The Van Buren press., 1900-07-28

W. A. Cole was in town Saturday and
reports very encouraging signs for a
Democratic sweep on county officers in
September.
Applied Christianity is the title of
II free ,lecture to be delivered by Rev.
Castel at the court house tomorrow
afternoon.
The personal effects Of Ed Donahoo
were sold by Constable Martin last
Saturday to satisfy judgment rendered
against him.
Joseph Saxton, Grand Master Work.
man of the A. o. U. w. Lodge attended
the meeting of the local lodge last Tues
day evening.
Rev. J. B. Stevenson filled the place
of Rev. R. M. Traylor at Bentonville
Sunday and the latter filled Mr. Steven.
son place here.
A. H, Harrison and p H. Morris
occupied the vacant store room in the
Lynch block this week with force of
peach packers.
Jas. L. Austin leaves tomorrow for
Washington, D. c.. , to resume his place
in the pension department after a
months vacation
The appearance here on next Satur-
day of Hons. jeff Davis and H. L.
Remmel is expected to draw large
crowd to Van Buren,,
Carl SHIRLEY returned Saturday from
an outing spent with congenial party
on Illinois river in the northern part Of
Washington county.
Rev. Father Keefe has been placed
in charge Of the Fayetteville parish as
we'll as the one here and will divide his
time between the two.
| According to Dave Snodgrass there is
great excitement at Rogers. The long
lost Mexican mine-as the story runs
having been located there.
Judge Cain held an adjourned term
of county court Thursday to attend to
such business as had accumulated during
the session of circuit court.
Rev. r. M. Traylor, after spending
Sunday here, filling the pulpit of the
NJ. E. church, left Monday for his
regular charge, Bentonville.
A rise in the river and the consequent
backing. up of Lees Creek the latter part
Of last week, caused some delay in the
work on the water works dam.
The machinery of the steam laundry
at the foot of Main street was shipped
to Fort Smith last Monday to be added
TO the plant of Grove laundry.
Van Buren, and Fort Smith second
mines played game Of ball here las
Friday, which was won by the Van
Buren, team by score of 20 to H.
There has been great demand for
peach pickers and packers, but in spite
of this the crowd of able bodied loafers
has not peen seriously diminished.
Mrs. Wood and Misses Maggie and
Norma left Tuesday to occupy their
cottage at Winslow for the summer
Jess Wood took his family up the same
day
President Francis |, Gowan, of the
Choctaw, will visit Little Rock the latter
part of the month on important business
connected with the management of the
road.
There were good showers all around
Van Buren, first of the week, but hardly
drop fell here, though prospects for a.
heavy downpour were excellent on more
than one occasion,
Frank Jones and family have been
spending the past week at the home of
Mrs. Jones parents near Frog Bayou,
and Frank has been putting In some
good time fishing.
This section has had nothing to com
plain of so far as regards summer
weather. The days have not been I'M
usually hot and the nights continue re-
markably pleasant.
There has been very general complaint
of the service rendered Of late by the
Southwestern Telephone company and
where there Is 80 much smoke there
must be some fire,
Next winter hundreds, II not thous'
ands Of dollars will be sent from Van
Buren, to purchase the canned peaches
that are now going to waste because the
! factory is not being operated
AT. Gross was down from his Cedar.
/ VILE home Saturday and reports interest
In the coming fall election increasing,
likewise prospects for the election OF the
entire Democratic county ticket,
} Rudy growers have been shipping
from one to two car loads Of water
melens each day this week. That
section appears to be exceptionally well
adapted to the growth of melons,
Tho first carload Of peaches Of this