The Van Buren press., 1899-04-01


ious condition at Shawnee, Okla. His
friends here hope to soon hear of
change for the better in his condition.
1t is reported on pretty good authority
that trains No. 3 and 4, known as the
Springfield Accommodation over the
Frisco, which were pulled off last Sep
tember, will be put on again about April
18th.
Rob Childbirth of its Terrors and
Minimize the Pain and Dangers of Labor
by using Simmons Squaw Vine Wine or
Tablets.
The variability of the weather this
spring has set everyone to guessing and
our people were not much astonished
Monday to be treated to quite thunder
and hail storm which wound up with a
snow.
Two successive nights with the ther-
mometer considerably below the freez-
ing point first of the week made our
growery quite uneasy in regard to the
fruit that had escaped destruction up to
that point.
j. r. Gray, Atkins, Ark, writes:
Have used DR.. M. A. Simmons Liver
Medicine 20 years. 1t cured me of Sour
Stomach, Liver Troubles, La Grippe
and several Bilious Attacks. | consider
one dose superior to a 25c package of
Black Draught.
Mrs. M. L. Wright was called to
Shawnee, Okla. Monday by telegram
received by DR.. Parchman, announcing
Mr.. Wright's s serious illness. She was
accompanied by DR.. Parchman and
members of the family.
John McRaven our efficient court
stenographer has been paid quite high
compliment in having been selected to
report the proceedings of the Arkansas
Eclectic Medical Association to be held
in Little Rock April 10th.
The Southwestern Telegraph and
Telephone Company has a force of 100
men at work on new line between New
port and Little Rock and in few days
Van Bnren people will be able to
s'hellol to the citizens of that town
Lancaster horticultural Society split
into two sections at last Saturday g
meeting, one-half of the society Joined
the Arkansas Valley Fruit Shippers
Union, while the other proposes to
maintain an independent organization.
Our people were little surprised to
see slight covering of snow on the
ground on awakening Tuesday Morning
but the winter and spring has been so
full of surprises that our people are get.
ting to believe almost anything possible
in weather conditions.
John Temple Graves one of the most
eloquent and renowned of Southern
orators will close the Van Buren lecture
course with his celebrated lecture THE
Reign of the Demagogue' at Murta
opera house on the night Of April 7th.
Tickets will be on sale at Kerr drug
store beginning today.
The handsome monument recently
completed at Hicks marble yard and
erected over the remains of J. L. Webb
in Oliver Springs cemetery will be
formally unveiled by the Woodmen on
April 10Th. Indications are that in the
neighborhood of 300 Woodmen will
participate in the ceremonies.
Freight business has been falling off
on both the Frisco and Mo. Pacific
several crews have been pulled off on
the latter road recently, partially on
account of the coal strike and partially on
account of the introduction of heavier
engines, which are able to pull longer
trains.
Frank L. Hamilton of Harrison,
general manager of the North Arkan-
sas Mining and Investment Company,
has been spending portion of the past
week here in conference with the officers
of the company He reports great ex-
citement among the people in that
section over mineral matters and that a
great deal of mineral land is constantly
changing hands.
The facts derived from impartial
investigation shows that farming con n.
Quoted on right basis pays probably a
larger per cent of profit than most other
lines. 1t is at least profitable. And
is there not point worth nothing that
the farmers that use best methods and
get best results seldom complain of re-
suits in relation to the sale of their
product3-M Minneapolis Journal.
The rooms of the Crawford County
Horticultural Society could be made q
place for displaying our resources, il
each member would preserve and bring
IN for exhibit some of the finest speci-
mems of his products and it could be
made instructive to the members If they
would accompany them by data of the
character of the soil, time and condi q.
ton of planting, time of ripening etc.
Miss Fannie Scott is in receipt of a
circular letter. sent out by Mrs. Belle