The Van Buren press., 1904-02-06
LOCAL and Personal.

Mrs. L. z, FinneY was visiting at
Ozark this week
Mrs. Frank Jones was visiting her
parents near ALMA this week.
Bud Mcconnell was up from Cedar.
vile Tuesday visiting friends.
Grip has held quite q number Of our
people in its tolls the past several weeks.
We would be pleased to have you
telephone US any item Of news. Our
number is SIS.
U. s. Bolton of Mulberry, Maxey
township, is candidate for the legis.
lature.
Sam Bryant WAS quite i'll several days
the latter part of last week at his home
east Of town,
d, J. Young has opened saloon No,4
at Alma and still another one is spoken
of for that burg
Some worthless kid broke the electric
light globe at the Frisco crossing near
the Merrill homestead Sunday night
Park Crutcher went to Charleston
Tuesday to confer with Bob Rogers,
who was there that day talking politics
Tramps have proven quite a nuisance
during this cold spell The city officials
are having trouble finding quarters for
them.
The infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs,
G. r. Cordell, which has been very i'll
with IN attack Of the measles, Is re.
covering
The candidates nearly all have been
out stil.hunting this week, and the
poor voter can no longer lay his head
down for undisturbed slumber.
The best physic. ''Once tried and
you will always use Chamberlain g
Stomach and Liver Tablets, says VIM,
A. Girard. Pease, Vt, These tablets
are the most prompt, most pleasant and
most reliable oathartc In use. For sale
by John o Kane the druggist.
Valentines will soon be on display,
Especially will the ''penny.dreadfuls'
attract the attention Of the small boy
and extract the nickles from his pocket.
The return cotillion At the German
Club rooms last night brought together
as select party OF dancers m ever
trippel the light fantastic in Van
Buren,,
l.. d, Cochrane, who has been filling
the position OF book.keeper for the
Allen.Edmondson Hardware Co., has
resigned to be able to devote his entire
time to his race for sheriff
Mrs, T, l., Wallace, who was called
10 ClarkSvllo first Of the week by the
serious illness OF her brother, Ebert
Mason, writes that he Is much better and
practically out OF danger,
A. II, Meier Of Bentonviiie has nc
oepted position M pharmacist with
W II Ross, lle arrived last Monday
Mr.. Meier Ia u first class prescriptionist
aud comes highly recommended
Louie vogel was In from bis farm
last Saturday and reported everybody
ia HIS noighborhood supplied with plenty
OF "hos and hominy " Farm li'o
agrees with Louie and he Ia looking
much better,
A special Frisco trair OF two car
loads Of horecs and several OF railroad
construction equipments passed sonth
over the Frisco Sunday evening Thls
section Of the country ls taking the lead
IN railroad building ut the present
The reason the Racket Store sells 80
many lamp chimneys 10, (lst) They sell
cheaper, (?ndl They seem TO last longer
than tho common kind, (8rd) They al'
ways have the kind that Ia wanted
Try them aud SEQ that this true
An effort Ia being made TO yet par
don for Hugh Meadors, tho principal
ground on which this application Ia TO
he based, wo ahirratanh, 10 that a"
wife Ia In a delicate condition, We
aontsnow II that will eoppt wilh jea
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