The Van Buren press., 1904-02-06

The Weary Willies have caused the
members Of the city council some sleep.
less moments this week The regular
meeting OF that body was held Monday
night and during Its session the ques
ton of working these birds OF passage
on the streets WAS discussed and the
conclusion reached that this could not
be done without passing u new ordi
nance, 80 they were called together IN
special session Tuesday afternoon for
the purpose Of framing their wishes In
TO a law that would stand the test, but
after talking the matter over for awhile
they concluded they were not so anxious
to pass 1t as they had contemplated and
this piece of legislation died "a.born.
in. - II seems that under this measure
the expense to the city would have
greatly increased. The Weary Willi,s
and Wandering Ike s, 1t wss feared,
would not earn enough with their ham
mr. to earn their keeps and the costs
which would accrue were they convict
and sentenced TO the rock pile Had
the city a rock-crusher they could be
made to earn their keep mush better,
John Comfort, the man charged by
Chas. Foster, the proprietor Of the
Farmer & hotel, with attempted assault
on the person OF his 7.yesr-old daughter
WAS caught Monday at Fort Smith,
where he had gone to draw hts pay.
check from the railroad for what time
was coming to him as brak eman, when
he skipped ont after information against
him had been filed. Comfort WAS turned
over to Constable Smith, who brought
him over and placed him IN jail He was
to have had his preliminary examination
Thursday, but on being taken before
ESQ. Miller hs declared himself not
ready and WAS remanded back 10 Jail,
There Ia something wrong about this
case In that Foster had 10 be almost
forced into making the affidavit leSding
10 the arrest OF Comfort, Should the
case come TO trial before circuit cour,
some nnssyory testimony Ia liable to be
forthcoming
Just after we had gone 10 press last
Friday fire alarm WAS sent in from
the Lesser Cotton Co.'S gin near the
compress. The department responded
promptly but their services were not
required A match or some hard OBJ
feet 10 the seed cotton being fed 10 the
gin stand had SGT the lint under the
stand shre and the first the operatives
knew burning cotton WAS rolling ont OF
the gin toward the press Some Of the
employees gathered thu burning lint up
with their bare hands and threw II ont
OF the windows and others went after
the blaze with buckets and garden
hose,
Ons OF the most Hourishing organiga
lions among the ladies In the Van Buren,
Cooking Club, composed Of twelve u
Van Buren = society ladies' They meet
every Wednesday,, and are preparing to
supply ons another with receipts Of
everything they know OF that would
tempt the palate Of Al epicurs lfaDy
ot their husbands or brothers shonld die
of suddenly our people will know II 10
because they have been oyerfed,
There WAS \ great shortage IN the fall
potato crop, which heretofore has been
shipped south for planting The For,
Smith district, which last year shipped
500 carloads has this year shipped only
n few over \ hundred We have not
heard u any being shipped out OF bere
Mp 10 the present,
The Republicans are beginning 10
talk city politics and from what ruin.
or. ara now current, Avis Smith and
Steward Taylor will contest Tor the
mayoralty nomination,