The Van Buren press., 1899-04-29
Munyon S Homeopathic Remedies at
JOHN O KANE S DRUG STORE.

supply has not equalled the demand.
The report now is that both passenger
trains on the Missouri Pacific will rur
through to Kansas City after May 7th.
A good many of the miners thrown
out of work by the strike are likely tc
take hand in gathering our berry crop.
All our merchants are increasing theil
force of salesman to handle the rush in
cident to the gathering of the berry
crop.
Sweet, Refreshing sleep is given by Hood'i
Sarsaparilla which strengthens the nerves tones
the stomach and oyercomes all dyspeptc symp
toms. You should try it.
Hoods Pills are prompt and efficient, easy tc
take, easy to operate. 25 cents. 53
Rev. Anderson of Fort Smith de
livered sermon before large congre-
cation at the tabernacle tent last Sunday
night.
Ford Allen has been spending the past
two weeks on his berry farm near Drip
ping Springs and reports the outlook
very fine.
The ice factory has in its storage room
400 900 pounds of ice awaiting the
opening up of the shipping and ice
consuming season.
w. @. Bostick & Son tcor. 7th and
Main) have as complete stock of Drugs
and Medicines as can be found in Van
Buren,. Have your prescriptions com
pounded there.
Business on the Frisco has dropped
off to such an extent that the force at
the round house at Fort Smith has been
considerably reduced.
Hon. n. l.. Fitzhugh arrived Monday
from Little Rock, where he had been
looking after private business since the
Legislature adjourned.
Mrs. T. M. Laws was called to Pine
Bluff yesterday morning by a message
announcing the serious illness of a
daughter living there.
DR.. j. S. Bushong made one of his
semi occasional visits to Van Buren
Wednesday and as usual found numer
Gus friends to welcome him.
Major j. R. Wallis, the affable repre-
sentative of Stacy & Co. of Minneapolis,
arrived Tuesday to make this his abiding
place during the berry season.
Agents for compiling a Fort Smith
Van Buren business directory have been
circulating among our business men this
week soliciting advertisements.
We have made arrangement by which
we can offer the Texas Farm and Ranch
and THE PRESS at 81 80 per year for
CASH IN ADVANCE. Call and get sam
pie copy of each.
A number of cases of spinal meningi-
tis are again appearing in different por-
tions of the county, most of them ap-
parently being in the lowlands.
F. M. Farris, president of the Arkan-
sas Valley Fruit Shippers union spent
several days in the city on business con-
nected with the association this week.
City Attorney Crutcher has made a
draft of new stock ordinance which
will be presented at the meeting of the
council Monday by one Of the aldermen.
Miss Ada O'Bryan has resigned her
position as day operator at the South
western telephone exchange. Mrs.
Deering succeeds her in that position.
Religion is intended for both worlds
and right living for this is the best
preparation for the next. Character is
decisive of destiny. -Tryon Edwards.
The first Arkansas berries to be re-
ceived at st. Louis this year were con-
signed by the Hope Fruit Growers So
ciety, arriving in the market Wednes-
day.
The revival services have been attract
ing large crowds to the tabernacle tent
each day and evening this week and
many have been spiritually benefited
thereby.
Rich Lloyd has again been having
tussles with chills this week. There
appear to be more bilious and malarial
disorders prevalent at present than for
sometime.
Strawberries are commencing to
bloom quite freely this week and it is
predicted that car load shipments Will
commence by May s0th.-Sarcoxie
(Mo.) Tribune.
After tomorrow the change in the
time of arrival and departure OF the
afternoou west bound Missouri Pacific
passenger takes place to accommodate the
berry shippers.
Secretary Barnes of the Crawford
County Horticultural Society gathered
the first quart of ripe Strawberries Sun
dav on C. B. Fontaine S place on
Mountain View.
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