The Van Buren press., 1898-08-27
Emmett O'Kane is slightly indis

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j. W. Mckinney is expected home
from st. Louis tomorrow.
Gus Kramer was down from his
farm near Lille Wednesday.
Mrs ely Wood left Thursday for
Shawnee, Okla. to visit relatives.
Miss Eloise Barbour is attending the
Presbytery at Dover, Ark. this week.
Lem East and wife spent few days
with their parents here first of the
week.
Miami Lodge No. 90, is the name of
the newly chartered. lodge here Of
| Redmen.
Miss Willie Howell is reported quite
i'll at the home of her sister, Mrs. Geo.
w. Moore.
Rev. G. N. Wall is at Dover, Ark. ;,
attending the Presbytery of the Fort
Smith district
The Van Buren, mandolin club will
furnish the music for the cake walk at
Winslow tonight.
! Mrs. Matt Wallace was visiting rela-
| tives here first of the week, returning
to Greenwood Thursday.
Claude Cain returned Wednesday
from ten days vacation spent at his
former home in Indiana.
Rich Lloyd left Wednesday to accept
a position in C. J. Murta furniture
emporium at Fort Smith.
Chief Dispatcher Coppage returned
Thursday from weeks visit at his
home at Ash Grove, Mo.
After the campaign is over let all join
hands in the work of upbuilding Van
Buren and Crawford county.
DR., J. w. McGinty, of Jenny Lind,
was the guest of the family of R. N.
Brown several days this week.
w. H. Peters was taken slightly i'll
last Wednesday and had to miss several
of the campaign appointments.
Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Choinski have
returned from their summer outing
spent at Chicago and Eureka Springs.
Mrs. Emma Rea and daughter, Miss
Josie, left Thursday for st. Louis to
study the latest in fall styles of
millinery.
The Frisco Barnes case has been
dragging along all week and chances
| are that it will require several days yet
to finish it.
Ernest Embry left yesterday morn
ing south over the Mo. Pacific. He
will locate either at Texarkana or
Marshall, Tex.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. W. Moore, of
Lavacea, were the guest of their son G.
w. the popular salesman Of the Boston
Store. first Of the week.
Again it is rumored- though the
rumor is only vague one-that the
Frisco people intend erecting hand
! some depot near the head of Main
street.
Jno o Kane has secured the services
of Harry E. Arcularius, graduate of
the Philadelphia college of pharmacy,
to preside over his prescription depart
ment.
The list of names of members of the
Van Buren, commercial league is in
creasing rapidly and in short time the
benefcent influence of it will make
itself felt.
For the first time in number of
weeks Will Tackett was able to walk
up town Thursday, having been CON
fined by a severe attack of inhamatory
rheumatism.
The Society cake walk at Winslow
tonight is all the talk and the fact that
Miss Fannie Scott is the promoter of
the same proves that it will be a sue
cess both socially and financially.
A. w. Mcdonald, a member of Com
pany L, of Roosevelts Rough Riders
who at one time was reported killed,
arrived here Thursday, having the ap-
pearance of having seen rough time.
In anticipation of heavy fall bust
ness Supt. Barrett of the compress has
had the building and sheds wired this
week for electric light, so that when
necessary the plant can be run day
and night.
After an extended visit here to Mrs.
IT. j. Edmonds, Mesdames Ragsdale
and Freeman left Thursday for their
home at Little Rock, accompanied by
Mrs. Edmonds, who will visit there
several weeks.
Master Robert Mace had the mis-
fortune Thursday afternoon while going
through some gymnastic exercises TO
fall in an awkward way and break his
left arm. The broken member was
promptly set and he is doing well.
Remember next Saturday closes the
state and county campaign. Van
Buren, is the scene of the closing, and
the occasion will be turned into great
Democratic rally at night. Be sure
and come and induce your neighbors
to do likewise. @s)
]. w. Baker of the firm of Baker
Bros grocers at Fayetteville. pur-
chased good bill of groceries Tuesday
from the Shibley Wood Grocery Co.
Mr.. Baker was until recently a citizen
of Alma and was en- route home from
a visit at that place.
, Presiding elder, VIM. Sherman, of
this district, will preach at the East
! End church on Saturday and Sunday of
this week, at which time the regular
quarterly conference will be held, All
official members are expected to be
present. 5. ID. hELroN' L. ID.
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