The Green Forest tribune., 1904-07-09

teachers Tn attendance at the institute. lie still likes the looks of Green Forest and may again arrange to occupy his elegant home here.
 Rev. J. H. Griffin of Cotton Plant. Ark, was late visitor at Green Forest. looking for location for himself and others who would prefer to have home in the Ozarks rather than in the low lands. He was much pleased with what he found here and promised to return shortly.
 Mayor Martin arrived home from Batesville Saturday. He says his form CT home town has improved wonderfully since he moved from there few years ago. He says even the mosquitoes are larger in size and more active than when he left there. He has no notion of ever moving back there.
 M. B. Russell arrived from Newport Monday afternoon. He says he found but little in the town that had any faci- nations for him. There were too many mosquitoes and negroes and too much bad water and malaria to suit his tastes, consequently he turned the position he had there loose as early as he could do so.
 The infant son-of MT. and Mrs. James Buell. died after an illness of several Idays on Sunday morning last and inter- ment was made in the new scemetery Monday. It was victim of the prevail ing stomach and bowel tron2Ie which has proven fatal in so many Mes where the attack followed a case .of measles. Nearly everysfAtality reported lately is due to complications of this kind.
 Judge Worthington was. aeguest in the city Sat- ::snsSa; :sSa: night, having come up to deliver the political speech credited to him in apQther column. It is generally understood that the judge will be an applicant for United States Marshal of the W estern district in the event of Roosevelt's election and it is also generally understood that he is the leading applicant and will be successful in capturing this handsome political plum.
 The stockholders of the Green Forest Oil &c Gas Go. held their annual meet ing at the office of the secretary, w. A. Butt, on last Saturday afternoon, re- sulting in the selecting of c. M. Wal lace, president; Irwin Whitaker, vice president, A. J. Russell, treasurer and w. A. Butt, secretary; with the follow ing board of directors: T. K. Hub5s, l. T. Shahan, w. R. Phillips, A. N. Nor ris aud c. B. Grim. The company will pay lease rents on the same lands in- cluded in the payments made year ago, which covers between t500 and 1900 acres,
 The republican township convention made Saturday a decidedly republican day in Green Forest. A. c. Waggoner and J. A. Standlee were nominated for justices of the peace and Jerry Brammer was nominated for constable. The race for the nomination for constable was an exceedingly warm one, there being four candidates who were anxious for the honor. This contest was left to vote, polls being held open for republican voters to express their choice from to 6 D. m., the vote resulting in the select ion of MT. Brammer. O6hef contest ants were A. J. Tabor, J. w. Tanning and Henry Howard.
 Dr. Poynor has proposition for some icthvologist. He has a wet weather poad in his lot which has become well supplied with fish. Over 200 have been caught out by the boys with hook and line during the past few weeks and there still seems to be plenty more of them. They are little fellows, but few of them being big enough for use, but how hsn of any size come there without being caught and put in the pond IS the ques- tion. Dr. Poynor maintains that they simply "rained," for he says quite number of minnows were found on the ground in that vicinity after heavy rain in the spring and he substantlates this statement by Uncle Kim Hulsey, who claims to have picked up numb CT of them.
 If was indeed "Glorious Fourth for the train load of people who were compelled to spend the night of in dependence day on the side track at Batavia, when all the picnic crowd ex-
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