The Green Forest tribune., 1901-05-18

AIuelu, Ill tne mercantile DuSlneSS at Lick Branch, Boone county. The store was opened there Tuesday.
 N. B. McGruder and wife left We'd nesday for Canyon City, Colo, where they will remain for sometime with the hope of benefitting MT. McGruder's health.
 A. E. Graham has moved back to the rooms in his photograph building. The walk to and from his residence was too much for him owing to the condition of his health.
 Mrs. Lena Usrey, wife of Gus Usrey of Gainesville, Tex, came in Friday of last week to visit relatives. She is sister of T. o. and James Walker and Mrs. w. T. Carter.
 w. A. Reeves and family are late ad- ditions to the population of Green For est. They came from Eureka Springs and will engage in the restaurant busi- ness at the Mann stand.
 That unusual smile upon the counte- nance of John Buell. this week is caused by the arrival Of his second grandchild, fine girl, at the home of Will Orrell and wife, on last Saturday.
 F. o. Butt is at Carrollton this week attending the graduation exercises of the Carrollton academy and conducting an examination of several teachers over there who desire to teach this year.
 F. Jagerman has quite number of Spanish war relics which his son pro- cured in Cuba while doing service in the United States Volunteer army. Among them is a key to one of the cells in Moro Castle in Havana.
 Main Street in Green Forest last Saturday somewhat resembled market square in some of the cities; the street was almost blockaded with wagons bringing in and unloading poultry and eggs. The day was also a record break CT in prices paid for old hens. The highest point reached was 6 3-4 cents per pound.
 T. E. Phillips of Taneyville, Mo-, was visitor in Green Forest Monday. MT. Phillips was the teacher of the Green Forest school in '92, and is pleas antly remembered by many of our peo- pie. He is now engaged in mining. Green Forest had almost grown out of l his knowledge since he was here eight years ago.
 All persons in any manner indebted to Wise & Co.,; Hummer Wise Capps 6 Campbell, or to me individually, are notified to call at once and make ar engagements for settlement. If you can't pay the money, make some other arrangements that are satisfactory. 1 am now out of the above-named firms and the books must be closed. T. L. PLUMBER. P ostmaster Grim informs us that the railroad company and the government have now reached satisfactory under standing and that contract has been signed, by which the company will take charge of the mail on Monday. Green Forest office not being within the prescribed distance of the depot, the government has to deliver the mail to the local office. This contract, we are 1 informed, has been awarded to T. O.. Walker.
 Mrs. G. M. Wallace, out east of town, is one of those business women who raise something for market and keeps tab of what she sells. During January last she sold eggs and butter to the amount of s7.30; during February s1I.1O: during March S11.58: during April S11 20; and so far during May she has realized S14.20, having sold off few of her surplus chickens. All that is necessary to insure living is to marry an industrious woman and live on a farm in Carroll county.
 The Klien murder case which was tried in the Fayetteville court last week on change of venue from this county resulted in ten years sentence for the defendant Both the state and the de- l fendant were represented by the ablest l council in the state. Our townsman F. o. Butt was retained on the prosecution and the Fayetteville Evening News thus comments on his speech before the jury: "Lawyer Butt of Green Forest made the opening talk for the prosecution, which was commented upon as being the l. >lo