The Van Buren press., 1904-12-24

IL ii don't give perfect satisfaction.
Guaranteed by +. G. Kerr the Druggist.
Monday WAS the coolest day so far
this season The Thermometer Is said
to have shown 24o.
in. Lemon of Uniontown passed
through yesterday bound for Conway
to spend the holidays.
The rain Friday came at most
opportune time to reduce danger from
fireworks during the holidays.
The shortest day Of the year IL be-
hind us, and also according to the calen-
dar, winter has IN reality begun.
Miss Bette Simpson arrived Thursday
from Russellville, to spend the holidays
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Simpson.
The congregation of the c. p. Church
had their children's Christmas tree last
night and n most enjoyable time it was
for them.
Albums, Work Boxes, Puff Boxes,
Comb and Brush Sets, and nice Hand
and Framed Mirrors, at
John O Kane's Drug Store,
After an extended visit to her cousin,
Mrs. Maggie Johnson, Miss Alice Land
left Wednesday on her return to her
home at Norfolk, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce of Burden, Kas.
are expected here today on visit to
their son and daughter, Mr.. d. A.
Pierce and Mrs. Frank Mclean
W. A. Briscoe returned Thursday
from Eufaula and report has it that he
is back to stay, having come to the con-
clusion that Van Buren, is the best place
after all.
Tom Yerby is now able to get about
with the aid of crutches, though his
foot is still sore from the accidental
amputation of two toes by means Of a
shot gun.
R. Steward of Cooper, Tex. nephew
of Capts Jno, and Sam Steward, is here
spending the holidays with his uncles
He left here az an infant and this is his
first visit since.
One of our business men suggested to
us this week the need Of putting waste
box In front Of the post Office, and the
appearance OF the gutter in that section
would indicate the need of such re-
ceptacle to hold circulars, newspaper
wrappers, etc cast away by those leav.
ing the office.
Engineer Lew Pence brought his six
shooter into action last Tuesday night
and thereby saved his Christmas tur.
keys, which were in the act of eloping
with two negro bucks. He chased one
of them (the negroes) almost to the
compress ere he lost light of him, There
is only one trouble and that is that the
shooting was too crooked,
Bishop Brown found It impossible to
to reach here last Sunday for the pnr-
pose of dedicating the Emo Memorial
Parish Room, but Rev Lemon an.
nounctd that he would positively be
here next Sunday evening for that pur
pose, and they have been making ex.
tensive preparations this week in the
way of decorating for the event,
In spite of the fact that an unusually
large crop Of upland corn WAS grown IN
Crawford county this years number OF
carloads OF Kansas and Territory corn
have already been brought here and
sold this season, II WAS hoped Craw
ford county would be independent OF
these sections as regards corn for once
but this does not appear to be the case,
An this week our cotton buyers have
been paying more than the market quo
tations justified, hoping there would be
an advance In price but they have beer
disappointed and have been losers
Wednesday, while our merchants were
paying 9 cents, Fort Smith buyers were
paying only 8! cents Yesterday they
were paying &c and the market showing
n downward tendency.
Fort Smith has jewel IN the person
Of Secretary Miller Of the Commercia
Club, for through his efforts chiefly the
bucket brigade IL almost weekly In
creased by the opening Of new manu-
featuring enterprises Van Buren, NIGH
gain some Of these had we Club o
that nature with u live secretary 1t
charge No town was ever built NJ
without m effort on the par, OF its ci,i
sens, unless II was possessed OF natura
advantages not possessed by other town
within it's vicinity.
Mr., Lewis Bryan Is making eatis
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