The Van Buren press., 1898-08-20

Homer Arnold arrived Tuesday from
the volunteer concentration camp at
Chickamauga on thirty day furlough.
He is just out of the hospital from
severe spell Of fever.
The colored people are advertising
picnic and barbecue for the 27th, to be
held in Smith Grove, south of town.
They have made arrangements for a
special train from Fort Smith.
j. W. White, late of Springfield,
Mo-, has purchased the stock and good
will of the Van Buren Lumber company
and Wednesday took possession. We
welcome Mr., White to our city.
We are requested by the secretary of
the Van Buren, school board to say that
the next session of school will open on
Monday, Sept. 49, 1t is desired that
all pupils be prompt in enrolling their
names.
DR.. O. M. Bourland, Chas. Drennen,
Hy Tinsley and Carl Shibley returned
Saturday from three days hunt after
prairie chickens in the neighborhood of
Wagner, /. T., and report splendid
sport.
Dan Miller left Sunday for st. Louis
and Chicago to purchase fall goods for
Southmayd- Miller. AS Mr.. Miller is a
close buyer, Southmayd- Miller S Gus
toners are preparing to get number of
bargains.
EDMoNDsoN e. BRITT have something
new in the line of Prepared Salad Mus
tard = it is e'Eddy's Prepared Salad
Mustard and is superior for dressing
to anything of the kind on sale in the
city. Try it.
DIED, Sunday Aug IA, Mrs. Louisa
Latcha, after brief illness Her re.
mains were inferred in the cemetery
near Dora. Mrs Latcha was well
known to many of our people as Miss
Louisa Koenig.
Geo. Thayer and Andy Schrimsher
left Thursday for Shepherd spring to
spend couple weeks camping out. d.
A. Pierce and John Thayer returned
that day from a two weeks outing at
that ideal camping place.
The address here next Saturday of
Congressman McRea should draw
large audience. Mr.. McRea has a
national reputation as an orator and it
will richly repay the trouble of going to
court square to hear him.
Blonde Martin has our most pro-
found thanks for a lucious water melon.
There can now be no doubt Of Mr.
Martin election, for candidate with
so much regard for the typo s appetite
is bound to come out on top.
The property owners on the north side
of East Main are preparing to put down
substantial sidewalk. East Main is
becoming quite business point, and
numbers among its business men several
of the most progressive in town.
Col Bob Crockett passed through the
city Tuesday, en- route home from a
short lecturing tour III North Arkansas.
Col. Crockett is most interesting lect-
urer and fine specimen of the rapidly
passing away pioneer of this country.
A party composed of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Woolum, John, Ed. and Mart
Donahoo, [. NJ. Rose and Grant Willis
left Wednesday morning for Claremore,
l. T., near which place they will camp
out for a week or more hunting and
fishing.
The Republicans are building their
hopes of electing a portion of the ticket
on the disaffection of Democrats. The
vote on election day will disabuse their
minds on tldJ score. InlS Is DcIuO-
cratic year and struggling Democrats
will be scarce.
The hunting party composed of 10
Jones, the DonahOo brothers and others
returned from their week S camp hunt
near Claremore, |. T., Sunday and re-
port a splendid time and so many fish
that they had to hide the hooks out in
the brush.
p. l.. Britt, brother of Henry and
Fred Britt, arrived here Saturday from
Sherman, Texas, on visit to them and
to renew friendships he made while a
resident of Van Buren township. He
finds things greatly changed for the
better here since he left.
In a conversation with our friend Jas.
Crockett this week he stated that most
Of the overhowed land on his farm will
make sixty bushels of corn to the acre
and the prospects for cotton were never
better. Others have like encouraging
news. and it is only the fault of the cul-
tivstor where the crop on overtiowed
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