The Green Forest tribune., 1900-06-07

 the Hoag- -McGruder building,
 Children's Day exercises will be held at the M. E, Church South Sunday.
 The Grim public school just west of town will be taught by Miss Minnie Morris.
 Harry Nunnally has returned to Green Forest after several weeks absence in Searcy county.
 A few hundred dollars invested in Green Forest property would yield thcus- ands to the investor.
 There is splendid opportunity yet open for the establishment of lumber yard in Green Forest.
 The program for the Green Forest Fourth of July celebration will be an- nounced at an early date.
 Attorney F. o. Butt has placed an or der for an additional lot of books to add to his already handsome library.
 w. H. Howard has put the finishing touch with the paint brush upon the ad- dition to A. A. Pickens' residence.
 w. J. Meador, the Eureka Springs merchant, and family spent several days visiting friends in Green Forest the past week.
 The bicycle craze has at last struck Green Forest in great shape. A num- Der of new wheels have been received lately.
 After visit of several weeks with the family of Bert Greene, George Carr left for Victor, Colo, Monday, where he ex poets to reside in the future.
 Go to Russell Bros., TRIBUNE office, for fire insurance. They represent three of the best companies in existence. They write policies themselves.
 Among the many attractions of the Green Forest celebration will be bicycle races, foot races, baby show, and num- erous other entertaining contests.
 G. M. Wallace has purchased two and one half acre tract just north of A. M. Webb off the Francis farm and will soon begin the erection of residence.
 The census enumerators are putting in full time this week. Some of them think that the amount of work assigned them is more than they can perform during the month.
 Hon. F. O. Butt was absent without leave again Saturday and Sunday. He reported over in Eureka Springs that he was going to Fort Smith. It is getting monotonous to say Fayetteville SO much.
 J. s. Nichols, who began operations in Green Forest about the first of January as contractor and builder, departed for more congenial surroundings last Sunday night. Nichols proved to be an excellent contractor of debts and did quite land office business in the line of building and was most proficient col- lector, having been able to secure his pay ahead of his work in several instan- ces. He wound up his affairs in Green Forest in short order Saturday, selling his residence property to A. J. Cox, and making general quick-sale and small- profit distribution of his other holdings. Capt. L. E. Harbert, who had gone his security for the completion of Dr. Har- bert's store, suspicioned that he was in danger of having to finish the work him. self and losing the price of quite bill of hardware which he had furnished the hustling contractor, so he went be- fore Judge Butt and swore out warrant Sunday, accusing Nichols of obtaining his signature to the bond under false pretense. By this means Capt. Harbert made himself safe, as Nichols "shelled out'' rather than meet the charge. Dur ing the night sometime MT. Nichols sspunched the path," leaving his family to wind up the balanceof his affairs, and numerous citizens to eheld the bag" in. various sums from one to fifty dollars. Mrs. Nichols settled Kew of the ac-. counts, but it is more than safe to say many of them will have to be charged up on. the. debit side of profit and, loss.,