The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03

R. l.. Rogers was compelled to miss
several appointments this week on ac-
count of illness. But it will be the
other fellow that is sick when the re-
turns from the election are in.
Dan Miller is back from the eastern
markets and reports having purchased
very large stock, and having secured
quite number of bargains. of which
their customers will get the benefit.
Sometimes it is hard to say what
constitutes % per cent of the value of a
building. Under the fire limit ordi-
nance no more repairs are allowed on
building than % per cent of its value.
Fall and winter goods for our mer-
chants are beginning to roll in by the
carload, and all are confidently looking
forward to heavy fall trade, owing to
unusually favorable crop conditions.
G. R. Michael received some painful
injuries while putting up some wires
for lighting the compress. He made a
tightening descent from a 30 foot pole
and had his arm injured while doing so.
You favor regulating transportation
companies. Amendment No. is de-
signed to remove the claim set up by
many that railroad commission could
be unconstitutional. Do not fail to vote
for it.
S. M. Dyer, of Dyer, reports to the
Agricultural Experiment station that
the boil worms are damaging cotton to
some extent in that section, but gen
orally speaking crops are in good con-
dition.
Rev. Wall returned Monday from
Dover, Ark. where he had been the
previous week attending the Presbytery
for the Fort Smith district. Several
others who went from this county also
returned.
Congressman Jno. S. Little will be
one of the speakers at the Democratic
rally tonight. Nearly all our people
are intimately acquainted with Bass
Little and know what sort of an address
to expect.
Inc COlDItl pGOplt Ltl pIIlllC
Smith Grove near Alma last Saturday
and large number of colored people
from Fort Smith and Van Buren went
down on a special train in the forenoon,
returning at night.
Now that the freight and passenger
departments of the Frisco here have
been united under one head, the need
of new depot becomes more manifest
than ever. The Commercial League
will try to get the railroad management
to see it in that light.
The members of the Epworth League
gave a very interesting entertainment
at the Methodist church last Monday
night These entertainments are
always we'll attended and greatly en-
joyed by those attending.
Col. A. F. Miles will address the at
/ tendants of the Democratic rally at
court square tonight Those who are
acquainted with Col. Miles capabilities
as a speaker will be prepared for an
entertaining, witty address.
Miss Edna Rossner, the beautiful
and accomplished daughter of Mr.. Fred
Rossner, left this morning for Van
Buren, to visit friends and relatives and
eniov the salubriOus mountain breezes
in that vicinity. L. r. Democrat.
A relic of by gone days in the shape
of locomotive was in the Frisco
wards here this week and attracted
| much attention. 1t was one of the first
engines used on the road and has been
standing at Fayetteville for number
of years.
The Republican chairman quit
making campaign speeches some time
ago. But he WASH t squelched in time.
He made several speeches denounclng
the large berry growers around Van
Buren, that mean many votes for the
Democratic ticket.
The Cazort & McGehee company have
/ filed articles of incorporation with the
secretary of state. The capital stock Is
s. goo. and the incorporators are e..
/ II Cazort l.. b. Crenshaw, J. II.
/ McGehee G.. I. Cazort Is president
of the company. The general nature
[ of the business proposed to be trans
acted by the corporation Is wholesale
and retail dealing in general merchau.
disc cotton. cattle and lumber bor
row and loan money, buy and sell rea
estate. deal in live stock, engage il
erecting machinery and operating sam,
and disposing of same, engage in buy
inc and selling farm products and pro.
5nre and do "A general merchandis'
business in Alma. L. r. Gazette.