The Van Buren press., 1898-09-24


inst. The United Daughters of the Con
; federacy and the United Confederate
Veterans are requested to attend in q
body, and meet at the residence of Mrs.
A. Pernot to form in procession. The
public are cordially invited to attend
Services at O clock.
L. E. CLEGG, Sec.
F. R. Mcdonald one of Roosevelts
Rough Riders, who was engaged in the
storming of San Juan hill near San
tiago, arrived Monday from Montauk
Point, L. l., where he had been
mustered out of service. He was at
one time reported here killed but it
appears he only received a slight scalp
wound, but the climate came near
getting the best of him.
The Fort Smith Journal says: The
report that every husband who kisses
his wife must put revenue stamp on
her cheek, is not fact. The govern
ment requires stamps to be used where
profits will enure, and makes no vain
revenue laws. Stamps are only used
where man kisses other men s wives
and the other men find it out-at least
that was the experience of certain
Fort Smith man last week.
Marshal Merrill made quite an i'm =
portant capture Wednesday in the
person of negro named Wright, alias
Buster. - Wright is charged with
having robbed q prominent planter at
Goodland, /. T., of 81 300 in gold
about two weeks since Gold coin to
the amount of S15 was found on the
coon and he acknowledged being
the party wanted, but did not divulge
where the balance of the money was.
G. w. Gish formerly residing in the
Long Bell neigh borhood but for the
past year living near Lille station
dropped dead suddenly Tuesday morn
ing while attending to some duties
about his home. The cause of his sud
den demise is supposed to have been
heart disease. Mr.. Gish came here in
March 1897 from Harlan, Shelby
county, Tenn. and during his short
residence here had proven himself a
thoroughly up-to date farmer and a
good citizen. His death will be quite a
loss to the neighborhood in which he
lived.
1t takes concerted action to advance a
town or induce railroad to come to it.
Individuals may work ever so hard but
their work will be on different lines and
therefore of little avail, but let an or
ganized body of men lead and show the
way and the individuals will, almost
unbeknown to themselves, fall in with
the procession. Every reasonable advan
tage should be held out to the Air
Line to pass through Van Buren, and
its promoters will wish to confer with
just such body as the Commercial
League, rather than run about seeing
single individuals.
T. A. Baldwin, Jr son of Lieut. Col.
| T. A Baldwin of the Tenth U. S.
Cavalry, well known to many of our
citizens, has been commissioned a
lieutenant in the Twenty seventh In
fantry of the regular army. Both Col.
storming of San Juan hill at Santiago,
the latter, as member of Roosevelts
Rough Riders, was severely wounded
by a ball from Mauser rifle through
the left side during the charge. Since
his return Col. Baldwin has been very
/ i'll with fever contracted in Cuba,
losing sixty pounds in weight from the
I effects. The indications are that his
regiment will be returned TO Cuba
toward winter.
1t always pays to trade with an old
established firm, whose name is a syno-
nym for honest goods and fair prices.
Such a firm is the one of Southmayd-
Miller, the leaders in Van Buren and
Alma of everything in their lines.
Their prices are always as low as is
consistent with good quality of goods.
Others may offer goods at what appears
lower price, but a thorough examination
of the quality of goods offered will de
eide in Southmayd Miller's favor each
time. They have just received and are
opening the largest and most varied
assortment OF fall and winter good:
ever brought to Van Buren and they
solicit a visit and inspection Of theil
stock by their friends and customers ant
feel satisfied that they can make i
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