The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-04-02

J. H. Cakes company of Swiss Bell
Ringers will appear at Murta opera
house next Monday evening. They are
reported to be very clever artists and
should draw good audience. Prices
will be 25, 35 and 90 cents.
1t is reported that Rev. and Mrs. H.
A. Tucker intend to take up their
residence in the Territory in the near
future. The many friends they have
made during their stay in our city will
very much regret to see them leave.
A man from the Territory came in
Sunday hunting for his wife who had
eloped with another man, taking her
daughter with her. He had traced
them here, but they were supposed to
have left for GAINESVILLE that morning.
The heavy rain of Saturday night
caused several washouts on the K. &
A. " division of the Mo. Pacific. 1t
also caused one of the bridges over
Frog Bayou near Chester to become
unsafe and trains were delayed for
about six hours
In train load of oranges which
passed the city Monday over the Frisco
was carl load of oranges which the
orange growers of California had
donated to the starving Cubans. The
car bore huge banner with the in
scription, ITO be sold for the benefit of
the starving Cubans. -
At meeting of the board of directors
of the SHIRLEY & Wood Gro. Co. Satur-
day Harry Wood rendered his resign
alton as secretary and treasurer of the
| firm, which was accepted and Carl
SHIRLEY elected to the position. MIR.
Shibley's place on the road will be
filled by M. S. Miller, of Wagner.
The Democratic central committee
made wise selection in making Mr..
Scott chairman. A man more compe-
tent to unite and direct the Democratic
hosts during a campaign would be hard
to find within or without the county
and we look for a thorough organi-
cation of the Democratic ranks this fall.
The Little Rock Democrat says that
Dan Stuart, the prize fight promoter,
whose veriscope reproduction of the
Carson City fight has been making the
rounds of the country, has made
arrangements for taking veriscope
pictures of the first naval battle between
this country and Spain, should it come
to war.
A message was received by Mr.. A.
Hays Monday morning thatJ. P. Mack,
one of the prominent colored men of
Crawford County, had been killed at
Kearney, Ark. Mack was acting as
brakeman on branch of the Mo.
Pacific running south of Little Rock
His remains were shipped here for
| burial
The town hog as well as the town
bovine should be put behind the bars
and the people of Van Buren, expect of
the city council at its next meeting an
ordinance to this effect. 1t is dis
grace for town the size of Van Buren,
to be overrun by these animals, who
with but half chance can do more
damage in an hour than they are worth.
If people cannot keep their hogs up
they have no business having any, if
they must make their living by running
other people s property.
I S. P. Day will soon begin again
the publication of the Arkansas
Developer at Fort Smith. In an
article in a recent issue of the Fort
Smith Times Sun he announces that
THE Developer will be made the
official organ of our state board of
Omaha exposition commissioners and a
copy of each edition will be placed in
the hands of each visitor. The paper
will each issue contain illustrated
write ups of different sections of the
state. All communications on the
subject should be addressed to S. p.
Day at Fort Smith.