The Van Buren press., 1898-11-19


0raton-U. s. Senator james H. Berry,
Dixie.
Benediction-Rey. G. A. Grammer.
1t is earnestly requested that the
various societies and others, as named
above, signify their acceptance and in
tentlon of participating by notifying
W. II. IL. Shibley, marshal of the day :,
at once, in order that every detail may
be perfected.
No, Bro. Higgs, our subscribers
don all pay cash-some of them pay
US in PROMISES of stove wood and .'sich
like, - which promises don appear to
hurt their conscience or their hands ;
but they We never offered us any picked
cats, ETC.. as you appear to have gotten
from yours.
Constable Martin got on the trail of
the parties who robbed Dick O Bryan s
store in Logtown last week, but they
must have gotten wind that we was
after them, for after riding nearly "a
hours he returned Monday without hav-
ing been able to find the culprits, they
having skipped.
The little folks gave cake walk for
the benefit of the hospital at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Brock last Saturday and
were able to turn in close to g.. 90 as the
proceeds of the entertainment. 1t al
most appears as if the young folks took
more interest in that institution than
the majority of the older ones.
A great deal of the cotton from our
compress is billed direct to Liverpool.
England. If instead of raw cotton it
went in the shape of manufactured
goods our country would get some bene-
fit from raising this staple, which at
the price at which the raw cotton is now
selling is not the case.
The Daughters of the Confederacy in
vite all ex -Confederates of this and ad
joining counties to visit Van Buren next
Thursday and take part in the exercises
of laying the cornerstone of the monu-
ment to be erected in honor of those
who fell in the battles of Oak Hills,
Elkhorn and Prairie Grove.
Our friend A. H. Harrison was one
of the happiest men in town this week.
A. H. is a ardent Democrat and the
cause Of his elation was the election of
his father as probate judge of Franklin
county, Kas. on the Democratic ticket
Judge Harrison being the only one on
that ticket in Franklin county elected.
Monday nights fire demonstrated the
necessity of hydrant on College Hill ;
but there is also large section in the
East End, quite thickly built up, that
needs fire protection, whose property is
Just as valuable to them as is the prop
erty of people living on College Hill and
whom the tax collector visits as regu-
larly.
J. B. Cuneo, formerly engineer on
the Little Rock & Fort Smith division of
the Mo. Pacific, now engaged in the
saloon business at North Little Rock,
was shot by his wife Monday, while in
company with another woman, she also
inficting a wound on his companion
Neither one was seriously hurt. The
trial promises to be sensational one.
d. Scott S large barn was discov-
ed on fire last Monday night about II 80
from the Mo. Pacific yards. An at
tempt was made to lay line of hose
from Fifth and Main to the scene of the
fire, but the supply of hose was not suf-
ficient and SO only the stock and buggies
could be saved. The fire is thought to
have been of incendiary origin.
Col. H. P. King is having 300 feet OF
substantial sidewalk laid surrounding
his residence property in the East End.
If others of our citizens. who are able to
make improvements of this kind would,
like Mr.. King, make them without
being compelled to do so, those unable
TO do so now would make greater efforts
to do so than they would when there is
no contrast.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Brown returned
on Monday afternoon s Mo. Paclfe tram
from their extended bridal tour through
the East and South. They were met at
the depot by numerous friends anxious
TO extend them congratulations. Until
their handsome residence on College
Hill is completed Mr.. and Mrs. Brown
will have rooms at Mrs. J. w. Nc
Kinneys.
The Sadie Raymond company was
greeted by very slim house last Sat