The Van Buren press., 1903-10-24


Ed, Crouch and Miss Eliza Harris
and Samuel Edgeman and Miss Ida H.
Medlin secured license to wed from
County Clerk Winfrey last Monday.
Mrs.J W Higgs and children depart
ed Monday for DeQueen, Ark. to join
Mr.. Higgs who has located there and
is engaged in publishing Il newspaper.
The Gaskill-Mundy street fair attrac.
tions, which will hold forth in Fort
Smith in November were being adver-
tised on the bulletin boards here this
week,
For a pleasant physic take Chamber
lain s Stomach and Liver Tablets.
Easy TO take. Pleasant in effect. For
sale at John o Kane Drug Store.
A. Walton spent last Monday here,
having come in from a visit to Kansas
City He left Tuesday for Forrest City
where plant Of the Walton-Knox Box
company is located.
Pecan parties are o. daily occurance
now, and for once there appear to be
plenty to go around, for never in the
memory Of the writer were the trees
fuller of nuts
=. |. Allen Of the Racket Store re-
ports increased business for the Racket
Store. Show us q business that ia
conducted like his and we will show
you success.
Ed. williams will sever his connec-
ton with the electric light plant rs
electrician the first Of the month and
go to huntington where he has accepted
position Of like nature
Somebody in Fort Smith Is likely to
come into conflict with the national
contract labor law, II he carries out his
scheme OF importing Norwegian servant
girls ut 800 II head as he proposes.
Rith, wars, Healthy blood is given by Hoods
| asrsapar rilla and thus II protects the system
| from colds, ieyer pneumonia and other diseases
| that quickly overcome weak and dobilita,ed
system,
The hyorIte cathsrlic is Hoods Pills sc, @t
A Socialist lecturer and organizer
spent Monday IN our city and made two
public talks one In the afternoon and the
other in the evening on the streets had
good attendances ut both, who gave hi'
words careful attention.
Mack Powell Is giving the cemetery
fence new coat Of paint. Mack, as q
sexton is q pronounced success, the
cemetery now having n more respect
able appearance than we ever remember
having seen II have before,
II You want something at less than
usual-Why Just take yourself to the
Fall Bargain Counter Sale such AZ tht
Racket Store Ia now having Every
counter In the house shows Its share Of
bargains,
A bad gin accident WAS reported FROM
Alma, as having occurred Ia Adam'
Bros gin last Friday Chas, Adams
while working about the gin machinery
while In motion had his right arm draw
IN and the hand cut of at the wrist b!
the rapidly revolving saws
The failure 10 receive certain kinds o.
lumber for which an order has been on
three or four months II causing the do
Inv In the construction Of tho mcmorin
room OF the Episcopal church, II TN
builder could only start at the top an'
bu,ld down he would be all right, 10
the aleepers are the only part OF tn
material lacking for its construction
Thero must be- merit IN nm article
else II will never give satisfaction
There must be merit then IN evetythihl
thNt il being sold by the Racket store
bpeanse no house could have aoh,eve'
,he snrress II has II its goods were TN
unsatisfactory kind,
They do things right when II come
to working up interest on the good road
question In sebastian county pulsu"n nts.,
10 "A resolution Of the Sebastian Coon''
t,ood Roads Association County JUG
rulconpr has been authorized to olier
prIse Of tlO to tho farmers soh .
daughter, between the ages OF ~ ana y
yeers, reading in Sebastian county wh'
will write the best original essay Oh th
subject. what Does the Farmer ,,, r"'
for lind RoadsY" The essay to bo wr't
10, hv tho contestant In Ink and TO be u