The Green Forest tribune., 1900-05-24
Local Mention.
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J. H. Shackelford, Jr., is now a rodman for the railroad engineers.
 Uncle Frank Lawrence has recovered from a severe attack of biliiousness.
 FOR SALB:--A bran new Model, drop head sewing machine, sl4.50, Call at this office,
 Mrs, Allie Callen's residence is being put up rapidly. It will be ready for occupancy in a few days.
 Editor John W. Casteel of Jasper paid US fraternal call Monday. He was en route to Washington, D. c.
 Monday was pay day among the rail- road workmen. Several thousand dol- jars were turned loose by the builders of the road.
 THE TRIBUNE agency can furnish you abstracts on short notice and at the same rates they can beprocured from any abstraetor 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.
 The Green Forest Roller Mill is now furnishing flour to several contractors on the railroad work Green Forest flour meets with favor wherever it is used.
 Col. J. P. Fancher authorizes us to say that he will offer reply to Prof. Burney's articles concerning the Demo- cratic Committee in the next issue of THE TRIBUNE.
 A number of our young folks attended the closing exercises of the Carrollton Academy and High School. They re- port a good time, and say the entertain ment was excellent.
 w. M. Havener of Wichita, Kansas, arrived in Green Forest last Friday and will follow the carpenter trade as a part ner of W. A. Blankinship. He and MT. Blankinship were former acquaintances.
 Mrs, J. w. Morse arrived Thursday from St. Louis and will spend several weeks with her husband in Green Forest. MT. Morse has charge of the Green Forest division of engineers on the rail- road.
 Profs Ii. H, and A. A. Davis were in Green Forest Saturday en route from Carrollton to their home near Berryville, having closed their school at Carrollton the night before, We acknowledge substantial call.
 A E. Rogers and family arrived from Neosho Falls, Kan, Monday, and are now at home in A. I. Russell's new cot tage. MT. Rogers comes well recom- mended and we have no doubt but that he will make us a good citizen.
 J. B. Colt and w. E. Burke of the firm of Colt & Son Co.,, of Eureka Springs, were at the Star Sunday night. They report work on the line progress ing rapidly-fully as good as they had anticipated. They say the approaches to the tunnel will be complete by the first of June, when the work of opening the hole through the mountain will be com menced.
 Long Bros. show which was billed for Green Forest Wednesday of last week made it's appearance on time. It is good overland show; especially the trained animals and acrobatic perform ances. The managers of the show would, no doubt, have left better impression with our people and profited financially had they not let the S10 license drive their exhibition outside the incorpora- tion.
 A TRIBUNE reporter made trip down over the railroad work between Green Forest and Kings River last week While most too much rushed by rain and business to make notes, we observed that the contractors out in that direction are not fooling away their time, and that a large amount of earth, stone, and tnl- Der has been changed around since we had seen that section before. At the present rate, it will not be many weeks before the grade is completed. Postmaster Grim is in receipt of let ter from w. M- Hickey of Olympla, Washington, making inquiry about his cousin, David Page, saying that the last