The Van Buren press., 1898-11-19

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get Side Tracked. -
According to the Coffeyville Journal
Charley Wilhauf has disposed of his
interest in the dry goods business Of
Wilhauf & Co. to his partner, Mr..
manager of the coal company store at
Conden, and has accepted the position of
Jenny Lind, Ark. Mrs. Wilhauf and
son will remain at Coffeyville for the
present.
Rev. J. B. Stevenson s admirers
among the railroad people last Saturday
on the close of his second year of
labor here-presented him with hand
somely bound Baxter Bible dedicated in
gilt letters on the back REV. j. B.
Stevenson, Pastor NJ. E. Church, Van
Buren,, Ark, From His Railroad
Friends. . Rev. Stevenson, during his
two years stay here, has made many
friends among all classes.
Nov. 2s will open the lecture course
season, which has been assured Van
Buren 8 literary people through the
efforts of Prof. Peacher and others.
Hon. Geo. w. Peck, for a number of
terms governor of Michigan and known
all over the country as the author of
"Peck's Bad Boy will deliver the
opening lecture Good Bad Boys and
Bad Good Boys. - We hope to see the
ex governor greeted by good audience.
There are some sidewalks that the
owners of the property adjoining which
they are located should be at least com.
PEELED to repair, for on dark night
they are positively dangerous. While
we would like to have seen the new
sidewalks built, we are also bound to
acknowledge that it would have worked
a great hardship on a number of parties
to have compelled them to do so at this
time.
Miss Fannie Scott delegate, and Miss
Lizzie Clegg, secretary, of Mary Lee
Chapter, U. d. c., returned Monday
from Hot Springs where they had been
to attend the meeting of the National
Association of the U. D. G.. They both
report themselves well pleased at the
success of the meeting, at which Arkan-
sas made splendid showing Through
the efforts of the ladies considerable
sum was pledged by the various chap
ters, especially from Missouri, for COM
pleting the sum needed for the monu-
ment.
While assisting in loading the mater
ial of 1.-The Times into Mo. Pacific
car last Monday Frank Stautler was
quite severely injured and will be laid
up for some time. A dray containing
the cylinder of the press had just been
backed up to the car door, Mr.. Stautler
standing in the back end of the dray,
when the string of cars got bump from
the switch engine which sent them back
several feet, his right leg was caught
between the dray and car and when re-
leased was found to be badly cut, re-
auiring fifteen stitches to sew it up.
The Argus is mistaken in its state
ment that it will be 33 years wait for
the next meteoric shower. The great
shower, occurring every 33 years, is not
due until November 1899, the one which
had been predicted for Nov. 13 and ID
was only of minor order, and while
there was no display here, reports from
different sections of the country state
that in those sections a consideral mum
Der of meteorites were seen. Another
display is to take place on the night of
the 27th or 2Sth from the sphere EN-
braced by the constellation Andromeda.
Elk. Governor George W. Peck of
Wisconsin, whose quaint humor has
made millions laugh, and whose com
mon sense side is as broad and deep as
his humorous side, has consented to
take the lecture field under the auspices
of the Southern Lyceum Bureau. The
governors good looks and good nature
are worth the price of admission.
Patrons will make clear saving of the
lecture, which is entitled Good Bad
Boys and Bad Good Boys. Chicago
Times Herald.
At Murta's Opera House Monday
night, Nov. %.
The building of the Pittsburg g. Gulf
road west of Fort Smith has cut off from
that city the retail trade of a large ter
ritory of rich farming country that was
heretofore tributary to that town. To
recoup themselves for the loss Of this
trade the retail merchants of Fort Smith
are trying heroic measures to attract
trade from the surrounding towns.
Fort Smith has arrived at point
where its retail merchants are compelled
70 RELY on the trade of the town and a
small stretch of surrounding country
and as this is not sufficient a number
will. we are informed. seek other loca
tions after the first of the year. Mark