The Van Buren press., 1898-07-09


Where the crops on ground that was
replanted after the overflow in the
bottoms have been kept clean the pros
poets are very good, but where they
have been neglected the outlook is away
below par.
The seats in the court house yard are
proving great convenience to the
witnesses attending circuit court, who
heretofore were compelled to stand or
lay around on the ground until their
time for hearing came.
After being an invalid for years little
Katie Knowlton died last Monday at
Clebourne, Tex. where her mother had
taken her in the hope of benefitting her
health. The remains were brought to
Van Buren, for interment
The city council had its regular
meeting Tuesday night and no business
of unusual importance was transacted,
except the allowing of accounts
amounting to 81, 900, which included
water and electric light rental.
R. P. Allen and W. P. Sadler were
putting in some sledge hammer blows
for the Democratic ticket at the Union
town picnic on the Fourth and express
themselves very we'll pleased with the
outlook in that section of the county.
The street gang is doing some good
repair work and we are glad to see the
city using the inmates of the ''bastile'
for doing much of the work. Work
has more terrors for the habitual in
mate than long term of incarceration.
Last Friday Messrs. Pernot and
Fitzhugh sold the Will Wallace build
ing to Col. H. P. King. The Colonel
has gone immediately to work and is
having the building thoroughly reno
waited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom McNeely, Of
Checotah, l. T.. are in the city visiting
Mr.. McNeelys mother. Mr.. M. also
came with view to receiving medical
attention, having been in poor health
for some time.
A. L. Mcleod has resigned his posi-
ton as roadmaster on the K. & A V.
and has been succeeded by Mr.. Sim
mons. In the resignation of Mr.. Nc
Leod the Mo. Pacific loses one of its
most painstaking employees.
The banks are kept busy these days
selling revenue stamps and instructing
customers in their use. 1t is making
the work considerably heavier On the
bank employees, but the 'sinews of
war must be raised.
A Mrs Smith, who died in destitute
circumstances last Friday, was. through
the efforts of Messrs. Spence Heard
Will Boatright and Jas. Wood, given a
Christian burial and the survivors were
supplied with a number of the neces-
saries of life.
Why cannot our people get used to
observing the few national holidays we
have. Take the Fourth, for instance.
If it was generally understood that al
our merchants would close their doors
not one of them would lose dollar 1
worth of trade.
DR.. Dement,, of Chester, was Var
Buren, visitor Saturday and while here,
as one of the county medical examiners
examined Mr.. Chas. Arkebauer for the
practice of medicine and put his sigma
ture to the certificate finding him fully
competent to practice.
One of the most glorious Fourth s il
the history of our country our people
were compelled to spend away from
home, mostly at Fort Smith, and t,
make the matter worse many of oui
citizens and business men did not oh
serve the day at all. This is not as il
should be.
Last Tuesday Secretary Rea of tn,
Van Buren, Horticultural Association
mailed to the members checks to tn,
amount of nearly g 900. a rebate Of
. cents per crate. after all expenses
had been paid. About p 500 had alsC
been collected from railroads for over.
B charges On shipments.