The Van Buren press., 1898-10-15

friends on the advent in their family
circle of son.
Remember the Baby Show and Cake
Walk. for the benefit of the Confederate
monument fund, at Murta Opera House
next Saturday.
Frank Warren has nearly recovered
from his tussle with a severe spell of
fever, to the great delight of his
numerous friends.
Ed Sommers, the genial representa-
tive of the Kansas City Fruit Express
refrigerator line, spent several DAYS in
Van Buren this week.
Edmondson & Britt made some un-
{ usually large shipments of bread this
week, the lgreater part being destined
for the Clarksville fair.
w. Ii. Hayman left Saturday morn
ing to join the hunting and fishing party
that went up to Illinois river for a
couple Of weeks stay last week.
The Fort Smith Times says that be-
fore long trains will be running into
Paris, Ark, over the Arkansas Central.
that work is progressing rapidly.
Mrs. Laird, who has been spending
several weeks here visiting her brother,
Mr.. A. Hays, left Wednesday for
Newport, Ark. on visit to friends.
The weekly open air concerts having
proven such treat for our people, the
members of the band have agreed to
continue them for some weeks longer.
A special train, under the manage
ment of d. W. Moore, Jr. will be run
to Fort Smith this evening for the night
performance of Ringing Bro. circus.
The Arkansas Gazette and Democrat,
of Little Rock, both speak in the high
est terms of Taylor's Tennessee Cake
Walkers. At the opera house tonight.
Chas. Hays, younger brother of
John and Jim Hays arrived here first of
the week on visit to his brothers and
may make his permanent residence
here.
The Frisco made $6. 90 round trip
rate to st. Louis on the 18th and
several Of our people went there to
witness President McKinleys recep-
tion.
People are getting so they will not al
low pecans to ripen sufficiently to hull
before beating them off the trees. This
to our mind, shows the hog, to say the
least.
Charley Caldwell, (col. had two
ugly knife wounds inflicted Sunday in
his left hand by his brother 10. with
whom he claims he WAS "skylarking'
ut the time.
Miss Minnie Sloan, after an extended
absence In the southern portion of the
state, returned here Saturday and will
spend some time visiting her sister,
Mrs. R. W. Funk.
Harry Merrill met with bad fall,
Mouday. While riding across the rail
road track his horses hoof became
wedged in frog throwing him and the
rider violently to the ground.
Justice Michael bound Edgar Cox
(col. } over Saturday to the action of
the grand jury on charge of forgery,
Cox recently forged an order on Minor
g. Tinsley for gallon of whiskey.
W. L. Mace left Tuesday morning
for Clarksville, where he entered
several lgood trotting horses, which he
purchased during his visit North this
summer, in the races at the johnson
county fair.
Monday night wind tore the Saliva
ton Army tent at Fort Smith to shreds.
A great deal of good work has been done
by these people in that city and the
citizens of Fort Smith should assist
them in replacing it.
The special meeting of the city council
called for last Monday night to devise
further means of improving the town
ditch through Babylon came to nsught,
owing to the absence of three members,
who were absent from the city.
An old Confederate soldier, giving
his name as Hanks was Sunday admit
ted to the hospital suffering from fever.
He had been discovered in the railroad
wards in bad condition. Since being
admitted he has entirely recovered.
An amateur botanist in Veronzeh,
Mr.. Fetisoff, has succeeded in cultivst-
ing roses of pure black color. bis
persistent experiments lasted more than
ten wears. and he intends shortly to
exhibit his new black roses in London.
IL. Webb an old and prominent
citizen of the county died at his home
near Oliver Springs last Saturday after
ternoou and was inferred in the Oliver
Springs cemetery under the auspicies OF
Cedar Camps No. /, Woodmen OF the
World.
A good deal of complaint is made
by parties owning land on which are
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