The Van Buren press., 1904-07-23


DR.. J. II. Watson has something Of
interest to tell the people through the
columns of THE PRESS this week. He
Is the only graduate optician in Van
Buren,, and it will certainly pay you to
visit him II your eyes are failing you.
j. l.. Res Is introducing half-bushel
baskets for use in shipping peaches So
far his experience is that they will effect
quite saving In labor and expense Of
package over four and six basket crates
with no diminution In returns for
fruit.
The Clarksville team which played
our boys here Wednesday and Thursday
was made up Of the best players of all
the neighboring towns and beside had
two Texas leaguers in the bunch. there
fore our team had nothing to be ashsm.
ed Of in the score of the first game.
II Is less than 4 month now to the
time set last year for the annual Old
Settlers Reunion to be held in Van
Buren,. II Is, therefore, high time that
something be done toward getting ready
for the event, which should be made
the yearly event In Crawford county.
What Ia there being done by Van
Buren-the Elberts peach center OF
Arksnsas--to supply the horticultural
exhibit at the Worlds Fair with speci.
men fruitf Nothing. Even with the
liberal offer Of free expressage and the
five thousand dollars (that WAS never
rsised-how about 1t Bro. AO
II IA understood that the engineering
department Of the Iron Mountain laid
of number Of men employed In this
department last week. This Is TO be
effective only during the dull sum mer
months and affects the entire depart.
ment.
In the fencing district case being
heard by Judge Evans at the time Of our
going to press last week, the judge
granted the prayer OF the petitioners
asking the order Of the county court be
set aside This makes permanent the
injunction against the creation OF the
fencing district.
The workmen at the Van Buren, de.
veloping compsny's prospect hole at
Rudy claim that someone dropped q
steel car spring down In the hole and
that II took them more than q week 10
break II mp and extract the pieces from
the hole, They are again at work drill.
Ing.
Col, Jos Hanson aud family. after
spending a couple weeks at his summer
resort at White Sulphur Springs near
Uniontown, left last Friday afternoon
for his home at 81, Joseph, Mo. Not,
however before he had given Bro.
Anderson m inside tip on the Union,
town air line, Wonder II he showed him
the revised plans and specifications,
o, W, Butts, the owner Of what was
formerly known "A the Syndicate Fruit
Farm, arrived Sunday morning from
Texas to spend some time here while
the peach crop Is moving, Mr., Butts
has n large orchard on his property but
this will hardly furnish Nil he needs for
his Omaha Commission house and he
will be an active buyer,
Engineer Il, aipson Ia back from 81,
Louis, almost well man Ten months
ago he was crushed under his engine In
q manner that his friends had no hopes
for hia recovery, But such have been
the advances In thu practice Of medI.
cine and surgery that today, after ten
months treatment At the hospital, he IL
returned To his wife almost entirely
cured,
The accommodation In tho shape Of
loading sheds offered peach shippers by
the Frisco railroad and tho Wells.Fargo
Espro@ Co., are all that the most ~.
citing could want, The new sheds just
erected, added 10 tho capacity Of tho old
one, allows the loading Of eight ears At
one time, aud everything indicates their
capacity will be tested to the utmost
before the season closes,
The Clarksyills team, which played
the Browns Wednesday and Thursday,
comprised In Ia list Of players four
members Of The Martin Arms Club of
Little Rock ,hrec from Russellvills
aud one from Ozark aud II had been
made up especially for tho purpose Of
administering defeat 10 the For, ami,h
4 p, "A, ln the last game here
they administered n whltewash 10 our
boys--o too Our club Il reported 10
hay, dan, aomc rurvou hplllny