The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-03-12

Hood Sarsaparilla and Pills for sale
at JOIN o KANE DRUG STORE.
Appropriate Lenten services viii be
observed at the Catholic church every
Wednesday and Thursday during the
Lenten season.
W. J. Martin has been filing Marshal
Merrill's place this week during the
latters absence and he fills the Office
like an old head.
The rain of the past two days will
prove Of great advantage 10 our farmers
as the ground in many places was
getting too dry for planting.
Geo. r. Wood and R. E. Brown
were summoned as witnesses in the
L. s. court at Wagner Thursday in
the case Of Conductor Stevens.
From what we can hear Congressman
Dinsmore will have need to keep good
eye ON his fences or Jno. Tillman will
make gap in them in Crawford.
You are invited to look over my stock
of Roses and other Flowering Plants if
| You are in the market for anything in
that line. y L. Graf.
The candidate who wants the Office
will patronize the papers Of his party at
least to the extent of announcing in
them. Look and see who wants them
| Col. II. P. King came up from Hot
Springs Tuesday and after attending to
some business in the city returned to
that point Thursday. He reports that
his stay there is proving very beneficial
to him.
Judge Frank Hill, of Washington
county. candidate for the Office of
commissioner of mines and manu-
| features, was in the city for few
hours yesterday in the interest Of his
candidacy.
Woodmen Circle, composed Of the
wives, daughters and sisters of the
members of Cedar Camp No. Wood
men of the World, entertained a
number of visiting members of the Fort
Smith circle Thursday night.
Jas. Hatfield, arrested at Haroldton
Sunday on charge of assault with in
| tent to kill got off Tuesday on being
| tried before Judge Michael with a fine
Of 80 and cost for drunkenness. 1t
was proven that the shooting was not
premeditated and he had only fired off
his gun to emphasize his exhuberant
| feeling.
John Furie, who, it will be re-
membered, was some time since
together with w. K. Robinson arrested
at Nevada, Mo, as being implicated in
the Shibley postoffice robbery. was last
Saturday released from custody, no
evidence having developed connecting
him with the crime. Robinson will be
tried at Fort Smith.
We call especial attention of all our
readers interested in tree planting and
fruit culture to the unusually liberal
offer of the Arkansas Valley Nurseries
of Sedgwick, Kansas, which will be
found elsewhere in this issue. They
are reliable people and make this special
offer only to introduce their stock in
this vicinity. Orders should be sent
them without delay. 42-52t
If Van Buren, parents would com
mence with their children, when the
latter are very young, and put into
practice the injunction of Solomon
''Spare the rod and spoil the child. -
the public would not hear so much in
the future about young ''toughs, -
thugs and "hoodlums. This is
from the Fort Smith Times Sun and we
simply substituted Van Buren, for Fort
Smith and could not help repeating it
for the good advice it contains.
Why wont our city fathers give us re-
lief from the town hog and town COW.
Something for the relief of our people
should be done. Our people go to
trouble and expense in making their
yards appear attractive. when, 10, and
behold, at some inopportune moment
a gate is left unfastened, the COW or
hogs of some irresponsible person gets
in and in few minutes does damage
that it would take weeks if not months
to repair. 1t is a nuisance that should
be abated.
Eula Billingsly was Wednesday again
placed in charge of Jailor Yoes and will
most likely be sent to the insane
asylum. Billingsly, it will be re-
membered. some time since made an
attempt to kill his brother in law and
on his examination it was found that he
was insane and he was turned over to
Jailor Yoes' care. Later on a brother
asked for his release promising to take
care of him and he was given in his
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