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The Van Buren press., 1898-10-22

Work at improving the road to the
Territory line has begun under the sur
veillance of committee composed of
members Of the Commercial League.
An effort that should meet with sue
cess is being made by several of our
citizens to interest our literary people
in project to have course of lectures
delivered here this winter by lecturers
of prominence, and we are pleased to
learn that the effort is meeting with
much encouragement. To secure this
lecture course it will be necessary to
secure an advance sale of a certain
number of tickets.
Conductor l.. H. Stevens Wednesday
morning met with an accident which
will likely cost him the use of his left
hand. While making coupling at
Sallisaw his hand was caught between
the drawheads and crushed In manner
that. even at best, it is feared, but the
thumb and two fingers can be saved.
Mr.. Stevens went at once to st. Louis
where everything will be done to save
as much of the injured member as pos.
sible. A misunderstanding of signals
is said to have caused the accident.
A road overseer who will have a ditch
foot deep cut over rise two feet or
more in height and expect it to drain
the road bed lying that much lower
than it, should turn his talent into some
other channel, for his genius is wasted
in supery Using such commonplace work
as road construction. Yet this is some
thing we noticed on one Of our main
travelled roads only short time since.
1t appears to us man with good horse
sense should know better. Such work
is a mere waste Of time and labor.
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-22
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Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Pickering re-
turned Saturday from Springfield Mo. :,
to spend several days more in the city
before going to their new location at
Pickering, La.
The Frisco alone sold over 800 tickets
to Fort Smith Saturday, and, with what
went by the Mo. Pacific and other
means of conveyance, the town was
quite depopulated.
W. l.. Mace left Monday for Pine
Bluff with his flyers to take part in
the races at the fair there. While at
Clarksville Mr.. Mace was successful in
carrying off several purses,
DR.. Honoria Austin left Monday for
st. Louis where she intends attending a
six months lecture course, at the con-
clusion of which she will return to Van
Buren, to resume her practice.
Assist the Daughters of the Confed
eracy in raising the amount yet neces-
sary for the monument fund by attend
ing the Baby Show and Cake Walk at
the opera house this afternoon.
Alvin Nicodemus moved this week to
Fort Smith, where he has accepted
position. We are sorry to lose Mr..
Nicodemus from our city and hope he
will find the move profitable one.
Ed James, of Bentonville, a former
citizen of Crawford county, passed
through the city Wednesday en- route to
Little Rock to assume position in the
state treasurer Office under the newly
elected treasurer.
Several sections of new sidewalk have
been put in this week. The leaven ap-
pears to have begun to work, and the
good example set by few of our more
public spirited citizens may induce
others to follow in their footsteps.
Do our merchants know that much of
the cotton from a section along Frog
BAYOU virtually-and always heretofore
tributary to Van Buren is being taken
10 Alma on account of the. in places,
almost impossible condition of the main
road leading to that section.
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-22
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Sheriff elect Branson has rented Mrs.
BRUINS cottage, corner Moore and
Chestnut streets.
Miss Eva Farrow came down from
Sallisaw Tuesday evening ON a few days
visit to relatives.
Tom Gipson is back from short stay
at the hospital in st, Louis much i'm
proved in health.
The machinery of the old Miller &
Jones planning mill was taken out this
week and shipped to Louisiana.
R. F. Allen and family were down
from Tsmaha. l. T., Sunday to spend
day with Mr. Allen s parents.
1t is rumored that the accommodation
trains on the Frisco will shortly be run
as far south as Fort Smith again.
Frank Warren, we are pleased to be
able to state, has about recovered from
his recent severe attack of illness.
Go to Hawkins in the Dickson build
ing if you want stylish suit, or pair of
pants, or if your old suit needs repair
ing or pressing -504 Main street.
Adds Bryan is back from Washing
ton, where he went to take an insane
man to the national insane asylum.
Mrs. Oscar Spurgeon returned to
Ozark Monday after few days visit in
the city as guest of Mrs. S. A. Smell.
Mrs. Dan Allen and children were
down from Tamaha, l. T., this week
visiting the family of Mr.. r. B, Allen.
Theo. Meyer has gone to Monroe,
La. where he has accepted response
BILE position in a large wholesale house.
Mayor Renfroe was up from Alma
Saturday and set up the claim that Alma
acknowledges no superior as cotton
market in Arkansas.
The district agency of the Wheeler q
Wilson sewing machine company, for
some months located here, has been
moved to Fort Smith.
Earl W. Davis of Van Buren and
Miss Edith Caulk of Fort Smith were
issued marriage license Monday by
County Clerk Bostick.
Constable Martin has appointed w.
l.. Watkins as one of his deputies. Mr..
w. has had two years experience under
Mr.. Martin predecessor.
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-22
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arthur Kistler has been quite ill this
"'0A with an attack of malarial fever.
Editor Ramsden of the Mulberry
day. III "A '1
.. "'Ss Mary Mcdonald was the guest
VI ner sister, Mrs. Ollie Laws, this
week.
Il Is reported that a few flakes of
saOw were seen to fall here Sunday
night.
!, Oonn Fritz came in from McAlester
monday on few days visit to relatives
n u friends in Van Buren. He left
~ 1te'aay evening for Muscogee and
r'ueF na points in the Territory on busi.
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-22

John London was up from Poteau. 1.
7. Thursday,
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Trusty have
moved up from Alma.
Sharpley s Lyceum Theatre company
is playing at Fort Smith this week.
The Jenny Lind strike is still on with
no immediate prospect of settlement.
Rev. Belknap left Thursday for Kan
sas, where he will reside in the future.
Mrs. F. G. Kerr returned the first of
the week from an extended visit in
Texas.
The price of cotton auctuates but
little, and keeps lowering close about
the 4. so mark.
John McRaven spent few hours in
the city Monday, en- route to the state
fair at Pine Bluff.
JuuBo D. D. DlO"H loSul uou w Lltblo
Rock Saturday after having spent a
couple of days in the city.
Arch Jarvis came up from Hunting
ton Monday on a short visit to his
brother. our efficient postmaster.
Mrs W. B. Allen snd children have
Joined Mr.. Allen at Wan, l. T., where
they will make their future home.
MIR. and Mrs. Buck Williams return
ed Saturday from weeks visit in ST.
Louis, viewing the fall festivities.
The physicians report sickness on the
increase in the vicinity of Van Buren,
but none Of ii of a serious character.
The contract for the foundation of the
Confederate monument was let Thurs
day to Mr. VIM. Birse, of Cabin Creek
The cake walk planned for this after
noon will be repeated tonight and will
be followed by dance. Admission 10
and 25 cents.
The city council met in special called
meeting last night to consider some
manner Of causing an improvement of
sidewalks throughout the city. We
went to press too early to learn their
action in the premises.
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-22
II You Want....

W. A. Briscoe shipped car load of
hogs, which he had purchased in the
county, to st. Louis Tuesday. Later
on these hogs will be re imported into
the county as bacon This should not
be, We should be able to ship hogs
without having to import the dressed
meat, and the fact that they are being
shipped shows that hogs can be raised
in Crawford county at profit.
Representative elect Rogers has
drafted and published bill which he
proposes to introduce at the coming
session of the legislature dealing with
the stock question. The bill leaves it
to the vote of each township whether
stock shall be allowed to run at large
within the confines of that township.
Mr.. Rogers invites discussion among
the people interested of the question and
suggestions for the improvement of the
bill. The subject is one of great inter
est to the majority of the people of the
state and Mr.. Rogers plan of getting
their opinion before the legislature
meets is, We think. very good one.
Charley johnson, the negro dealer in
second hand articles whose place of
business is opposite the court house,
got gay last Friday, because his boy
was arrested for keeping a belligerent
goat within the city limits contrary to
the peace and dignity of the town. and
proceeded to curse the white people of
Van Buren, in general. He was prompt
ly arrested and fined. Not satisfied
with this johnson got him big gun and
proceeded TO renew his TRADE under its
protection. He was again arrested and
this time was made to contribute TO the
city S funds for carrying a concealed
weapon. 1t cost him s43 for his after
noon s fun. johnson belongs to that
class of overbearing darkies that are
generally the cause of the race riots
that occur in the South, and the trouble
is that on account of their big mouth
propensities they are the envy and ad.
miration of large portion Of the negro
population.
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-22

After week spent in the city visit
ing relatives Mrs. F, W. Schaurte left
Thursday for st. Louis. She expects
to spend the winter in California.
The circus was well patronized by
Van Buren, and Crawford county people
last Saturday and rs result business in
Van Buren, was very quiet that day
William Padgett, the fifteen year old
son of Sam Padgett broke his left leg
just below the knee Saturday night by
falling from a tree while 'possum hunt
ing.
NJ l.. Wright came in from Shawnee,
Okla. Saturday on few days visit to
his family. He expresses himself well
pleased with his business venture at
Shawnee.
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-22
LOCAL and Personal.

d. l.. Fitzhugh made business trip
to Texas this week.
The recent rains have caused the river
10 go on slight rise.
Baby Show and Cake Walk this after
noon at the opera house.
one and one half inches of rain fell
from Sunday to Monday.
Munyon s Homeopathic Remedies at
JOHN o KANE DRUG STORE.
freight business on the Missouri Paci
nc Is reported to be booming.
:. henry Whitaker has secured posi-
nun On the Frisco out of Fort Smith.
Mrs Il. A. Meyer returned Saturday
''Om few days visit at Little Rock.
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-22

Hoods Pills are the only pills to take with
Hoods Sarsaparilla Cure all liver ills. Sill
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-22
Southmayd-M Miller Dry Goods Co.

AS rule an advertisement of cost
sale these days attracts but little atten-
ton, for people have come to look on
them to great extent as 'fakes. -
Not so when Southmayd Miller an
nounce, as they do in this issue of THE
PRESS, cost sale. A cost sale with
them is cost sale in all that the word
implies and their patrons know it and
rarely ever fail to take advantage of
one. This year an unusual opportunity
is presented their customers. Their
fall and winter stock has been in only a
short time and is complete in every de-
partment, yet owing to the unexpected
decline in the value of cotton. they find
that unless they wish to carry over
much of their stock they will have to
cut prices to bed rock and this, begin
ming today. they will do. Do not fail
to call at either their Van Buren, or
Alma stores.
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-22
Fresh Oysters and Celery
First of the season, at
Edmondson & Britt s.

Col. D. E. King, of the Mo. Pacific
spent Sunday in Van Buren with
friends.
Mrs j. B Carter of Ozark was the
guest of Mrs. S. A. Pernot the first of
the week
Snow was reported falling as far south
as Monett Sunday night by trainmen
on the Frisco.
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-22

Thanksgiving Day has been decided
on by the Daughters of the Confederacy
as the date for laying the corner stone
of the Confederate monument,
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-22
M akinq Room.

In order to make room for our i'm
mense stock of furniture which we
purchased recently we will sell:
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-22
THE VAN BUREN PRESS.
VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS.
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
MISSOURI PACIFIC.

mlo5OU III fAClrlb
Trains 2Sl, 49,, 49, 234. 243 and 2A will carry
passengers.
GOING WEST
No Sl. Arr. Q 'i5 pm. Arr. Coffeyville $50 pm.
No. 23S. " $40 a. m. =" FIT Smith 400 I'm.
No. AS. '' lt25 am. STOPS at Van BUREN,.
GOING EAST
No. 232. Arr. Ills pm. Arr. Little Rock 1855 p m.
No. 2SL 1850 am. 2l5 pm,
No A4 Lv. l2l5pm Coal Hill 435 pm.
Trains 25l, 232, 233, 234 run daily.
Trains 243 and 244 do not run on Sunday.
Through trains make stop of 5 minutes.
GREENWOOD BRANCH.
No, 1885, Arr. lies an. Stops at Van Buren,.
NO. 203. Lv. l:50 pm. Arr. Greenwood 500 p m.
~ Daily, except Sunday.
A. HAYS. Agent
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-22

FRISCO LINE" (sT. L. sF)
GOING NORTH.
No. O. Mail Ills A. M
No. 6. St Louis Limited 5:32 D. m.
No 40 Local Freight 535 a. IN.
- GOING SOUTH.
NO. j. Mail 247 a. m.
No g. Texas Limited 1918 a m.
No. 80 Local Freight $50 p m.
Trains 30 and 40 run daily except Sunday. bal
ance run daily
Pullman sleepers and reclining chair cars on
all points
For full information call upon or address
T. w. FURRY Tkt Agt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-05-29

The literal person is sure TO fur
nish amusement 30 long as he in
habits this terrestrial ball. and
that, 1t In safe to say. win be while
the human race exista
Mr.. w. NJ Shoemaker says, In his
account of a voyage In southern
seas, that one night, after leaving a
harbor, one Of the passengers, an
Englishman, remarked on the fact
that the vessel had listed materially
to the port side
"Oh, said n misohievous Ameri-
can, that's because We have got rid
Of all those heavy English newspa-
persr'
The loyal subject Of the crown
protested.
"Oh, 1 say now. he cried They
don't weigh any more than the New
York Herald, don't you knowr'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-05-29

After the drove bad surrounded
their wounded companion, and noisi-
ly inquired as TO his condition and
expressed thetr warm sympathy
with him, a number of them started
toward Ochoa, who hastily ascended
. tree. Thus far all went in order
as we bad anticipated The other
Indian descended from bis tree and
tried 10 come TO me as ! was prepar-
ing 10 slowly slide down the rock,
but just then several mad boars
rushed toward me The Indian went
up the tree like a shot, and as sud-
denly reclimbed the rock The an
CRY boars came with bristles raised,
tails straight out tusks roughly
grating and uttering loud. threaten
ing cries Some Of them waded into
the shallow creek and attempted to
scale my rock was exceedingly
uncomfortable, but thought that in
a few moments their horFid fuWng
would cease. but every time some
old sow would approach her wound
ed friend and attempt 10 assist him
along with her sDout land they did
this frequently be would commences
fresh series of complaining squallA
and then the crowd would Fush to
ward Us again Then they would
step backward a little bit and shaks
their heads. as II daring me 70 Elids
down from the rook and find out
how rapidly they could convert me
INTO mince meat.-Outing. .f
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-05-29
IntlmIdated by Lynchers.

DIR. G. P. P. Lynn seems to
be unfortunate. He was ap-
pointed physician for the Sem
mole nation a year or so ago,
and was doing we'll. When the
burning of the Seminoles &C.
Cured he certified that Mrs.
Laird had not been outraged.
This incensed some of the Ok
lahoma lynchers and they warn
ed him. Afterwards he took a
very prominent part in the pros
ecution of the lynchers, and
they finally ordered him to leave
the country. At first he paid
no attention to the matter, but
recently he has received such
PERSISTENT warnings that ne be-
came fearful that his life was
IN danger and he has resigned
and gone to Claremore. DR..
Berry of Wagner, has been
appointed national physician
Capital.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-05-29
Insurgents Want Annexation.

Hong Kong, May 28.-The
insurgents have agreed to sup
port Aguinaldo for annexation
to the United States. They
have refused to entertain any
proposition looking toward in
dependence.
The insurgent forces have de-
feated the Spaniards at Ian
toto.
Ships are loading here with
provisions for Manila when the
blockade is declared off on the
arrival of the American troops,
The colonial government has
placed an embargo on war mu-
nitions so that the Philippine
junta can not purchase arms
and other equipments.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-05-29
Every Day PHILOSOPHY.

After q man reaches 40 he has to
60 to church to hear anything about
love.
About the only time q man is in
dispensible to q woman is when she
has a heavy valise to carry and q
train to catch.
When q man starts out in the
morning he is good for all day, but q
girl must "fix" herself every half
hour anyway.
About the only difference between
rich and poor man is that the
former has to take more money with
him when he goes around to pay his
bulls.
The girl with n white dress and
blue sash will have to have red hair
this summer to be patriotic.
IL 10 the easiest thing I'm the world
70 resolve to be good and great while
looking out Of n window at a pretty
view while somebody else ia doing
the work.-Atchison Globe.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-05-29
Sam JOneS' Trash,

Sam Jones, We will not apply
the reverend in this case, for il
would be almost sacrilegious to
do so. says many things in the
pulpit which he would not dare
say to an individual.
The following is a sample of
what he and a few others call
preaching:
When God gives a man a
wife and six children he has
done a great deal for that man.
But when he gives him a poodle
dog. he has thrown off on him.
Those society women look upon
children as a nuisance. | have
had some of the old society Wo-
men to shake hands with me.
| had as soon shake a dead
fish's tail. | would not give
one OF your old ,darnlng women
for all the society women in the
country. Between cutting off
the top of the dress for the
ball and the bottom for the
bicycle. these society women
will soon have no clothes left.
Some people say you shouldn't
speak this way to a mixed audi
ence. You old sisters that wear
high, close collars around your
neck. That's modest and
comely. but deliver me from the
society women who button their
collars around their waists. You
preachers don't talk that way.
do youf You talk about the
sweet by-and-by. You ought
to talk about the nasty now and
now"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-05-29

Those who have chaperoned .
company Of city gamins sent into
the country by the vacation fund"
will perhaps be able to cap this
story, told by London Answers
Many years ago. when Londoners
bad not the excursion facilities for
getting into the country that they
enjoy now, a cockney friend was
staying at q farmhouse and soon
made himself at home
Charley was wandering round,
closely examining the top, ends and
sides Of a certain trim, well made
object fenced round In the paddock
he stared at II for a little whilA
then shook his head duhiously.
what are you looking for nov.
Charlesf"
Where's the doors and windowA
unclef"
Doors and windowsI Why,
that's n haystsckf'
No fear, uncle; you don't hum
bug mel hay don't grow In lunp
like thatr'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-05-29
CAPE HORN CRACK SHOTS
Ths Wonasrfai Mnrk.n...h,. ~.
~ ths Tahrnnn a. -

ArAsmanahlp D..
~ ths xahsHns Hsa ou.--
IL may be as well TO refer to -
other tribes about Cape Horn uh,rs
attracted the attention Of PROF
Hatcher. For example may Be ~
toned the Yahgans. who live ue.,v,
to the south polo than any 9th.
known people. They occupy eer,,,.
small islands lying south Of Ter,
del Fuego and are found also On A..
south beach of that great island J,
self The territory they occupy /.
maze OF mountain peaks, and N.
conditions under which they eri.,
are almost beyond realization bv
civilized person
The typical weapon of the YAH
gans Is the rawhide SLING. VITA
which they are able to kin water-
fowl ahoat at 200 yards. To hit apv
bird at that distance would becalles
right good shooting. They can knock
down and stun a guanaco with =
heavy round pebble up to 100 yards
The reason for the sling as a tool a
destruction ID found in the fact tha,
the fahgans live ON the beaches
where plenty of round pebbles ara
always at hand These islanders trv
out oil from whale blubber and stora
II for future use in the bladderlika
leaves Of a kind of seaweed found
everywhere in that region.
Quite distinct and peculiar Is the
Ona tribe, which inhabits the prair;a
region of TERRA del Fuego This
great island has the shape Of a nj.
angle and Is almost as large as thu
state of New York Once upon a
time IL must have had a tropical eli.
mate, iDusmuch as the bones Of
monkeys and parrots are found fos-
sil there in great numbers
The Onas have no horses Thev
eat those they capture from the
sheep men, considering horse meat
the greatest of dehcacies. They de-
pend for food chiefly upon the
guanaco. which abounds in Tierra
del Fuego, and u kind Of prairie
squirrel In the chase they rely
mainly upon bows and arrows and
the bolas. the latter consisting Of
two or three stone balls on the end
Of hide thongs. On being thrown,
the balls diverge in obedience to
centrifugal force and fy round and
round IN the air until the object i
struck, when the thongs wind them
selves about it. These savages oan
throw the bolas so dexterously as TO
fasten man to his horse. The Onas
however, often kill the guanaco by
surrounding a bunch and running
them down, 90 wonderfully feet Of
foot are they.-Boston Transcript
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-05-29
Burt Was Hanged.

Austin, Tex, May 27.-Eu-
gene Burt was hanged in the
county jail here this morning at
11:19 O'Clock for the murder of
his wife and two children in this
city in July. 1896. He protest
ed his innocence to the last and
the only statement he made on
the gallows was that, except
ing the disgrace, the present
was the happiest moments of
his life. The fall broke his
neck and he never once quiv-
cred as he dangled at the ropes
end.