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A PLAINTIVE PLEA FOR HUSBAND’S RETURN 5
Adams, J M 3
Alexander, Rev. G G 39
ALLEN NORMAN GRADUATED FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY 15
Allen, E T 35
Allen, Miss Ester 8
Allen, Miss Ruth 49, 51
Alma Cemetery 18
Anderson, Emmett M 40
Anel, Evert 17
Arkansas Penitentiary 9
Armstrong, N W 30
Atlanta Federal Prison 53
ATTENDING MOTHER’S BEDSIDE 48
Austin, Jim 17
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Bacharach, E M 5, 30
Bacon, Rev. J H 12
Bailey, E I 7
Bailey, Harry 7
Bailey, Mrs. E I 7
Bailey, Wesley 7
Baldwin, D C 18
Ballard, Floyd 2
Ballard, John W 2
Ballard, Lewis 2
Ballard, Tom 2
Ballard, W S 2
Baptist Hospital, Muskogee, Oklahoma 36
Barbour, Miss Ella 16
BELL TOWER REMOVED 17
Bell, Mrs. J R 11
Benton, A F 47
BERKLEY WEST OF BOND SPECIAL BURIED FRIDAY 21
BIG THREE DAYS PICNIC TO BE HELD AT CHESTER 22
Bird, Mrs. Mathilda 29
Blain, Willard 17
Blaine, Mrs. W L 18
Blair, Mrs. W D 3
Blair, Mrs. Walter D 3, 4
Blake, Otis 48
Blakemore, Dr. J E 9, 36
Bledsoe, C M 42
Bledsoe, Miss Madeline 51
Blocker, Mrs. John W 31
Boatright, W V 30
BODY TO MULBERRY FOR INTERMENT 2
Boling, Paul 17
Bond Special School 1
Bostick, Billy 33, 51
Bostick, John 28
Bostick, W A 9, 16, 35
Bourland, Dr. O M 30
Bourne, Dudley 24
Bourne, John 24
Bourne, Whit 9
Bowman, Mrs. Harry 49
Bradley, Carl 34, 35
Branch, M L 44
Branson, Miss Velma 51
Brewer, Gladys 35
BROADWAY SCHOOL NOTES 34
Brock, W M 18
Brown, Ben M 17
Brown, John B 30
Brown, John E 17
Browning, Mrs. Margaret 21
Bryan, David T 30
Bryan, Lewis 30
Burgett, Fred 33
Burns, Mrs. Robert 26
Bush, George 50
Bush, Mrs. Nancy J 50
Bushmiaer Cemetery 30
Bushmiaer, W A 18
Bushmiaer, W S 24
Butler, J H 5
Byars, Mrs. Walter 16
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C M BLEDSOE CASE CONTINUED UNTIL FEBRUARY 42
Cain, Claude B 30
Cain, Esther Vaught 9
CALLED TO TEXAS TO ATTEND BROTHER’S FUNERAL 45
CAPTAIN SMELTZER GORED TO DEATH BY ENRAGED BULL 24
CAPTAIN STEWARD OF ALMA CELEBRATES 79TH BIRTHDAY 13
Carl Shibley & Company 13
Carr, Mrs. James 31
Cason, Claude 16
Cason, Edward 16
Cason, Frank 16
Cason, Robert 16
Cason, T E 16
CATCHER COMMUNITY 1
CELEBRATES 86 BIRTHDAY 7
Cellner, Lewis 8
Chamberlain, Rev. H W 36
Chambliss, Guy 23
CHARLES WILHALF PASSED AWAY LAST SUNDAY 4
Chester Cemetery 54
CHESTER LAD LIKES NAVY 7
Chew Oil Syndicate 40
Chew, Robert "Bob" 39
Chew, Sam R 39
CHILD PAINFULLY INJURED WHEN STRUCK BY CAR 1
Citizens’ Bank 31
Clark, Beulah Mae 55
Clark, Joe 55
Clay, John 22, 23
Clay, Mrs. John 48
Clear Creek Chapter No. 194 O E S 10
Clem, Miss Alma 49
Coffey, Mrs. E E 36
Coil, Mrs. Sarena 48
Cole, Bryant 42
Cole, Charles W 42
Cole, Dr. Lucas 42
Cole, Louis 42
Cole, T O 42
Cole, W L 42
Cole, W Z 30
Cole, William A 42
Coleman, Rev. J H 16
Collier, George 47, 48
Collier, Gus 47, 48
Comstock, Gratis M 19, 48
Confederate Pension Board 29
Confederate Veteran 29
Confederate Veterans 14
Conger, H H 35
Cook, E F 54
Cook, Freda 55
Cook, Henry 55
Cook, James Lee 55
Cook, John 55
Cook, Lige 55
Cook, Lona Ellen 54
Cook, Marian 55
Cook, Miss Lona 55
Cook, S E 55
Cook, Thelma 35
Cook, William 55
Cooper, Chester 33
Cooper, R P 33
Cordell, C R 9
Cornelius, B A 30
Cornelius, Ben 5
Cornelius, N F 9
COUPLE KILLED WHEN ENGINE HITS HARPER AUTOMOBILE 1
Cozy Café 19
Crabtree, James 6
Crabtree, R L 6
Cravens, J J 14
Crigler, Ralph 47
Crocker, Christelle 47
Crocker, J R 47
Crocker, Wash 49
Cunningham, E B 35
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Davis, Ben 34
Day, W H 14
De Grasenroid, Berry 14
De Long, Miss Dell 49
Dean, Mrs. Naomi A 29
DEATH CLAIMS H F MEYER AND ALL OF VAN BUREN SINCERELY MOURN THEIR LOSS 30
DEATH OF AGED FARMER 30
Dibrell, Dr. M S 30
Dixie Flyer (Ferry Boat) 33
Dodson, Albert 18
Dotson, J E 37
Dotson, Rev. M H 16
Doty, Mrs. John 51
Dougherty, George Andy 13
Douglass, Ella 41
Downs, Rev. E G 4, 50
Doyel, J M 10
Draper, Mrs. Sarah 54
Draper, Rev. E C 54
Drennen Reserve 28
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Early, T R 19
Easley, Isaac 21
EMMETT REE, WORLD WAR VETERAN DIED OF HEART FAILURE 39
Engle, Dan 23
Eno, Miss Clara B 26
ENROUTE FROM GERMANY TO RESIDE IN VAN BUREN 26
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Faber, Henry 26
Faber, Miss Annie E 26
Fairview Cemetery 5, 8, 9, 12, 16, 30
FAMILY REUNION 51, 54
Farmer, James 43
Federal Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas 39
FIRST LINCOLN CAR SOLD IN THE COUNTY 43
First National Bank 25
Fisher, Sid 17
Flanagan, Opal 34
Foley, Miss Jessie 51
FOOTBALL PLAYER IMPROVES 47
Forehan, John 11
Forest Park Cemetery 21, 26, 35, 50
Fort Smith Ice and Coal Company 29
Foster, Rev. John T 30
Franklin, Cabe 7
Frazer, Mrs. Noah 17
FRED BURGETT CHARGED WITH ASSAULT TO KILL 33
Free Ferry Road 53
FUNDS BEING SOUGHT FOR FAMILY IN NEED 11
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G M COMSTOCK IS HELD FOR RIFLING UNITED STATES MAIL 19
Gant, George 34
Gilbert, E O 35
Gill Cemetery 5
Gilstrap, Mrs. Frances A 11
Glass, Isaac Jarvis 49
Glass, John Burr 49
Glass, Josia A 49
Glenn, James 24
Goad, Grace 5
Goad, Willard 5
Graenroid, Berry 14
Griffith, Ray 52
Groesbeck, H 41
Groesbeck, Rolla E 41
Groesbeck, Vernon L 41
H
H GROESBECK, FORMER RESIDENT DIED OCTOBER 23 41
Halder, Annie 55
Halder, Jewel 55
Halder, Manuel 55
Halder, Verna 55
Haley, Lee 23
Hall, Winston 12
Hamm, Henry 47
Hansell, Mrs. J W 36
Hanson Homestead 8
Hanson, J H 8
Hardgraves, Miss Roberta 33
Harper, Blake 1
Harper, R A 1
Harrison, Rebe 18
Hays, Mrs. Fred 42, 48
Hedge, Frank 12
Hennesey, Mrs. L W 42
Hennessey, Mrs. L W 48
Hensell, J W 52
Hill, Mrs. A L 5
Hiner, I H 7
HIRAM TINSLEY DIED AT LITTLE ROCK WEDNESDAY 9
Holt, Mrs. Millie 16
Hood, Westly 38
House, Mrs. Claude 50
Howard Cemetery 41
Howell, Mrs. S E 7
Hubbard, Francis 34
Huckleberry, Kenneth 34, 35
Huey, L C 23
Hughes, James Dibrell 52
Hughes, Jim 37, 52
Hurst, W H 14
Hutchinson, Orville 14
Hutchinson, Troy 14
Hutton, Ethel 35
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I J GLASS, FORMER RESIDENT DIED AT EDINBURG, ILLINOIS 49
ISAAC EASLEY, PIONEER, DIED LAST SUNDAY 21
J
J Foster Wholesale Grocery Company 29
J W ROACH DIED SUNDAY, AGED 87 YEARS 13
Jackalone, Mrs. Charles 49
Jackson, C B 30
Jackson, Gayle 30
Jackson, Miss Lillie 51
Jackson, Mrs. C B 30
JAMES D HUGHES VAN BUREN NEGRO KILLS ASSAILANT 52
JAMES PARKER DIES FROM WOUNDS RECEIVED IN FIGHT 47
JOHN MOTLEY, WELL KNOWN CITIZEN BURIED THURSDAY 39
Johnson, Rev. Noah 50
Jones, J T 14, 29
Jones, Rev. J T 30
Jones, Scipio 22
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Kagy, J D 9, 30
Kelley, Mrs. G W 3
Kenney, A N 9
Kerr, Dr. F G 5
Kerr, F G 30
Killingsworth Cemetery 45, 50
Kinnick, Ollie 10
Kitchen, John 23
Kramer, Miss Marie 51
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Lake, Alice 52
Lakey, Captain Dick 33
Lankford, Frank 43
Lasater, Rev. C A 12
Latimer, Mrs. Effie 23
Leo N Levi Memorial Hospital, Hot Springs, Arkansas 19
Lester, Mrs. America J 29
Levi, Leo N 19
Lincoln, Miss Lydia 11
Lloyd, June 11
Lloyd, W H 11
Lobdill, Albert O 51
Lobdill, Ben 34, 35
Lobdill, Ben H 51
Lobdill, Clyde F 51
Lobdill, Mary F 34
Lobdill, Oren R 51
Lone Elm Cemetery 2, 47
LOUIS CELLNER DIED HERE LAST FRIDAY 8
Lucas, Dr. Giles 30
Lupton, Miss Gladys 33
Lush, Mrs. Lawrence 11
Lynch, Mrs. James 11
M
M L BRANCH GIN IS ONE OF THE BEST IN COUNTY 43
Mackey, Mrs. E O 51
MANAGER DOTSON IMPROVING HIS THEATER BUILDING 37
Mapes, W H 1
Martin, Arthur 41
Martin, W J 13
Martin, W M 41
Martin, W R 53
Matlock, E L 30
Matlock, Frankie 34
Matthews, Mrs. James 31
Maxey, A D 18, 23
Mayfield, Emmett 9
McCamish, Mrs. D C 3
McCord, Mrs. Jim 5
McKay, Mrs. C H 30
McKinney, Catherine 34
McKinney, W H 36
McLean, Alexander 28
McMaster, Frank 55
McMaster, Hazel 55
McMaster, Ruby 55
McNeely, Mrs. Alice 16
MEMBRANEOUS CROUP FATAL TO CHRISTELLE CROCKER 47
Metro Goldwyn Production 52
Meyer Primary School 31
Meyer, Henry 31, 32
Meyer, Henry F 30, 32
Miller Homestead 36
Miller, D K 5
Miller, George 36
Miller, George E 36
Miller, Jennings 36
Miller, Jim D 36
Miller, Mary Shannon 36
Miller, Otheniel 36
Miller, Othneil 30
Miller, R J "Dick" 35
Miller, Rev. W B 8, 13, 30, 35
Miller, Samuel A 36
Minor, Mrs. J C 5
Minor, Mrs. J T 5
MISS ESTHER ALLEN AWARDED DIAMOND SORORITY PIN 8
Mitchell, H W 18
Mitchell, Miss Helen 33
Mix, Tom 52
Moore, Johnson 30
Moore, Miss Grace 51
Moore, Wood 34
Moore’s Rock 39
Morgan, Mrs. R M 19
Morrill and Marean 27
Morris, Claude 50
Morris, Jess 38
Morris, Miss Cleo 50
Morris, Mrs. Alpha A 49
Morris, Otis 50
Morris, P H 5
Morris, W H 49
Morrison, Porter 1
Morrison, W M 1
Morse Cemetery 38
Moseley, Miss Gladys 51
Moss, Ben 45
Moss, William 43, 45
Motely, John 38
Motley, Ed 38
Motley, John 39
Mowery, Carl 35
Moyer, James 7
MR WINSTON HALL MARRIED AT SPRINGFIELD 12
MRS ALPHA A MORRIS DIED AFTER LONG ILLNESS 49
MRS MAY YOES, PIONEER DIED LAST TUESDAY 11
MRS NANCY J BUSH DIED TUESDAY AFTERNOON 50
MRS NAOMI SNODGRASS DIED AFTER TWO WEEKS ILLNESS 12
MRS O’BRYAN DIES FOLLOWING LONG ILLNESS 8
MRS SARENA COIL SUFFERED FATAL STROKE 48
MRS SAVANNAH TAYLOR DIED SUNDAY NIGHT 5
MRS V B THOMPSON PASSED AWAY TUESDAY 3
Murta, Mrs. C J 16
MYSTERY SURROUNDS MURDER OF AGED VAN BUREN NEGRO 14
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National Cemetery, Fort Smith 43
NEGRO HELD TO GRAND JURY BY JUDGE LEWERS 38
NEGRO WOMEN FNED 41
NEW FERRY BOAT BUILT 33
Nigh, Charles 47
Nigh, Leo 47
Norman, Allen 15
Norman, Charles E 15, 45
Norman, Frank 45
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O’Bryan, D C 8
O’Bryan, Mrs. Addie H 8
O’Bryan, Mrs. R T 6
O’Bryan, R T 8
O’Kane, John 30
Oak Cemetery 4
Oak Grove Cemetery 48
Ocker Undertaking Home 47
OFFICERS ARREST TWO CHARGED WITH MOTOR THEFT 18
Ogletree, George C 15
Oklahoma Penitentiary 9
OLD ESTABLISHED FIRM RETIRES FROM BUSINESS 13
Oliver Springs Cemetery 22
Oliver, Louise 35
Ozburn, Mrs. R M 29
P
Paine Bros. Oil & Gas Company 2
PAINE BROTHERS TO RESUME DRILLING AT COVE CITY 2
Paine, J B 21
Paine, Louise 34, 35
Pape, C A 5
Pape, Frank D 31
Pape, Mrs. C A 30
Pape, Robert 31
Parker, James 47
Parson, Charles F 49
Parsons, Charles 51
Patton, Mrs. Ivan 49, 51
Paul W Sheridan Motor Agency 43
WOMAN BREAKS JAIL 21
Peace, Theron 38
Peace, Warren T 38
Peevyhouse Cemetery 39
Pegram, R M 9
Pennywit and Company 27
PENSION BOARD ADDS FIVE NAMES TO THE ROLLS 29
Pernot, S A 9
Peterson, Charley 45
Pi Beta Phi Sorority 8
PIONEER CHESTER WOMAN DIED WEDNESDAY MORNING 54
Pitcok, James 9
Platt, Mrs. Margaret 29
Platte, Rev. A L 9
Pool, Mike 35
Pope Graveyard 6
Poteet, Grover 55
Potts, Herbert 18
Prevost, Marie 52
Price, Mrs. A K 36
PROUD PARENTS 13
Purvis, Rev. J T 5
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R J MILLER PIONEER CITIZEN DIED EARLY MONDAY MORNING 35
Ragon, Luke 7
Ragon, Osca 7
Ramey, Ward W 48
RANKIN FAMILY HOLDS TWO DAYS FAMILY REUNION 16
Rankin, Mrs. Nelson 50
Rankin, R A 16
Rankin, Robert 16
Rankin, Robert E 16
RECEIVED COPY OF INTERESTING SHIP’S PAPER 10
Ree, Emmett 39
RENFROE BARN BURNED 41
Renfroe, William 41
RETURNED FOR MOTHER’S FUNERAL 47
RETURNED FROM CUBA 30
RETURNED TO NAVAL BASE 18
REV. JOHN BROWN TO PREACH AT MOUNTAINVIEW 17
REV. M H DOTSON DIED HERE LAST WEEK 16
Reves, Charles 7
Reves, Kathryne 7
Reves, Mary Ethel 7
Reynolds Davis Firm 36
Reynolds, Mrs. W T 26
Richardson, Ed 7
Riddle, Rev. J E 41
Riley, Mrs. E G 15
Riley, Stella 41
Roach, J W 13
Roach, Olan 13
ROBERT CHEW RECEIVES SENTENCE OF FIVE YEARS 39
Robert Howell Store 18
Roberts, Christopher 14
Roberts, Levi 14
Roberts, Will 14
Rouw, Mrs. Will 48
Royal Theater 37
RUCKS AND BETTIS MEET DEATH IN ELECTRIC CHAIR 22
Rucks, Spurgeon 22
Rucks, Will 22
Rush, Mrs. A L 32
Rush, Mrs. Jennie 49
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Sangster, Mrs. John 1
Satterfield Furniture Store 12
Schewbke, Mrs. H C 42
SCHOOL ELECTION ROW RESULTED IN TWO FINES 21
Schuppe, Carl 5
Scott, James 29
Scott, Thelma 35
SEARCH IS ENDED FOR MISSING MAN 20
Sexton, Mrs. M L 3
Sharp, Mrs. W E 36
Sherrell, Mrs. L 36
Shibley, Carl 12, 13
Shibley, Mrs. George 48
Shibley, W H H 30, 36
Shibley-Wood Wholesale Grocery 36
Shipley, Mrs. T Wilson 8
SHOULD EXERCISE CARE IN CURING PORK 45
Shuppe, Carl 32
Simco, Lizzie 10
Simmons, Mrs. Clemie 54
Sims, P G 20
Skelton, Mrs. Laura 11
SMALL CHILD FATALLY SCALDED AT MULBERRY 50
Smalley, Champ 14
Smeltzer, Homer 26
Smeltzer, M F H 24
Smith, Andrew Jackson 44
Smith, Della 10
Smith, John P 27, 28
Smith, Miss Gladys 49
Smith, Miss Lorene 33
Smith, Mrs. W B 7
Smith, O L 23
Smith, W B 7
Smith, W H 37
Snodgrass, Mrs. Naoma 12
Snodgrass, William 12
Southmayd, Miss Mattie 7
Spelce, Jack 11
Spelce, Mrs. Beulah 11
Spencer, E W 9
St. John’s Hospital 22
Statler, J W 32
Steele, Ruth 35
Steward, D 14
Steward, Ed 14
Steward, J R 14
Steward, Tom 14
Steward, W T 13
Stockard, George 30
Summers, Andy 22
SWARM OF BEES IN COURT HOUSE BELLFRY 37
Syfert, Mrs. Steven 12
T
T J Stanley Coal and Wood Office 29
TAYLOR AND WIFE SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AUTO ACCIDENT 36
Taylor, Aaron S 5
Taylor, Allen 37
Taylor, H R 36
Taylor, Hiram 36
Taylor, John 5
Taylor, John Myer 54
Taylor, Mrs. Savannah 5
Taylor, W H 48
Teague, L A 10
Teague, L M 7
Teague, Mrs. Luther 49
THE GREAT OVERFLOW OF 1844 26
Thompson, C L 3
Thompson, Mrs. Virginia Belle 3
Thompson, W Q 3
Tinsley, Hiram 9
Tolleson, Rev. F M 9
Triplett, Reno 34
Try, Hare 55
TWO MEN HEAVILY FINED IN POLICE COURT 47
Tyler, Louise 53
Tyler, Theodore Roosevelt 52
TYPHOID FEVER FATAL 41
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U S S Battleship Mississippi 15
U S S Nevada 10
University of Arkansas 8
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VAN BUREN BOY ESCAPED INJURY IN BATTLESHIP BLAST 15
VAN BUREN BOY MAKING GOOD AS MARINE 53
Van Buren Business College 33, 52
VAN BUREN BUSINESS COLLEGE 49
VAN BUREN BUSINESS COLLEGE NOTES 33, 51
VAN BUREN MAN RECEIVES MEDAL AFTER 14 YEARS 40
Van Buren Rotary Club 32
Viets, Mrs. B J 36
VISIT FROM GRANDCHILDREN 6
VISITING HIS PARENTS HERE 24
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W S BUSHMAIER IMPROVED 24
Walker, Johnny 52
WANTED HERE, PETERSON IS CAUGHT IN OKLAHOMA 45
Ward, A J 29
Ward, Charles T 29
Ward, Earl 48
Ward, Mrs. Earl B 26
Weaver, John M 9, 35
Weaver, M L 30
Webster, Ben 38
Weese, Jim 21
West, Berkley 21
West, G B 16
West, John 22
West, John V 2
West, Miram 22
West, Mrs. Aloa 16
West, Mrs. Dora 22
West, Roy 22
West, Sanford 22
Western Federal District of Arkansas at Texarkansa 40
White, Charles 9
Who’s Who Contest 34
Wilbur, Miss Ailene 12
Wilhalf, Charles 4
Wilhalf, Leonard 4
Wilhalf, Mrs. Mary 4
WILLIAM MOSS, PIONEER, DIED OCTOBER 30TH 43
Williams, Mrs. Sam 5
Williams, Roy 50
Wilson, Augusta 29
Wilson, Dave 7
Wilson, Jim 7
Wilson, Mrs. Delilah 6
Wilson, Mrs. Mamie 3
Wilson, Thomas E 27
Wilson, Virgil 6
WM A COLE DIED NOVEMBER 1 IN A FORT SMITH HOSPITAL 42
Wood, Tom 21
Wooten, John 51
Wright, Joe Ed 11
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Yoes, George (United States Marshal) 19
Yoes, Gilliam 11
Yoes, Jacob 11
Yoes, James 11
Yoes, John W 11
Yoes, Mrs. Mary A 11
Yoes, Rev. G C 43
Yoes, William S 11
Youmans, Frank 40
Young, Ruth 34
YOUTH ACCIDENTALLY SHOT 14