The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03

iHeo' nuu IL 10 IuNaiudbtc " ever lIuit
grower.
This Is for new paid up subscriptions
or old subscriptions paid up and one
year in advance,
Bob. Rogers came up from Little
Rock Thursday.
Circuit court attendants expect 1t to
not wind up its labors for several days.
Capt. John Stewart, who has been
quite i'll, is reported considerably i'm.
proved.
Little Lewis Winfrey has improved
so much during the past few days that
the doctors consider him practically out
of danger.
The members Of the First Methodist
church are delighted over the return Of
Rev. Sherman to the pastorate OF that
church for another term, and the con-
gregation Is not alone in this, for our
citizens generally have become very
much attached to Rev. Sherman since
his first arrival in our midst.
The moving pictures presented to the
Y. M. G. A. by Miss Helen Gould were
shown for the first time last Monday
evening. There was very large attend
ance and every one left well pleased.
Miss Anna Sadler, Van Buren s talented
young eleocutonist, treated the audi
euce to two very fine recitations.
The fate of the inter-urban electric
road that WAS proposed to connect all
the mining towns in Sebastian county Is
hanging in the balance. Only week
remains for making up the SIS, 600
bonus demanded by the promoters, and
only about SEQ 900 has so far been sub
scribed of the $50, 600 apportioned to
Fort Smith.
1t is reported that j. D. Moore, late
superintendent of this division of the
Iron Mountain Is slated for the position
of industrial agent Of the Iron Mountain
with headquarters at st. Louis. Mr..
Moore left for st, Louis last Friday but
stated before leaving that he had not up
to that time received official notice OF
his appointment.
The Baptists have secured the services
OF Rev, R. e, Cornelius. recently In
charge Of the churches at Ozark and
Clsrksvlle to minister to their spiritual
wants. Rev, Cornelius has recently on
several occasions filed the local pulpit
and the congregation were much pleased
with his preaching,
Last Saturday II was reported that
serious forest fires were doing much
damage to fencing aud threatening
farms In the section around Natural
Dam and along Cove Creek. Everything
being dry as tinder from the long.con.
tinued drought, the farmers were In
quandry for means with which TO fight
the flames,
While their engine WAS pulling out OF
Braggs Sunday evening Engineer Coif
man and his fireman, II. Il. Warrick,
were fired on with Winchester from
shack near the track. Mr.. CoTman
narrowly missed having his head pune.
tured by the bullet, which imbeded II.
self In the side Of the cab, Among
railroad men Braggs always has had the
reputation OF being the toughest town
along the line,
A peculiar condition prevails In the
construction work Of the new Citizens
Bank Was the contractor able to start
at the roof and work down he would be
all right, but M he cannot do this
there Is nothing but rest In store for
him until the lower courses OF stone
trimmings arrive from Eureka Springs.
This top courses are on the ground, but
the lower courses are yet 10 be shipped,
thus delaying ali work.
TO the surprise Of its patrons and the
public generally the Anheussr. Busch
saloon closed It's doors last Thursday
night, not TO be opened again for vt
least two years, and II will depend on
the voters II then The cause OF tho
closing Is not known, unless II WAS un.
profitable business, for there were no
debts hanging over Il the business be-
Ing virtually the property Of d j Young
Of Fort smith All our saloon mon
claim that this year business has been
Improbable with them,