The Green Forest tribune., 1897-07-08

always attends the efforts put forth
by Green Forest, would be just
u slight cxaggeration. Owing to
the prevailing dry weather our
people were feeling considerably
blue and were not filed with that
buoyant spirit that they are usual
~ in on this, the greatest festal
day of the year. However, the
celebration was not failure by
any means. While the parades
we're practically abandoned on
account of the unbearable dust, yet
patriotic speeches were made by
Hon. J. P. Fancher in the forenoon
and Judge John I. Worthington in
the afternoon. The Declaration of
independence was read by Miss
Grace Ray. The Green Forest
Cornet Band, as usual, did its part
we'll in furnishing appropriate
music. Ofcourse all kinds Of con-
fectionary stands were plentiful
and seemed to be doing a thriving
business. Dinner was on the
ground in abundance. Not a
single arrest was made for disor-
derly conduct and the splendid
behavior OF oil was noticeable
feature of the day.
We are not an alarmist, but we
are not by ourselves when We say
that we are alarmed on account of
the prevailing dry weather. Our
farmers are bluer than we ever saw
them before. 1t has now been five
weeks since rain of any conse-
quence has fallen. Corn is turning
white and great deal of it appears
ruined already. Continuous rain
from now on wonld not make any
better crop than was raised last
year, and that crop was 100, 600
bushels short in the county. If no
rain falls within q week, it is the
judgment of all that the corn crop
will be an entire failure Our peo-
pie have never witnessed an entire
failure in corn crops and they
may be prematurely alarmed, but
to say the least OF it, the situation
is looking quite gloomy just now.
At the time of writing this, two
o'clock Wednesday, it is with the
hope and faint belief that ere The
TRIBUNE reaches its readers, we
shall have an abundance of rain.
The editor of an exchange lives
in house between a church and a
dance hall. One night there was
meeting in the church and a
dance in the hall, and the editor
sat on the varanda and took in the
situation, jotting down the follow
ing which he heard: Let us pray
choose partners-O, Lord-all
salute-we beseech thee to-join
hands and-draw near-circie to
the left-listen to us-frst four
forward and back-as we-all
promenade-kneel beforehand
balance all-present eur petition
grand right and left-for Christ's
sake-seat your partners. The
editor was saddened at the degen-
Grey of the town and went off and
Joined the baseball club.
s.Last summer one of our grand
children was sick with severe
bowel trouble" says Mrs. E. G..
Gregory of Frederickstown, Mo.
Our doctors remedies had failed,
then we tried Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrboea, which
gave very speedy relief" For
sale byJ. E. Harbert, druggist.
NBen Norris has received word
from his brother, T. 6. Morris,
| at Prescott, Ariz that Jim Parker,
the muderer of Lee Norris, has
been conyicted and sentenced To
hang Aug. 13. Miller, the accom-.
| plice, was sentenced to life i'm
prisonment, Eleven of the Jury
were for hanging him also.
~ crave but One Minute" said
the public speaker in husky
voice; and then he took a dose o.
Ono Minute Cough Cure, anc
proceeded with his oratory. One
| Minute Cough Cure is unequalled
for throat and lung troubles
J. e. Harbert.
Stephen Dickens died Monday
at his home in Long Creek town