The Green Forest tribune., 1909-06-04

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 Lace Pendley says that he
 will go to laying by corn next
 week. He says that he regards
 the crop prospects this year the best that have been since 1902, the year following the drought. 7 J. A. Buell. is cashing cheeks and looking pleasant as we'll as quite natural in the Bank of Green Forest this week in the place of Newburn Edgmon, who is taking months vacation, during which time he will fish and hunt and he wouldn't tell what else he will do while he is out. This is the young cashiers s first vacation in over four years and jfsomething strange happens durh the time no one need be greaN $surprised.
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 ConneNsan has recently been e ffected between the Green For.
 est telephone exchange and what is known as the Myers lines in the northeastern portion of the county. The new arrangemen t puts about 100 mora phones at the disposal of the local ex-. chauge, free connection reach ing as far away as Omaha, Enon and Burlington. Cedar Valley and Blue Eye will be included as soon as some lines now being built can be completed.
 E. C.zCooper and family and Miss Ora Warren arrived here Sunday from Oklahoma City with smiles broader than pancakes all over their faces, so proud were they to get back for visit with their numerous good friends here. MT. Cooper took back track Monday evening but the folks will remain for some weeks enjoying the balmy Ozark breezes. E. c. is still special agent for the Des Moines Insur- ance Co.,, bis territory being the state of Oklahoma.
 A white "nannie"L Billy opos-
 um with a Teddy family is the form of a present Pleas York of Rule has given to his friend T. M. Buell., the produce man. There are eight young ones in the litter and the old nanny grins as if she was very proud of them. The young ones were born in captivity, the old one having been caught some months ago. She has become very much do- mesticated, being as docile as any one could desire a 'possum to be. Tom is talking of shipping the whole family to President Taft.
 Miss Maggie Gregory is in re- ceipt of a letter from her brother W. B. Gregory, who now resides near Phoenix, Ariz., which tells her the particulars of 8 runaway in which he was seriously hurt. He was driving a young horse to a -horse wagon and stopping at watering place, he got out dropping the lines in the wagon. He had taken the horse by the bit to lead him up to drink when a buggy came up behind and scared the horse, which ran for about a quarter, MT. Gregory holding on, when finally he fell on his face, the horse landing his hoofs on the unfortunate mans back between the shoulders. released himself the horse ran for two miles and tried to kick everything to pieces, but as the harness was new and strong the bridle bit was the only thing broken.
 The people of Green Forest were called upon to witness a very sad funeral on last Tuesday, the remains of Mrs. Robert Wade, having been brought here from Cedar Valley, Mo-, for inter- ment. The deceased was former ly Miss Rosa Martin, daughter of H. H. Martin, and was known and loved by many Green Forest people, she having resided here from 8 very small tot up to a year and a half ago, when her father sold out and moved 10, Enon, soon after which shs mar ried- She is survived by 9 hnt.ss- hts band and girl babe, some seven. hours old at her decease. Inter-. ment was made at Glenwood cemetery just at dark Tuesday evening, services being conduct- ed by Rev. J. H. Ruble. It was largely attended. The casket was literally covered up with floral offerings. Rosa was just years old, sweet, good girl, and her bereft husband and relatives have mary sympa-. thizers in their great bereave- ment.