The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01

Elzia Hammer, son of Ed Ham, mer, who now resides near Ber- ryville, was in town Monday. He says his fathers condition is not improved over what it has been for several years. He has not walked a step now for more than 14 years. He weighs more than 200 pounds.
 Oscar Wilson dropped his carpenter tools at Harrison in time to catch the train for Green Forest Saturday. He came home to see his papa and mamma and soforth.
 The vegetation got hard lick from the hands of J. Frost on Wednesday night. Ice of con- siderable proportions was frozen. At the hour of going to press the damage has not been "assessed." !"
 Newburn Edgmon is home from Seneca, Mo-, where he went to help Blaine Rhodes invoice the big stock of goods purchased there. He left Blaine footing up the columns, which he expects to ag- S10,000. The goods will be shipped to Green Forest as soon they can be packed.
 "One who was there" reports very enjoyable time at the home of s. E. McNiel on Wednesday of last week, the occasion being in honor of Mrs. McNiel's birth day. An excellent dinner was served and enjoyed by all. The party comprised the following: G. P. Gordon and family, H. H. Stanhope and family, Oliver Stanhope and family, Wolfe Stan hope and family, Irv Shipman and wife, Delbert McNiel and family, Mrs. Allie Firestone, and Mrs. Bertha Howard and babe. Quite a number of gifts were presented and the proceedings much elivened by good music.
 Fruit growers about Green Forest say the apple crop will be the shortest it has been for years.
 Buy your stock of flour while you can get it cheap from Wells.
 Mrs. Gunter Nunnally and son come up from Leslie Monday for a visit.
 The wife of M. A. Trantham, on Route 3 near Yocum, has been critically i'll for a long while and her death has been ex- pected for several days past. Two daughters, Mesdames W. F. Rafferty and Spencer Head and her son Harrison Trantham, all of Oklahoma, are at the bed side of their stricken mother.
 News comes from Bloom, Colo, of a pretty wedding occur ing there on the 25th ult., the contracting parties being Earl Phillips of that place and Miss Ruth Colvin, daughter of c. H. Colvin of Green Forest. Mr. Phillips is the head operator at station and his wife, to- gether with Mrs. Ruth Taggart of Green Forest, are his assistants. This trio has been in charge of Bloom office for some time, and cupid took advantage of this as- sociation to unite the hearts of childhood playmates, they both having resided at the same place in Illinois previous to the remov- al of the Colvin family to Green Forest. Mrs. Taggart write 8 that the marriage was q very happy event. The ceremony was performed by Justice Teter of La Junta, Colo, a nephew of Noah Teter of Green Forest.
 Jerry Brammer happened to a peculiar accident on Friday of last week which left an impress sion on him to last for some time. During the heavy gale on that day he decided to top tree in his yard the vibrations from which was disturbing his tele- phone wire. He armed himself with a saw and sealed the small black oak and supporting him. self by hooking his left arm into fork, he proceeded to amputate the main branch, expecting it to falling according to it's inciina ton; but just as the job was completed a dash of wind twisted the falling branch the other way and it fell over in such manner as to catch his arm aud hold it fast. In this predicament Jerry was compelled to hang until the cessation of the wind and main- strength enable him to extricate himself. Jerry is now certain he knows how some things look to man up a tree. His arm from his elbow down was made to re- semble the ace of spades in color and it is stated that Jerry has been more careful 10 tell the facts in every horse trade he has made since the accident happened.
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