The Green Forest tribune., 1902-02-15
WILL BE GIVEN RELIEF.
Wants of Drought Sufferers are
 Receiving Attention.

The call for relief for the drought sufferers in Sharp, lzard, Fulton, Randolph, Stone and l Baxter counties is meeting a re- sponsive hearing most every where and it now looks as if the needs of these people will be met without unnecessary delay.
 On last Saturday Gov. Davis sent letter to each of the sher ifs of the above named counties as follows:
 February 8, 1902.
 'sDear Sir-I am pleased to in- form you that l have now in the treasurer's hands S2,900 to be distributed to the drought suf- fers in this state. This money will be supplemented in a day or two to the full amount of S15, ,O00. 1 am receiving responses contain ing donations from almost every state in the Union and 1 want to distribute this money so as to put it into the hands of the needy and worthy, and 1 wish to suggest this as a rule 1 wish to adopt for it's distribution You, as sheriff of your county, cal to your aid your county judge and clerk, and 1 will thank them very much if they will assist you, and you three act as committee to de- termine the proportion of this fund that would be justly due your county, taking into con- sideration the number of your people who are suffering, as com pared with other counties of your locality, 1 will then turn over your portion of the money to you, taking your receipt therefor; you to distribute it among your citizens, giving it to only those who are in actual need, taking from each his individual receipt for the amount given, whether in food or money, and file with me an itemized account of your do- nation, together with original re- ceipt as voucher therefor When you can arrange these de- tails, come to Little Rock and will turn over the money to you.
 Hoping to hear from you as soon as possible, l beg to remain,
 Yours very truly,
 JEFF DAVIS, Governor.
 In response to the above letter from the governor, County Clerk Ed Billingsley of Melbourne, Izard county, submitted the fol- lowing statement Tuesday relative to the Restitution in his county:
 q enclose herewith report com piled by the judge, clerk and sheriff of this Qzard) county of the various townships in the county and the approximate des- titution in each:
 I've have this day appointed d committee of three in each township to investigate and re- port more fully the number of people in each township that are at present destitute. Our com mittees are authorized to direct the further work of inquiry in } order that all deserving may be aided, if aid can be obtained. To the end that this order may be carried out to the satisfaction of all, we have appointed Hon. Ran som Gulley, eX-State treasurer, as chairman of the county board. E Hundreds of our people cannots make crop on account of the, scarcity of corn and hay. There4 is at present a large per centks wholly without corn, hay or meat.xs and those among us who havefs any of these necessaries of lifsx have none to contribute. Signed E Ed Billingsley, clerk; J. A. liar M ris, sheriff; J. F. Ashly, judge. N
 "P. S.-It is solemn fact tha SS a large number of our honest%s hard working people are out t < corn, hay, oats, meat, potatoeS. etc. There is now being coms menced railroad here, which
 giving employment to few, bt hundreds cannot get work ar have no means of subsistencd What we need most urgently
 meat, corn and hay