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The Van Buren press., 1903-08-08

Col. w. J. BRYAN has accepted an
invitation to meet some friends at
Mccain Park next fall for few days
outing in the game reserve, and has
indicated a willingness to include Har-
rison in the trip, apd deliver an address
here. He was invited by Dr. Vance
and James Sitz while at Eureka Springs
last week, and virtually promised to
come, Boone Banner.
The Van Buren press., 1903-08-08
The Death Penalty.

A little thing sometimes results I,
death. Thus mere scratch. insiy,i
fcant cuts or puny boils have paid a.
death penalty, 1t is wise to hs,
Bucklen S Arnica Salve ever hand,
1t S the best salve on earth and wi
prevent fatality, when Burns, SOrs
Ulcers and Piles threaten. Only 2S
at f. G. Kerr's Drug Store,
The Van Buren press., 1903-08-08

Nlgor ana cheerful
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
ont Of order or dis.
eascd.
Kidney trouble has
become 80 prevalent
that II is not unconi-
mon for u child to be
born afflicted with
weak kidneys, II the
The Van Buren press., 1903-08-08

JUDGE JOE HILL has been invited to
deliver an address at the unveiling of
the Confederate monument at a date
not yet fixed. Senator Berry will also
speak. 1t has not yet been decided who
will be the other speakers, but there
will in all probability be several more.
Fort Smith Times.
The Van Buren press., 1903-08-08

THE GOVERNOR has offered one hundred
dollars for the arrest aud conviction OF
the unknown party or parties who
murdered and robbed Bill Panther, in
Crawford county October 10, 1902, by
shooting him through the head from
behind.
The Van Buren press., 1903-08-08

IT seems little remarkable that
Judge Wood and Gov. Davis with all
their dissimiiarity have one similarity:
They are Baptists. But the governor is
"quart Baptist which distinguishes
him from Judge Wood --Morrilton
Headlight.
The Van Buren press., 1903-08-08

A YEAR ago this week Rogers com
menced shipping peaches. Its not worry
ing anyone now, however, for we don
suppose a single crate of Elbertas will
70 from Rogers this year. Last year
this town shipped 81 cars. Rogers
Democrat.
The Van Buren press., 1903-08-08

Judge Gross Tuesday heard the charg-
es preferred against Road Overseer Geo.
Smith of Alma township of misconduct
in Office and after careful examination
of the evidence dismissed the charges
preferred.
Messrs l.. II, Southmayd and Percy
Allen went to Eureka Springs Wednes
day evening to personally enquire after
the condition of h. E. Brown. They
returned reporting him slightly i'm
proved.
Word received from r. E. Brown,
who left for Eureka Springs about three
weeks sin ce and then was taken sick, is
to the effect that his condition is such
as to cause his family aud friends some
uneasiness.
Judge Sam Edmo ndson, who was
taken SO very i'll about month since
while at Eureka Springs, 80 that his
recovery was in doubt, has been able to
return to his business at Fort Smith
greatly improved.
f. Gipson has purchased the vacant
lot adjoining the Thomson property on
Broadway and has let the contract for
the erection of Il five-room residence
thereon to j. n, Steward, who began
work Wednesday.
Charley Merrill and Charley Smith
left via the Mo. Pacific Tuesday night
for Colorado, where they expect to spend
the balance of the month in seeing the
sights Pike S Peak Colorado Springs.
Denver and other places of note will
receive visit from them.
Cy Cordel went to Illinois river Tues +
das night to tempt the bass into biting.
He in company with DR.. Dibrel and
| George Moore visited the campers on
Illinois river and reports them well
established and having good luck hunt.
ing and fishing,
Night Policeman Dave Hammett and
wife left Tuesday to spend well-earned
two weeks vacation at their old home
Wynne, Ark. Mr.. Hammett has served
the city well for number of years aud
we understand will be candidate before
the next primary for chief,
After it was found that. owing to op'
position, no street fair could be held at
Fort Smith this fall it was hoped to
arrange an old-fashioned county fair
but, according to the e"Times of that
city even this prospect has gone "glim.
meripg.
Hy Tinsley came in from Salisaw
Tuesday, having been overcome by the
intense heat which had prevailed for
some days. He reported more than a
score of the men employed on the con
struction work AS having been overcome
by the neat.
The game between FoIt Smith and
Dow spoken Of in another column, Is
scheduled to be played at Fort Smith
today AS Mcclure, Of the old Van
Buren Browns, is with Dow no doubt a
number of our fans will 20 over to wit.
ness this game,
Sheriff Pitcock went to Little Rock
first of the week to return the negro
Lott sent mp ten months ago for forgery
to the jail here 10 await u new trial, the
supreme court having granted it. As
Lott had already served ten months Of
years sentence and will have TO lay In
Jail here several months more and then
face trial again with chances Of
getting u longer term we cannot see
wherein he gains anything by thisappeal
made by his attorneys, Chew & Ft2.
hugh
The Van Buren press., 1903-08-08

continues his present pardon rec
ord, the natural result will be to
discredit our courts and compel
the people to take the law in their
own hands.
The Van Buren press., 1903-08-08

Hon. U. l.. NEAL Of Russeliyile has
withdrawn from the race as candidate
for Congress against Mr.. Reid. ms
leaves Mr.. Reid a clear field without
democratic oppositiOn.
The Van Buren press., 1903-08-08
.usscesr,on PRICE, 500 PER yeAR

Sometimes we see a boy acting like
we did in our youthful days, and then
we wonder how on earth it happened
that we were allowed TO live on.
The Van Buren press., 1903-08-08

Dr, v A. Remlpy, phyaleIan ana
druggist Alvin, Tex, writes Smith
Medical Co., ~ Louis, Mo. Gentle.
men Send me u ora do6, Of Your
Smith + Sure Kidney Cure, lam pnsh.
Ing Il Several old chronic cases cured
NJ II by magic,
Price 80 cents and 800, For sale by
druggists WV ~
The Van Buren press., 1903-08-08
JOB PRINTING of St,,y ~ ,lsI' ~

ed at the PRESS OFFlCE, Neatly promRJ
and at living rates. Onice upstairs In the ""
Block. No, 70G Main Street
The Van Buren press., 1903-08-08
Women as Well as Men Are Made
Miserable by Kidney and
Bladder Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
discoufages and dlessensambition, beauty,
The Van Buren press., 1903-08-08

ehildurinates,ooo oof,cn, ifthe urine scalds
the flesh, or ", when the child reaches al
age when II should be able to control the
passage, It is yet afflicted with hcd.wet.
ting, dcpcudupon It, the cause Of the diili.
Guilty is kidney trouble, and the hrst
step should be towards the treatment OF
these important organs, This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition Of
the kidneys and bladder and not 10 Il
habit as most people suppose.
Women as well rs men are made miscr.
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect OF
Swamp. Root IN soon realized, II Is sold
The Van Buren press., 1903-08-08

pamphle, telling ali about Swamp. Root,
including many Of the thousands of 'es''.
monial letters received from sufferers
cured, IN writing Dr. kilmet X Co.,
Bnghamton, ~ ", be sure aud mention
this paper, Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, Swnmp'Root,
Dr Eimct'e Swamp,Root, and the adj
drcbs, BInghamton, n, w. on every
bottle,
The Van Buren press., 1903-08-08

by druggists, In fifty
cent and one.l0llaf
size bottles, You may
have n sample bottle
lu mall l,np nlgn "A
The Van Buren press., 1903-08-08

Judge Gross Tuesday heard the charg-
es preferred against Road Overseer Geo.
Smith of Alma township of misconduct
in Office and after careful examination
of the evidence dismissed the charges
preferred.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-01
her and she was glad to i-ar ~ n penfAu

her and she was glad to lea ~ n pefiAu
her
Here IT is. my wages" said Eleanor
as she tossed the crisp bills into Net
ties lap, a curious. burning sensation
in her eyelids, and feverish glow
upon each cheek.
1T has been too much for you. dear
said Nettie with tender solicitude.
No, 1t has not, and let Inc tell you
about 1t. The dinner was a success
everybody smiling and charming
Charlie was his usual debonalr self
papa and mamma Leigh were beam
ing. while l, the caterer, and"
Eleanor. you are not well, you must
rest"
Yes. l will. Nettie. can afford to
shut up shop few hours now" and
she left Nettie alone.
Poor Eleanor, 1t was hard for her.
do believe that she cared for Char
lie Leigh, in spite Of her light-hear1ud
appearances
If Eleanor had suffered through the
night no traces were left next morn
ing. she was as tender toward the frail
sister and little brother. and sang al
most gleefully at her work.
The Real Homespun' bakery
boasts OF more splendid appearance
now. Eleanor. a stately looking WON.
an, vet sends cut her buns and tarts
The mending department does not
flourish as Eleanor will not allow
Nettie to exert her feeble strength In
such work. "Herbie," pale. intellee.
tual. studious lad. is the pride Of both
hearts.
The poor little crescent Sign" gave
place to a masterpiece Of a needy but
talented artist. while the plate glass
windows display choice wedgewood
ware, and willow patterned plates hold
''twisters" much like those of old. and
still retain the nutty flavor that made
them 80 popular with the small boy
and boys of larger growth who thought
they tasted Just like those grandmoth-
er used to make" Prosperous days
have come to Eleanor. and happy ones,
too. A busy life and well spent one
thus far has been Eleanor Wray's.-
The Housewife.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-01
JAMES J. HILLS TWO SONS.
They Take to Their Father's Line Of
Business with Ease.

The two sons of ]. ]. Hill, Jim"
and LOU" have knuckled down to
work aimee their days In Yale, and
their father Is proud Of their records
as railroad men In the ten years since
he set their respective noses to the
grindstone. Both have risen to respon.
sible positions In the Great Northern
system, and have shown themselves
worthy Of their responsibilities with
out what they used to call the "old
mans pull"
Yong Jim" Hill made his first hit
as Il possible railroad magnate " hen he
was In college. In those salad days
he was not a hard student, and had
several painful interviews with an IN
sympathetic faculty at times. 1t does
no harm in the light of his success to
record that warning or two were sent
to the president of the Great Northern
system, to the effect that more studi-
GUS application was necessary on the
part Of the undergraduate In question
or his college career might be frosted
Summer vacation was near at hand,
and young Jim" Hin did not view
with enthusiasm his probable reception
at home. His father had taken the
question too seriously for comfort. and
had threatened a disastrous embargo
on the vacation budget of expenses.
A master stroke averted the crisis.
A thesis was due In the Sheffield Sci
Ha Snh I'D ,,e
list Of topics offered was 1.-THE Effect
of Transportation Systems on the
Growth of Cities" Young Jim" Hill
ANNOUNCED, Here Is where l save my
life" He forsOok his cheerful haunts
for the university library. He dug out
statistics by the ear load, and sought
chiefly information about the great
northwest. He complied and condcns
3D. and clipped and copied, and sweat
ed. until the result was thesis that
showed in ut least dozen different
conclusive ways that the safety of the
solar system depended on railway de.
vslopment. and that the Northwest.
of all other parts of the inhabited
globe. had been developed by railroads,
and the Great Northern system in par
ticu,dr
The thesis passed the faculty with
flying colors. and was then carefully
forwarded by registered mail, well
ahead of the homecoming of the au-
thor. ]. ]. Hill was delighted. He
slew the fatted calf and when "Young
Jim" returned to New Haven in the
fall he announced that he had had the
summer of his life, and chartered
yacht as II token of parental esteem.
1T was the hit of my life," said he.
Dad has me figured out as the wisest
material for railroad man that ever
came down the track Transportation
and the Growth Of Cities well, l
guess. Couldn't have landed harder if
had studied every day since was
| freshman
Not long ago classmate of the Hill
| boys asked their father while In New
York how they were getting along.
You ought to see them" said Presi-
dent Hill, with chuckle. "Why, Jim
and Lou are regular little old men
these days."-New York Mail and Elk.
press.
Help is often only another name for
| Interference,
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-01

Help is often only another name for
Interference.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-04

: .. r. Kilgore and wife and M.
Duggan and daughter spent Sat
urday in Mexico.
Bud Greasy left for Moberly
Monday.
Downing Robinson and little
sister, Hope, of Centralia were re-
cent guests of relatives here.
w. E. Mcdonald was in Contra
liza Monday.
Mrs. G. M. Meyer was in Mex
leo Tuesday.
DR.. s. w. Downing took his
departure for Rails county. to-
day, where he will embark in the
drug business. Dr.HDowning is
well and favorably known here
having enjoyed a splendid prac-
tice during his three years stay
here. While we regret to lose
this family from our midst we
wish them prosperity in their new
home.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-04
Saw Four Drown.

Many are the affecting stories OF
drownings and narrow escapes
from the floods around Kansas
City this week. Here is one in
stance as recounted by the Kansas
City Stars
e. H. Belts of the mounted po-
| lice force says that while stationed
at No. 8 station in the East bot
toms, he saw man, with his wife
and two children drown. The wa
ter came up over the low land close
to the Helm line park, and a swift
current was running between the
brewery aud the park. A gardener
and his family driven out of their
home by the flood came thru shall
low water to the deep current
when the policeman yelled at the
man to stop.
"Unhitch your team and put
your family on the horses Backs,
Belts told him.
I'VE can get thru alright" the
man called back.
You can't get the wagon thru
that current"
Yes, 1 can, just watch us,
was the answer called back.
The man drove into the stream.
The current upset The wagon and
threw the family into the stream.
The team and the entire family
went down before anyone could
even make preparations to help
them.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-04
THOMPSON.


Mrs. Jas. ColIy of Kansas City
is the guest of her parents near
here.
Alb. Harrison of Mexico was the
guest of R. H. Brown Sunday.
Mrs. j. G. Daniel and children
Of Centralia were recent guests of
j. T. Cogswell and family.
r. Fl. Brown has returned from
a two weeks visit to Texas rela-
tives.
Miss Josie Reed of Centralia was
very pleasantly entertained by
Miss Pearl Roach recently.
Frank BrutOn was seen on our
Sidewalks" Monday.
Miss Daisy Boone is home from
Centralia.
DR.. Downing returned from st,
Louis Friday and brings la good
report of the Holmes children who
were operated ON Thursday fol
throat trouble.
E, G.. Spence and wife spent
Saturday and Sunday in St. Louis.
Bertram Brown is here from
Texas, the guest Of his cousin,
Harrison Brown.
Mrs. Clacher and daughter OF
st. Louis have been the guests Of
Mrs. VIM. Bates.
Misses Bessie and Leona Jack,
son, two Of MexicO's charming
young ladies'. were recent guests
of Mrs. q. e. Sims.
t. Creasey and son spent Sunday
in st, Louis.
p. F, Elliott and wife, Joe Con.
sidine and wife, spent Sunday in
Centralia.
Miss Pearl Spence of Fairbury,
Ill.,, returned to her home after a
pleasant visit to E. G. Spence and
wife.
Miss Lena Evans of Monroe
City is the guest Of Miss Fonnit
Jesse.
Clyde G. Cullers spent Sunday
in Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-04
STROTHER

Miss Mayme Sproul and Miller
Coppedge attended commencement
exercises at Paris Friday night.
Rev. w. B. Craig has resigned
his pastorship of the Baptist
church and Rev. Bibb will fill his
place. Services every fourth Sun.
and Saturday before.
Mrs. James Bledsoe and Mrs.
John Bledsoe attended commence
ment at Fulton last week.
Miss Berta Bledsoe returned
home Friday from Fulton where
she has been attending William
Woods College. She was accom-
panied home by Miss Dora Britt
who will spend a few weeks with
her.
Miss Lola Alverson and Maggie
Cooper have returned home from
Paris where they have attended
school the past winter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-04
SANTA FEl

Mrs. George Crawford will leave
this week for her home III Virginia.
Mrs. Will Camplin aud daugh-
ter returned home Saturday after
a weeks visit with relatives in
Centralia.
Robert Smiley and wife we're in
Mexico trading Wednesday.
Misses Stella and Altye Beemon
of Strother have been visiting
Santa Fe friends for the past few
days.
Rev. Alexander will fill his reg
ular appointment here next Sun
day night.
Jim Beamer who has been at
tending Business College at Quincy
returned home Monday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-04
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NETGHBoRH0OD NEWS
-
WEST LIOK..

Married, May 18th, by the Hon.
Judge Bolts, Mr.. Wilmer Ander-
son and Miss Jennie White, both
of Audrain county. Miss, White
is the daughter of Mr.. White, re-
siding on the old Ringo farm, near
Santa Fe, and Mr.. Anderson is a
son Of j. d. Anderson on West
Lick.
John Beagles and Jas. FARES
have fine living well Of water
each and Mr.. Mcintyre on the farm
formerly owned by R. L. Day, is
down so feet after the living fluid;
they are now in a fine article of
clay; already gone thru a vein of
coal. We know not what we are
worth until we begin to dig down
into the earth.
Mr.. Anderson, the painter and
paper hanger of Wellsyille, who
has been doing a large job Of
painting for Jack aud Reube
Brown, had to stop his work at
Jack Browns and 90 home and
take his bed. Heart disease is his
trouble. We sympathize with Mr..
A. as he is a good, honest work
man.
Many farmers are thru planting
and there is a great deal to plant
yet, mostly weed land which has
been slow in dying.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-04
BENTON CITY.

Oscar Clark left for Ft. Collins,
Colo Tuesday for his health.
Miss Robe Jones of Montgom-
cry City is visiting her sister here,
Mrs. E. j. johnson.
Brent Erisman returned Thurs
day from Arkansas. He will move
his family there in the near future.
Edgar Lyle of Illinois who has
been visiting his friend here, VIM.
Tratchel, left Tuesday for Wash
ington, D. c., where he has po-
sition.
T. F. Petri and wife, A. G. Pc
tri and Miss Edna Williams of st.
Louis visited H. G. Hildebrand
Saturday and Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-04
Buying and Selling.

J. G. Hendricks of Benton City
sold to Charles Arnold of Mexico
pair of mules for $312.5O.
The Live Stock Reporter prints
this item: e. j. Shobe was on
the market from Audrain county
with 20 heifers, TO lbs, at a.
10, rs steers, 933 lbs, at $40
and 570-lb. stockers at $500.
Says the Fulton Sun: Oscar
Black sold 952 pounds of wool yes
terday to Mr.. Emmons of Mexico
for consideration of 1917 cents
per pound, or a total of ST., 880.O2.
This is probably the highest priced
wool that has been sold in the
county this year. The feeces were
packed in first class condition
which made it possible to get top
of the market. 1t pays to careful
ly prepare farm products for
market.
Our Thompson correspondent
says: C.F.Clark shipped two car
loads of hogs to st. Louis and two
cars of cattle to Chicago this week.
Joe Considine shipped a car of
hogs to st. Louis Monday.
q. T. Northcutt shipped one car
load of shelled corn over the Wa
bash to st. Louis today.
R. L.HOpe of Centralia recently
purchased of DIR. Downing his fine
harness and saddle gelding, rBillie
G", for 5000. This was consid-
cred one of the best saddle horses
in this part of the county.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-04
ApMINIsTRAroR.s NoTIoE

Notice is hereby given that letters OF
administration upon the estate Of Martil-
les Bybee, deceased, have been granted
the undersigned by the Probate Court Of
the county Of Audrain, bearing date Of May
l6, 1903. All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit them
20 me for allowance, within one year az
ter the date Of said letters, or they may
be precluded from any benefit Of such es-
tate; and II such claims be not exhibited
within two years from the time Of the
publication Of this notice they
will be forever barred,
NOBLE BARNES,
Administra tor
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-04

The Missouri Republican in
.quires: How about the National
Committee taking some action in
the case of one r. C. Kerens, who
secured the Republican nomina-
ton for senator in Missouri by
the votes of state senators every
one of whom has been indicted
for alleged boodlingH
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-04

Joe Folk has J. j. Hanningan
in st. Louis convicted
of bribery in connection with the
passage of the suburban railway
bill. Hannigan received a SEN
tence of five years in the peniten-
tiary, but he has asked for a trial
and was released on $4,000
bond. Hannigan, o Hannigan,
you may never be a man again.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-04

Here's a point in favor of this
tOwn-some comments by the Cen
tralia Courier: j. w. Holloway
was in town from the Skinner
neighborhood Monday. He tells
us that the farmers in his vicinity
are hauling their corn to Mexico
because they can get one or two
cents more on the bushel than
they can get at Centralia. Mr..
Holloway says his people would
prefer to come to Centralia with
their corn and trade here but go
where they can find the best mar
ket for their grain. Mr.. Holloway
hardly thinks it fair for the COu-
rier to rub it in on the farmers
for patronizing department stores
abroad while at the same time
they are at the mercy of grain
combine at home. Ali trusts look
alike to the Courier and did we
know to a certainty that there was
grain combine at Centralia, we
would go after it as persistently as
we do the department store trust.
But the local grain dealers deny
that there is a grain combine in
this town and moreover claim
that they have paid such high pri-
ces for corn that they made moth
ing out of the business-had not
corn advanced recently, they would
have lost plenty of money. In the
meantime Centralia wants the
good will and trade of every far
mer in reach of Centralia aud our
dealers in grain, wool aud pro-
duce should set the pace in high
prices along all lines to the end
that trade may be drawn to the
Prairie Queen.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-04

This writer had the pleasure OF
meeting Mrs. Coy. c. H. Hardin
at her home in this city one day
last week. Mrs. Hardin is in her
18th year, but remains in the av-
erage state Of health she has had
for years, which is, however, not
the most robust. One of the pur-
est and most talented women in
our State, it is a delight to meet
such character. Audrain coun-
ty aud Missouri owe much to
Mrs. Hardin and her distinguished
husband, who has but passed be-
yond times little space and there
findsa some quiet resting place, mo
more to date his years. May Mrs
Hardin be spared many more years
yet to bless the world and those
she greets.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-04

The people at Kansas City an
nounce to the world that the bur-
den that has fallen upon them is
theirs and they will bear it, with
out any outside assistance, if they
can; if they are not able then they
know to whom to hold out their
hands in. their distress.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-04
DIR. A. c. WHITE,

Who has all of the latest improved sell
entilic instruments for examining and
testing Eyes, enabling him to detect the
slightest optical defect and prescribe
such combination of glasses as nature
may require.
Consultation and Examination Free.
Office Over Morris & Abbay's
Store, East Side Square,
Telephone No. l66. Mexico, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-04

If you don't feel an interest in
politics, time you were. Every
citizen in a republic is a king, but
if he will not interest himself
in public affairs, not even far
enough to cast his vote-what
shall we call himi Our republic
cannot be maintained with citi-
zenship like that.