The Green Forest tribune., 1900-05-17

J. M. Whitehead and family are at home now in F. o. Butts residence. c, T. Guier of Western Texas is late arrival. He is here expecting to locate.
 c. $. Wilson, the popular restaurant man. of Eureka Springs, was in Green Forest Monday.
 F. S. Hoag has moved into the prop cry recently purchased from H. Stacy. MT. Stacy now occupies the Fondren house.
 The Republican County Convention meets in adjourned session at Berryville Saturday week. A county ticket will probably be nominated,
 Merchants are always scared by fire; but Lloyd of Eureka Springs has scared the merchants of this county by his prices on building material and hardware.
 Why wear old cheap John, hand me- down clothes when you can order tail- or made suit from C., R. Blasingame for less money, and get better service and a more perfect fit? See him before buy 1 ing.
 THE TRIBUNE publishers are negotiat- ing with New ' ork firm with view to the purchasing of fast cylinder press. We hope to be able tomake the purchase within the next thirty days, It's time of need and a good chance to lend US help by paying us anything that may be due.
 A letter from Supt. Doyne instructs Prof. Burney to take charge of the Peabody Institute at Western Grove, commencing June 4th. The selection of Prof. Burney for this important work is quite a compliment to him and to our High School. Especially is this the case since the appointment came un- sought, while hundreds Of other able teachers are begging and pettioning for these Peabody plums.
 Dr. Molloy visited his family at Ser ryville Sunday. The doctor says that 0'Conner, who has the grading contract near Berryville, has gone to St. Louis with proposition to submit to the rail- road officfals offering to build the grade by Beiry3ille for the same money tbat he is promised for constructing the grade upon the present survey. Berry vile people, however, haven't much confidence in O'Conner's scheme.
 c. ". Mckinney and family, and A. S. Mckinney, of Dallas, Texas, brothers of our townsman, William Mckinney, arrived here Saturday night and win make their homes in Green Forest. The former is professional hotel man and will probably engage in that business later on. They are both delighted with Green Forest and the future prospects of the town and country. They are both elegant gentlemen and T9E TRIBUNE is certain they will make us useful citi zens.
 Dr. II. L. Routh of Batavia was in Green Forest Monday en route to Fay etteville to the meeting of the State Medical Society. He reports railroad work progressing admirably on the. line near Batavia. The doctor is quite san guine that Harrison will get the rail- road; he says that it could hardly appear possible otherwise, since the people of Harrison have gone to so much trouble and expense in securing right-of-way and doing everything asked by the company.
 A. H. Purdue, professor Of geology of the State University of Fayetteville, was a guest of the Star Sunday. Prof. Pur due suggests that Green Forests new school building should be built of the elegant pink marble that abounds so plentifully in this section. This is a wise and timely suggestion and we con- mend it to the consideration of our school board. The cost of the building would not be materially enhanced by the use of this stone, if, indeed, it would cost any more. The building would be much handsomer and would be 8 perpetual ad- vertisement of this fine building s5one.
 It may be only a coincident but it is always 8 fact that men who advertise do the principal business in every town. A man who advertises, not only places his