The Van Buren press., 1899-07-22

A. W. Sower has disposed of his
iewelry business and has been making
arrangements to return to Elgin, Ill,
his former home. Mr.. Sower was very
we'll pleased with his location here, and
the cause for his leaving is the unsatis-
factory state of Mrs. Sower health.
Mr.. E. d. Goehrane, the popular
circuit clerk of Crawford county, was
in the city yesterday on duties connect
ed with his office. He spoke encourag-
ingly of the crop prospects in his section,
especially, of the fine prospects for corn
and cotton, as well as the results from
berry and melon crops of this season. -
Little Rock Democrat.
Our citizens should take up the matter
of the big reunion of the Blue and Gray
to be held here for three days beginning
Aug. 18th now. Undoubtedly there
will be a large outside attendance and
our people should entertain them in
their old time hospitable manner. Now
is none too soon to begin making
preparations to entertain the visitors.
A thorough grading of the canta-
loupes-also other fruits shipped from
here-will redount to the benefit of the
growers. Good prices can only be
realized for first. class products, while
the transportation cost is no more for
them than for inferior stock. Besides
number of cases of poor stock will
have tendency to deteriorate the value
of whole car load. Our growers must
make QUALITY not QUANTITY their OBJ
ject.
Will Lockhart, one of our school boys
of the session of '97-S, was killed at
Winona, Iowa last week by his COM
panion. He was an adopted son of our
townsman, Joe Lockhart, and we are
sorry to learn of his misfortune.
Later-Lem Lockhart has handed us
letter from the deputy sheriff of that
place stating that Will is getting along
nicely and will get we'll. They will
furnish him work till the next term of
court when he will be at home. Green
wood Democrat
The Democrat has known for month
that movement was on foot to purchase
the Arkansas Gazette. The details have
perhaps been perfected, and Col. Neal,
editor of the Helena World, will become
editor in chief of the Gazette. The
new concern will have plenty of money,
and make the Gazette hum. Neal is a
writer equal to any on our metropolitan
dailies, and will make the Gazette as
bright and fascinating as silver dollar
just from the mint. Gross County
Democrat.
The first car load of cantaloupes ever
shipped from Van Buren,, left here last
Thursday a week ago. The car was
consigned to New York firm of com
mission merchants and on Monday
afternoon message WAS received by
Secretary Rea of the Van Buren, Horti-
cultural Association stating that the
consignment had sold for 81 1873 10 net
S1.70 for large crates and 81 13 for
small, The quality of the cantaloupes
! shipped was first class. They were
shipped in a Wells-Fargo refrigerator
car,
Through the mediumI of the Wells
Fargo refrigerator express cars the ex.
treme Eastern market is opened to our
growers of perishable products. The
car of cantaloupes recently consigned to
New York reached its destination in -
hours. The refrigeration of these cars is
on scientific principles and they have all
the accessories that are necessary to
permit their being drawn on regular
passenger trains. With the ever increas-
ing rapidity of transportation new
markets are being opened to our ship
pers.