The Green Forest tribune., 1900-06-14

The rain Monday lnterferred greatly with wheat harvest.
 Henry Towards residence is about ready for occupancy.
 THE TRIBUNE's job department is kept quite busy of late.
 w. T. Garter has the contract for the erection of Lee Smith's residence.
 Mrs. J. F. Walker was reported quite sick last week but is now wconvaIescent.
 Items of the doings in Green Forest 10 years ago this week on last page of this issue.
 T. S. Phillips has begun the erection of a residence in the Phillips 6; Russell addition.
 w. A. Blankinship has been absent several days on business trip to Spring. field, Mo.
 The wife of J, c. Stevens, residing south of town, has been quite ill but is reported better.
 Little Olna Rudd is recovering from a painful injury caused from a cut on the foot by a piece of glass.
 Mrs. Wm. Youngblood of Sebastian county, daughter of Jesse Tabor, ST., is visiting relatives here.
 
 Dan Bailey has formed partnership in the blacksmith business with II. T. Finney, late of Joplin, Mo.
 Mesdames Dr. Routh of Batavia and c. w. Watkins of Carrollton dined at the home of Dr. Poynor Sunday.
 H. L. Deal, who has been barbering for Puckett for the past two weeks, left for his home at Eureka Springs Monday.
 N. E. Burns of West Plains, Mo-, has been here for some time past, pounding iron and steel in Bailey's blacksmith shop.
 Funeral services to the memory of the late J. w. Mattox will be preached at Denver, June 24, by Elders R. A. Mar tin and T. J. Gwaltney.
 THE TRIBUNE agency can furnish you abstracts on short notice and at the same rates they can be procured from any abstractor in the county.
 Go to Russell Bros., TRIBUNE office, for fire insurance. They represent three of the best companies in existence. They write policies themselves.
 Prof. Burney returned Saturday from Western Grove, where he conducted the Peabody Normal. He reports a pleas ant time and successful institute.
 pr. Poynor was called to Carrollton first of the week in consultation with Dr. Lee in performing an operation upon Geo. Colzer of that place for psoas abcess.
 c. S. Skinkle is thinking of opening a meat market in Green Forest soon. A first class meat market is something bad ly needed, and it would certainly pay well.
 A. J. Russell is the busiest man in the township. It is no small job to inter- view every resident during the time al- lotted to him to take the peoples "senses.''
 Charles Hyslop, a capitalist of Mary vile, Mo. was a visitor in Green Forest Friday and Saturday with view to making some investments. He was ia vorably impressed with the town and country and will return here later.
 The town council met in regular ses- sion Monday night. A bill of $21 % was allowed w. T. Gray for services as Mar shal, one of $500 for tools and work on the streets. An ordinance was passed regulating the use of targets, etc, F. 0. Butt, E. Wise and J. M. Jernigan were appointed a committee to employ mar shal.
 Advice from Benton county states that Naples carried the county for Prosecut- ing Attorney. Naples went into Benton with majority of about 500 and his nomination has been regarded assured for sometime. THE TRIBUNE congratu- lates Judge Naples upon his success. We believe he will make us good Pros- ecuting Attorney.
 Oscar Miller, Luther Callen, Charley O'Neal and il. W. Jernigan, all employ es of of the U. s. government in taking the census, were in Green Forest Sun- cll Ia ba ,Aao.rrc..s,i1No