The Van Buren press., 1900-07-21

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Russellvills has a gsntlemanly team
Of good bali players and we hope they
will be with us again. In "Dicky'
they have a whole team alone as our
boys know for he has played with them.
| Wednesdays game was won by Van
Buren by score of 10 to 13, but Thurs
day Russellville made them feel foolish
by score Of 20 tod.
W. II. Thurman blacksmith shop
was broken into last Monday night and
q 44-cal. Winchester and 38.cal. pistol
taken. He has no idea as to who the
guilty party might be.
A fake advertising scheme In the hands
OF a stranger is what our merchants
seem to have penchant for. If a home
man was to try working a like scheme
he would be met with derision.
A demented woman was brought In
from Uniontown last Monday, and on
the evidence of DR.. Parchman she was
ordered held for disposition by the
county court by Justice Davis.
Material for rebuilding the livery barn
at the corner of Fourth and Main streets
is on the ground and it will be but
short time before a commodious, mod
ern structure will adorn that corner.
G. 7. Cazort this year raised In the
neighborhaod of two car loads of wheat,
which he will have to ship, owing to the
fact that there is no way of getting IL
converted into -four In or near Van
Buren,.
But very little sprinkling is done this
year by our citizens. The reason is
that the water rates have been raised to
an almost prohibitive point. 1t looks
as II the water company went triAe
too far.
Marshal Merrill Thursday arrested q
man giving the name Of DeCour, for
peddling without license and later he
found he had captured burglar. He
having burglarized racket store at
Fayetteville.
Manager Stout of the Southwestern
Telephone company has issued an order
to the effect that operators are to insist
on the number wanted being called for
instead Of names. The subscribers list
was issued for that purpose.
Hon. W, A. LETTERS, of Mulberry,
one of the members Of the State Board
of Charitable institutions, who recently
resigned his position, is preparing an
open letter, 1t Is stated, giving his
reasons for resigning.
Judge Edgar E. Bryant who had been
invited to address last Friday s meeting
of the Van Buren, Democratic Club, was
prevented from doing so by business en-
gagements, but promised to give them a
talk later on. II possible.
We hope the people of Van Buren, will
take the part 1t is intended they should
In the Fort Smith street fair; and we
hope the matter will not be allowed to
drag until too late. We should make
a fine display, both with our products
and In the parade.
The Van Buren ball team needs much
strengthening before 1t can put up any
thing like a fair ball game. This was
shown by Thursdays game, which
might truthfully be stated to have been
on the part of the Van Buren team "a
comedy Of errors. -
The hands Of the boodler are becom.
Ing visible even now at this early stage
of the county campaign. He tries to
work the candidates unfortunately as
to party and his promises are about as
much to be relied on as the weather In
March,
The state board Of election com.
missioners Tuesday named the various
county boards OF the state. Geo. W.
Wagner, of Mulberry, W. T. England,
of Van Buren,. and VIM. Henry, Of
Natural Dam, will constitute the Craw'
ford county board.
The Arkansas Valley Shippers Union,
j. l.. Rea secretary, now adorns oil the
cars sent ont containing cantaloupes
with unique Autographed advertisements
of the "Arkansaw Traveller canta.
loupe, az they have styled the products
of this section.
A full Democratic vote next Septem.
Der will elect the entire ticket and there
is no reason whatever why such stvote
should not be cast, The Democratic
ticket Is the superior In almost every
respect to that Of the opposition and
should and will poll the entire Demo-
cratic strength
Mr.. ]. J. Parker, Of Fort Smith, a
special agent Of the census bureau, was
In the city several days this week
gathering necessary statistics OF the
manufacturing enterprises OF our city
for the forthcoming census report We
hope Mr.. Parker will be shown every
consideration possible.
Prof. Frank Mclean has accepted the
position Of leader Of the Cleburne,