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The Van Buren press., 1903-12-26
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JOSEPH N. HILL.
A Sketch BY Jas. +. Read, OF the Fort
smith Bar, Formerly U. s.
District Attorney.

Joseph VI, Hill was born Sept.
2, 1864, at Davidson College.
Mecklenburg county, North Caro-
lima; moved to Arkansasin 1878;
entered State University at Fay
etteville as student in March,
1878; educated at that institution,
with the exception of one year al
University of Mississippi, and
after completing the junior year;
then went to Lebanon, Tenn, Law
School, and was graduated there
III June, 1888. Having his dis
abilities of minority removed, he
was admitted to the bar at Berry
vile, Carroll county, Arkansas,
Sept. II, 1888, Il few days past his
10Th birthday. Lived at Eureka
Springs and practiced in the
courts of Carroll, Boone, Newton
and Searcy counties, "riding the
circuit with Judge Pittman, Geo.
j. Cramp, W. f. Pace, Hugh A.
DinsmOre, j. Frank Wilson, Vol
Walker and other noted lawyers
of that section, March, 1887,
moved TO Fort Smith, where he
has since resided. In 1890 he
formed partnership with l.. p.
Sandels, and this firm soon
acquired large practice in West
ern Arkansas and Indian Territory.
and they habitually followed their
cases to the courts of last resort.
On the recommendation of the sn.
preme court Mr.. Sandels was ap.
pointed Digester in 1893. His
health failing shortly after, he WAS
not able to complete the work,
and upon his death in Oct, 1898,
Mr., Hill was appointed in his stead
and he had to complete the work
within six months in order 10 give
the publishers sufficient time in
which to print and bind the Digest,
The legal work on the Digest has
been highly complmented hy
bench and bar, while the index
has been criticised. Mr. Hill has
always said that the criticism of
the index was just, as it was entire
" insufficient, but it was impoS.
slble for him TO have made it
otherwise as he had no opportuni'
i y To index the volume except
when he was reading the proof
sheets and that was manifestly an
inadequate method Of making an
index for volume containing
over 1000 sections and he had no
other opportunity to do this part
of the work. Mr.. Hill has always
been a hard worker aud is a man
OF tine executive ability. In fact, |
think he can dispatch more bust.
ness in II given length Of time
than any other lawyer at our bar,
| ''' b'N ~ NhN y uttH u tlDSt NlUVs
ent and has devoted all of his time
to the study aud practice of law.
His practice has been large and of
a general and diversified charac.
ter. He has not been in any re.
sPect a specialist, This general
practice has prevented his becom.
ing welded to any particular line
OF thought or study, or committed
to any special interests aud he il
therefore the better equipped
for the bench free of all bias
and prejudice. Mr.. Hill has always
been a vigorous fighter in the trial
OF his cases and has always fol.
lowed them to the courts Of last
resort. His work in the supreme
court OF oar state began IN the
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-26

SECRETARY CHARLES JACOBSON fatty
denies persistent rumor to the effect
that Gov. Davis will call an extra ses
sion of the legislature directly after the
March primaries in order to obtain
money for the maintenance of the deaf
mute institute.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-26
Hy Tinsley has been appointed special
police during the holiday rush.

lily Ilnsley has been appointed special
police during the holiday rush.
Holiday travel Is causing all trains,
now to run behind schedule time.
W T England is assisting in the
postotfice during the holiday rush,
Mrs. Daugherty WAS reported very
Ill at the time Of our going to press.
During the "a hours from Wednesday
to Thursday morning 228 inches Of
rain fell.
Miss Nevada Douglas OF Lancaster,
is spending the holidays In Van Buren,,
visiting relatives,
The public schools closed Thursday
noon for the holidays, They will re-
open January 4th.
johnson Moore has been assisting in
selling dry goods at Geo. r. Wood Dry
Goods Cos this week.
Mrs Dr. Dibrell and her mother Mrs.
Pierce, are spending Christmas with
4 b Pierce at Little Rock,
The various churches were the scenes
OF Christmas activities last night. All
had some entertainment for the Sunday
School children,
Three cars were ditChed on the X, g.
A'V near Ashley Wednesday morning
The cause for the derailment were some
horses that had become fast Ia u bridge.
The Democratic county central com.
mittee has been called by Chairman
Il. d. Cochrane TO meet at the court
house In Van Buren, at 2 pm. on Jan.
uary 9th,
Miss Bette SHELTON, who. since Post.
master Neal took charge, has presided
over the delivery window at the post.
Office, has resigned her position 10
take effect January / and will be sue
ceeded by Miss Myra Orrick
Henry Rushing and family returned
Wednesday morning from Oklahoma TO
again make Van Buren, their home
Ihns one by one they return 10 Van
Buren, and Crawford county which thew
md ranks with the best when looking
Tor country to live In,
Friends In Van Buren, have received
announcements Of the approaching wed.
ding OF Prof A, Il, peacher formerly Of
van Buren and Miss Leamy Tenpue
likewise resident OF Van Buren, some
years since, The interesting event will
taxi place atQui,man, Ark, on Wednss.
d"y morning, January 9th, and they
VIII be at home 20 their friends NJ bIb
North Fourteenth street, Fort Smith
ARR THE Press desires In advance 10
extend congratulations,
a large amount Of cotton WA marae,sa
mere thls week Since the reuent MIN
u hb been opening better and the bivh
price offered has stimulated pirkin,
There Is much OF II growers sny. thst
VIII not open before February from
present appearances, We wonld mo, hn
surprised TO see some hero try tina Man
elsewhere resorted 10 OF gnt6,rinu ,ha
unopened 6olls and running man
through ,hrasher, At the preaent nrInn
u VIII certainly well repay for ths
hoLLEy q Youso, In tho voo,r.,
merchandising business ut Mnldrow
ma'e ma assignment last weak fnr "a a
benefit "fefeAi'or., AIR RoIIey n,nihn ns
the short cotton crop aud bnd soiieet,ons
rs thu euuse, The lAbIlIlieA of t6e Ann
reach near % 0Oo with assets Of oysr
SoOo' largely aocounta srpurpa ~,
mortgages, ont not oollueMbla M ,his
Immediate tims, ''' v" '''"
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-26

Judge G, +, Harvey Monday paid IN
full the policy carried by Dr., Quarles
10 the Phoenix Insurance company for
the house destroyed by fire Dec. stn
Mr. Harvey IL the local aypn, Tor INF.
company, which Ia among the mos,
reliable In thu country,
There should be n good crop OF Christ.
mas weddings, tsn licenses having boon
issoed to cspeotaDt bridegroons last
Wednesday, IN most 0ases IA, olrrL
WAS requested TO withhold the nanes Of
the contracting partiea
X Il SannOner has resigned bIs nos,
ton "a line.keeper at the Mo Pacific
shops TO accept Que with tho MIAsiaa,nni
Hamburg n Western
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-26
Fight VIII BE Bitter.

Those who will persist in closing their
ears against the continual recommends
ton Of DR., Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, will have loug and bit.
ter fight with their troubles il not ended
earlier by fatal termination Read what
T. r Beall Of Beall, Miss. has TO say
Last fall my wife had every symptom
of consumption, She took Dr. King 3
New Discovery after everything else had
failed Improvements came Mt once and
four bottles entirely cured her, -
Guaranteed by F q Kerr the druggist.
Price soc, 81 90. Trial bottle free.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-26
A Costly Mistake,

Blunders are sometimes very expen
sive. Occasionally life itself is the price
of a mistake, bnt you Il never be wrong
if you take DR.. Kings New Life Pills
for Dyspepsia, Dizziness, Headache,
Liver or Bowel troubles. They are
gentle yet thorough. csc at F, G Kerr s
Drug Store.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-26
Fist insertion Dee, l?i last Dec, &,-PHt"
Mortgage Sale.

NOTICE II hereby given that under ana,1
~ virtue of n Mortgage made and eie a, 10,
on NE IN day OF January, 1858 by Ihowwma.i 10
ana Lucinda Poo 10 aud IN fapnr ol w nv
secure one certain promiMOry note OF g'9WuoI.l
Mctowth, Tor the sum Of one Hundred n,va1sd
WlNOQ due and payable one year WIN ' y, tca
Az The rate Of tph ti0D per cent per hnllup ,aoo
date until paid which said Mortgage ON reSS,
~ Mortgage Hook H. Page 2it UfaN i0fd Svy, s,y
Records | viii Offer lof sale At public VWWsaat
House door ia the CIV OF Van buren,, 10 % NY
County Of Crawford aud state OF Ankans""
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 81 lVos
within the hours for Judicial salcs, me l9''esu, ,r
property, situate Ia said County ava ""
tOsWlt IL, Al
The West half Of the south west qnauuoe,Sb
Section Ton llOl IN Township Eleven W TTshy
Range Tblfty'one ,Wl) west containing All 40
lsU acres more OF leAs TO pay sald no" s''
ctned Interest WITH costs Of this tgle -, nsesul.
Given under my hand this IN day oi us
Dor, 1903 j. NrAb mof'sN''
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-26
A Frightened Horse,

Running like mad down the street
dumping the occupants, or a hundred
other accidents, are every day occur
Fences 1t behoves everybody to have a
reliable Salve handy and there none as
good as Bucklen s Arnica Salve Burns
Cuts Sores Eczema and Piles disappear
quickly under its soothing effect. Csc,
at FIG, Kerr Drug Store
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-26
How to Succeed In Business,

Keep your liver IN good condition by
nsing Simmons Liver Purifier tin box J
1t corrects constipation, cures Indiges-
ton, Billiousness, stops Headache gets
your heart in the right place so you can
smile at your neighbor.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-26

THERE will be u meeting Of Socialists
at Little Rock Jan, &, 1904 for the pur
pose Of perfecting state organization
1t ia expected that they will pnt out 4
state ticket.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-26
WARMING ORDER.

In ,he crawford County ehancs'y oO"'
Nancy Lnefd, pautih
W.
William Lineld Defendant
The defendant William iinerdl !. ws,ss' 70
appear W thil C0ur, within lhltW .Tsncy
answer The complaint VI me Plhe""'
Lineri e,.,s
November A. 'OS, u, ", Moons in, eN''
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-26

lP Powell Clayton Ia the mouthpiece
Of the Arkansas Republican party the
state will cast It's votes for Roosevelt In
the Chicago convention on June 81 .
Said Clayton In Washington recently
1.-THE Republicans Of my state are for
the nomination of Roosevelt, They feel
he has earned the honor and that It
would be dangerous at this point TO fol.
low the behests Of Wall street and
throw him overheard. Hanna stands
high In Arkansas but the Republicans Of
the state have taken him ut his word
that he Is not candidate and Its delega.
ton will be n unit for Roosevelt In the
Chicago convention.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-26

IN the fight between JEFF. Davis and
Judge Wood where does Senator JAS T.
Clark come inS Can The Gazette tel
ui1
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-26
FOR COUNTY JUDGE

THf PnEss is authorized to announce Esq ,
J. " FRY of Cedarville Tor the office OF County
and Probate Judge of Crawford county, subject
" the action oi the Democratic party
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-26
FOR ASSESSOR.

TUT Pass is authorized TO announce HuGn
MILLER as a candidate for assessor for CTaW fore
couaty, subject to the action Of the Democratic
party.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-26
II have no more
n ervous headaches
and rest very well at
night"


When woman suffers from female
weakness and irregulsrity or other forms
of womanly disease, the effect Ia Ger.
tain 10 he marked In her nervous sys.
TEN, the general effect being, as In Mrs.
Woodin's case, NERVOUS headaches, rest.
lessness at nightp aud rundown condi.
ton, II Is simply common sense then
which says " you cure the female weak.
ness, irregularity, etc, you will cure the
nervousness, sleeplessness and other con.
sequences OF womanly disease,
Dr., Pierce's Favorite Prescription cures
the womanly diseases which undermine
the general health, II establishes rsgu.
iai,y, dries eniecbling drains, heals In.
fsmnation aud liberation, and cures
female weakness. II cures headache,
nervousness, sleeplessness, etc, by cur.
my the womanly diseases which cause
these ailments.
Sick women are invited TO consul, DR.,
Pierce, by letter, /fss, All correspond
ence strictly private Address d. X, v,
Pierce, buffalo, N, Y,
~ feel mote than grateful 10 ,you tol the
hsntht have received ftom Df. Feftes fsvot'
lie Prescription and Golden Medical Diseovs
stys. writes Mrs btvie Il woodin, Of Mlleflor
bu,ehtss Co. N Y, care Of nor No rfof q
number uf years had been troubled with female
weakness, nervous headache, irregulari'y, rest
lcssncss a, night and IN fhct was al rundown
NIt after taking three bottles Of fayorle Pre-
senp,'pu and one OF Golden Medical Diseoy
cry i,sl tina, | am entirely cured | have no
more nervous headaches, AND rest very vel, Al
nigh, In fae,, feel Ike q different person,
Thanks 10 yoNf Kind advice and wonderful medI
fluS 4 sa,Dtsiiy adytss ali Nho auHft nom Auv
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-26
Dyspepsia

What's the use of good cook II
there's bad stomach "a stomach Too
weak properly 10 digest what is taken
into il
The owner OF such a stomach expert
enCes distress after eating, nausea be-
tween meals, and is troubled with
belching and fits Of nervous headache
he's dyspeptic and miserable.
81 have been troubled with dyspepsia
and have suffered almost every thing. |
have tried maay different remedies, but
could get no re!lgi until | began taking
Nood's SgTsapariila. After the use OF this
medicine I could cat without distress, and
today ] am 81 well as ever, but ] always
keep Hoods Ssrsaparllla On hand" Mrs.
J. 4. CR0vRLL, CanajOharie, N. Y.
Hoods SaFsapdrilia
and Pills
cure dyspepsia, strengthen and tone all
the digestive organs, and build up the
whole system.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-26

lHNN"lll'lt w NlllN
Us because SO decep.
tive, Many sudden
deaths are caused
by it-heart dis.
ease, pneumonia,
heart failure or
apoplexy are often
the result Of kid.
ney disease, II
kidney trouble 10
allowedtoodvance
the kidney.poison.
cd blood will az.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-26

New services to Little Rock and Menuh, :,
Frisco and ROCK Island system twice a,
Train leaving Van Buren, at 740 a. m ,,....
Little Rock at 1856 p. m, and carries a thnsa
Pullman sleeper which sets out at Liuls ~
and can be occupied until morning Il r.,s.
Memphis at a. N connecting with aImorS
trains on diverging railways. Return v,s
Is equally as good. Give 1t d trial and bs ns
WINGED.
HoNEsErKERs EXCURSIONS 10 Intn a;
Oklahoma Territories and Texas-Tbs ~.
system will continue the sale Of these tlet,s
first and third Tuesdays In each month 4
points In ahave.named territory where ma 4.
way rate is $40 or more Rate is one ian !.
s. 90 for round trip. Limit, q days.
Colonist tickets are on sale again 10 Il, n
west and northwest at greatly reduced N.
One way rates to San Francisco, Calf and ~
In California, New Mexico, and Arizona ~
mediate are S17 %. One way rates TO porlul
Tacoma, Seattle Wash, etc 81 40 spOIy
$500. Other points in the north west In prlc
ton, These tickets are 10 be on sale daily n,
september 18th TO November 80 1903, va h
Frisco system.
FRISCO HOME.sEEKERs EXCURSION,
Bear in mind that these tickets win be on nj
the first and third Tuesdays IN each month y
10 and including April 1904 to points In lndIl
and Oklahoma Territories aud 10 Ten
Minimum selling rate $500 The fare uoI
fare plus 500 for the round trip
P, W. FURRY, Agent Frisco LN,.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-26
The Cause Of Many
Sudden Deaths.

There is q disease prevailing in this
country most dangerous because so decep.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-22
OPERATORS HAVE COMPLAINTS
They Will Present Some Grita
ances at Conference.

Wilsesbarre, Pa. June T-When the
Cancellation Board meets in this city on
Thursday the operators will have griev-
ances to be adjusted as well as the miners
and this will be a surprise to many Of the
latter, who believed that the coal companies
had nothing to complain of.
The operators will take exceptions to the
many petty strikes. which are the cause Of
much inconvenience and annoyance: also
that the noI.union men are being interfered
with. and that the coal output is lessened
by the practice OF employees remaining at
home on certain days without permission.
The miners will Offset this with the
charge of discrimination: that some Of the
men active in the strike have not been
given work since: that the award of IT,
commission has been violated by a cha,
in the condition of mining at many pla
which does not permit the miners to n
as much now as before the strike. and ti-s3N
the operators have broken an old custom
in the Schuylkill region by having the men
work an hour longer on Saturday.
Among other important questions which
the miners want settled. will be the re-
duction of yardage, check weiShmen. hours
OF labor for drivers and company hands.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-22
VACATION FAIRGROUNDS.

The establishment of vacation Fairgrounds by the
healthy public sentiment. Small parks are necessity
in large cities and St Louis has far few of them
What the city has failed TO do in this respect the
league is doing the of it's present resources
Three new places are being opened as the result of
earnest efforts the part of the leagues Fairgrounds
Committee and its chairman. Mr.. dwight F. Davis
The leagues enterprise in this regard should not be
underestimate. Probably there are citizens who per-
ceve no large benefits who consider it only an Incl
dental feature of metropolitan existence Such views
if held due to lack of interest the affairs OF the
common people and are unworthy of any one who is
capable of chershing recoectons OF his own child
hood
Life at best is none too gay for the hapless thou
sands who live downtown, among the factories and
business houses. The struggle is waged under clouds
from dawn to dawn. Parents are busy almost every
hour, and many Of them spend their idle moments in
meditation on the troubles of the day. The children
must shift for themselves and find such enjoyment as
they the streets and in the alleys remote from
the influence Of home
Vacation Fairgrounds meet a need They are for
the children, for the children Of the poor They draw
the little from the streets and alleys and tene-
ment yards. They shed sunshine into the lives of the
less lucky Of humankind. They drive away the wor-
res Of childhood that evolve into moroseness an mid.
die age They insti joy and the germs of hope into
young hearts
The successful endeavors Of the Civic Improvement
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-22
RIVER COMMISSION TO MEET
LEVEE BUILDERS FROM SOUTH
Distribution of $4,000, 900 In Govern
ment Appropriations TO Be De-
cided Upon After Conference.

The Mississippi River Commission. at its
meeting to be held in the Fullerton build
ing Wednesday will formulate its annual
report to Congress-. and will also devise
the plan Of distributing the congressional
appropriation of $20OO.0o which will be
available July L
The meeting of the commission promises
interesting developments. Delegations from
all the levee districts south OF Cairo will
be present and make their arguments for
levee improvements.
1t is probable that a conference Of the
the purpose OF discussing the plan Of turn
ing over the levees to the Federal authori-
ties. and also the plan for a river-improye-
ment convention being talked Of
From Cairo to the mouth of the Missis-
sippi there are 1.400 miles of levee. Some
of these levees have been constructed by
the Federal Government. while the balance
Of the improvement has been made by State
governments. AS the Federal authorities
have been more successful in executing
this levee work. there is strong sentiment
in the levee districts in favor OF turning
over the entire work to the Federal Gov
eminent.
The members Of the Mississippi River
Commission are: General Q. H. Ernst of
Chicago. chairman; B. NJ. Harrod of New
Orleans. Judge r. s. Taylor OF Fort Wayne.
H. l.. Mariden of Washington, d. c., j. o.
Ockerson of St. Louis. Colonel H NJ Adams
Of New Orleans and Major Thomas L. Casey
of st. Louis.
AT Wednesdays meeting there will be
representatives present from the river dis
trictS in Missouri. Arkansas, Tennessee
Kentucky. Mississippi and Louisiana.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-22
WORLD'S-19O4-FAIR.
But DON'T GET SCARED.

But DON'T GET SCARED.
In eulogizing the New Woman of the Twentieth
Century the Reverend Frank G. Tyrrell of St Louis
draws the picture strenuous female who is likely
to make things hum in her progress through world
that has hitherto contemplated Ewes daughters con-
shutting the weaker and gentler
she will write or paint or perform; she will buy
and SELL" says Mr. Tyrrell. she will produce she
will invest she will guide she will explore; she will
judge: she will preach and plead; she will uncertain
the heavens and tell the of the stars; she will
uncover the earth and make the silent rocks elo-
quent with the story of creation
That's u pretty big contact when you stand back
and size it UP. and it is be hoped that if Mr.. Tyr
rell has been correctly informed the intentions
of the New Woman, she has not bitten off than
she can chew. the homely old saying has it. It's
easy, you know, sit complacenty in ones rocker
these advanced" days and determine to old
Mother Natures lawsand yet the job is such beast
ly difficult when it comes to the tackling incur
tanning the heavens and uncoverng the earth sounds
bit like housekeeping chore yet the New Woman
will find vastly different: the heavens and the earth
big in comparison with the ordinary home
where woman is so beautiful and helpful that running
them schedule time is mighty apt make her tired
until every bone in her body aches And besides there
is the least bit of evidence that the Creator has
signed her to this hard and thankless task.
Remembering this truth. which all but compara-
tive few of the mothers of gladly recognize that
womans natural instinct tells her where her true hap
piness is to he found if she is normal and healthy
woman let us take heart of grace and hope that
Tyrrefs terrifying female is so imminent as he
would have believe. 1t will he unhappy world il
she is multiplied and developed the extent which this
worthy divine predicts and she herself will be the un.
haPpest of all the world. But it won't come to pass
surely. Long. long ago God settled these things far
more wisely than is possible to his creatures-and they
are mighty likely TO stay he settled them.