The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-02-09

machine to make repairs. II the stom'
ach cannot digest enough food to keep
the body strong, such preparation rs
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure should be used.
1t digests what you eat and simply can
help but do you good
H. G. JOHNSON.
The municipal campaign at Fort
Smith is warming up.
Mrs. Jessie HALEY left Thursday on a
visit to friends at Little Rock.
Miss Agnes Cordingly has been visit
ing Fort Smith friends this week.
Mrs. Dixon Allen, after visiting rela-
tives here, left Sunday for her home at
Palarm.
Will Bushmaier passed through from
Wagner Thursday en- route to visit
home folks at Alma,
The spinach market has been very
poor and no shipments Of any amount
were made this week.
The legislative committee appointed
to investigate the state university at
Fayetteville, passed through here yes
terday.
The directors OF the Van Buren, Water
company held their annual meeting at
the company's Office In Van Buren,
Thursday at which the old officers were
re elected,
The Taylor gin has closed down for
the season, During the season | 027
bales were ginned at this gin, 270 OF
these being Territory cotton shipped In
here by rail.
Sheriff Pitcock landed q man named
Jno. Williams in Jail Thursday, Will
liams Is wanted In Oklahoma on
charge OF cattle stealing. Officers art
expected to arrive for him today.
Van Buren, harbors two smallpox pa
tents, but they are entirely isolated ant
there Is no danger Of any spread OF thu
disease from that quarter Fort Smith
papers also report cases In that city.
A bad wreck short distance this sid,
OF Ozark delayed trains on the Mo
Pacific for u number Of hours Thursday
The engine ran against an obstruction
and " and Ave cars went into the ditch
An overhanging rock had broken loos
aud fallen on the track.
The friends Of d. @. Galloway, VIII
left two weeks ago, ostensibly on u pros
pecting tour through the Territory an
Oklahoma, are much worried regardin
his whereabouts, m nothing has beel
heard from him. Az he took o consid
cradle sum Of money with him they fea
something has happened 10 him.
The party Of st. Louis merchants an
business men spent thirty minutes her
last Saturday, They barely had tin,
TO walk down Main street and back I
their train and the weather condition q
the time were such that the town di
not show of 10 the best advantage
Tho party carried q band with u.
Nick Wagner continues his boring Il
coal. He has penetrated the hard STRAIT
OF rock and for d week has been drillin
In hard slate. Tuesday he struck
layer OF coal, but " proved TO be only
few inches In thickness but no Ia ne
discouraged and will continue goin
deeper until he strikes something or h
apparatus gives out.
The northwestern portion OF th
county until few years ago supple
oil the rest Of the county with null,
and horses for farming purposes, but {
recent years the breeding OF the,
, animals has been TO great extei
abandoned, The increased demand Il
, mules At remunerative prices Of Ia,
should again stimulate this branch ,
industry, " late considerable none
, has been sent away from here for horsel
, this money should all DO kept here, n
|, breeding OF good animals should pro,
profitable for tho next several years,