The Van Buren press., 1904-07-16

for several weeks assisting in very
successful revival
The Worlds Fair travel is beginning
to tax the carrying capacity of No. on
the Frisco, and several times recently
it has been found necessary to run it in
two sections.
After several weeks OF work the lost
drill has been extracted from the pros
pect hole of the Van Buren Developing
company at Rudy and drilling Is again
in progress.
DR.. F. q. Kerr returned Tuesday
from attending the Democratic nation.
al convention at st. Louis and says that
Parker and Davis is q combination that
is certain to win,
The Ozark Fruit Growers Associa.
tion has opened Offices In the Bryan
building. Secretary Atwood arrived
from Springfield Tuesday to take charge
Of the business.
Mrs. J d. KageY and son, Reuben, and
Mrs. J M Norman left Thursday for St.
Louis TO view the exposition, and from
there will 90 for several week stay
at Salem, H.
A. ZIMMERMAN, who has been conduct
ing a small store In the Neal building
adjoining Merrill Bro 8 market, has
boxed his goods and shipped them to
SLOAN Springs, where he expects to
! locate.
DR.. Swearingen, brother Of r. f.
Swearingen of Cove City, and family
arrived here Thursday from Seattle,
Wash, on visit. They have just
visited the World Fair,
The first crate Of Elberta peaches WAS
brought in Tuesday. Other varieties
have been quite plentiful, and large
local express shipments have been made
during the past ten days,
The Browns left Tuesday night for
Waldron, Ark. to play series Of
three games. A very strong addition
has been made to the team by n regu-
larly salaried catcher.
The recent overflow is said to have
done one good thing and that is to have
killed all the johnson grass wherever
the river water touched 1t, But 1t
won do TO crow too soon.
The new-the First National-bank
will have its Office In the Bryan build.
ing In the room now occupied by Mrs.
Rea 8 millinery store, Mrs, Rea will
move into part OF the building occupied
by the Corner Store,
To be located on the main line Of
travel Cedarville township can boast Of
the poorest roads In this end Of the
county. Why this IL we don't know,
unless the revenue for road purposes Of
that township Is very small
Rev g, &, Leman and n large mum
Der Of his flock nearly all those com.
prising the vested choir OF the Episco.
pal church are spending ten days at
Winslow, The majority Of them left
for Winslow Tuesday
The water backing into Rose lake
from the river through the Fontaine
drainage ditch this week for the second
time this summer caused the land 70.
claimed through the operation OF the
ditch to overflow, destroying the second
planting,
Van Buren has experienced some very
warm weather this week While II has
been uncomfortable from n physical
standpoint II was just what WAS needed
by the peach growers and the cotton
planter, and both classes are wearing a
broad smile.
The pole carrying the wires Of the
Southwestern Telephone company on
the Sebastian side OF the river went
down Monday, throwing the wires into
the river, aud as n result there has been
out little verbal communication with
our neighbors for several days
Mrs Ellen fIshburn arrived last Sun
day from Los Angeles, Cal. on her
regular summers visit TO DR., II, +,
Bura0n and family, Before returning
home Mrs, FiShburn will visit the ~,
Louis exposition and relatives In Mis-
souri, Illinois and Kansas,
The western division OF the Iron
! Mountain experienced considerable
trouble from high water In Verdigris
and other streams IN the Territory the
past ten days, For time no freights
were run and the passenger trains were
unabs 10 masntuin schedule time,
Port Ewin returned Thursday morn.
Ink from two weeks visit spent with
hls brother at Eureka Springs and hi,
father At Green Forrest, lie reports
having encountered an excessive amount
Of rain during hs absence, but other.