The Green Forest tribune., 1899-05-25


 ously Saturday. E. Wise was cleo ted for the one year term and F. o. Butt and J. F. Walker for the two year terms. A six months term of school was voted. Not a single vote was recorded against a 5-mill tax and but one vote against county uniformity of text books. The report of the directors to the meeting was quite exhaustive and contained much of interest to the electors. During the past year every cent of indebtedness against the district has been liquidated and a cash balance is now in the treas ury of s49.4l. This is the first year the district has been report. ed out of debt for about seven. The special district of Green Forest is certainly in a healthy and har- monious condition which is source of much grtifcation to all.
 Through an oversight we failed to note last week the death of an old gentleman by the name of Blair, who has resided for three years on the Bob Smith farm, north of town. The old man had been in ill health and indigent circum. stances for long time, and his neighbors say his mind was deran- ged. His death occurred on the l1th aud he was buried Tn the Pickens cemetery. An aged wife survives him.
 Judge E. G. Mitchell staid in Green Forest Sunday night: He was on his return from Little Rock where he lad been to inter- cede with Governor Jones in behalf of Charley Aycock. The Judge was quite elated over his success as he secured Aycock's pardon. Aycock it will be remembered was serving a five year term in the pententary for d etaulting as treasurer of Boone county.
 w. J. Crump, prosecuting attor- ney for the tenth juoicial district, resigned Friday, and Gov. Jones imm ediately appointed J. M. Shinn of Jasper to fill the vacancy. Shinn was treasurer of Newton county. He resi- gned at once and Walter s. Moore was appointed treasurer in Shinn's stead. It is stated that Crump will remove to the orritory to practice law.
 The new law providing that school directors shall not employ a teacher in any school district in this state, unless the money is in the county treasury to pay the said teacher, is now effective. Any dercctor or board of directors violating this law is subject to a fine of not less than SlO nor more than $l00.
 Country people living in the inn med fate bounds of the Incorpor- ation should cooperate with the town in ento, cing the stock law. The law is of mutual benefit 10 both. Town stock has always been a pest to the country people and in turn they should not allow their stock to run in town.
 Luther Callen arrived home from Carrollton, Friday. He informed us that school there closed for the summer vacation on that day. Messrs. Dayis Brothers will teach the public school there this fall in connection with the Academy.
 From all reports obtainahlc, the textbook uniformity question was voted down in the county. But very few county districts gave a ma jority for it. The electors un- doubtedly did not understand the question.
 The Harrison Times got out quite an elaborate edition last week giving a writo-up of the mn- eral regions and biographies of a great many of the business men of that section.
 Ed Etherly, who has been work ing for Coxsey Bros. the past two months uncercmoniously took his leave of absence Sunday night.