The Van Buren press., 1903-01-03
Sheriff Pittcock's family spent holi-

day week with relatives at Alma.
BoRS-On Wednesday morning, to
Prof. and Mrs. Hamilton, a son.
Smith the barber has opened for bust
ness In the store room formerly occu-
pied by Mrs. Thrash millinery store.
Max A. Mayer Of st. Louis spent
several days in town the past week. He
10 the president Of the Boston Store Co.
Mrs. H. S. Rymal arrived Saturday
evening from Little Rock on visit to
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Davis and other
relatives.
Will Nicodemus and family, after
spending week here with relatives,
left Thursday for their present home at
Yukon, Okla.
Robt. O'Bryan's wood yard is run
ming full time. Mr.. o Bryan came in
contact with the saw and Is carrying
his hand in sling.
Woman Power is a lecture for
women only which Rev. Cross will de-
liver at the Christian church tomorrow
afternoon at o clock.
Rev. Jno. @. West officisted at a
Christmas wedding wherein Mr., Jas.
Kelley and Miss Eva Graham were
made husband and wife.
The Methodist parsonage has been
undergoing quite an overhauling at the
hands of carpenters and painters and
the work is about completed,
Matt Wallace has purchased the
Murta property in the East End and has
moved his family back here from
Greenwood and Ia occupying 1t.
Misses Alice Rogers, Myra Orrick
and Kate Smeltzer left Monday over the
Choctsw for Sesrcy to resume their
studies at Galloway college.
Some sleet fell Sunday evening, max
ing walking somewhat prscarious Mon
day morning; but the sun shone out
brightly and soon put the fIin to it.
We would advise our friend Boyd Of
the Mulberry 'siftings' to overhaul
his roster Of county officers, A glance
will convince him Of the necessity OF
this.
C. r. Cordell severed his connection
with the Boston Store company last
Saturday, and Monday Joined the force
OF statesmen at Geo. r. Wood & Cos.
store.
A commercial league-a live one-is
necessity in every town Of any size,
and Van Buren, men Of affairs should
throw off their lethargy and form one
ut once.
Guy Burson came up from DeQueen,
Ark. Sunday to spend couple OF days
with his parents. Guy is the same
genial fellow as Of yore, and his friends
are all glad to hear that he is prospecting
at his new home.
Mayor Woolum had fall Sunday
evening as a result Of the slippery con
dition caused by the drizzling rain
freezing as 1t fell. He WAS laid up sew
eral days, but WAS able to return to his
post Tuesday,
The Iron Mountain has heightened
Its running time between here and
Little Rock two hours. on account OF
the bad condition Of the road bed This
has caused q change in the time OF ar
rival and departure Of trains,
Now Is the the time to locate the
worst places In the roads In your dis
trict, II your overseer does not do this
make note Of 1t yourself, so that his
attention can be called to these places
when the time for working them ar
rives.
w. B. Allen took charge Of the local
Office Of the Pacific express company
with the first Of the year. Mr. Allen
10 no stranger to our people and they
will find him prompt and courteous In
their dealings with him.
On the evening Of January 9Th the A,
0. U. w. lodge will give house.
warming In their new hall In the
Citizens Bank building and those for
tunate enough to be the guests OF the
lodge that evening are assured OF a
pleasant time,
A, l.. Ratterree, Rs chairman OF the
Brotherhood Of Railway Trainmen Leg
islative Board, has called n meeting OF
the board, TO be held at Little Rock
January 9th for the purpose OF laying
ont the work to be pushed during the
session OF the Legislature.
The new schedule on the Iron Mount
ain Ia to continue In force only sixty
days, by which time the management
expects the road bed will have been