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The San Francisco call., 1898-05-01
soNoMA COUNTY CROPS.
Outlook So Good That Fruit Show
 Will Be Held.

SANTA ROSA, April 30.-A largely at tended meeting of horticulturists of Sono- ma. County was held here this afternoon. Reports given by those present showed good, and apples, grapes, hay and grain fair. The outlook is much better than was expected. A committee was appoint ed. consisting of Herbert Slater, chair man; Hubert Bryant. Jonathan Robert N. c. Finley, c. T. Trowbrdge, to report plans for holding. a fruit and flower show in Santa Rosa in the near future. Every one here feels much encouraged.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-01
PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD
Via Sausalito Ferry.

wa 0duSdIlbU FSrry. From San Francisco. Commencing September
 19, 1897.
 WEEK DAYS For Mill Valley and San Rafael-s7.25 g: 9:s0, 11:So a m.; "1:45. 3:45, +5:15, 6:00 6:30 D. m Extra trips for San Rafael on Mondays, We'd nesdays and Saturdays at 11:30 D.
 SUNDAYS For Mill Valley and San Rafael-'S:00, s1o:00, sl1 30 a. nl.; '1:15. 800. '4;30 6:15 D. ID. Trains marked. run to San Quentin.
 THRCUGH TRAINS. 7:25 a. m. week days for Cazadero and way sta- tions; 1:45 p. m. Saturdays tnixed train) for Duncan Mills and way stations; 500 a. ID. Sundays for Point Reyes and way stations.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-01

SAN LEANDR0 AND HAYWARDS LOCAL.
 foot of Market Street)
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-07-23

The way Cy Cordell is advertising his
picnic to be held at Neal Grove on the
2Sth ought to cause it to be a success,
as it no doubt will be.
A Mr.. Robinson late of Sloan
Springs has rented the Hunt warehouse
ut the head of Main street and will in a
few days open feed store.
w. A. Briscoe and M. l.. London left
Wednesday on month S camping tour
in the Indian Territory. They expect
to go as far as Wagner and perhaps
beyond.
An excursion over the Mo. Pacific to
Galveston, Tex. is billed for Aug.
10th. The low rate of Sc for the
round trip will be an inducement for
many of our people to take it in.
Mr.. Will McRaven spent couple of
days in our city this week Mr.. M.
has a responsible position with the
Remington typewriter company and
went from here to Texarkana in the
interest of that company.
Rev. F. d. Bascom, of Odessa, Mo. ,
has accepted the pastorate of the Pres
byterian church at this point. Rev.
Bascom comes to his new charge highly
recommended, and we hope he will find
his new field pleasant one.
The demand for Arkansas peaches
this year is not as great as was last.
Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas
where there was practical failure last
year have good crops this, while the crop
here are away below those of last year.
ALLEN Buttons are all the go now.
Percy Allen hit on the novel scheme OF
having a quantity of lapel buttons
made, the center of which, composed
of the American flag, is surrounded by
the words; Percy Allen for Sheriff.
The chief of police has been abroad in
the land this week, informing the own
ers Of dogs, that the time has arrived
when the city exacts its tributes fol-
allowing you to keep dog the dog
tax must be paid, or your canine will
take his place with the daisies.
The low Sunday rate to Eureka
Springs made by the Frisco is causing
a number of our people to visit that
famous health resort Among those
who went Saturday several will spend
some time there. Among Saturday
excursionists were: Mesdames c. NJ.
Thompson. W. II. Ross and littl'
daughter, W Ward and Dan Hunt
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-07-23

Wiley Maddox, colored, habitual
violator of the state laws, is again be-
hind the bars serving out fine of $50
and costs for carrying concealed weap-
ons. For such cases as Maddox S a
whipping post would furnish the
remedy Mere confinement in Jail has
no terrors for them.
Thursday week ago man named
Seely, living in the Long Bell mill
neighborhood, borrowed Uncle Jas.
Orme's wagon, during his absence, to
move, as he stated, his household goods
to his farm. Mr. Orme waited patiently
for its return, when on Saturday, after
having notified the officers, Seely was
captured near Mulberry with the con
veyance and brought back for trial,
which came off Monday. He was
found guilty and within four days of
committing the crime, was awaiting to
be taken to Little Rock to serve three
years term in the pen.
W. B. Moore, whose visit to rela-
tives at Springdale we mentioned last
week, died Friday morning at the resi-
dence of his sister, Mrs. Rem Smith,
in that town. He was a native of
Tennessee and about so years of age.
He was well known in this city, having
come here with his parents when quite
young and lived here until 1885 when
he went to Little Rock to accept a
position in the office of his brother the
late E. b. Moore who had been elected
secretary of state. These brothers
founded the Fayetteville Democrat,
which they conducted until their re
moval to Little Rock. For several
years past w. B. Moore had been con-
nected with the Arkadelphia Standard.
He leaves many relatives and friends to
mourn his death. Fayetteville SEN
tinel.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-07-23
. Al TO H Z a.
ss.nsAo 11'' Kind "! Have Always Bought
Signature Of &MAIzzx

Mrs. d. w. Snodgrass has been
visiting her sister at Hartshorn, l. T.
this week.
The interior of Edmondson & Britt s
store is being treated by the painters
artistic hand
After week S visit to her brother
here, F. L. Benson left Monday bound
t'r Arkadelphia.
Mrs. Sallie Crowell, of Memphis,
Tenn. arrived Wednesday on visit to
Mrs j w, Higgs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Fink, of Fort
oinith, were guests of Mrs. d. H.
Miller Wednesday.
Machinery for one of the Round
Dale cotton presses passed south over
'ne Frisco Thursday.
Rev. j B. Stevenson attended the
district meeting of the NJ E. church at
Dardanelle this week.
cashier R. E. Brown is spending a
snort vacation at st. Louis seeing the
'shts-and otherwise.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-07-23
LOCAL and PERSONAL.

ON. Scott was up from Mulberry
Monday.
Editor Renfroe spent few hours in
town Monday.
Remember Cy Cordell picnic comes
off on the 2Sth.
Fishing and camping parties are the
order of the day now.
Mrs. Jane McNeely has been visiting
Alma friends this week
NJ. M. Estes has taken charge of the
Frisco passenger station.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louie Vogel are
visiting relatives at Argenta.
J. r. Brown and family have been
visiting Altus friends this week,
The PRESS one year and the Gazette
Almanac all for 81 90 in advance.
Miss Maud Mace returned Monday
from a short visit to Missouri friends.
Dr. G.. b. Ellis has been appointed
pension examining agent at Fort Smith
Munyon Homeopathic Remedies at
JOHN o KANE S DRUG STORE.
Mrs Geo. w. Moore returned Mon
day from couple weeks at Lavacca.
Peaches, tomatoes and cantaloupes
are keeping the express force busy now.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-07-23
About Berry Profits.
From the Sarcoxie Mo) Tribune.

From the Sarcoxie (Io) Tribune.
Jas. b. Wild, secretary of the Sar-
coke Horticultural Association, in
forms us that the average net returns
for the eighty six cars shipped this year
by the association is SO and $40 cents
per crate. The itemized statement of
the results of this year S shipping is an
interesting document in more ways than
one, and we believe if the berry grow
ers and commission merchants were to
meet each other rather Unexpectedly in
the next country there would be an
exceedingly warm time or else some
very plausible explanations regarding
certain matters. The secretary S
statement shows that the returns for
the fore part of the berry season were
very satisfactory to the grower, but the
returns for the latter part of the season
were disastrous and in a number of
cases the berries did not sell for enough
to pay transportation, not to mention
the cost of crate material and picking.
1t is estimated that it costs the grower
60 cents per crate to put the berries on
the market If this is true the 81 800
crates of berries shipped from this point
only Melted the growers $ll ,S6S. Their
crate bills and other bills considerably
reduce this amount The discrepancy
in the returns from commission men on
practically the same market and grade
of berries cannot but lead one to believe
other than that the grower S loss has
resulted in a profitable season S bust
ness to the commission merchant and a
satisfactory balance on the right side of
his bank account.
Crawford county berry growers can
tell a like tale aud some close scrutiniz-
ing of commission houses next spring
will be the result.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-07-23

! Ed. Williams is recovering very
slowly.
Mrs. Carl SHIRLEY returned Thursday
from a ten days visit to St. Louis
friends.
Miss Leah SHIRLEY returned Thurs
day from a ten days visit to Benton
vile friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. 10 Clegg are contem-
plating returning to Van Buren, in the
near future.
Rev. G.. w. Flowers returned from
his vacation, spent with relatives in
Tennessee, Thursday.
Miss Mamie Weems returned Thurs
day from an extended visit in Southern
Arkansas and Louisiana.
Ample railroad and other facilities
for transporting the people to Cy Cor
dell picnic have been arranged for.
Will Peel and Ernest Collins assisted
the Purdy, Mo, band during the
ex Confederate reunion which has
been held Eureka Springs the past three
days.
Remember the assessor is now at the
court house and you should list your
property before the goth as the time for
assessing closes on that date.
After visit of several weeks to her
parents here Mrs. Will Melton returns
to Springfield, Mo, today. She will
be accompanied by Mrs. Len. Merrill
who will visit relatives there for some
weeks.
C. M. Brodie made the first ship
ment of fifty boxes of Elberta peaches
from here Saturday. The crop gem
orally will be light one. A great
many have been rotting on the trees
the past two or three weeks.
Whatever has become of the project
to give the northeastern part of town
and College Hill fire protection by ex-
tending the mains to those sections.
The residents of these parts of town are
compelled to pay their share of the
taxes and should get some of the
benefits thereof.
The Cash Shoe Store has this
week an announcement in 1.-THE
PRESS. - Mr., Gooding, the proprietor,
is too well known to our readers to need
any introduction at our hands. By
fair dealing and strict business meth
DDS he has built up good trade, which
is constantly increasing, Mr., Good
ing asks for share of your patronage
and you can not do better than to give
him a call when in need of footwear,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-07-23
Company "Pse Flag.

The flag which a number of Van
Buren, S young ladies had made for our
soldier boys" at Chickamauga has
been forwarded with the following
beautiful dedication:
Permit us as the loyal daughters of
America and friends of the soldiers of
Arkansas, to present you this flag. 1t
comes from a large company of Craw-
ford county friends, who have gener-
ously helped us in securing it for your
! company. Let this be to you faint
token of our cordial esteem. We are
aware of the devotion in which a true
soldier holds his country s flag. 1t is a
sentiment with him approaching to
idolatry. The flag to the true soldier
is memorial of his country glory and
token of her past victories. It is in
deed remarkable and a credit to the
bravery of our soldiers that no foreign
nation flaunts flag of ours as trophy
of its victory and token of our defeat.
| No American banner, so far as we
know, hangs dropping in dusty folds
from the walls Of any foreign castle to
make us blush that we live in the land
of the free and the home of the brave.
We are justly proud of our army and
navy. We see in them soldiers who
are as much distinguished for courage
when the battle RACES as for clemency
when the victory is won. In the noble
spirit, sirs, of our brave men lies the
real defense of our great country, far
more than in ships and arsenals of war.
And while we point with pride to the
heroic deeds which history records and
look with emotion on the recent achieve
ments of our victorious army and navy
which never fight but to conquer, we
can but rejoice that we are daughters of
| America
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature ssass sss Of &sHzZzzw

Mr.. James Morell is having an
elevated water tank erected near his
residence and will, when completed
have miniature waterworks of his
own.
In his weekly report to the section
director of the agricultural department
S. NJ, Dyer writes of the crop pros
poets of dissection: Crops much i'm
proved; upland crops above the average
crops on overhowed lands generally
worked out well and growing rapidly !;
second crop of potatoes being planted. -
Arthur Johnson (col. appetite for
peaches, grapes, etc. has caused him
to be now an inmate of the county jail
serving out fine and costs amounting
to S27. He invaded Jno. Hinkle S gar
den with the above results. johnson,
we are sorry to say, however, is not
the only one who pliers orchards and
vineyards.
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The VAN buren, PREss-At Kansas
City after July 1.
1.-THE Little Bee Hive this week
announces through our columns that it
wants your trade and proposes to get
share of it if "live and let live ,
policy will get it. THE Little Bee
Hive is presided over by L. Matthews
and is filled with the best of honey in
the shape of tinware, notions, cutlery
and almost any other article you may
be able to think Of Don't fail to give
it call.
Miss Fannie Scott states that she has
assurance the death of Mr.. T. II. Elgin,
of the Russellville Marble Works,
which occurred week ago, will not
interfere with the completion of the
I Confederate monument for our ceme-
terry. Mr.. Elgin, before his death
appears, found he would not be able to
finish the work, so he turned it over to
a competent contractor.
We want to thank our old friend Mr.
j. w. Nicodemus, at the hands of his
little grandson, this week, for half
dozen choice variety of tomatoes. The
young lad started from home as he told
us, with a good many more than the
half dozen, but he was stopped on the
way to our residence, by a number of
young men IS or 20 years of age, who
forcibly took from his basket the larger
part of the tomatoes and DESTROYED
them. We were heartily ashamed to
know that such an outrage could be
perpetrated in our city and when we
learned the names of the young men
and that all of them were of respectable
families our indignation knew no
bounds The best amend they can
make is to apologize to Mr.. Nicodemus
for the unkind act to a helpless little
boy.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-07-23

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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-07-23

A picnic at Glenwood is billed for
August /,
Miss Eva and Emma Beard spent
Sunday with Van Buren, friends and
relatives.
we are sorry to be compelled to an
nounce that Mrs. Frank Gronbolt Is in
very poor health.
John D. White left Wednesday fol
New York and other eastern points to
spend the hot part of summer.
Considerable sickness, most of il
being a slow fever, is reported through
out this section by the doctors.
The state election board will name
the Republican election commissioners
for the various counties today.
Miss Alice Fealy returned Saturday
to Kansas City after a short visit here
to her sister, Mrs. Jno. Kerwin.
Will Steel left Tuesday on a three
weeks vacation, which he will spend
at Eureka Springs and st. Louis.
Mrs. M, A, Tanner, of Van Buren,,
Ark. is visiting J. NJ. Tanner and
family .-Sarcoxie ono. J Tribune.
Do what good thou canst unknown
and be not vain of what ought rather to
be felt than seen. -William Penn.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Knight, residing in the eastern portion
of the city, died Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. Belknap has about recovered
from his recent sick spell, to the great
satisfaction of his numerous friends.
Elisha Roberts, of Hanson, /. T. >,
was in the city several days this week
visiting his brother, George Roberts.
Mrs. T. J. Rogers and little daugh-
ter were up from Russellville several
days first Of the week visiting friends.
What more do you want than
Recreation, one of the best maya
zines on out door sports, and The
Press = all for 81 % per Year,
Geo. w. Wagner and H. L. Fitz-
hugh have been selected election com
missioners for this county by Gov.
Jones.
The colored population had dance
Tuesday night, with the usual result of
free fight to lend zest to the enter
tainment.
Keep in mind that to have good roads
it will be necessary to incorporate
Amendment No. So into the state
constitution.
Mrs. 10 Scholem and children,
formerly residents of Van Buren,,
passed through the city Sunday bound
for Winslow.
Trainmaster Walsh and Messrs. o.
L. and A. F. Miles spent a portion of
this week fishing in Verdigris, near
Segeeyah. l. T.