The Van Buren press., 1904-08-27
The Y. NJ, c. A. is nearing compile

Springs several days this week.
Miss Hattie Norris of Baltimore, Nd.
is visiting Mrs. 9. r. Cordell.
Mrs. JAS Barret and children returned
Thursday from an extended stay at
Winslow.
The Coal Hill ball team has signed to
play the Browns here next Tuesday and
Wednesday.
p. J. O'neil, after a several years
residence in our city, has moved back
to Fort Smith.
Don't fail to cast your vote for the
special road tax. 1t is good roads that
build up country.
The Economy, the best match you
ever struck, is being sold by the Racket
Store at cents box.
Ada and Thyra Cordell went to st.
Louis Saturday to join their father in a
week 5 sightseeing at the exposition.
Charles Morley and Mrs. Kate Lewis,
giving Mulberry rs their home, were
granted marriage license Wednesday.
Rev Joe Speakes is back from the
southwestern part Of the state, where
he has helped in several successful
revivals.
Fort Smith is getting ont a new city
directory and to make it appear more
pretentious Van Buren is added to it or
at least part.
This has been the hottest week of the
summer. The thermometer has dallied
with the hundred mark on several
different days.
Park Crutcher has sold his residence
on East Main street to VIII Steele and
the the latter will occupy it as soon as
he can get possession,
Railroad men expect livening mp of
business on the roads after September
lst and that nearly, if not all, the old
forces will be put on.
An Indian named Geo. johnson resid-
ing near Uniontown, WAS jailed Thurs
day on a charge Of obtaining goods
under false pretenses,
Senator J, II Berry spent Thursday
here as guest Of DIR. and Mrs O NJ.
Bourland, and during his stay while on
the street was the constant center Of an
admiring throng of old friends,
Mrs Thomas z. Swearingeu arrived
Saturday from her home at Tacoma,
Wash on a visit to her parents, Mr..
aud Mrs II II Epperson Mr. Swearin-
gen is also expected here within a few
weeks.
Mr., George Shipp, the new general
secretary selected for the Y NJ, G. A,
will arrive August Both TO complete ar.
raugements for the opening and dedicat-
ing Of this new building some time In
October.
At the next election --Septembr 9th
the only opposition, Of Importance on
the ticket will be in the governor
Office and that Of state senator, There.
fore there is nothing but party oppon.
ent in the ranks Of the voters
The marriage Of b, o. Vaughn Of
ShelbyyilIe, Tenn and Miss Maud
Flippin, was solemnzed Wednesday
afternoon by Rev C.S Bass AT the home
Of the bride, The newly welded couple
left on the cannonball for St Louis and
will from there 20 to make their home
at Shelbyville,
Mr.. and Mrs. ely Wood have tho
sympathy Of large circle Of friends in
the death Of their infant daughter,
Louise Ellen which occurred mst Friday
night, She WAS taken sick with fever
at Winslow and brought home in the
hope Of checking the disease, but it
proved without avail,
The fall rush Of homoseekers 10 the
southwest began yesterday, when 5000
or more farmers from the east and north
passed through the 81 Louis gateway
on their way to points IN Texas, Okla.
homa Indian Territory and Arkansas
But nothing IL done TO bring any Of
them to Crawford county
Attorney James Cochran Of Paris,
Ark who will be elected prosecuting
attorney of thia district on the 5tn Of
next month, has been spending the past
week IN Crawford county Mr. Cochran
has no opposition for the position, bnt
felt that he would like 10 meet his
friends again, anyway before the cIpc-
tion,
w, j Farrell, who about NIX months
ago worked quite number of onr bust.
ness men ont of u dollar apiece for men.
ton In an advertising story, which he
told them would be published In TuE
pRrss, aud then skipped town, has
played that game once too often and is
now behind the bOrsNt Botesyille where
he worked the same rAckot and jumped
his board bin No doubt hia Victims