The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1904-01-23

The rains this week caused all the
creeks TO run pretty high,
p d Scott is preparing to erect a
couple Of cottages in MCGEE addition.
The Iron Mountain pay-car reached
here yesterday being several days later
than usual.
The next convention of the State Re
tail Grocers Association will be held at
Fort Smith.
Park Crutcher has moved his Office to
the opera house building, occupying one
jointly with Bob. Rogers.
Preparations have been in progress
during the week for leap year ball, to
be given at the German club rooms last
night.
Cotton reached the high water mark
this week, number of bales selling At
IL, IS, and everything indicates that the
tendency will yet be upward.
Parents do not neglect Your children 8
coughs, sore throats, colds, etc. they
often lead TO fatal results. Try Sim e
mons Cough Syrup, Pleasant, safe
and sure, Guaranteed. Price rs and
so cents
Word received by his relatives here
from Fred Furry who went to Western
Texas for relief from lung trouble,
gives them but little hope of his ultimate
recovery.
Mrs. Lula Maxwell, state president
Of the w G. T. u, addressed a good
congregation on temperance subjects at
the Baptist church Wednesday after
noon,
The revival at the Baptist church Is
attracting good congregations after
moons and evenings and quite a number
have come within the folds of the church
since it began.
There has been \ considerable falling
off in the freight business on the Iron
Mountain within the past ten days and
some cuts in the force of brakemen and
conductors is looked for,
THE incest and pleasantest medicine
| have used for Indigestion and constipa-
ton is Chamberlain s Stomach and
Liver Tablets, says Melard +, Craig
of Middlegrove, N Y, They work
like a charm and do not grippe or have
any unpleasant effect. - For sale by
John o Kane the Druggist
A small trestle bridge this side Of
Ozark on the Iron Mountain was burned
last Wednesday, which caused quite q
break IN the handling OF freight and
considerable trouble in passenger bust.
ness.
Joe Pendergrass, the insane man sent
here from Logan county for safe keep
ing, during the rebuilding Of the Jail
there, has been taken back to Logan
county, llo is constantly growing
worse,
Carl Turner, formerly employed m
chief clerk IN Roadmaster Simmons
Office, but now chief clerk In the loco
motive department Of the Iron Noun.
tain ut Coifeyville, spent couple days
here this week,
Between three and four inches OF the
beautiful decorated the landscape
yesterday morning, the rain having
! changed 10 snow over night, II made
II just little bit the worst travelling we
have experienced this winter.
The members Of the Carroll d, Wood
! Club, organized at Fort Smith this
week, have pledged themselves to sup
port only such candidates for Office n,
openly avow their opposition 10 the re-
nomination Of JEFF Davis JEFF Is not 4
bargain counter attraction In the Border
CITY,
Az we have before stated the uppe,
floor Of King opera house should b,
provided with iire'escapes, There can
not be too many eyits TO u theatre, NJ
was recently shown when the lire alaru
was sounded,
A man named simpson sent up from
this county las, June on n plea Of guilt,
TO horse stealing, WAS among n numbe
Of prisoners that made their escape from
one Of the convict campo last week
A Carroll d Wood club has beef
organized VI Fort smith, II Ia our be-
lief there are enough sntisDRyis Demo
efRts IN Van Dnfen 30 form the strong
eat political club ever seen here, Who !
break the ice,
Cons Wilson Of Fort Smith recentl
shipped 100 600 unopened cotton bolls Il
Chicago At the time the purpose I,
which they were TO be put wns n secret
bnt frat Of the week be received order
Tor another 100 600 aud II leaked on
they were being used for the purpose .
experimenting with n boll'we.yil "a
terminator. Az Zoe par hundred While
IA the price Mr. Wilson has been payiD
Tor unopened bolls, he Ia having D.
j trouble IN getting them