The Van Buren press., 1899-10-07
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
Buy your states, pencils and tablets
at BosTIcK s.
E.E. Cooper returned Thursday from
Illinois.
Freight business on both roads is
heavy now.
And the old traps are still doing duty
here as depots.
And the rain cometh not, in spite of
frequent threats.
Bostick g. Son handle everything IN
Patent Medicines, and are prepared TO
fill your receipts at lower prices than
ever.
R. J. Tallman was laid up with
neuralgia first of the week.
H. c. Deets is again doing tonsorial
work at McClain S barber shop.
BoRN:-On Thursday, the 9th inst,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Will Minor daughter
Mrs. J. L. Rea spent the fore part OF
the week in st. Louis, returning Thurs
day.
TO GINNERS.
We can save you money on Oils, Resin
and Lamp Black.
w. G. BosTICK & Son.
The two-year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Will ST. Clair was very low yesterday,
with but slight hopes of recovery.
Fort Smith business men are assisting
the people of DeQueen, who lost their
property by fire, in substantial way.
Parties are drilling a prospect hole on
the Lincoln farm east of town, and our
daily contemporaries have already had
several oil and gas fits over it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max A. Mayer were
among those who attended the fall
festivities at ST. Louis this week. They
returned Thursday.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian
church will serve dinner in the vacant
room formerly occupied by Harry Pernot
on the 10th.
The Standard Restaurant is again
closed, and likely for good, for the
owners have sold the furniture and
apurtenances to a second hand store.
Miss Lou Branson, the 14-year old
daughter of Sheriff Branson had the
misfortune to be severely gored by a
vicious COW Thursday.
There can be no good reason why a
restaurant run in the right manner
cannot be made a paying investment.
Aside from the Mo. Pacific Hotel Lunch
Room there is no place in town that
could with truth be styled restaurant.
We notice no diminuction of the num-
Der of loafers, mostly black though there
are some white men among them,
that frequent certain corners on Main
street all day long. How do these people
live? And why are they not made to
keep off the streets the same as vags2
They are no better.
John MeRaven spent a few hours in
the city Tuesday. He reports an un-
usually lively session of circuit court
at Ozark, there having been number
of very important cases on changes Of
venue on trial there. Byrd Walker was
convicted of the murder Of Andrew
Burns last April and sentenced to hang
November 10. He declared his innocence
Darr and Reynolds were convicted of
the murder of Rev. Sam Burns and
sentenced to five years each in the
penitersiary. An appeal will be taken,
pending which a $40, 900 bond was
given.
The Mo. Pacific management, con-
trary to its usual way acted in very
small manner toward the committee
which had in charge the securing of re-
duced rates for the unveiling ceremonies,
and not until it was almost too late to
be of any benefit did they announce that
they would allow a rate of one and one
third fare. This was no fault Of the
local officials of the company. who did
everything in their power to secure
prompt and liberal action. The Frisco,
when asked for rates at once stated they
were willing to enter into an agreement
for one fare rate.