The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-04-11
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Palestine, Tex. arrived last Saturday
on visit to Mrs. l.. l.. Collins.
Mrs. Florence Huff after few day 1
visit to her mother here, returned Tues.
day to her home at Haileyville, l. T.
The Ladies Aid Society of the First
Methodist church will have an Easter
egg and cake sale at Allen Book Store
today.
Henry Kuper, Jr., was Tuesday
elected mayor of Fort Smith. This was
q foregone conclusion as he had no op.
position.
Fred Ferguson, who has been unwell
for sometime, suffered with a severe
attack of congestion of the stomach last
Saturday.
Mrs. Fay Chew arrived the latter
part of last week from Riverside, Cal.
on visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
j. NJ. Baxter.
Commissioner Baxter has one of the
road graders at work on the Alma road
and invites those interested to come out
and see it In operation.
Bob Swearingen was down from his
home near Cove City Wednesday ant
reports everybody hard at work getting
their crops in the ground.
Ed. Stephens, an old Crawford coun
ty boy, is now engaged in the grocery
and butcher business at Fort Smith
being located on North Eighth street.
Rev. L. E. Finney was called on al
his home Saturday to unite in wedlocI
Ida Brixey and A. L. Owens both Of
Rogers. They went from here to Mem
phis.
The Frisco took south two more new
engines for the Mexican National rail
road Wednesday. Also u train of new
cars for the Fort Smith and Western
railroad.
Let 90 fishing, ia the common sug
gestion that greets one on every side.
The weather has been very favorable
for giving one the spring and fishing
fever.
The thermometer reached the freezing
point last Saturday morning and some
Of the strawberry blooms were nipped
by the frost, but no serious damage was
done.
A. j. Blackstock WAS at Little Rock
first Of the week inspecting the watches
of the trainmen on this division of the
Iron Mountain making their headquar'
ters in that city.
Mr.. l.. II. Southmayds time ha,
been taken up this week hearing argu'
ments Of opposing sides and rendering
decisions In the Brown-Rolloson failure
at Fort Smith,
Tomorrow Is Easter Sunday and as
is the usual custom, all the spring fin
cry will be on display, The churches
all will have decorations and special
Easter services.
Make your arrangements to attend
the appearance here OF the Schubert
Lady Quartette. 1t promises to be the
best musical attraction that has appear
ed here in years.
The Schubert Symphony Club and
Ladies Quartetts, Prof. Mclean In
forms US, Is one OF the best musical at
fractions on the road. They will APP
pear here April nth,
The shower Tuesday morning wal
quite welcome, though barely sufficient
TO soften the crust formed on land no
heretofore broken and which farmers
report has made blowing difficult
Louie Mathews, first Of the week, re-
ceived = new portable bake oven for hi
bakery department, which no has ha'
set up In the rear Of his place OF bust
ness. The work done by the oven 4
very satisfactory.
p. II, Morris and l.. II. King tn
lessees Of q 200.acre tract OF timber lan'
4 few miles east Of town have contractor
with Fort Smith saw mill company Il
cut up all suitable timber for boI.fac
tory use,
Announcement has been made OF thu
approaching nuptial OF Mr., Joe Jone
and Miss Mable Pedley, which interest
ing event will take place at Trinit!
Episcopal church Wednesday evening
April Goth, In advance The PRESS do
sires TO extend congratulations,
Seven hoboes sentenced TO ten day
each, when taken out Monday after
noon by street Foreman Lankfort, tool
French leave from him, The cit,
authorities were not sorry for this TO
they saved seventy days retions by tn
departure Of these migratory birds
George j, Gould, his two sons, G
q. Warner and Russell Harding, tn
Blk guns Of tho Mo, Pacific system
spent u few hours here Saturday even
Ing inspecting the company's property