The Green Forest tribune., 1902-04-05

Hear the Autoharp at the school house tonight.
 Deputy Circuit Clerk Hubbert was in town Wednesday.
 Dr. Poynor made professional trip to Harrison Tuesday.
 Ed Harbert, Jr., departed Wednesday for Wichita, Kansas.
 J. B. Taylor has been on the sick list for several days past.
 k. s. Foreman was tax-paying in Berryyille Wednesday.
 A very hopeful condition confronts the farmer this spring.
 J. L. Russell made business visit to the county seat Tuesday.
 Farm work has been delayed consid- erably by the recent rains.
 You have plenty of time to pay your taxes yet if you pay them right away. Henry Howard has moved to Har- rison where he is engaged in railroad work.
 Ely Webb has been employed as time keeper by McGunnigle, the railroad contractor.
 T. L. Cooper and wife of Coin are re- joicing over the arrival of a fine girl at their home Monday.
 Mesdames w. R. Sneed, M. s. Cox sey and G. w. Coxsey visited with Mrs, T. Denton near Alpena Tues day.
 Quite an acreage of strawberries has been set out about Green Forest this spring, but they will not bear much be- fore next season,
 Indications are that quite delegation will go from Green Forest to the ex- Confederate reunion which meets at Dallas, Tex, April P. Wills Jernigan is in Green Forest again after few months spent at Ladona, Texas. He comes, however, on visit and was accompanied by his niece, Miss Mamie Terrence of Paris, who will spend few weeks with rela- tiyes here.
 A new code of signals and new rules governing employees went into effect on the St. Louis a; North Arkansas Rail road on the 20th ut. Liquor drinking is positively forbidden, and smoking and chewing will not be allowed while on duty or around depot pla tforms.
 Manager West informs THE TRIBUNE that the rate to Dallas, Tex, and return on account of the Confederate re- union will not exceed $9.50 from Green Forest, which is a very low rate, being considerably less than one fare. Full particulars will be published next week.
 w. A. Butt and J. c. McNemar were nominated for justices of the peace in Saturdays primary, and w. J. Wells was again named for constable. The vote stood, for justices, W. A. Butt, i16; McN emar, 130; A. M. Webb, 113; for constable, w. J. Wells, 1856; Joe Norris, 57.
 Jean Hurst -Redfearn Produce Co.,, of Springfield, Mo-, has opened an office and general produce house and have come to stay. They are paying the top prices for chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, hides butter and eggs. Call and get prices before you sell.
 CHAs. BEDDING, Manager.
 With apologies to an esteemed ex- change we want to anticipate the spring poet, so we will warble this: A bed bug sat on the backyard fence picking his teeth with splinter; he had grin on his face like thirty cents, for he was told it was the last of winter. He made a dive for the editors bed, but stuck on the slat underneath; for blast came down and froze him dead, before he had time to pick his teeth. That bed bug is there as sure as fate, and we're glad he's stuck, the dema-, for we're tired of writing and it's getting late, and we must turn this over to Ethel-our compostor
 F. w. Maxwell, who has been station agent at Green Forest for the past five months, has been promoted to the posi- tion of train dispatcher at Eureka Springs. While THE TRIBUNE feels that it should congratulate MT. Maxwell upon what is doubtless deserved promotion, vet we are very sorry to see him and his aimable wife leave Green Forest, fol