The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-04-18

c!oddy and that this is proving a bane
to the farmer. A good rain is needed
to slake them.
Misses Name Woolum and Kate
Creekmore have begun the instruction
of class in dancing. They are using
the German Club rooms for the pur-
pose.
The sermon of Bishop Hoss at the
Methodist church here Sunday evening
was listened to by large congregation.
1t attracted several Fort Smith divines
over.
Emmett O'Kane, now located at
Chandler, Okla. came in Sunday after
noon to spend few hours with his par.
ents and friends, returning Monday
afternoon.
Some more boxing-1xS, 1xl0, ike
for 81 30 per hundred.
DYKE LUMBER Co,
: Van Buren,, Ark.
Dick Heard was up from Dyer Tues
day and while in town purchased a
handsome surry and new set of harness
and felt duly proud when he drove out
of town.
Rev. Cross has accepted call from
the Christian church at Sloan Springs
and left Thursday for his new field of
labor, accompanied by the best wishes
of many friends.
Rev. Stonewall Anderson, president
of Hendrix college, will preach COM
mencement sermon to the pupils Of the
high school at the FirstMethodist church
tomorrow morning.
The Van Buren, horticultural Associ-
alton wants 3, 600 berry pickers for gath
ering the berries Of its members. They
are sending out statements to this effect
into surrounding counties,
Representative John VIM, accom-
panied by his wife, came up from Little
Rock Tuesday, having been called here
by the serious illness Of Mrs. VIM 8
father. Mr., Vim returned to Little
Rock Thursday.
W, s. Mcdowell spent a few hours
here Wednesday, en- route to his home
at Little Rock from attending the state
plumbers conventional Eureka Springs.
He received a cordial greeting from
many old friends while here.
Will and Frank Matlock left Tuesday
afternoon for Fresno, Cal, The young
men have been employed in the Mo,
Pacific shops here and have gone west
with the intention Of growing up with
the country.
In accordance with it's usual custom,
the Postal Telegraph company has
opened An Office, TO be run during the
fruit shipping season, in Van Buren,.
The office Ia located In the Pacific Ex-
press company's building and Is In
charge Of Mr.. Brown, late Of Texas.
l.. II. Southmayd, Jr. accompanied
by his father, went down to Mansfield
Wednesday to meet Mr., W. A. Moses,
whom he accompanied to Chillocco, o.
T. Mr., Moses ia engaged there In
teaching In one OF the Indian Industrial
schools,
A disordered stomach may cause no
end Of trouble, When the stomach fails
TO perform It's functions the bowels be-
come deranged, the liver and kidneys
congested, causing numerous diseases,
the most fatal OF which are painless and
therefore the more 20 be dreaded, The
important thing IL TO restore the stom E
ach and liver TO u healthy condition
and for this purpose no better prepare.
ton can be used than Chamberlain a
Stomach and Liver Tablets, For sale
by John o Kane.
It was reported that snow fell Monday
IA far south as Winslow and that ut that
place the fall amounted to not less than
two inches. This was rather q black
eve to the fine Italian climate Of Arkan-
sas which our friends north Of the
Boston mountains, especially, like TO
quote,
Rev. 8, $. Key, now stationed nj
Mansfield, spent Sunday here with his
daughter Miss Minnie Key one OF the
teachers In our public school, Mr. Key
WAS pastor OF the Methodist church here
many years ago and still found few
Of his old practitioners living TO greet
him
We had been taught TO believe that
Easter was to commemorate the ressur'
rection Of Christ, but recent events orc
tending to dispel this idea and lead u
20 believe that II isa day set aside for
Haunting OF hnery and gew'gaws IN the
faces Of less fortunate brothers aud s's'
ters
Aside from \ threatened rain, sunds,
proved very nice day for Easter Sun
day and Of course the congregations al
All the churches were larger than usua
with n grcat many of them attending
morcly to see a. thoy could tot oolSh'n'
their uoighborS with now 'losc' pnr'