The Van Buren press., 1898-11-26

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There was breezy time in Van Buren,
Monday, but it will be nothing com.
pared to the Breezy Time to be had
at the opera house tonight.
The R. s. Hynes river bottom farm
was sold last Saturday. the Union Cen
tral Life Insurance Co. being the pur.
chasers. Consideration "a, 200.
Lend your effort for the moral eleya
tion OF the community by attending the
revival meeting now in progress at the
Cumberland Presbyterian church.
From Mrs. Kate Csbell Currie,
national president Of the U. D. C. Miss
Fannie Scott Saturday received IS. 90 to
be applied on the monument fund.
The Venture TOW line seems 10
have slipped q stanchion, although it
was tied to good cause Better take
it out and examine it, Bro. Higgs.
The cold wave brought In full dele.
CATION of the genus hobo" and his old
haunts along the river bluff have been
undergoing winter repairs this week.
A Fayetteville paper says the rise in
the price of apples is principally due to
the decided fall this spring. Some
people would call this "a pair of ducks
paradox
The sale Of seats for ex-Gov. Peck g
lecture next Monday has been quite
large, yet there is room for more, who
should not fail to take advantage of an
opportunity like this.
The train auditors on the K. & A. v.
began their runs under a permanent
contract Tuesday. Evidently the
scheme must have worked out to the
satisfactions of the company.
The fire laddies are beginning or
rangements for the annual ball given
for the benefit Of the department. Be
sure and lay aside the price of ticket
and assist the boys to that extent.
Rev. Eichelberger arrived Tuesday
from Greenview. ILL.,, where he had
just closed successful revival meeting
and hopes, with the assistance of our
people, to accomplish much good here
What about the sewer question
Summer weather will come again next
year, The rise of last spring in cutting
away some of the bar next to the levee
has simplify the question considerably.
A revival meeting has been in pro-
gress this week at the Cumberland
Presbyterian church. Rev. Eichel-
berger, of Chicago, an eminent revival
ist, arrived Tuesday to conduct the
meeting.
Human nature is a strange thing. A
man will get up before daylight, miss
his breakfast, get wet and walk ten
miles all for measly duck worth 10
cents. All just because he doesn t
have to do 1t.
That watering trough at the head of
Main street is running that whole end
of the street. After while 1t will re-
ouire three times the labor to repair the
street that 1t would now take to repair
the trough.
Hon. R. L. Rogers friends are speak
ing of him as the candidate two years
hence for the position of public prose
cutter for this district. Bob Rogers is
we'll qualified for the position and would
make strong race.
The numerous friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Luther Garrett extend them their
sympathy in the death OF their 4year'
Old son MlluOu, WuiOh
Tuesday. May He who says: "suffer
little children to come unto me- com
fort them in their bereavement.
Senator ]. X. P. Douglass was IN tne
CITY few hours Saturday en- route TO
Bonanza, Ark. The genial senator still
has to use one crutch, but hopes 10 soon
be able to dispense with it also Inc
senator is learning the wishes OF tne
people in regard to new laws and can De
depended on to truly represent them In
the general assembly
! The city of Fort Smith is unable 10
raise sufficient revenue for current eA, X
pepses and Mayor Garrett says 1t VIII
be necessary TO increase the saioo"
license to $500 or $1,000. This he says
will retire all but sbOnt fifteen saloons
but these will contribute more thsn inc
thirty or more now doing business there
60 we are not alone when it comes TO q
deficiency Of revenne.