The Green Forest tribune., 1911-04-28
THE LOCAL MARKET.
An UnpardonabIe Crime

An Unpardonable Crime.
 (From Sermon Delivered by Rev. R. Keene
 Ryan of the Garfield Boulevard Pres
 byterian Church, Chicago, Illinois)
 T am no insurance agent but do not hes itate to say that modern insurance comes nearer to getting something for nothing than any other institution of our times.
 Indeed, so cheap and certain it has become that man, HOWEVER POOR, is without excuse who does not take advantage of the in ducements offered him to lay up little money to bury him when dead, and provide support for his loved ones when he is called away.
 It is an unpa rdonable crime when father and husband, with wife and children de- pending upon him. neglects this sacred obliga- tion; uses up each week his wages and in q moment of time is stricken by death; compels his friends to bury him; leaves his family des- titute and objects of pity and charity. Though l should live thousand years 1 never could forget the picture of just such 8 scene as this l saw in Mount Hope Cemetery a few days ago. l was called upon to preach the funeral sermon of q man who was a clerk in one of the great railroad offices down town. He had beautiful little home. He lived a life of simple. happy ease.
 In vain did insurance agents importune him to carry just little insurance. e lived each week to the limit of his salary, saving nothing. One day last week he was sitting at his desk writing and whistling, when suddenly his whistling ceased, his writing stopped, his head dropped forward on his book, and his heart ceased to throb.
 When his accounts were footed up he had nothing The boys in the office had to defray all funeral expenses, and they were just as poor as he. One dollar a week invested in life insurance would have avoided all this
 The saddest sight think I ever witnessed was his delicate little wife, standing beside that open grave with the cold wind whistling through the barren trees, sobbing though her heart would break, with not enough money in her pocket-book to buy her lunch and pay her way back to her cheerless home
 And after she returned to her home, what then?-no bread in the pantry no money in the purse, no coal in the bunker, and the next months rent due. It is pity that such hus bands and fathers cannot suffer the penalty of their own folly: but, unfortunately the sui fer ing is endured by their luckless wives and unfortunate children"
 Compare the above sad story of no life insurance, dear reader, with the following letters of acknowledgement, and you can readily see that is wise plan to provide for your loved ones through life insurance.
 Gravette, Ark, April IA, 1911 Don L. Cross, District Manager,
 The Bankers Life Association,
 Fayetteville, Ark.
 My Dear Sir:-I take this opportuni- ty to express my Warmest apprecia- tion to The Bankers Life Association of Des Moines, la., in the courteous treatment accorded me while paying the insurance which my late husband, Dr. A. H. Hull had in this Association.
 My husband carried quite number of other Life Insurance Policies but let them all lapse except The Bankers Life which he had been carrying for 15 years and which he considered the strongest and safest insurance company.
 The check which 1 received March 15, was for $4, O91. %, and the S91 00 l was not expecting, as this was the guaran- tee deposit on the policy. Yours truly,
 Mrs. A. H. Hull,
 AdministratriX
 Bentonville, Ark, May 9, 1910. The Bankers Life Association,
 Des Moines, Iowa.
 Gentlemen: The proof on my late husbands Policy in your company was mailed on April 30th and on May 2nd the check was issued in full payment of the policy.
 1 desire to express my sincere thanks for the promptness in paying this poli cy and most heartily recommend The Bankers Life Association to every per son needing first-class insurance.
 The check which l received today for $2, 044. % was $44 GO more than l eX- pected, being the amount of my hus- bands guarantee deposit on the policy.
 Very truly yours,
 Jessie D. Dickinson.
 Chas c. O'Neal, Special Agent, Headquarters at Green Forest, Ark.
 The excessive rains are becoming .monotonous, giving the grumbler a special cause for kicking. It is always too much or too none with some people.
 List your property with the Green Forest Land Investment Go. If we don t find you buyer it don't cost you anything. All property placed in our hands will be extensively advertised. We have already large list of pros pective customers. Office in the Trib- une building.
 M. F. Lambert and wife arrived here during the past week from Los Angeles, Calf, and will make their home in Green Forest, having rented the new cottage of A. DeBarr MT. Lambert is brother-in-law of T. c. Gatten and carpenter by profession He visited here during the winter long enough to fall in love with the country, hence his early return.
 If you buy fertilizers you want the best for your money. The Kaw brand is uneXcelled in any particular. It is genuine manure and permanently builds up the land. There is a brand designed for each of the various kinds of crops and the results are guaranteed to be satisfactory. You will find the Kaw fertilizers at the Buell. lumber yard.
 A pretty wedding was consummated at the home of the brides parents, two miles south of Green Forest, on We'd nesday evening of last week, when Mr. and Mrs. L. s. Shibley gave their youngest daughter Miss Ethel in mar riage to Mr. E. R. Sitton of Dardenelle The ceremony was performed by Ed. John Wells, in the presence of only rel atives and few immediate friends, following which a sumptuous turkey dinner was served. The bride is a popular young lady and well-known throughout the country, having been born and raised at the home in which she was married. She received her educa= ton in the Green Forest schools and later was a successful teacher. Her accomplishments are many. The groom is a prominent young business man of Dardenelle, having engaged ill the banking business there for some time. He was pupil in the Green Forest school in 1905 and 1t was here that cupid laid the foundation for this happy wedding MT. Sitton took his bride to Dardenele Sunday, where he has nicely furnished home for her.