The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
Fred Britt arrived Monday evening
for few days stay here.


Fred Britt arrived Monday evening
for few days stay here.
Quite number of crates Of second
crop strawberries have been marketed
here the past ten days.
Safety Liver Invigorator only
''2 Dimes - a package at JOHN
o KANE S DRUG STORE.
John Woolum had a finger broken
while catching for the Van Buren team
during last Saturdays game.
There will be a change in the manag-
er Office Of the Southwestern Tele.
phone company during the early part Of
this month.
J. E. London, who sometime since
was debarred from practicing before
the circuit court, was readmited to
practice during the recent term,
Mrs. McKibben accompanied her son
Will as far as st. Louis last Saturday
to meet her daughter Bertha on her
return home from attending school at
Boston, Mass.
The warm weather following last
Fridays fine rain has done much 10
cause cotton TO look mp and onr farmers
do not carry near the woe-begone look
they did week ago,
The Odd Fellows had their decoration
exercises at Fairview cemetery last
Sunday afternoon. The graves Of all
old Odd Fellows In the cemetery had
been cleared off aud we're decorated
that day with flowers and evergreensD
W. II Ross this week moved his
household goods over from Fort Smith,
and he and his family are now located
in the old Dr., White property. Mrs,
Cory, who has occupied the place for a
number OF years has rented q residence
from j. r. Brown In the eastern part
Of town.
Joe Nolan was up from his place
near Cross Lanes Wednesday TO report
the loss Of a fine pair Of mules, which
he had every assurance had been stolen
from his pasture. The only trace he
had of them up to that time was that q
man had been seen on Arbuckle Island
with a span resembling the missing
mules.
JEFF Davis has given notice that he
will make four addresses In Crawford
county, but will give Van Buren, the
go.by, This bears out our former con-
tention that JEFF 3 object this time, as
It has been during former campaigns,
Is to array the country against the
towns, We learn further that Davis
says he will carry the county against
r. l.. Rogers. His conceit Ia certainly
great,
John league. who hauls freight be.
tween this place and Alma, attempted to
cross Flat Rock a short time after last
Friday downpour, The rain had swol'
len the creek TO such IN extent that when
the team reached the center Of the
stream the current carried them of
their feet, the wagon was overturned and
Mr.. league had difficulty In getting out
safely himself, One of tn. horses
becoming tangled In the harness was
drowned,
Frank Warren and bride miss Annie
Leaming) arrived last Friday from
Sedalia, Mo, where they were married
last Thursday afternoon, and spent
several days IN Van Buren, receiving the
congratulations Of many mutual
friends. Mrs, Warren, who taught
school here for q number Of years was u
social favorite and has many friends,
while Mr., Warren Is a native Of our
town, who always has stood socially
and morally among the leading young
men OF the town.
There appears to be some question rs
10 The location Of the Y M G, A,
building, Two sites are mentioned
The ono frat mentioned, near the loea'
ton OF Of the present Office building and
one near the new yards, Az Ia known
to our readers The company makes II
one Of the stipulations Of donating
toward a building Of this nature that II
be erected on land owned by II. II our
citizens are TO get any OF the benefits
from the establishment Of q YIN, CA,
here tho location OF the building near
the dispatcher's office wonld be the
most desirable, while II Il Ia to be
erected for the exclusive use Of the rail-
roed men u location near tho new yards
would be the most convenient Some
Of the officials are expected here eoon tt
discuss the matter with the local com.
mittee and settle on the site, after
which we think there will be no delay
Ia the commencement Of The work,