The Van Buren press., 1902-12-27

| church Of Fort Smith, contains an arti-
Gle by Rev. Percy G.. Cross Of this city,
on Christmas customs In England.
After being In session two days,
county court was adjourned Tuesday by
Judge Gross until January 9th, when
he will finish making appointments of
road overseers.
Max J. Mayer and G., W, Moore
went Sunday to Wan, where Mr., Mayer
has purchased an interest in Allen
Bros mercantile establishment, in
which he will be represented by Mr.,
Moore,
r. A. Perkins received telegram
from Mablevale last Saturday from his
wife, announcing the death OF her
mother, saying also the remains would
be taken TO Marshal, Tex, for inter.
uent.
A negro named Skillen was arrested
Saturday evening at Fort Smith on nd.
vice from u local officer, and brought
back. He stole guitar from Boots
johnson, the bootblack at Louie q
Billie s barber shop.
Rev. Harvey Beauchamp, formerly
stationed here, conducted services at
the Baptist church Sunday forenoon.
In the evening DR.. }, n, Yohannon, a
Persian, delivered an address on Persia
and Mohammedansm
Frank Mccullough Is one OF those
well satisfied with the drawing at Eagle
City. Last week lot in the same
block that one OF his lots Is In sold for
$3.50. Mac says he II hold on awhile
and thinks he can make a spec thereby,
r. b. Swearingen was called to
Chester Saturday by II message an
nouncing the death Of his brother
Claude from an attack Of typhoid fever,
Mr.. Swearngen was one Of the promi.
nent business men Of Chester and was
well liked,
A good crossing ia badly needed from
the Creekmore corner TO the Frisco
passenger station, but unless the street
can be macadam,zed for some distance
on either side II will be difficult mat
ter to keep even II wide crossing free OF
mud,
"Tramps Paradise, the river front
bluffs, In filing mp with its crop OF
Weary Walkers, Meandering Mikes and
Wandering Willies. See that YOU have
n load Of cord-wood and n bucksaw in
sight and you will not be troubled by
vioits from them,
The Fort Smith papers are again de-
luding themselves into the belief that
the Mo. Pacific will move It's shops over
there. The idea, especially considering
the work done here within the last year,
IL 30 unreasonable that we are forced to
wonder Mt their child-like simplicity.
The selection Of Herb Davis ~ road
overseer for this district 10y Judge
Gross Ia n good one, Mr. Davis IL u
sober, steady man and has had n num-
Der OF years experience on city street
work which will be OF advantage to
him In his new position.
II. j. Tallman, Frank Shelter and
s, W, Steward attended the Farmers
Institute, given by the Missouri agricul-
tural college through the courtesy OF
tho Iron Mountain railroad ut Clarks'
vile, and express themselves well
pleased with what they saw and learned,
Every few days one can hear kicks Of
abort weights on coal This leads us
TO think u serious error was made when
tho city council turned down the city
scale proposition. This Ia matter IN
which the consumers cannot help them
selves, and the city should give them
protection.
DR.. j, Is, Carter Of Ozark was tho
guest of Mr.. and Mrs, Lewis Bryan
several days this week, Dr. Carter
was on his way home from ST. Louis,
where no had been undergoing expert
medical treatment, and Informed his
friends that ne had been greatly bene'
fitted,
Agent Furry has divorced himself
from his beard and has been made tho
victim Of Nll manner of iokos this week,
as his appearance has been 10 changed
by said enforcement that his beat friends
pass him on the street without revogni-
ton, but the best one Of the lot IL one
ho tells on himself, II IL that the
youngest member OF tho family posi-
lively refused to recognize him ~ pater'
famnliaa for several days after tho
amputation took place,
Capt. Frank parko, one OF the old
eat residenta Of Fort smith died sud
denly from hoart failure about clock
Monday morning, lilo had slept soundly
tho entire night and made u remark ,
on waking about 4 o clock, that no bad
passed u splendid night. In M hour no
wnp dead' Capt Parko was 20 years
old al tho time Of HIS death and became
n citizen Of Fort Smith IN 1854 Mt the
npe OF 30. Ito was intimately connected
With tho carly history OF Fort smilh
aud was man OF means,