The Van Buren press., 1903-05-30

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Geo. R. Michael leaves tomorrow on
an extended visit to his old home in In
diana and places of former residence il
Michigan and Minnesota. He expects
to be absent about month,
Miss Cora McAnally, one of the re
cent graduates of our high school, has
been elected by the directors of District
"a as teacher for the school of that dis
trict for the ensuing term.
Miss Lille Lee of Bonneville has beer
the guest of Mrs. w. P. Sadler thit
week, Miss Lee was one of the teach
ers in our public school last session anG
has been re elected for another term.
The dump being raised near Alma or
the Little Rock & Fort Smith road il
assuming monstrous proportions, Wher
it is finished the grade between this
place and Alma will be greatly reduced
Quite number of Van Burenites
took in the Frisco excursion to Monte
Ne last Sunday. The crowd was SC
large that whenFayetteville was reached
it was found necessary to make up an
other section.
All indications are that the next term
Of circuit court will be the heaviest in
several years. Sheriff Pitcock has
twenty.three prisoners behind the bars
three Of them on murder charges, be,
side number being out under bond
The Woman s Literary Club met
Tuesday with Miss Bertha Bryan. The
study for the afternoon was Romola
and as usual some fine papers were read
and most enjoyable afternoon was
spent
The Fort Smith Chautauqua opens at
McLoud park in that city next Sunday,
Rev. f, T, Edmonds Is president and
W. A, Falconer secretary A very
interesting program has been arranged
for the week,
1t was necessary last Friday to bring
consignment of negroes from Fort
Smith TO assist in the work at the com.
press, The vagrancy proceedings had
driven all that class Of negroes who have
been putting in an occasional day at
that place TO the cotton fields,
A good many of the residents of the
bottoms below town, having In mind
the disasterous overflow Of 9S began
moving their stock and household goods
TO higher ground first Of the week
A good many others, however, risked
staying,
Quite a number of our citizens attend
the concerts at Lemert Park between
here and Fort Smith Sunday afternoons,
and this IL reviving the talk OF extend
ing the electric line, which now runs
from Fort Smith 20 this place Of amuse.
ment, TO Van Buren,.
The Rock Island has issued circu-
lar, effective May 90, abolishing the Of
fee Of attorney general, held by COL
]. W. McLoud, resigned, and appoint.
ing Il. b. Peirco Of Little Rock attorney
for Arkansas, with headquarters IN
Little Rock, reporting to Chicago
Mrs. Lloyd Peters, after an extended
visit to her parents here, left Wednes'
day for her home at Paris. She was
accompanied by her sister, Mrs, Fay
Che W, who, after n visit there and at
Texarkana, will return 10 Van Buren
before leaving for her home IN Calitor'
mia,
A norton OF the y, g, v excursion
ists returned from New Orleans Sunday
and the remainder Monday, Without
exception they report most enJoyaoI'
stay In tho Crescent City and that ev'
erything possible was done to make II
interesting and pleasant for them there
The crowd from all reports OF state
ments made 10y citizens OF New Orleans
was tho largest ever seen there
MIR, Joseph pominyille, Of saltwater,
MINI. after having spent over W, IVY
with the heat doctors for stomach trouble
without relief, was advised by MS drug
plst, Mr., Alex, Richard, TO Try . ooN
NJ Chamberlain 4 stomach ana LAYER
Tnhlnts, He did 30, and N u well mAt
today, II troubled with indigestion
Ind taste in the mouth, lack of appetite
ar constipation give these Tablets y
trial. ana YOU NV W. '"'' H.. al,
than pleased with the result for Sa''
at 20 cents per box by John y name
Under the ruling Of Attorney Genera
Murphy all the laws vetoed IN whole
aole by Gov, Davis last week on IN,
grounds, as the governor claimed 'l'a'
lhoy were not presented to him within
tho constitutional limit, ARE valid
ThA lneludes the law making II n crime
"a ,nke Ash Ia the slrcems OF Graw'or,
county by any other means than moor
and line. SO parties owning nets VII
take notice, as netting for even ho'n'
n,o IL Illegal under the law and vii
.,nj,,t ,np nrllcr 10 a heavy hne,