The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26


Hon. Lee Neal was down from Cedar
vile Wednesday. He reports the corn
crop in his section immense, but cotton
very much cut by the dry hot weather,
There was a marked advance in the
price of cotton on the exchanges Mon
day We hope. for the sake of our
growers the advance is permanent
one.
P. H. Morris, it is announced, will
succeed A. Il Harrison after September
1 as local express agent for the Wells
Fargo company. A better selection
could not have been made.
Mr.. and Mrs Will Peel returned Mon
day from Rogers where Mr.. Peel has
been filing the position of Wells Fargo
express agent during the absence of the
regular agent ON a vacation.
The drought of the past month has
made the chances of our farmers raising
sufficient second crop Irish potatoes for
seed next spring quite slim, and this
will prove quite loss to many.
w. D. Mathews the hustling editor
and proprietor of the State Republi-
can, - of Little Rock spent short time
in the city Monday. en- route to Spring
dale. and we acknowledge pleasant
call
J. V. Whiting. who a few years since
came to Crawford county from Min
nesota and purchased a farm five miles
north of Van Buren,, died In Van Buren
Tuesday and his remains were Wednes-
day inferred in Fairview cemetery.
One of our contemporaries recently
had it that Chas. Walters WAS missing
and his whereabouts was unknown to
his relatives. A letter received this
week announces that he is located at
Atkins and he as we'll as his family have
been sick ever since they left Van
Buren,.
Twice the fire department was called
out last Monday. the cause of alarm in
each instances being small blaze in
she residence of Mrs J N Pew in the
East End Mrs Pew herself carried
water to extinguish the blaze before the
department arrived and but a slight
amount of damage was done.
A head end collision between the
west bound passenger and a freight oc
Cured at Ozark last Friday morning
With the exception of about $500 worth
of damage to each Of the engines nc
serious damage was done. 1t appears
the freight was backing in on the siding
when the passenger ran into it.
Mr.. and Mrs Jas. Branson are re.
ceiving the condolences of their numer
GUS friends over the sudden death Of
their little two-year old daughter, which
occurred Thursday morning after briei
illness. The remains were taken to the
family burying ground at Natural Dam
yesterday for interment.
There hasn't been an exciting snake
story told in Fort Smith this year Can il
be that the liars have sought more re
munerative employmentH--For Smith
Times
No. They turned their talent towart
inventing lies of railroads coming from
the four corners of the earth with For
Smith the objective point.
One of the most disgraceful affairs, ant
one which will tend greatly to diminish
the respects of certain classes for court
of justice, was the trial in Fort Smitl
justice court this week of saloon MAJ
charged with selling liquor on Sunda.
by jury composed of lewd women. VIII
had been really summoned as witnesse
for the prosecution. 10 Johnson tn
prosecuting attorney for that distric
was the man to blame for this disgrace
full affair.
I Word was received here Tuesday o
the quite sudden death at his home a
Poteau, 1. T., of Mr.. A. l.. Mcleod
Mr. Mcleod was for number of year
roadmaster of the K. & A. V. division
of the Iron Mountain, position he re
signed not many months ago to accep
one on the Pittsburg & Gulf road
During mis- several years residence her
Mr.. Mcleod made many warm friends
who sincerely sympathize with hi
estimable family in the loss of husban
and father.
Tuesday last was the S8th birthday 0
Mr.. Ed. A. Scott and he received tn
congratulations of many old friends
who hope to record the return of man
more anniversaries. With the exception
of his sight Uncle Ed is in perfec
health-appetite first-rate and slee
most excellent. A beautiful cake fror
Mrs. c. G.. Scott from Winslow was one c
the rememberances that greatly please
the old gentleman. The PRESS, c
course, adds its congratulations to tn
many others extended, and hopes
|. chronicle the return of numerous othe
birthdays
A little girl in Texas town, in say
ing her prayers the other night, wa
told to pray for her father and mothe
vino were very ill, and for one of tn
servants who had lost her husband. Sh