The Van Buren press., 1903-02-21

Tomorrow is Washington 8 birthday.
This week has been the coal dealers
harvest.
Next Wednesday 10 Ash Wednesday
the beginning Of Lent.
Remember the collector can now be
found at the courthouse.
Col. Sam R. Chew attended the open.
ing Of Franklin circuit court at Ozark
first OF the week.
Mrs. Grsig, mother Of the the Grsig
boys. aged rs years. died at the home
Of Howard Greig Wednesday.
Joe Caldwell. colorsd. IL languishing
In jail for assault with intent to kill
He tried to carve up = negro woman.
MIR. and Mrs. Lewis Bryan and family
left Tuesday night on an extended visit
with relatives at Santa Ana. California
Dr.. Lucas was called to Dyer Wed
nesday TO attend the little child Of Mr..
and Mrs. Elisha Dyer. which was very
Ill.
Dan Allen and two little children
who have been here for some weeks
left Tuesday for their homo at Fayette.
Vile.
Chief Psrnot has closed the contract
for / 900 feet Of new hose. some eItrs
nozzles and other nscessaries for the
fire department.
Mrs. Fred Pslmtsg visited at Ozark
last week, returning to Van Buren, frs,
Of the week. She left yesterday for her
home at Tahleqush.
Work on the construction Of the Pres
byterisn church will begin March first
or as soon thereafter a. the weather
conditions will permit.
Mr.. Walton announces that he will
start the box factory up within short
time for the purpose Of supplying the
local demand for fruit packages.
The cold wave was slayer, more &C
than we are generally accustomed to,
but II 1t must come everyone interested
would rather have 1t now than later.
Capt. Sam Steward OF Lancaster has
decided on becoming citizen Of Var
Buren, and has purchased the home OF
Sam R. Chew at the edge o; town. Mr.,
Chew will purchase or build closer tC
his office.
Postmaster Orrick, who was stricken
with facial paralysis three weeks since,
bnt WAS improving rapidly, had another
light stroke Tuesday, which robbed
him Of the power Of speech, and hi
friends are considerably worried.
Mondays snow proved 4 good protec.
ton for the strawberries against the
cold, but some Of our fruit growers fear
peaches and plums were considerably
injured by the sudden severe change In
the temperature, while others contend
they were not injured IN the least.
TAll the towns OF any note are begin
ming to prepare for the baseball season
Of 1903. We do hope that Van Bnrsn
will not bs without . team the coming
season. In by.gone years Van Buren,
had teams Of home players who were
an honor to the town and we do not be.
leve the material has been entirely eI.
haustsd
Sundays rain brought In its wake the
coolest weather we have experienced
this season. Tuesday morning a tenn.
peraturs Of zero was reported TO have
been noted In several places about town
This Ia the first zero weather In several
years and but four days later than
the extremely cold weather we eI.
psrienced four years ago, when the
Thermometer went as low a. lso be-
low. During Sunday night consider
able snow fell, but tho sun came out &C
strong Tuesday that the greater part Of
the snow disappeared,
Joel Burrough Monday made q COW
ardly assault on Lon Bostright, infict
INK painful injuries, Burrough wal
drinking In one Of the saloons wher
young Boatright entered, without !
word Burrough picked mp q heavy Gus
pidor and struck Boatright In the fact
with II, knocking him senseleas AND
cutting his head severely, He then fec
precipitstely, II 10 supposed for For
Smith. The cause for the assault II
traceable back to family troubles soms
time since. which led Burrough to &c
q divorce from his wife,
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