The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07

Jack Seifert, of the Boston store force,
has been laid up with an attack of bilious
fever this week.
An extention of two days was granted
Gillian Yoes to finish his enumeration
Of Van Buren, township.
A goodly number Of names has been
added to list of the Van Buren Demo.
crat club this week.
The colored people gave blowout
Tuesday night In the corner storeroom
in the King block.
Sheriff Branson turned over to the city
treasurer last Monday the sum Of $3,-
293. 40, the amount of taxes for 1899.
Saturdays was one of the heaviest
rains that has occurred in Van Buren
for some time, The precipitation
amounted to 2. 81 inches.
Jno. White left yesterday for Mont =,
real. Canada, and from there will start
in few days to visit the Paris exposi.
tion. He will return In October,
Mrs. DR.. w. w. Bailey, Of Fort Smith,
accompanied by her two sons, Willie and
Main, returned Saturday after an
absence of nearly a year In Europe,
Gus Ferguson has been at home the
past week under treatment OF a physi.
clan, suffering from an attack OF bilious
fever. He is considerably better now :.
Prot. A. l.. Peacher returned Satur.
day from attending the meeting Of the
State Teachers Association at Pine
Bluff and reports a very profitable meet
ing,
The second W. c. T. U. medal con I.
test Of this year was held at the court
house last evening, an account Of which
we will not be able to give until next
issue
The Van Buren ball team played at
Fort Smith last Saturday and returned
with the scalps of the Border City op.
ponents, having won the game by a
score Of II too.
Van Buren, was represented at nearly
every picnic In the county, but the ones
at Uniontown and Zoar attracted the
greatest numbers and everyone enjoyed
him or herself.
Arkansas needs q reform school for
juvenile criminals and the next leNs'
lature will be derelict In its duties II II
does not pass an act establishing such
an institution,
Mrs. Dan Smart, whose husband has
charge Of the Expressmen's fruit farm
died last Friday night and her remains
were Saturday inferred In Stevenson
cemetery,
Mrs. Edna Deer,ng has resigned her
position ~ day operator at the South.
western Telephone exchange and is
succeeded by Miss Irene Cole, hereto
fore night operator.
Saturdays rain meant many extra
bushels OF corn for Crawford county
farmers, They were just beginning to
complain Of the need OF rain when
Saturdays q ground soaker arrived,
Considerable quantities Of plums, both
Wild Goose and Abundance were shipped
from here this week. Tomatoes also
have been shipped In goodly quantities
and they were very fine
Ben Moore returned home last Satur'
day. After the graduating exercises at
Fayetteville, he and u party Of friends
took q few day souting on the Usage river
the northwestern part Of the state
Several attempts at hold.ups In the
vicinity Of the cemetery have been re-
ported within the past two weeks. Three
men are reported to have attempted 10
hold up VIII Phillips last Friday night
Edmondson g. Britt, j. M. Harshaw,
In. n, Jarvis, W. =. Brewster, X. O.,
| Faber, Dan Hunt, Ed. Il Frank Briscoe
and Queen City Grocery now close their
doors at 1880, We hope the balance
will follow their example.
| A Kentucky editor said silver buckles
were becoming fashionable on gartert
and he hoped TO zee more Of them, H''
wife sued for divorce and the only
woman In town who had silver buckles
on her garters eowhided the poor editor
until he was IN raw w u potato, which
roes 10 show that there are other thing
beside contracting the habit Of drinking
water which are capable Of gettint
Keptuckians into trouble. --Ex.
A disease among cattle OF an unusua
order, which apparently has almost the
same effect M blind stAggers In horss'
and which rapidly proves fatal has beer
worrying the farmers few miles north
east OF town. Several head OF stock
have died from II, and some claim II u
contagious, while others ascribs II Il
the drinking OF stagnant water by them
and the overstocking Of the range alone
Flint Rock