The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-07-30

The candidates made use of Cy's
picnic for hand shaking purposes.
Miss Gertrude Bowlin returned
Thursday from visit in central Arkan-
sas.
Sheriff Pape went to Little Rock
Thursday to make his settlement with
the state.
Mrs. G. w. Abrams and children
left Thursday on a visit to relatives at
Baltimore, Md.
Miss May Allen left Thursday for
| Wlnslow in company with Miss
Gretchen Meyer,
Joe Barnes says every part of the
county was represented at Thursdays
picnic, and Joe knows.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Luck returned
Thursday from their visit at Washing
ton and points in Virginia.
Ike Rose and family returned Thurs
| day from an extended visit to relatives
in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
Mrs. Hayden Mayors, who has been
the guest of Mrs. Buck Williams,
| several weeks returned to Muscogee this
week.
Miss Corinne Murrell who has been
the guest of Miss Sue Wood for some
weeks left Thursday for her home at
San Antonio, Tex.
W. o. Briscoe is making prepar-
atiOns to move his stock of groceries
across the street from its present loca-
ton about Aug. list.
Col. O. l.. Miles Thursday received
| fine steel fly rod and now the Ananias
| Club will have to look to its laurels for
o. l.. ism t so slow when it comes to
connecting fish stories.
The weekly Thursday evening con
certs are proving great attraction to
our people and the only drawback is
that there are not enough seats to
accommodate the crowds.
W. O. BRISCoE offers FLOUR AT COST
FOR CASH until Aug. Bird so as to save
the expense of moving it. Other
groceries will also be sold at greatly
reduced prices until then.
WATER MELONS ON ICE-If you have
once tasted an ice cold mellon you
will have no other Always on hand at
the Cold Storage building
PALMER CRABTREE.
Considerable trouble about mail
matter to and from Catcher, Haroldton
and Britton was experienced the past
week over some misunderstanding
among the subcontractors who carry
the mail to and from these points.
The ordinance making it a INSIDE
meanor to ride bicycle on any of the
sidewalks of the city is to be again put
in force Are all the other nonsensical
paragraphs as to ringing bells at street
crossings, etc, to be enforced also?
A hunting party composed of R. J.
Tallman, Buck Williams, R NJ. Johns
ton, G. j Curtis, Phil. Themes, w.
H Hayman, Walter Mann and H. H.
Dill left Sunday for point on White
river, where War Eagle creek empties
in it.
Col. Sam. R. Chew has been asked
by Chairman Armstrong of the Demo
cratic State Central committee to assist
in the state canvass from Aug. 18th to
its close. Col. Chew, owing to legal
engagements, however, will not be able
to comply with the request.
Congressman Jno. S. Little visited
Van Buren, Tuesday, mingling with
friends and constituents of former
years. Our people still entertain the
kindliest feeling for Bass Little,
for he always proved himself worthy
of every trust imposed in him by them.
1t is proposed to use the present estray
law in keeping stock off our streets which
comes in from the surrounding country.
Stock under this law will be taken up,
fed and advertised as strays The owner
can of course redeem them, but must
pay the costs,