The Green Forest tribune., 1911-04-07
COUNTRY CORRESPONDENCE
LEAVES FROM OAK GROVE.


 Merchant Jasper Littrell made a trip to Green Forest Thursday.
 in last week s issue we reported that Br Harvey had gone to St. Louis, but inc doctor is still with us. Hence we hasten to correct the error.
 In the last Basket of Leaves we re- ported the marriage of James Johnson and Minnie Hayhurst. Laterwe learn ed that on the same day We're Mann was married to a Miss Smith, whom we do not know.
 Frank Bailey's new residence on Jones Avenue will soon be ready for occupancy. This building adds appear ance to our little city and is one of the neatest little residences in the vicinity of Oak Grove Credit IS due John Bail ey, our young carpenter.
 Henry Jones has just completed a fine new smoke house which adds ma terially to the appearance of his farm buildings. Henry is a handy man wherever you put him but with the hammer and saw he is simply 'out 0 sight. " At present he is sowing oats on the farm of his father-in-law Mr Plumlee.
 D. E. Kennedy says for the Leaves Collection that he is one day older at the setting of each days sun and real izes the fact that he is still treading the path of so called single blessed ness. By the way Mir. Kennedy sold a fine 40 acre farm to William Minick a short time ago and after selling his stock will visit his old home in Tenn essee.
 John Atchley is busy putting up a fine new barn. 1t is a frame structure and when completed will no doubt be one of the bes5 barns in the county. MT. Chapin is head carpenter with T. E. Lincoln and John and Elias Atch- lay assisting John says he is going to raise enough tobacco this year to fill the barn. It occurs to ye scribe that this country will grow big fields of to- bacco just the same as Kentucky. Why not?
 We are living in a progressive age, an age that has seen the flying passen- ger train take the place of the rum bling stage coach and the heavy chaise superseded by the flying auto. So, at this very day we see the old faithful rail fences yielding up their lives to progress And in their stead comes various kinds of fine galvanized woven wire. It won be long till every rail fence in Northwest Arkansas will have been replaced by wire and what rails left used for stove wood. Another round up the ladder you see.
 John Bailey returned from Spring field Friday and brought with him two fine milch cows One was a Jersey and a fine specimen of the breed. MT. and Mrs. E. came down in buggy and led the cows alongside making the trip in three days. Fine stock is one of the best evidences that our country is ad- vancing. Bring on your Jersey cows, Mir Bailey, and ere long the cream sep arator will follow and with the separa- tor will come the Poland China pig and with these three comes the grin on the farmers face that tells the world he is prospering.
 In talking to one of our best young farmers. Arthur Humbard, we learned few interesting facts about land and it's value now as compared with four years ago. At that time Arthur bought 10 acres near the Hale church and two miles southwest of Oak Grove for the sum of $250. Since ther he has cleared the land, raised several good crops rom it, and if you would try to buy 1t today it would cost you the snug sum of $1600, MT. Humbard has most of Jhe land in wheat and the rest is to be put in corn. Next year it will reach 5000 because there are thousands of people in the so-called golden west looking for homes in Arkansas. Does it pay to buy Arkansas land? Arthur Humbard thinks t does.
 The editor's peaceful sIufnbers Were Interrupted one night last week by the musical din 5f horns, guns, hounds, shrieks. yells and other harmonious sounds, which proved to be charivari crowd waiting on the newly married couples. After securing the treats the ei .vaTjess passed on up the road and euaced upon one of our most peaceful tizens, After listening to the sweet cisng of the COW bell played by Chas. Newman and the sad strains of the COW horn blown by a sisillfu operator, lne disturbed citizen came forth and informed the crowd that he had no candy. Whereupon the boys all re- cred to their respective abodes.