The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-03-07

DAbe N"uhio rod hdo dCCepteu posi-
ton as stenographer and typewriter at
Fort Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. l.. Rogers returned
Thursday from week visit to Searcy
and Little Rock.
The light furnished by the elecric
light plant since the installation of the
two new dynamos is a great improve
ment over what it has been for quite a
time.
Ran. West and bride arrived last
Saturday from Nashville, Tenn. and
are located on the place OF Esq. NJ. T..
West, the groom's father. near Oak
Grove.
The regular meeting Of the city coun-
Gil Monday was devoid of anything i'm.
portant or startling. Only the allowing
Of accounts and other routine business
was transacted.
Mrs. VIM. Bridges died on Feb. Goth
at her home near Oak Grove, and the
remains were Saturday inferred In Gill
cemetery, attended by = large con-
course Of friends.
Geo. R. Wood Dry Goods company
have been unpacking large quantities
Of new goods the past ten days and are
getting ready to interest purchasers
with rare bargains.
Bill No. 209, by Crutcher, for the
relief Of Joseph G. Taylor, which passed
the house last week, passed the senate
Monday We gave the reasons for the
introduction of this bill last week.
Our people we're rather surprised
Monday on awakening to find the
ground covered with snow. 1t did not
lay many hours, for the ground was
warm and thermometer above freezing,
Pen Orrick, an old-tims resident Of
Van Buren, and Crawford county, now
located at Lswton, Okla. arrived
Tuesday. having been called here by
the death Of his brother, A, M, Orrick.
The Knights Of Maccabees are gain
ing greatly in strength In Van Buren,.
At last Wednesday nights meeting
eleven applications for membership were
handed In and number more will be
passed on at the next meeting.
Misses Bertha Bryan, Kate Creek
more and Mamie Woolum returned
Wednesday from months visit with
Mesdames Il. B, Coppage and Claude
Cain at Temple, Tex. They had a very
pleasant stay and visited many points
Of interest in the Lone Star State,
The electric light plant had trouble
Tuesday night with one Of 1t incandes-
cent circuits and with the dynamo
supplying current for the arc lights,
and as u result all the street lights and
a number Of tho incandescent lights
were out a portion Of the night.
Secretary OF State Crockett has re.
csived letter from Il, N, Haney OF
Laredo, Grundy county, Texas, max
Ing inquiry for y lost brother, Elijah
NJ. Haney, n native OF Virginia, The
last no heard from him was during the
civil war, when no was living In Ark
ansas,
The grading outfit which has the con.
tract Of doing the grading from SHIRLEY
switch east on the Mo. Pacific have
their camp at SHIRLEY In shape and
II tho weather is propitious will soon
have dirt flying, II makes SHIRLEY look
quite lively TO see the row Of tents
pitched there,
II tho old saying. "lf March comes
IN Ms y lion, 1t will 60 out AZ n lamb, -
still holds good, this month will GER
tainly have authority to make 4 very
tame exit. The first day was raw and
partially cloudy and the second day II
showed
Mrs, A. NJ. 0rrick, at the instance
of tho signsrs OF her husband 4
bond, was Monday installed as temper
ary postmistress until the position made
vacant by tho death Of her husband Ia
filled by the president An effort Will
be made TO secure for her tho appoint
ment to Gil out the unespirod term oi
her husband
Max j Mayer returned from st Louis
Monday, having purchased large
stock of spring goods for the Boston
Store. Mr.. Mayer stayed few days
longer In st. Louis than he intended
tho occasion being the marriage OF hi
brother, Herman Mayer, last Sunday
The latter runs tho branch store a'
Halcyville, /, 7,
Every time an alarm Ia rung In for
burning 6us II costs tho city unneoes
aary money. All this could be pre-
vented II an ordinance were enacted
compelling property-cwners to have
their chimncys swept At regular inter
yals and then = hns burning out conlt
be taken M prima iaels evidence tha|
tbe law bad not been complied with