The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-04-27

Henry Sanford has returned fror
Parsons. Kas.. and is at work in tn
shops here.
i Business has been very quiet thi
week, as all our farmers are busy plant
ing their crops.
Good congregations have marked tn,
revival services being conducted at tn
Presbyterian church.
Col. and Mrs. F. W. Schsurte ant
Mrs. Rebeccs Thompson went to For
Smith yesterday to visit friends.
Geo. Thayer and Andy .Scrimshel
were preparing to go to Shepherd
Springs last night for a days squirrel
hunt.
Agent Dickson of the Pacific Express
made some considerable shipments Of
young onions for Will Wright to Ne.
braska this week.
There is still considerable spinach
being shipped from here, and the price
Is. if anything, slightly betterlthan ear.
lier In the season.
The Saturday City Item" ia new
weekly paper established at Fort Smith.
R. c. Hite is managing editor and Miss
A. Hite assistant editor.
A. L. Ratterree left Wednesday for
Little Rock to spend the balance of the
time down there during the time the
legislature Is In session.
As work progresses at the remodeling
of the King block 1t shows that Van
Buren, will have modern, up.tO-date
opera house when 1t is completed.
They II have to hurry II they open
the great health resort at White Sui.
phur Springs with railroad attachment
In time for this season s business.
Geo. SHIRLEY, one of the members Of
the Thirty.third regiment, recently re.
turned from the Philippines, came over
from Fort Smith Tuesday to see friends.
Pink Britt, q former Van Buren, boy,
spent Thursday and yesterday here.
He Is now living at Sherman, Tex,
where he Is engaged In truck farming.
The first crate OF berries 10 being
eagerly watched for and its grower will
get the usual premium. Up to our
going to press yesterday none had made
its appearance.
Rev. VIM. Thorne Of Tiptonville,
Tenn. arrived here last Sunday to assist
Rev. j. l.. Green In the revival meeting
which has been In progress at the Pres.
byterian church.
Engineer Coffman has returned home
from an extended stay ut the Missouri
Pacific hospital at st. Louis. He re.
turned home with his general health
greatly improved.
Van Buren, should have a good ball
team this year. We have the materisl
for one and with comparatively small
expense good grounds could be made
near the compress.
The Van Buren, Foundry has secured
a big contract for structural iron work
for wholesale building to be erected
vt Fort Smith. 1t will keep the force
busy for some tune TO ill II.
How berries can be hauled over most
)f the roads In Crawford county and
placed on the cars In presentable condi.
lion Ia a puzzle TO most Of the strangers
who have chance to see them.
The mountains between town and
Lees Greek are almost densely populat.
81 now with the genus hobo, whose
claim when Intercepted by the officers
s that they have come TO pick berries.
The Missouri Pacific Is preparing TO
make n one and one.third rate Of fare
'or teachers wishing to attend the
meeting Of the Arkansas State Teachers
Association at Little Rock, June 30 to
~.
Harry Pernot has had u convenient
darkroom built In the rear of his estab-
lishment for the convenience Of his
kodak patrons, who will find 1t very
handy for doing their loading and de-
veloping,
The watch.word now il look out for
the potato beetle. He IL abroad In the
land and Ia reported to be unusually
plentiful sitting around waiting for the
potatoes to come up. Feed him on
Paris green.
Col. and Mrs. +. W .Schaurte arrived
Monday morning on brief visit to Mr..
and Mrs. =, A, Pernot and other rela.
tives here. Since their return from u
tour of Europe they have been spending
some time In California,
The strawberry season will have the
usual tendency Of drawing here all sorts
Of fakirS to gather In the shekels of the
nnwary and leave them nothing but
experience, which with many Of them
does not even prove u teacher.
The marriage OF Miss Frances NJ.
Scott, daughter Of Mr., James Scott Of
Muscogee Is announced TO take place on
the 9th OF this month. Miss Scott IA