The Green Forest tribune., 1900-12-29

the requests made Tn the little fOlkS letters.
 Green Forest may not make big town quite as quick as some have, but he will get there after awhile. A substantial, even though slow growth, is the best. It must not be expected that the town will get ahead of the country around it. There is lots of room for the country to develop. Therein lies the hope of Green Forest.
 The w. o. w. camp is still flourishing. Deputy Smith will close the charter at the meeting of Jan. 8, after which date the regular initiation fees will have to be paid. Any one contemplating joining the order should put in their application at once.
 Constable w. J. Wells was the worst disappointed man in the co immunity over his Christmas present. It was a g rizzly overcoat sent him by his brother in Missouri. The disappointment was on account of the weather being so warm that he had to pull off the great coat as soon as he got to town.
 The Christmas exercises at the M. E. s. church were splendid. The tree bore a full crop of beautiful, as we'll as sub- stantial presents. Old Santa was on hand and admirMstaM. assisted Messrs. Crow and SfSs he distribution of presents. T sissal damned to it's utmost capax and the best of order maintained.
 Perry Sheldon came in from his Madison county copper diggings to spend the holidays. He brought with 1 him some more excellent specimens of ;, copper and zinc. He is enthusiastic over the bright prospects he has to un- cover rich mine. The mineral is being taken out of a shaft on George Doke's place, on which MT. Sheldon holds a lease for mining purposes.
 T.J. Wells handed us last Saturday clipping from Pueblo Colo, paper, which announced the marriage on the 18th, inst, of Otis M. Wells to Miss Francis Chase of that city. The paper said the event was quite aswell affair, the bride being member of one of the foremost families of the city of Pueblo. Otis has many friends here that will be pleased to learn of the happy event.
 Blasingame &c Co., are installing their newspaper plant in w. T. Gray's building over Fosters grocery. THE TRIBUNE is informed that the paper will be 7-column folio and styled "The Green Forest Herald" B. B. Eslinger and Miss Clara Knowlton have been employed as compositors and w. L. Crow will be editor. The first issue will appear in about two weeks.
 An ugly disturbance took place at the New Home school house at an ex- hibition on Friday night of last week. Dave Mathis received some ugly bruises about the head and face. Prosecuting Attorney Naples filed information in Judge Butts court against Norman Stevens, Bob Caldwell, George Bailey, Early Reeves, Herbert Shibley and Walter Norton. Their case will come up for trial today (Friday).
 Christmas has come and gone. Nothing eventful, sensational or other wise, is to be reported from Green Forest. The weather was splendid for enjoyment of the occasion, and the crowds about town during the festive season have been quite up to the aver age, but few people lost their equilib- rum, due no doubt to some extent l to forestallment of the customary "rackets" by town authorities, who put on good force of peace officers. The customary ''fire- works" that usually i forms a great deal of amusement to the small boy were conspiculously con- spicous on account of their absence. It looked rather tough, to thus rob the little fellows of so much of their favorite pass time, but when you consider the annoyance and possible saving of ac- cidents often caused by such things, 1t l is bound to be admitted that the town council acted with discretion in making l it an offense to use the public streets for such purposes.