The Green Forest tribune., 1910-12-09

I Don t buy one thing for Christmas ! until you visit Frank Wells store. 1 Charley Leatherbury has returned after brief residence in Kansas.
 Barels upon boxes of barrels upon I@lrels ot boxes of candy at Frank Wells.
 Miss Fannie Nunnally went down to St. Joe last week to visit with her niece, a young lady recently arrived at the home of her brother Harry. i John A. Reed and family have re turned to their former home at Cass- vile, Mo, alter a three years resi- d4ace here on the farm of George Vest
 Mr5. Joe Ofrell left Thursday for her Ihome at Beeler, Kan, after a pleasant visit of some three weeks with her 1, mother Mrs. E. J. Fry and other rela- Nives.
 Milton Jones came in from Wichita, Kans. Tuesday for a brief visit and while here closed deal with his father v. F. Jones for the old homestead ne; r PariI2I school house and will have the place improved for g home. Milton is still in railroad SC vice, now holding position as machine5t in the M. P. round house at Witchta.
 Word comes from Oklahoma City that E. G. Cooper has struck another streak of good luck and is flying high. His wife has presented him with the fourth son, making him now the father or 3 large family of five children. In the language of the poet ''you can t keep good man down.
 The home of Mir and Mrs. Loss Seitz was made very happy this week by the arrival of their son Charley from Ft. Dupont, Del, on q three months fur tough from his duties as member of the 45th Coast Artillery Corps. Char ley has been in the service nine years, now taking rank as Observer First Class. He if fine looking soldier boy and is much pleased with the work He will leave on his return Feb. 20th.
 Clarence Foreman arrived home Monday night from Dolores, Mexico, where he had been the past sixteen months as superintendent of the con- centrating works of a large silver mine. Waffle the handsome salary was great inducement for him to hang on down there, the attraction of home proved greater and it is hardly proba ble that he will journey so far from home again soon. He will probably remove to his farm near Grand View.
 The home of Henry McMorris, resid- ing near Zion Hill, was destroyed by fire Saturday. It is supposed that fire popped out rom the fire place from winch the building caught. The family was absent from home and the build ing and contents were practically con sumed before the fire was discovered. Mr. McMorris had new home in course of construction before the fire but this loss falls extremely heavy, having lost everything. He had no in sufance.
 Dr. c. V. Poynor came in on the midnight train from Southwest City, Mo-, Sunday and spent couple of days with friends here and at Denver, swap ping smiles and handshakes. The doc tor IS making good in his new location and declares himself well satisfied, but reading between the lines, he betrays Q sort of want-t comeback feeling. He says Green Forest has miraculous ly' improved since he left, speaking in especially complimentary terms of the fine new stretches of concrete side walk. He says his son Oscar is now taking his second years course in den tai college at Kansas City. Dr. Poy- nor was accompanied by his friend w. M Edmonds of Southwest City, who took look at the country with view to locating.
 : Last Sunday was Eld. R. A. Mar tins seventieth birthday and it was made the occasion of quite a celebra- tion on the part of his relatives. There were fifty visitors present, not only bringing with them bOuntiful dinner spread, but presents of various kinds in the shape of flour, meat, vegetables and fruits enough to last Eld. Martin and his good Wife for many weeks to come. The crowd was made up of George Galloway and family, Hyle Car penter and family, LaRue Ayers and family, Isaac Callen and family, Rufus Mattox and family, Riley Mattox and Mrs Polly Mattox, Mrs. M. A. Russell, Mrs. Susan Hulsey, Mrs. Beetha Wills, Mrs. Della Carpenter, Mrs. Jerry Brammer and children, Mrs. Minnie OrreI, Newt Lawrence and family and Mrs. j. F. Donaldson. Ed. Martin felt very highly honored by this tribute of love and respect upon the part of his old friends and neighbors. He is now quite feeble, being scarcely able to get away from the house. He feels that his days have been heightened by this expression from those who know and love him for the upright Christian