The Van Buren press., 1904-03-05

ment WAS the only thing that gave me
satisfaction and tended to alleviate my
pains. March "a. 1902, John G.. Deg
nan Kinsman, Ill csc soc and 81 90.
Sold by City Drug Store e. Meier.
A little cotton ia still coming in and
is selling at from 10 to 1911 cents.
There never WAS \ time Of more
rious opportunities. Today the
Racket Store sells you 4 bargain; and
next day and next day, and 80 on, until
in short time you will think only of
The Racket for everything.
Abundant Health isassured when there 10 good
blood In the veins Hoods Sarsaparilla Is the
medicine to make good blood. Begin taking 1t
now. 1t II Just what the system needs at this
time and Will do you great good, Sharpens the
appetite, steadies the nerves. 5i
Some more good work In reducing
the grade between Flat Rock bridge
and Picket hill has been done by Road
overseer Simmons. He has made some
fill at the foot of Pickett hill, though
not near as much as should be made at
that point.
We have heard nothing OF any start
having yet been made toward the build
Ing Of either OF the bridges contracted
for by the county, and it now looks
that instead Of being done when the
contract time expires they will not even
have been begun.
A bad freight wreck occurred Tuesday
on the Mo. Pacific on bridge near
Dyer. The brakebeam Of one of the
cars fell TO the track causing several
cars TO be derailed and several OF them
plunged from the bridge into the creek
Business WAS tied up for" SpmOer of
hours.
Nicodemus Bros, have rented the
vacant store.roOm, formerly occupied
by Hunt $ undertaking rooms, and have
moved their tin shop to it, They have
closed contract with the water works
company to take over their plumbing
business and will add full line Of
plumber 8 supplies,
Last Tuesday the personal and real
property Of the late d. r. Kennedy
were sold by the executors ut auction.
The real estate WAS bought in by Marion
Kennedy, one of the executors the
farm property for $500 and the town
property for $475. Later Mr.. Kennedy
disposed Of the farm to Mart Smith.
II is reported that one OF the boss car.
penters IN Van Buren, has discharged
all his employees because. he says. he
cannot afford to pay the union scale OF
wages that II he does he will lose
money on his contracts, He should
have figured his contracts on that basis
before he made his bids,
There Is n report current that Circuit
Judge Mitchell Of Harrison Boone
county has requested Judge Evans to
meet him In this district IN joint debate
over the gubernatoral nomination
There are plenty Of Democrats In Van
Buren, who would like for Judge Evans
to explain his interesting correspond.
ence with his e1cellency, Jefferson
Davis and why he called to "NcDuff
that he had enough,
Someone has u hsh.trap across the
outlet from Mclaughlin lake, This trap
no doubt Ia on private property but II
IL n question II In the sense Of the law
This Ia not n violation Of H.. Where the
tap il located II Ia running water and
tie question arises, has any person a
right to set trap across any running
water that connects one body Of water
with another unless both bodies are ex.
clusisely on his land
At last Mondays meeting Of the
Womans Literary Club Mrs, II, A
Meyer was elected delegate and Mrs, A.
Is, SHIRLEY alternate 10 the annual meet.
ing Of the state federation OF women y
clubs ut Little Rock, The meeting was
n very interesting one from literary
standpoint Loagfclow being the author
whose works we're under consideration
the principal subject Of study being
"EyaDgeine, " Mrs o NJ, Bourlaud
was leader on this occasion,
The opposition 10 the fencing district
southeast OF Van Buren, Ia hard Tor u,
20 understand. There Ia but very littl,
range left In that portion Of the county
and the benefit that would aecure tt
every owner Of farm lands In the re-
duced cost Of building and Keeping IN
repair fencing would many times ovel
pay for the small gain that the rang,
now gives them In fact, II IN our opin
lon that II the entire south third or ever
half, Of Crawford county was thrown
into fencing dis,rict, instead Of work
Ing n hardship, would pay In the Saving
Of fencing n handsome interest 10 ever,
land awnpr in n