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The Van Buren press., 1903-02-28

An tApcTt eItClTlClhu lIOlu rOIt
Smith was over yesterday putting the
finishing touches to the new dynamo at
the electric light plant, and 1t was cut
In for the first time last night,
During tho recent cold spell the river
front and Lees Creek bluffs furnished
some beautiful specimens Of the handi-
work Of king Frost. - Icicles from
a few inches to twenty or more feet
long were suspended from the rocks
singly and in groups, making a sight
we'll worth going a long distance to see
OF course our amateur photographers
could not let m opportunity Of this ma.
ture pass unheeded and quito a number
Of beautiful scenes are being treasured
by them.
Saturday evening an alarm WAS
sounded which called the department TO
the residence Of Mrs. Lille Hutchinson.
When they arrived there, after msniul
struggle through the mud, they found
the blaze had been extinguished by
neighbors. The damage will not exceed
$50 There was no insurance on the
building. The building IL two.story
one with two-story wing. In the sec
ond floor OF the latter 10 where the fire
started, The lower floor 10 occupied by
Mira, Hutchinson and the upper by Mr..
and Mrs Odum,
Tho argus appears 10 doubt that
the removal OF the bell tower to the
new fire department headquarters would
prove OF benefit. IL seems 10 us plain
II would, Very often there 10 trouble
IN finding out tho location OF the lire by
the companies, With tho bell Mt the
department house tho party ringing the
alarm would naturally DO In position TO
give directions, Being opposite the
Collins hotol, where there 10 some one
on duty day md night there would be
no delay IN ringing an alarm promptly
II II was tolephoned to that hostelry,
We believe the location would DO a
much more satisfactory one,
Tho serious damage Of the peach crop
may not prove an unmised evil, Had
there been another good season
at good prices there are hundreds
Of men IN Crawford county who-likc
they did with strawberries would have
plakod their all on peaches, with the
result that when u failure did come, M
u was sure 10 como, thoy would have
been bankrupts, AZ matters stand
some are In almost that posilion now
II Ia passing strange that our people
will not learn by experience that the
one.erop mania will lead TO destruction,
and II takes failures to bring them back
10 their senses, Therefore this failure,
an we said above, may prove n good
thing In deterring others frem iIskirg
lheir all on peaches,
The Van Buren press., 1903-02-28
VIII Ask the County Judge TO Pur.
chase a Book.Typewriter.

Judge Gross will be asked to
purchase u book.typewriter for
use In keeping the county's rec.
ords In moro compact and legible
form than has heretofore been
possible. Circuit CLERK Moore Ia
enthusiastic on the subject.
Mr.. McKoy, Of the Arm Of Mo.
Koy Il Symmes OF Atlanta, Ca,
southern dealers OF the Elliott u
Hatch book.typewriter, was here
Thursday and had our county and
circuit clerks greatly interested
in the machine no WAS showing.
He gave practical Illustration Of
the work done by the machine,
among other things copying q
deed on tho record for Mr., Moore,
showing that the space occupied
by the instrument was not more
than one.fourth what II wonld have
taken up Il transcribed, beside be.
Ing more legible than writing and
the work being accomplished In
q considerably shorter space OF
time. This question ofinstruments
occupying less space on the rec.
ords would cause u sufficient sav.
ing in books In u few year to alone
pay for q machine, nor In this oil.
Vunlt mann la uatttnn uaarOn nj
The Van Buren press., 1903-02-28
LOCAL and PERSONAL.

Mulberry is going to have an opera
n house
NJ The open season for deer and quail
N closes this evening.
n Already most of the windows in the
new depot have been cracked.
Window Glass and Putty At JOHN
KANE 8 DRUG SToRB.
r. T.. Brown spent several days this
week In St, Louis on business.
Mrs. W. NJ. Mays after an extended
visit here loft Thursday for Columbia,
Tenn.
Chas. Culver is having two four room
dwelling houses erected in "'Henpeck -
neighborhood,
Safety Cough Cure--only 20
Dimes bottle at JOHN o KANR 8
DRuo SronB.
City politics are warming up at Alma
Already there are three candidates for
mayor In the field.
Engineer Gipson has rented the T. d.
Bourland residence in the eastern part
Of the part Of the city
Safety Chill Tonic--only -
Dimes . bottle, and guaranteed, At
JOHN 0 KANR's DRuo SToRB.
John Kerwln IL spoken Of ~ alder
manic timber In Fort Smith. John
will make that burg progressive alder
man II elected
MARREp-On Monday the 10th inst ,
At the home OF the bride q brother near
Alma Mr.. ), M, Adams and Miss
Kate Bushmaier.
Tho condition OF Postmaster Orrick Is
causing his friends much unsAsiness'
Since our last issue he has had another
relapse and his condition Ia precarious,
a. he appears to DO growing weaker
Safety" Liver Internationally
20 Dimes u package Vt JOHN
U KANE q DRU0 SToRR,
We are informed that peaches IN the
mountainous regions OF Crawford
county, while considerably damaged by
last week Q severe cold, yet promise a
fair crop,
Chas, Riding, while arranging some
goods on shelf Ia hin store Thursday,
had bad fall which required bis goinp
nome and receiving treatment at the
hands Of DR.. Bourand.
Uh'arrh IL an excessive secretion, accompan
ieu WIN chronic inflammation from he mucou'
mVmpfaho, Hoods Sarseparlllh acts on Wv
mass9os membrane through tho blood, rounce'
.u1hilnuOn, establishes healthy heuon, hn'
fauieally cufos nll eases " ca,nrfh b04
The case OF Mrs Taylor, who is.eulns
tho Mo- Pacific Railway company fol
woo Tor the death Of her husband
was submitted and argued IN tho su'
promo court Monday, Chew e FltS
hugh are Mrs Taylor's attorneys, The
case came to trial Ia tho eircni
court here, but wa, dismissed by judg'
Hvsns, who ordered the jury 10 return
verdict Tor tho defesisut railroad
company, Mira, Taylor's lawyers ap
peRled from tina iudvs a Aaaistab
The Van Buren press., 1903-02-28

John FAgin, aged 70 years, and Mrs,
Clarinda Rankin, aged 40, procured
marriage license from Deputy County
Clerk Cochrane md were married by
Judge G. +, Harvey at Pspe Bros.
store Wednesday.
A pressed steel gondolN car loaded
with railroad timbers attracted some
attention last week In the Frisco
yards. Tho usunl load Emit Of
cars OF this kind with wooden beame Ia
0O-s0, 900 pounds, while this car had n
load limit OF 400 900 pounds marked on
H. II belonged to tho Pennsylvania
railroad.
The hunting for the past few months
for neither quail nor deer has been
good say the eportsmen, There seems
\ great scarci,y OF both kinds OF game,
except In certain sections Of tho state
In the exceptions, however, the slaugh'
ter has been enormous, One small town
In eastern Arkansas has shipped over
two hundred deer out Of the state as a
result " tho ravagos Of tho pot.hunter,
he tho fellow the legislature should
put tho bxln . 10,
The Van Buren press., 1903-02-28

The ATLANTIC SQUADRON, U. &. NAVY, viii be
In Galveston harbor Feb. 10th to 9th and on
this account the Frisco system will sell tickets
TO Galveston and return on Feb 10Th, Goth and
2lst at rate OF SIS rs for the round trip
Los ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO, California
account General Assembly Presbyterian
Church at Los Angeles, and National Associa-
ton of Master Plumbers OF the United States at
San Francisco. The Frisco system VIII sell
tickets TO Los Angeles and san Francisco and
return at the extremely low rate OF SE u for the
round trip. Tickets on sale May T. IL Is, H. is,
l6 II and ls, 1903 Final limit July l5 1905
Tickets may read via one route, returning via
another route. Liberal stop.oyer privileges al
lowed. Ask the agent about IT,
Low CoLoHIsr RATES to the Northwest-Mon.
tana Idaho and Washington points. On each
day from February 18th to April S0th the Frisco
system will sell Colonist tickets TO above men
toned points at the following rates Bill
lings, Montana S!42O; Ogden and Salt Lake
City. Utah. $26. 40; Helena Montana $3.50
Spokane, Wash, $3.50; Portland Ore, and
Puget Sound points, sSl40.
HoMEsRgKpRs EXCURSIONS to Indian and
Oklahoma Territories and TexA-Tbe Frisco
system will continue tho sale OF these tickets on
frst and third Tuesdays In each month 70 all
points IN above-nAmed territory where the one.
way rate is 500 or more Rate is one fare plus
s. 90 for round trip. Limit 81 days
NEW ORLEANS, Lk.-Account Msrdl Gras Tes.
tivites. Tickets on sale February II to ~ In
elusive final limit February o. with provision
for extension OF limit to March "A by deposit
One fare (Sl7.55l for the round trip
One way Colouist rates to California points,
also INTERMEDIATE points Ia Arizona and New
Mexico on sale daily from February 10 TO April
Both. Rate 1875.
w. FURRY, Agent Frisco Line.
The Van Buren press., 1903-02-28
Held for tho Grand Jury.

Henry Quatermas, Frank Mccormick
and Jas. Mcdonald, the trio arrested
last week on the charge of rolling
Jas. Madden, had hearing Saturday,
and Mcdonald "squealed duplicating
Mccormick but generating Quarter
mas, and he was released, M the state
could mako no case against him.
The Van Buren press., 1903-02-28
Unclaimed Letters.

,,l ~ A. ono I,,.,,..A..N ~, A.
v'' ~ w. ~ -. .nt,a. a.,
se'o' W ,o'op" W 49,, -. "
or"w'o'' oo'''y q'''.,""s wy =" =,
'e'es' VI WV ''"', :" '"' - 80 w.. v
one wynn, ueoo"'o'' '.ep'''",' /" ~
time Wednesday and passed-ayes 70,
noea I, Young Taylor was M adopted
son OF John Ryan, living four miloe
north OF Mountainburg who died soma
month. since, The boy had never been
legally adopted and there being ~ VIII,
The Van Buren press., 1903-02-28
VAN BUREN,.
MISSOURI PACIFIC.

MISSOURI PACIFIC.
GoISa WEST.
Daily,
mo. IS Arr. 8 90 pm. Depart $40 pm.
BIO. IS G0bam b;l0am.
Daily, except Sunday.
No rs " liz pm. (Stops at Van Buren,.
COMO EAST.
Daily.
No. IS Arr. g1 pm. Depart, 1000 IN
BIO 81 ll05 an, lilo a. M.
Daily except Sunday.
BIO. 70 Goal Hin Local Depart at 2@p pm.
GREENWOOD BRANCH.
Daily, except Sunday,
Greenwood Local Arr, Ei5 pm. Depart 2:5o p, m.
Pullmsn sleepers on So and 81, Through
tickets on sale to all points For further inform
alton telephone No. q or call on
w. HYNESs, Agent
The Van Buren press., 1903-02-28

Our fire department received a
proposition last Saturday to enter
tain the Southwestern Firemen g
association at their spring tournament,
but owing to having no suitable grounds
for the contests and insufficient hotel
accommodations. they were compelled
to refuse the offer.
A friend of THE PRESS gives it the
following good news He states that
Road Commissioner Baxter has requi-
sitioned every man, wagon and team in
road districts 40 and IS to report Mon
day, and that he proposes to put the
main road through those districts In
first-class shape. AS our informant
puts it. Capt Baxter is mixing rock
into the Doggy places in manner that
is commendable.
The son Of Mr.. j II. Toney, formerly
resident Of this county, was down
from Harris, Ark, where his father
is now located and made this office n
pleasant call. He stated his intention
Of returning to Crawford county, rs he
was not enjoying as good health at his
present location as he had while residing
here. Not many men have ever lived
any great length Of time In Crawford
but what finally drift back here Old
Crawford county is hard to bsat,
For the time being the DeWitt-Lamb
controversy was settled by Mayor
Woolum Saturday. He fined Bessie
Dewitt and Mrs. Lamb 81 and costs
each. The former was possessed of the
necessary amount and thus appeased
the wrath OF the law, Mrs. Lamb did
not have the amount, but ~ she has
several small children who would fall a
charge on the city II she were incarcer-
ated, Mayor Woolum suspended her hne
during good behavior.
The st, Louis e. San Francisco west.
bound passenger train Meteor was
wrecked Monday night at Arlington,
Mo william Clifford, express messon-
ger, was killed and Engineer Decker
probably fatally injured, None Of the
passengers were seriously injured. The
Meteor seems to be an unlucky
train, This is the second or third time
II has figured in wreck since II was
put on less than n year ago. II runs on
the main line OF the Frisco,
The American National Bank Of Fort
Smith had u solicitor IN this city this
week with small savings banks TO
which that concern holds the keys and
which II places in the hands Of all who
make an initial deposit Of sl,0O, A
solicitor opens the banks every thirty
or sixty days, and the funds collected
arc deposited In that bank II guarantee.
Ing to pay three per cent, annual interest
on these deposits This savings bank
plan was triad by one OF our banks sew.
eral years ago, but did not prove n
success.
The Van Buren press., 1903-02-28

Special Notices in the Local Columns F,u cents
lane for 6rst insertion, and .hrs cen. pc,
line for each subsequent insertion. All locals
run and charged for at abou rah, until or.
1s.sd discontinued.
The Van Buren press., 1903-02-28
THE COURTS,

CIRCUIT COURT meets At Van Brren on the
I third Monday IN June and November J, II,
Evans, Judge; K, L. Rogers, Prosecuting Atty.
CoUNTY COURT meets in Van Buren, on the
Y Let Monday IN January, April. July and oc'
sober
DRoBATE COURT meets the third Monday
1 In February, May, August aud November
The Van Buren press., 1903-02-28

The roada have beccne No bad that
tina livery stables refuse 10 hire out riss
for trips 10 the country,
The Van Buren press., 1903-02-28
Mo. Pacific Excursions.

washing ton, D. c.. SSS25. New York. Y. r,
e6l25. Round trip tickets via Savannah and
steamship, on sale every day.
W. HYsrs
Irou Mountain 7. and Y. Agent
The Van Buren press., 1903-02-28
eureka SPRINGS

The Frisco System operates wide.vestibuled,
archaeological trains. All cafe cars and dining
halls under the management OF Fred Harvey.
nriue NJ trains at
The Van Buren press., 1903-02-28

An expert electrician from Fort
Smith was over yesterday putting the
finishing touches to the new dynamo at
the electric light plant, and 1t was cut
In for the first time last night,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-03
MRS. MARY l.. WRIGHT.

On Thursday morning, in Boston,
occurred the death of Mrs. Mary L.
Wright. Mrs. Wright was born in
Middlesex fifty-three years ago. She
afterwards moved to Williamstown
where sho was married Death came
suddenly, Mrs. Wright having been
at her work on Wednesday as usual.
On returning from work. she went
to her room and Immediately suffered
shock. II. O. Kent of Montpelier,
son-in-law, was telegraphed for and
left on the night train. accompanied
by his wife and Lrother-in-law Edgar
Wright, but Mrs Wright had passed
away before the arrival of her chill
dren. Mrs Wright was accustomed to
spend part of each summer at the
home of H. o Kent. She is survived
by a son. Edgar Wright, who is a
clerk in the store of Fl. o. Kent,
and a daughter, Mrs. Fl. o. Kent.
The sympathy of large circle of
friends goes out to the family in their
sudden bereavement. The funeral &C.
ours on Sunday afternoon at H. o.
Kent's home, 80 Main street, Rev.
j. Edward Wright officiating; inter-
ment in Green Mount cemetery.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-03
. a. . TOE "a.
Bears the n The Kind You Have Always SOugn
signature at &.M2ZzZu
FATAL FRAUD.

Washington, Nov. 30.--The report
Of fourth assistant Postmaster General
j. l.. Bristow to the President on the
postal investigation has been made
public. twenty-five pages of the re.
port are devoted to brief statement
of the frauds that have been perpe-
trated on the government in the sup
ply division under Michael w. Louis,
office of assistant attorney general, I'M
der the administration of Tyner and
Barrett, the money order sys tenn under
James L. Metcalf. the division of free
delivery under August W. Machen and
the division of salaries and allowance,
under George W. Beavers, in which
he shows terrible record of fraud by
the postal officials.
The brief states that more than forty
inspectors have been employed upon
this work, some of them continuously
every day since the investigation be-
gan. The records of 1000 post offices
have been examined, and the files of
many divisions of the department, GOV.
ering a period of from six to ten years,
scrutinized. The system of organized
corruption that has been disclosed be-
gan in 1898 and continued until
stopped by this Investigation.
The total amount that the perpetrat-
ors of these frauds themselves received
cannot be definitely learned, but it
will aggregate between $500. 900 and
$500. 0Oo while the loss to the govern
ment, considering the unnecessary sup
plies that have been purchased and the
inferior quality Of those furnished by
fraudulent contractors, cannot be es-
timated with any degree of accuracy
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-03
BORN IN VERMONT.

Rochester, N. Y, Nov. 2S. Mrs.
Sarah Andrews, who lives at Silver
Springs, n. Y, and who is supposed
to be the Oldest woman in the State
of New York, celebrates today her
l0lst birthday. Her health is good
and her faculties are well preserved
except that she is somewhat deaf.
She is the daughter of Simeon Wat
son, and was born in the town of
Bennington, VT, November 80, 1902.
Her father fought in the war of 1912.
Her grandfather, Jonathan Strstton,
fought in the Revolution. She was
the mother Of seven children, of whom
three are living. She makes her
home with a daughter and there are
five generations of the family in the
house She has lived in the lite
time of all the twenty-five men who
have been President, with the ex-
ception of Washington, and was
twenty three years old when on July
4, 1926, Jefferson and John Adams
were laid at rest. She was thirty five
years old when Grover Cleveland was
born and was grandmother before
Theodore Roosevelt was ushered into
the world.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-03

There is more Catarrh in this Sec
ton Of the country than all other dis
cases put together, and until the last
few years was supposed to be incur
able. For great many years doctors
pronounced il "A local disease and pre-
scribed local remedies, and by cont
stantly failing to cure with local treat
ment, pronounced it incurable Sci
ence has proved catarrh to be consti-
tutional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure, manufactured by +. j.
Cheney q Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the
only constitutional cure on the mar
ket. 1t is taken internally in doses
from 10 drops to teaspoonful 1t
acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system They offer
one hundred dollars for any case it
fails to cure. Send for circulars and
testimonials.
Address, f. j. Cheney q Co., To-
ledo, Ohio
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Halls family Pills are the best.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-03
COLOMBIAN ENJOYS.

New Orleans. La, Nov. 28.-Gens.
Ruiz Reyes. Peclio Ospina and George
Holequin and Mr.. Louis Caballero of
Colombia arrived here yesterday morn
ing from Port Limon ON the steamer
Beverly and left tonight over the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad for
Washington, where they go to see the
President in regard to Panama affairs
"Our interview with President
Roosevelt will determine whether we
are peace commission or war COM
mission" said Gen. Reyes. who Is the
head of the party, oommander-in~
chief of the Colombian army, and one
of the most distinguished men in Co.
lombia.
Gen. Reyes is the only one of the
party who can speak English.
The party is on the way to Washing.
ton and after the interview with the
President will return to Colombia by
way Of New York.
The arrival of the Colombian party
in New Orleans was surprise and
few Of the passengers on the Beverly
knew who they were.
Gen. Reyes declared that Panama
could not exist as an independent
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-03

State except by the backing of the
United States, that it could not mus
ter over 200 soldiers, whereas Colon
bia could If necessary put $50, 600 in
the field with little difficulty. Be-
yond this statement, however he re-
fused to discuss the Panama situation.
1t is said that Gen. Reyes will make
two offers to the United States, one
that it shall pay a stated sum for PAN
anna, the other that the canal route be
coded to the United States provided
Panama becomes again part of the
Republic of Colombia. The party
seemed well supplied with newly
minted Colombian gold.
Washington, Nov. 20, Gen, Reyes,
the Colombian envoy, arrived today.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-03

by death in the past year? 1t will be
wen to look through the manifest
good things to the hidden mercies of,
God, which may be seen rather better
in the lacks and losses of the year and
the Day than in the fullness of ma
terial good. Paul says, "We look not
at The things that are seen, but at the
things that are not seen, for the things
that are seen are temporal, but the
things that are not seen are eternal.
Schopenhauer divides the blessings Of
life under two heads, personality and
possessions. Possessions are fastened
to us for time and then the fasten-
ings are broken. Personality includes
the good things that make "a man
what he is. If the personality is rich
the man is rich forever. Our real
blessings may be greater in poverty
than in wealth. The circle aronud
the sparely furnished table may have
great cause for thankfulness because
God thinks them worth uutting
through his school of hardship. He
sees some good things that can only
be brought out in that way. By a
divine alchemy he would remove the
sordid elements in our nature, which
are prominent in life of ease and
plenty, and refine us in hardship,
even in want.
Seeing the unseen, we shall see
the Providence of God in cur lives.
Seeing the unseen we shall treat
men as thought we were looking into
their very inmost natures, with SYM
patty and brotherliness, and will be
truly helpful to them in their deepest,
highest side. Seeing the unseen, we
shall thank God now "for all things, u
even those things in our environment,
our health, our work, our family
that seem to be ali wrong. Seeing
the unseen, we shall understand our
own life. In sorrow we shall "see
the stars shine through our cypress
trees,' in poverty shall be brave.
wrap up in the old cloak and "carol
loud and carol stout" then well
come each rebuff that turns earth IS
smoothness rough" Be glad for the
powerful aid of the unseen presence,
Christ.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-03
CHURCHES UNITE
In Service ON Thanksgiving Eve at
Baptist Church.

The annual union Thanksgiving
service was held IN the Baptist church
on Wednesday evening, under the
leadership of Rev. Guy o. Lamson,
the pastor. In the Introductory service
an opening Psalm was read by the
pastor, followed by the Scripture
lesson read by Rev. l.. f. Reed, pas
tor of Bethany church. Prayer was
offered by Rev. ]. Edward Wright.
Rev. l.. K. whitman, from text
found in ii Corinthians, iv.1s, spoke
IN part as follows:
Most of us will thank God for the
good things we have at this Thanks
giving time, and for the unbroken
family circles. Then, are all those
barred out of the enjoyment OF the
holiday who have felt the pinch of
want, or whose circle has been broken