The Van Buren press., 1898-01-22

BoRN-On Friday, the 14th inst. tt
Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Johnson, !
daughter.
Mrs. R. L. Bernard and children lef
Monday on visit to relatives al
Streator, Ill.
Epworth League meeting each Sun
day evening at $3.50 O'Clock at the
Methodist Church.
Mrs. II. d. Rankin, of Alma, was
the guest of Mrs. Judge Decherd the
latter part of this week.
A man who spends more money than
he earns will bear watching no matter
if he is ''good fellow.
W. A. Fuller returned to st. Louis
Saturday after having put the electric
light plant in shape again.
Frank Boatright has begun the re
construction of his home, which was
destroyed by the cyclone of the 18th.
Capt. Jno. Toney was down from his
home near West Fork Wednesday visit
his sons and Mr.. and Mrs. T. W.
Davis.
The Fort Smith Elevator 8 special
cyclone edition shows the we'll known
enterprise of the publishers Of that
staunch journal.
Miss Eloise Barbour, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. George
Morgan, at Washington, D. c., re-
turned home Sunday.
Every day is bringing some new
freaks of the cyclone to light, and many
things are proven possible that are al
most impossible of belief.
Hunt Nance has severed his connec-
ton with the Edrington gin and
accepted position as travelling sales
man for Fort Smith tobacco factory.
1t is reported that Capt. J. M. Baxter
will again become a citizen of Van
Buren,. He expects to move his family
over some time the fore part of next
month.
Ed Peirce is back from st. Louis
where he represented the county in the
Jail Co. case before the U. s. court OF
appeals. No decision has been handed
down as yet.
DIED Thursday morning, Jan. 20,
Leonard, the 7-year- old son of Mr. and
Mrs. B. Smith. In their bereavement
the family have the sympathy of large
circle of friends.
A novel display by 10 Jones in the
south window of Edmondson & Britt e
grocery emporium is attracting good
deal of attention and stamps 10 as quite
landscape artist.
Mrs. Jas. Evans left for her home al
Little Rock Monday after few days
visit. She was accompanied home by
her sister, Mrs J. T. Edmonds, whe
will visit there for several weeks.
Pickpockets got in their work on the
excursionists last Sunday. On the re.
turn train one man claimed to have lost
quite a sum of money and another 8
watch before they reached Van Buren,.
Quite number of the loosers in For-
Smith by the recent cyclone helt
cyclone insurance as has developed
and nearly every property owner will
hold it after this, for several years al
least.
While going to his train Tuesda,
night Will England was approached by
two men, who tried a game of "hold
up" ON him, but got shot at for theil
trouble. Will thinks he wounded on,
of them.
The selection of Bishop Brown al
bishop coadjutor of this diocese seem.
to have caused no end of dissension il
the Episcopal church in the state. A
vigorous fight is being made against hi,
conservation.
Arrangements are being perfected fol
the B. R. T. ball on the 31st, and th,
,r,,b bar 90 t;olyato o1raaJx, sold aaa,uo.
a large attendance. 1t has beer
arranged to serve the supper at Mrs
R. c. Huff s on jefferson street.
THE PRESS requires all candidates fol
Office to pay in advance for their an
nouncements in this paper. This rul,
will be found to result to the advantage
of both the candidates and ourselves
Remember that we will make NJ
exceptions.
A report was current on the stree
this week that a searching party ha,
found a quantity of bones buried in tn,
basement of the building where Charlie,
Jones saloon was formerly run, an,
some people tried to connect them witt
the disappearance of the atookmsp Doc
little. Later developments. however
proved that there was nothing In tn
supposed find.