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The Green Forest tribune., 1897-03-18
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TT. J, Reynolds, tho dentist.
+. T. J. Reynolds will be here
il 1.
pat Grapohone at Blaslngame's
S a wooden man.
NJ. Goforth moved into his
dwelling Monday,
,r q fashionable and cheap hat
at the Racket Store.
meof our early farmers are
ting corn this week.
nicely trimmed, up-to-date
tthe Racket Store for SOC.
,ses Chauncev leaves this
for Michigan, his former
Masonic lodge has ordered
lgIeroof pRt on the school
ng
yBand boys tailed to ill their
stment at Berryville satur-
ight
Camp has just received her
ofkof millinery goods from
ork city.
ME-. church organized a
school last Sunday with a
rship of 4S.
Demorest gold medal was
Miss Lora Smith at New
lastFriday night.
d Opening at the Racket
aturday. Come and get
pring hat astonishingly
Js Reynolds OF Berryville
here April | to remain one
epared to do all kinds of
'ork.
Fingame's onormoqss sales
ag has compelled Rim to
other large invoice which
eroin few days.
Kendall and Miss May
Berryville were
ariage last Thursday.
.kpnr very best wishes.
a reliable dye that
,nven brown or black,
sAs bAnd satisfy you
J oRac ckingham's Dye
slSow occupies his
sore The building is
eted on the inside, but
he move in order to give
SO Harbert & Reeves
stock Of hardware.
prising what a wee bit of
accomplish. Sick
constipation, dyspepsia,
aoh& diz2in oss, are
.nlsh6d by DeWitts's
Riecrs. Small pills,
est pills. J. II. Harbert.
ghtof Kings River,
raturned from st.
hShad been attending
h06l the past six
uN5king friends and
Gron Forest Saturday
atiNe Butt returned
nj little Rock, the
avanR adjourned the
tyssan extra session
tb0 called by April
appropriation bills
y0n begin to fight
8easily it may be
). he sooner you
!; yer's Sarsaparilla
I. disease, the easier
'e' in both cases,
:, . i IN if not fatal.
s. ENYer's and no
rs. IS. last week.
The Green Forest tribune., 1897-03-18
Settle for 1895.

All accounts duo me at the first
of the year must be settled at once,
either by note or cash. Call at
The Green Forest tribune., 1897-03-18

postmistress at Oregon, Boone
county, and rifed registered letters.
She is a small woman, very pre-
possessing, but has caused the
downfall of several men. She is
separated from her husband,
caused the parting of a man and
wife, and her correspondence with
E. A. Safer. a druggist of Harri-
son, caused his conviction for mail
ing immoral letters. She claimed
to be so fascinating that even
postal inspector, when lnvestigat-
ing the Office, called her affection
ate names. She and Safer caused
q scandal when they went to Ft.
Smith fer trial by registering as
man and wife. T.. A. Safer was
sentenced to two years in the
government prison at Ft. Leaven-
worth, Kansas. He has appealed
! to the suprme court.
What came nearly being a very
destructive fire was narrow y
averted Monday night. Looking
from his window in his room at the
Pleasant Hotel Henry Marion
discovered blaze near the north
west corner of the Doollng store
building. The alarm was prompt
ly given and the blaze extingnish-
ed. George Thorn had set the keg
in which he had carried the ashes
out in the morning en- the porch
from which the fire originated.
In five minutes longer the whole
building would have been envel-
oped in flames. A stiff breeze was
blowing and it would be hard to
surmise the extent the fire would
have been had it got beyond
control.
Every body take pattern. A. J.
Russell has % new sidewalk in
front of his premises. A good
sidewalk is one of the essential
elements Of progressive town
and Green Forest should be en-
rolled on that list, therefore every
body build sidewalks.
Judge John I. Worthington left
first of the week for Little Rock
to attend the meeting of the State
Republican Executive Committee
in the interest of his claims for the
Registry Of the Harrison Land
Office.
Geo. W. Oneal is an applicant
for chief clerk to the Marshal OF
the Fit. Smith court. This office
being under the civil service, he
will take the examination at
Springfield, Mo-, next week.
Eave you seen that tai <ing ma
chine at A. Blasingame's? 1t is
one OF the greatest wonders of the
age. 1t will be given as u prem
ium to some of his customers.
For particulars call and see.
Gen. Powell Clayton was re-
elected president Of the Eureka
Springs railroad company. 1t ap-
pears that the Frisco has acquired
no more interest in the road than
it has heretofore held.
Miss Lizzie Shibley received
her goods as announced last week
and is now ready to sell you hats
and all kinds of Racket goods at
better prices than were ever offered
before in Green Forest.
Grooves Tasteless Chill Tonic
is cheaper than quinine, because it
does more permanent good. Every
bottle guaranteed. Delightful to
take. Price soc.
We have been accused Of firing
a popgun in the late Hot War.
We think it better to be able to
fire popgun than no gun at all.
w. R. SNEED & Co.
The fact people come from the
neighboring towns to Green Forest
to do their trading is good evidence
that Green Forest merchants are
doing the business.
Torturing, itching, scaley skin,
eruption, burns and scalds are
soothed at once and promptly
healed by DeWitts Witch Salve,
the best known cure in the world.
The Green Forest tribune., 1897-03-18
Our
Competitors

3 B. May continue to rail, but
. we are going to sell the
Ss goods because we have them
= = at prices that are bound to
Is make them go.
i: 1t is easy to lay c aim on
& & the chest bargains in town."
e but having them to offer is
Sc S. a different thing, so it will
s Sss pay you to examine goods
81. and use your own judge
g. ment. Quality is often an
" y important feature and
:sF should receive more atten-
'sss ton than price.
T. e. w. r. Sneed & Co.
ss 90 IL sss SO sss ,s sss 81 ss rs Sc 81 sss
20 sts ites sys SyS STS Svs fS.t 1fSs SS IVA sVs
The Green Forest tribune., 1897-03-18
Our Long
Experience

Has taught us how to deal
. with hard times. We find
, that nothing counteracts
hard times more efeetually
than cheap goods-low
prices on good goods-and
; we invite your most care
. ful inspection Of our goods
, and a comparison of our
prices with any other house
in Carroll county.
If big buying-if having
lots of goods made especially
: for our trade-if paying
. spot cash and receiving big
discounts-if there is any
thing that can be done that
will enable men to offer
goods at low figures, then,
we have genuine true bar
, gains.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-17

except the French and Italian con- manders, have been ordered to inne- diateiy blockade the principal Greek ports, especially the Piraeus tthe port of Athensl Syria and Volo and an ulti matum will forthwith be addressed to Greece by the adnirals of the foreign fleets. The proposal of the powers that France and Italy occupy the island of Crete with mixed force of 25,o00 men has been declined by the governments of those two countries on the score of expense, and the occupa- tion will be undertaken by the forces of the active six powers, although Germany and Austria will only nom inally take part in order to show that they are favorable to the measure.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-17
ELllns. ". ya.. rlrcswept.

WHEELING, " Va, March 1G At 7:30 o'clock yesterday morning fire, which started in the building of the Ellxins Hardware and Furniture Co., in the town of Ellxins, the home of Senator Elkins. burned almost the entire busi- ness portion of the place. Ell1ins has no fire department, and the flames were beyond control, having mostly frame buildings in their pathway. In all the buildings were valuable stocks, only portions of which were saved. The total loss is S100. 000
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-17
CHIcAao,s UNEMPLOYED.

They Meet, Resolve Against "IKing PIutoc-
 raey' and Decide Not to Pay Rent.
 CHIcAGo, March 16 - Unemployed men and women to the number of sev- eral hundred held meeting yesterday evening, at which they launched a "declaration of independence1 against king Plutocracyp in Chicago, and adopted resolutions against paying rent, except at the option of the ten ant; indorsed the repeal of laws for the collection of debt, and formed the Unemployed Workingmen's league. Speeches were made on the subject of finding work for the unemployed, and the potato and bean patch plans of the Salvation army and others were disap- nrnvad
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-17
FIRE ENDS 4 CASE.
All Court Records Burned and J. N, Martin
 Niult paY &5.NNO Mnrnnl-es.

All Court Records Burned and J. N. Martin
 Must Pay %5.CCo Damages.
 PERRY, Ok, March 16. --rhe burning of the Kay county courthouse settled one of the most sensational cases ever tried in Oklahoma. One year ago Rev. Senna K. Keys, circuit rider Methodist preacher for Cleveland, Pawnee and Blackburn, brought suit for e25, ,000 damages against James M Martin. treasurer of Pawnee county. Ire charged that Martin started sey- eral scandals on him, connecting his name with several lady members of his church, and the case was tried at Pawnee a5 the last term of court and Keys obtained n $5, 900 verdict. Martinsappealed to the supreme court, and Stenographer Hud- son was copying evidence during leis- ure hours, while attending court at NewkirlS. His note books and all evil dence tn the case was burned, and Martin is left no recourse but to pay off judgment.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-17
ro Receivers Of Dcfunct Banks.

TOPEKA. Kan, March 16.-Bank Conn missioner Breidenthal will send cir cnlar letter to the receivers of the vari- OUR dcfunct state banks in Kansas this week notifying them to forward re- ports of the actual conditions of these institutions to his department at once. Under the new banking law which has just gone into effect. receivers of de- funct banks are required to make re- poEts to the bank commissioner every six months.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-17
A Jail Delivery.

Wednesday night Deputy Marshal D. J. Abbott arrested q man named Smith for stealing some jewelry from the Brunswick hotel He was lodged in iail to await his trial which was set for Thursday morning. During the night some of Smiths friends broke down the jail door and Smith disap- peared and has not been heard of.
 There were four other prisoners serving sentences in the jail but re fused to take their liberty with Smith. To reward them for their good be- havior Mayor Carder had them brought before him and gave them their freedom by remitting their sem tences.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-17
The Flood at Memphis.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. March G.--The Mis- sissippi river continues to rise, and the situation in the lowlands of Arkansas, opposite this city. is very serious. Last night the river stood at 46.3, rise of or since Saturday night This is the highest record since the establishment of the weather office here in 1872. On all the islands near the city and in the lowlands of Arkansas there is great suffering among the people, and there is great loss of stock and property. People continue leaving the lowlands for this side of the river.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-17
rnE puGILrsrs AT cARsoN.

Corbett and Fitzsimmons Tn Good Condition
 Betting 6 Io 10 in Favor of Corbetf
 CARSON, New, March 16.-The weather indications this morning were rather uncertain but Corbett started in at light work and played some viz orcus games of handball with Jim Nealon. the veteran San Francisco ex- pert Jim was, as usual, eager for work, but his trainers kept the big fel- low under as inuch restraint in that direction as was possible. Several of the new arrivals watched Corbett at work and were chuck full of admira- tion at his appearance, speed and en- aurance.
 Fitzsimrlons, as is usual, was atwork carly and in the sparring Bob put in some good work on the clinch and on the brealxawayS. His short arm jabs and hooks were by no means gentle. Visitors to Cooks ranch were not sur- prised to find Fitzsimmons in the best of condition. as the champion is geneS- ally in consistent form. but to one or two who know him well the Australian appeared just triGc fine. However, the cessation Of heavy road work will no doubt give him chance to i'll ont
 The sports are not fling into the town with as much ceierity as was ex- pected. The pool rooms opened thh morning and the prevailing odds were } to 10 on Corbett but there was no money in sight.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-17

"A friend of mine wanted me to tell why we kept on building this road and l will tell you the secret. We didn't know how to stop. We don't believe in smashing rates, but we do expect to get rates that are equitable rates for Kansas City, and the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf will live up to them without any favorites. (Ap. piause.) hope to live to see the day when Port Arthur will be the Liver plause. There is no reason why, af- ter Kansas City has got it's goods it should not go back with the same rates as St Louis. We expect to try to make every wholesale house in Kan sas City one story higher than it is now.
 ''l believe that with our Northern and Southern system and with the Memphis we should nowsbring about a rate situation so long desired. l hope that the men who, with matchless faith, poured out their money at the rate of $2O,000 a day, will get back every dollar and liberal interest. and it is the aim of our lives to make them realize that that was a good invest ment. The only difference between good and hard times is that the pes simist predominates in hard times"
 Mir. Gillham, during his speech, gave an interesting account of the comple- tion of this great road as follows:
 "Regarding the Kansas City. Pitts burg & Gulf road, it is interesting to note that though the contractors had eight months to build the line from Hatton Gap to Horatio, thirty miles, the work was done in littl c over three months, involving nearly 3. GOO. 900 tops of material; 12, O00 kegs of powder, twenty four miles of track was iaid in twelve days and the last 1,000 feet in twenty-eight minutes; $13s, ,O00 was spent in thirty days for moving material alone. 1 never saw such energy and devotion on the part of men engaged in building this roa d.
 II believe that no railway property
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-17
! NEW EMPIRE OPENED.
KANSAS CITY COMMERCIAL CLUB CELEBRATES THE EVENT.
Great Work Completed Speeches of Praise and COngratulations Offered-W What 1t Cost to
 Complete the Road.

Upon the formal opening of the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf railway m the 10th inst, after it's completion
 from Mena to Horatio, the commercial club of Kansas City celebrated the event with meeting at which there was very large attendance of the business men of that city. From the Kansas City Journals report of the meeting we learn that the special guests of honor were E. l.. Martin,
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-17
IMPORTERS ARE ALARMED.
HRstenfng to Get Their Goods Out of Bond
 EsefOre Tarln AseglhlaL,szI..

Fastening to Get Their Goods Out of Bond
 1sefore TariT Leglslativn-
 NEW YORK, March 16.1he total pay- ment on account of duties at the cus- tom house Saturday amounted to S1,- 4ss, ,693.67, of which $1,270, ,696.s3 was paid on goods withdrawn from bond, making one of the largest totals in the history of the custom house. Payments on sugar alone were said to have amounted to several hundred thousand dollars. This anxiety on the part of the refiners was caused by the fears that the change from an ad valorem to a specific duty would largely increase the rate of duty on the sugar at pres ent held in bonded warehouses.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-17
A Terrific Hailstorn,.

GUTHRIE, Ok, March 1e.-Ia the vi cinity of Morrison and Leia q terrific h&ilitorm prevailed Saturday night Farmers say many wheat fields arc ruined. Poultry were killed and win dow glass broken out Old men say they never saw such hailstones. many being larger than hens eggs and drift ed up in places two feet deep. Consid- erable wind prevailed.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-17

president of the Kansas City, Pitts burg X Gulf; A. E. Stilwell, first vice preident; Robert Gilman, chief en- gineer; ]. de Geoijen, Jr., of Amster- dam, European agent of the Missouri, Kansas t& Texas Trust Company; E. Wagner, of Berlin. tho Berlin agent; c, M. Titsingh, of Amsterdam, third vice president of the Kansas City, C. A. de Block. of The Hague; E. s. L. Gevers, of Deynoot, and l.. c. J. Nieu- wenking, of Amsterdam, Holland. cap italists: E. F. Merwin, of New York. a director of the Kansas City, Pittsburg < Gulf; c. E. Granniss, of New York; William S Taylor, of Philadelphia; William Block, of Philadelphia, and E. |. Barnes, of New Haven. Conn.
 Hon. Frank Faxon was the first speaker, and sad:
 "This is one of Kansas City's big days. We are not here to ratify plans CT vote bonds, but to celebrate an ac- complished fact, to honor men who know how to do. Such men as Still well, Martin and Gillham are worth more to the country than q ten acre lot full of professional politicians. tApplause Men have stood in won- derment at the achievements they have wrought in time of unparal- leled depression We are here to honor them The people of this coun- try owe much to the moneyed men of the East and we will sec that their debts are paid. tApplause.) An em- plre has been opened to us which has Just begun to be developed. If these men had done one hundredth part of what they have done in the countries of Europe q hundred years ago they would have been rewarded with wealth and decorations. 1t is a time Tor mutual congratulations and for us to take courage. There is before us a mighty future and it is for us to take hold of it. We want to quit our pes s'mism and be optimistic Kansas City Will in time be one of the most impor- tant inland cities in the country What Kansas City wants is multipli- cation of such men as Messrs Stilwell, Martin and Gillham." (Applause.)
 President Martin Tn reply, among other things, said:
 The praises of this enterprise have been celebrated so extensively that it would be hardly proper for us to blow our own horn. It has been long and hard struggle and one 1 would not care to take a second time in my life. Too much praise cannot be given Mir otiiwell, who was one of the prime movers in the enterprise. The result oi the issue was doubtful until asso- ciated Mir Stilwell with us. The moneyed men of Philadelphia and later of Holland have carried us through Praise belongs chiefly to ehose who had the faith to invest their money in the enterprise. We all be- ,ieve the investment will be a satis- iactory one. In measure this road is yours It is not our intention to dis organize and demoralze rates We intend to do a conservative business ana protect our patrons as the chief of mhich we regard Kansas City" (Ap-
 Alter J. c. James. of the commercial s'uo' had spoken Ia praise of the en- erprise. Mr. Stilwell was introduced
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-17

Ill the country will be so valuable as this road, and Kansas City owes alast- ing debt of gratitude to the men who. through good and ill report in the
 midst of hard times, when banks were calling in loans and people were hoarding their money, put their money into this enterprise that means so much for Kansas City" (Applause.)
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-17
Good White Oak Timber.

The Polk County Timber Company advertise for 200 tie makers to make ties between Mena and Gillham, forty nine miles down the road, and state that they have very fine white oak timber and can locate parties of from two to six who can cut for year with out moving.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-17
COERCION By THE POWERS.
Immediate iiiocLadc ef tic Ports CT Greece
 Has Been Ordered.

LONDON, March IG. According to St. Petersburg advices all the adinirals of the powers in the vicinity O. Greece.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-17
THE MESSAGE.
President Mckinley Sends a Commu-
 nication to Congress.
THE GOVERNMENT REVENUE.
It Is Less Than the Current Expendi- ture-The Revenues and Expenses of Certain Years Compared-Congress
 Asked to Correct tho Conditions.

WASHINGTON, March 15.-The presi- dent to-day sent the following message to congress-.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-04

A. =. Sulwell. president of the Kansas
city. Pittsbur- & Gulf. returned yesterday
from an Eastern trip.
J. s. Bartle, general freight and passenger
agent Of the Three Is Chicago, was in
Kansas City yesterday.
Robert Gillian. chief engineer and acting
general manager OF the PittsbUrg & Gulf,
will return this morning from a trip over
the line.
w. :. TAYLOR. secretary and treasurer of
the Pittsburg tS Gulf Philadelphia. arrived
in Kansas City yesterday and will remain
several days.
The old directors and officers of the Chi
cago & Northwestern were reelected at
the annual meeting yesterday. Dividends
amounting TO $3.5lS, $50 were paid during the
year. leaving $L170.21 as the surplus of the
year over ali hXed charges.
The final consideration of the railroad
pooling bill was again postponed by the
senate committee on interstate commerce
yesterday. Senator Chandler moved a
postponement until the first of December.
but the motion was not voted on and
compromise was agreed upon postpOning
the measure until the next weekly meet
ing.
Mrs. James F. Watkins, whose husband
disappeared from Kansas city last OctO-
Der. while local agsn. of the Maple Leaf.
returned yesterday from Chicago. where
her husband was recently located. She says
he has only an indistinct recollection of
anything which occurred in his life prior TO
leaving Kansas City. After leaving here he
went as far East as Cincinnati. and re-
turned via Indianapolis to Chicago, where
he has been since last November.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-04
TWO HUSTLERS IN DEMAND.
Mexican Central Wants the Services
of a Thoroughly Alive KAN
sas City Firm.

Mr.. J. p Williams, of the Mexican Gen.
tral railroad, is in the city trying TO Sc
cure the services of the successful rustlers,
eX-Secretary of the State of Kansas w.
c. Edwards, who for twenty years has
been connected with the land department
of the Santa Fe railroad, and J. V. Moffett,
who for twelve years has successfully
worked in the excursion. land and emil
grafton business. A Journal representative
called at the Office of MessTs. Edwards &
Meffett, who are well and favorably known
in all parts of the United States, and who
have done so much towards the upbuild-
ing of Port Arthur. and found Mr.. Moffett
in. who stated that Mr. Edwards had been
called to Topeka on important business
and would not be here until tomorrow.
Mr. Moffett said: Yes. Mr.. Williams has
been here, but in the absence of Mr.. Ed
wards conference is deferred until he re-
turns. We have had propositions from
panies, they, for some reason or another,
thinking that our contract with the Pitts
burg e. Gulf had terminated.
This. however. is not true he added.
1--WE are still with the Pittsburg & Gulf
railroad, and have no occasion at present
for considering proposition from any 9TH
er source. We started in with this road for
a year and may be with them ten years,
unless something transpires which is en-
tirely unexpected at this time.
I'VE notified our agents and friends that
we would not run an excursion on June
J. as we desired to close up a lot of un-
finished business which we had on hand,
but have notified them to be ready for one
on June Is.
I'VE have come u Kansas City to stav,
and. no matter what arrangements may be
made with any company, this will be our
HEADQUARTERS"