The Van Buren press., 1904-07-30

Long, |. 7. Miss Anne, who had also
been visiting there. returned home with
her father Sunday evening.
The Oakland Fruit farm imported an
expert Georgia peach packer to superin.
tend the packing. and It Is said they
found 1t paying investment.
Prof. Carter, the evangelist singer.
who WAS here for some time during last
winters Q revival, was the guest OF Rev.
Bass couple days first Of the week,
DR.. l.. J Smith and family who had
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Paine,
left Saturday morning for their home
at Csrterville, !. T.
Representatives Of the Kansas City
packing houses made attempts to secure
strike breakers in Western Arkansas
first Of the week. II is not thought that
they had much success.
Miss Merle Jones, one Of the teachers
In our public schools during the past
year, has returned from three week q
visit TO friends at fernando. Miss. at
her old home to Fort Smith.
II business Is not brisk here after the
peach season closes IL will be because
the merchants do not care to ask for the
people trade through the regular chan.
nels the newspapers Of the town.
The number Of extra checks handles
by the banks here during the peach
business is something astonishing to the
uninitiated and Imakes clerical posi-.
ton In them anything but a sinecure
during that tune.
In the Book Department Of the Racket
Store will be- found some OF Mrs.
Bralme 8, Mrs. South worth 8 and Marie
Correlli's works. and as the price Is
only lOc there will be a stir among the
readers OF summer fiction.
The picnic at Dripping Springs last
Thursday week was we'll attended, but
the embyo seronaut, Clarence Poplin,
failed to make the advertised trip to
cloudland, to the great disappointment
of the peODls assembled,
A petition asking the governor to par.
don Ernest Kinman, convicted of man
slaughter at the last term Of court, Is
being circulated and quite extensively
signed There are strong grounds why
Kinman should receive clemency,
John c. O'Bryan brought In . crate
Of Elberta peaches Thursday for con.
signment TO the Worlds Fair that
should prove prize winners. They were
among the finest that have yet been
shown here.
The Alma ball team came mp Tues
day all cooked and priined 10 administer
n scrushing defeat to the Van Buren, team.
They even imported Green, the T., PA.
pitcher. to do the twirling but the score
by which they went down-l0 to l.
tells the whole tale.
After all, the strike In the packing
houses will work some good. The
scarcity Of meats will force n realiEa-
tisn on many people that they can get
along much better and keep healthier
on a smaller meat and larger vegetable
diet.
To the thinking tax payer the Item OF
county farm In the financial statement
Of the county clerk, AZ published In
this week . Argus--S20lS. 32-looks OK
cessivs when notice Ia taken OF the small
number Of people who have been In
mates OF that institution this year.
One Of the heaviest showers Of short
duration visited Van Buren, about 7
o clock Tuesday evening. In = few
minutes after II began cutters on Main
street were overAowing aud tho street
looked like n small river. The heavy
part OF the shower did not exceed fifteen
minutes, but during that time 0,s3
inch OF water fell,
Capt" Geo. Bartle II sn ex.U y
Deputy Marshal OF Dakota, one Of the
expert rife shots Of ths country, repre-.
senting the Peters Cartridge Co.. will
give an exhibition Of his skill vt River.
side Park. next Tuesday vt 10 $50 n, IN.
The exhibition will be IN the nature OF
M advertisement Of the goods OF the
company he representa-.
Dr. Giles Lucas, who returned Tues
day from ths Worlds Fair, expressed
himself very much chAgrined that Van
Buren, should not DO represented by \
nice fresh crate OF peaches In tho Ar
kansas horticultural exhibit each day,
when places like Greenwood, Abbott,
Mulberry AEd others were represented
He will aid others In making Nh effort
10 remedy this neglect,
p,F, Davidson went 10 Van Bnren on
Saturday to hook vt ths peach orchards
In that vicisity and reports that while
he had heard much Of this industry In
our beighbsfing county, tho half WAS
not told him, The ElbertA Ia tho Ben
Davis In the peach line and Mr.. David.