The Van Buren press., 1900-11-03
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

week.
Cotton was selling at an average Of
s. 10 yesterday.
The Jail is slowly filling up with grist
for the next grand jury.
Jno. Landlord moved with his family
to Greenwood this week.
S.W. Waters was in from the neighbor-
dood of Uniontown Thursday.
The thermometer registered 400 both
Thursday and Friday mornings.
The last day of October ushered in
some rather disagreeable weather.
An increase of pension to $12 has been
granted Joseph F. Hooper Of Chester.
Mrs. M. e. VERIFY returned Tuesday
night from several months visit to
relatives in Mississippi.
Arrangements have been made for the
receipt of the full election returns here
next Tuesday night.
The heavy rain Of Wednesday morn.
ing had Il tendency to damage the quality
of the staple Of cotton somewhat.
Chas. Powell was brought up from
Alma Wednesday and placed in Jail to
await trial next Monday for pistol tot.
ing.
Don fail to cast your eyes on Allen S
column this week. He offers some
startling bargains to cash buyers in this
issue Of The PTEss.
The Frisco railroad embankinent In
the vicinity Of Third street is being
widened, most likely for the purpose Of
extending the side track.
The public schools should be closed
until all danger Of scarlet fever spread.
ing is passed, even If 1t is opposed by
one or more of the teachers
DR.. Dibrell's buggy was overturned
Wednesday evening while crossing the
Mo- Pacific track in Babylon and he
was considerably bruised up.
Bob Freeman, u we'll known con.
ductor on the Mo. Pacific, died at Little
Rock Tuesday night while undergoing
an operation for appendicitis.
Charley Ward was showing something
unusual in the flower line Wednesday.
II was sweet potato bloom and very
much resembled morning glory.
W, A. Walton. manager Of the box
factory, has rented the Wilcox resi-
dence corner Jefferson and Seventh
street and began moving yesterday.
A circus train composed of twenty
cars passed north over the Frisco Sunday
afternoon, 1t was Campbell Bros
circus bound for Its winter quarters.
The lately elected county and town.
ship officers were all sworn In Wednes
day, and for the first time In good
many years all the county offices are be,
ing filled by Democrats.
Judge Gross made his first debut az
county Judge Wednesday when he held
u snort session Of county court for the
approval Of official bonds Of incoming
constables and the appointment OF road
overseers,
Geo. Cottrell returned last Friday
night from two weeks stay In st.
Louis attending meeting Of the joint
prot sctve board of the Gould South
western system, OF which he Is mem.
Der, He expects to be recalled to assist
IN finishing up some unfinished bust
ness,
Hon. r. l., Rogers spent Tuesday and
"Wednesday here taking IN the induction
Of the newly elected county officers ant
attending to legal business He expects
10 IN, 70 TO Van Buren, within n short
time TO be moie centrally located fol
the transaction of thu business inoiden,
TO the Office of district attorney,
! When you see youth who will do nm,
sort of work, no matter how "menial
II may DO, rather than be idle, yol
may make upyonr mind tina. he amount,
TO something, The young man VIII,
would starve before he would do amy
thing beneath what he conceives to b,
his dignity, Is not made OF the RICH
kind Of stuff TO cut much of figure Il
life, All honest toll IL honorable
There IA nothing 40 morally degrading
IA the aversion Of manual labor, whiel
Ia usually u combination of laziness an,
bad conduct. Exchange.
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