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

Tom Davis is making a thorough
canvass of the county and is making
adherents wherever he goes. He is
good man and will make Crawford
good county clerk should he get the
nomination, and he appears to have as
good a chance as any to get it.
Ernest Kistler is making arrange
ments for the appearance in lecture at
Murta opera opera house on the night
of the Goth inst. of Rev Sam Jones,
the well known evangelist. From here
he will go to Shawnee, O. T. and
Ardmore, l. T., to lecture one night at
each place.
The Rogers Democrat reports large
increases in the peach acreage of that
section this year. If the planting
throughout Western Arkansas con
tinues in the same ratio for several
years more we will rank alongside of
Maryland and Delaware as a peach
growing state.
F. M. Boatright has replaced his
handsome two story residence, de-
stroyed by the recent cyclone, with
commodious one story dwelling.
Others who lost their homes by that
calamity have replaced them, and aside
from the uprooted trees in the timber
land but little evidence remains.
Mr.. DIToR:-Please tell your readers
that the Quaker Valley Manufacturing
Company, 319 and 1921 South Canal st.
Chicago, sell full line of high grade
household furniture direct from the
factory at 90 to 80 per cent. lower than
retail prices, and will send anyone a
copy OF their catalogue free. 43-17t
We will club Recreation, - a
monthly magazine, containing articles
on everything the name implies, with
THE PRESS at 81 % per year, to sub
scribers only who pay strictly in
advance. The regular subscription
price to Recreation is $1.00 per
year and it is considered the best
magazine in its line.
Nightly meetings have been held by
Rev. Goddard, of Fort Smith, the past
week and they will be continued during
next week by DR.. j. B. Andrews, of
Nashville, Tenn. Prof Hemphill,
noted vocalist of Dallas, Tex, will
assist. These meetings are being held
at the Methodist church and the attend
ance has been far
There is too little attention paid by
our people to selecting fit men for the
Office of magistrate. The Office is an
important one and with the right men
presiding can be made great factor in
preserving order, discouraging crime
and saving the county much unneces-
sary expense. Let the voters see that
good men are nominated for these
positions
The Venture asks why we don t
advocate the macademizing of Main
street, This paper has been doing so
as far back as we can remember and
refer Bro. Higgs to our files. We
advocate it because there is much more
LIKELIHOOD of having this done than
getting a brick pavement and as we
stated before a good macadem will
answer the needs of a town like Van
Buren,. Many larger places use it.
Reports received from Locke post
Office Monday contained the news of the
sad bereavement in the family of Col.
M. F. Locke. Sunday afternoon his
children were playing near the Three
Rock spring and one coming to the
house announced that the little 5-year-
old boy had fallen in the spring. By
the time assistance arrived ON the scene
life was found to be extinct Mr.. and
Mrs. Locke have the sympathy of many
friends in this section of the county in
their bereavement.
Hon. J. H. Evans has announced
himself candidate for re election to
the Office of Judge of the Fifteenth
Judicial Circuit, and the prospects are
that he will have no opposition A
rare man is Judge Evans able, honest
conscientious and true in all phases of
life. The commonwealth would be
richer if there were more like him, -
says the Fort Smith Elvator. This
we'll merited tribute to the worth of our
efficient circuit judge will find an echo
wherever he is known. Judge Evans
has made one of the best, if not the
best, circuit judges that ever presided
over court in Crawford county.