The Van Buren press., 1903-05-09
Homo OF swaInpR Root.

Mrs. Max j. Mayer and children
spent several days this week at Boone
vile visiting relatives.
w. p. Saddler went to Paris, Ark. &.
Wednesday to talk life insurance for a
few days to the Parisians.
The electric light company has been
installing the fans recently ordered by
our business men and they are now anx-
ious for some hot weather to come 80
that they can begin thorough test,
At the annual convention Of the state
w G. T. U. held at Camden first Of
the week, Mrs W. P, Furry was for
the third time elected state treasurer Of
the Union
Van Buren, should have weekly band
concerts. If all will help the burden
would not fall heavily on anyone and
the diversion given would more than
compensate for the trivial outlay.
Judge Gross was down from Ceder-
vile Monday holding an adjourned term
of county court, Mrs. Gross who
came down with the Judge, left that
morning for Ozark TO visit friends She
returned home Thursday,
Jas. Fox, formerly day yardmaster
for the Iron Mountain at this point ar
rived Tuesday from st. Louis, where
he has been located for the past three
years, on visit to friends.
We may now look for soft and
sandy reports from some commission
houses They could not afford to miss
such promising opportunity. II our
growers want to cirCumvent this class
of houses they will do best TO sell here.
viii Dugan OF Mulberry was up
last Saturday and Immediately the re.
port was spread that another candidate
for sheriff was in town, but Mr.. Dugan
denies that he has any designs on the
office.
There is some talk Of getting up big
celebration for July fourth, We do
not believe money could be better spent
than in getting up such celebration,
They help to bind the ties between the
city aud country.
T, j, Pesterheld has his rural free
mail delivery route thoroughly Ia hand
He already has 60 stations established
and over twenty more boxes ordered,
The service IL proving OF great Conven-
fence to all within reach,
There will be an election Of two new
directors for the Van Buren, school dis
trict the; 10th day of May, Il. d.
Cochrane and Dr. Quarles are the re.
firing members, They have made good
directors and should be selected 70 serve
another term.
The new mayor Of Fort Smith has be-
gun enforcing the Sunday saloon closing
ordinance, which for years has been
dead letter over there. As u result
Sunday travel from Van Buren, 10 the
Border City has decreased, as the OBJ
ject Of the irrigation brigade is thereby
blocked,
THE coming month will witness, at
Sedalia, Mo, the wedding Of Frank
Warren Of Van Buren, aud Miss Annie
Leaning Miss Leaning IN well-known
TO our citizens ~ one Of the popular
teachers In the high school here and
Mr., Warren IL native Of Van Buron,
Mr., and Mrs Y ), Grant returned
Monday from Topeka, Kas, whore Mr.,
Grant attended the eleventh annual
convention Of the Railroad Y, NJ, G,
A IA delegate from Van Buren,, They
were accompanied home by Miss Ian.
dis Bennett Of Kansas CITY, who will
spend sometime here IA guest of Mrs,
Grant,
Il l., Rogers returned Tuesday from
n brief stay Nt Bonneville on hs re,
tnrn he found IN the mail an advance
copy Of his book entitled Tom John.
son just from the press Of +, Tenny.
son Medley Of New York, which he was
very proudly exhibiting TO his friends,
The book Ia handsomely bound, printed
on fine grade Of antique paper and
would be- an ornament 10 any library,
Wallace rittsworth who was brought
bRek from Kansas Inst week by Con,
stable Smith confessed ~ the charge VI
having robbed DR., Murphy Of Alma of
n watch aud implicated IN the robbery
Lee Phillips, also giving n description
OF the place where they had hidden tho
watch, bu, II was not found there and
the officers think rhtllipo occurred II and
disposod OF IL, Pblllips was arrested
Saturday by Constable smith,