuesday, sending the ther
mometer down to the freezing point
Wednesday morning. North Of th,
mountains a severe snow storm ragged
worse than the one of two weeks ago
which was said to have been the mos
severe on record for October.
A fire alarm called together the peo
pie of Van Buren again Tuesday even
ing at an early hour The fire proved
to be ina building known as the Kline
Carding Factory, for a number of year
occupied by several negro families
The fire was easily extinguished and n,
great amount Of damage done.
In the neighborhood of S25 was rea
lied for the monument fund from tn
cake walk last Saturday. The youn,
/ participants acquitted themselves in
manner that was revelation to tn
greater part Of the audience and thel
We're accorded hearty applause. Their
is some talk Of repeating it at some dat
in the near future
Fort Smith retail merchants are try
/ ing to divert the local railroad trade t,
their city and are flooding the mail Will
J dodgers addressed TO them offering t,
pay their railroad fare with every s,
+ purchase and whatnot. They are seiz
ing on the so-called spotter ques
ton, like drowning man to straw
for an excuse for the railroad people {,
do their trading there. We very mucl
doubt that their efforts viii be Of an,
avail, for the railroad employees hav.
always been fairly wen treated by on
merchants.