The Green Forest tribune., 1897-08-05

uay or last week, nVe miles
south of Green Forest. Nothing
but the machinery was captured.
While hunting tor a still the next
cay, Mr.. Hammack and Burton
Sanders stopped at store in Oak
Grove to get something to eat.
Mr.. FL. had taken his pistol off and
laid it on the counter while eating.
Different parties had been looking
atit, but had carelessly. put it
back into the scabbard, aud when
Mr.. Hammack went to buckle it
back on again, the pistol dropped
to the floor. diseharging one OF
cham bers into his leg just above
the ankle. The ball struck the
counter and bounced against Mr..
Sanders, soaring him, however,
more than hurting. Mr.. Ham
mack s wound is quite serious as
the ball plo we'd it's way through
his leg, iniuring the bone consid-
erably. We hope to. note his per-
manenJ recovery.
The dead bodies of the L. O.
Harper and G.. W. Tucker of Hilids-
vile. Ark, we're found lying be-
side the Frisco railroad track, two
and one-half miles below Seligman,
about 8 o'clock Friday morning.
The bodies were taken to Sellg-
man and the coroner summoned.
The inquest did not bring forth
any evidence which might lead to
the cause of their death: The only
wounds were on the left side OF
the head, both skulls being crushed.
It is stated that the young men
had several dollars at Seligman.
The relatives of the dead men went
to Seligman to take charge of the
bodies. The entire affair is
shrouded is in mystery.-Times-
Echo.
Eight applications were
presented to the school board Sat
urday for the position of assistant
teacher in our school towit: Olive
G. Ramsey, Matte Carter, Lucinda
Bartlett, Esther Thorsoll, Charles
Harbert, Matte Stacy, Lora Smith
and Lille Stroud. Prof. Burney
informed the Board that any one
of the applicants would be accep-
table to him except Miss Thor
sell OF Eureka Springs, whereupon
her name was stricken from the
list. Twelve ballots were taken
which resulted in the election of
Miss Matte Stacy. In all fifty
ballot have been taken.
Henderson Phillips has cleaned
out an old we'll that was dug one
quarter of mile south OF the
square IS years ago by one Yocum
and Cal. Huff. They were early
settlers in this country, and dug the
we'll while prospecting for salt.
The we'll was dug about five feet
square and curbed with wooden
slabs, which are yet in perfect
state of preservation. Huff will
be remembered by our oldest eiti-
zens as silver counterfeiter.
"I crave but One Minute," said
the public speaker in a husky
voice; and then he took dose of
One Minute Cough Cure, and
proceeded with his oratory. One
Minute Cough Cure is unequalled
for throat and lung troubles.
J. 3. Harbert.
1t is said that the phrase, "He
isn't in it," was first used by an
editor of weekly paper who
died and went to heaven and look
ed around for man who took his
paper for threo years and then
refusedsto pay for it.
Miss Minnie Morris, who is teach
ing the Braswell Springs school,
was a social caller Saturday. Miss
Minnie is highly elated over the
prospects of her school.
Burning, itching skin diseases
instantly relieved by DeWitt's
Witch Hazel, unequalled tor cuts,
bruises, burns. 1t heals without
leaving a scar. J. E. Harbert.
Misses Eva Estes and Mollie
McCuiry, two of Carrolton's goo d
looking young ladies, wero visitors
in our town Sunday.
Roscoe Garrett of Marble was