The Green Forest tribune., 1912-09-06
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Joplin Ice Cream-best on earth-at Shahan's parlor.
 Misses Helen and Alice Colvin are at home again after an extended visit with relatives in Illinois.
 Miss Ruth Lewis of Harrison was a guest of her friend, Mrs. w. G. Cox sey, during the past week.
 ReceiverJ. w. Freeman of the liar rison land office was in Green Forest on business Saturday.
 Harve Villines is mining for acqua pura on his premises. We understand he has made a rich strike.
 Mrs. Milt Baker and son of Wood bine, Iowa, were guests at the home of her cousin, Ed Puckett, latter part of last week.
 Those ice drinks at Shahan's are guaranteed to touch the spot ten times out of nine.
 Simon Rogers, the jeweler, has gone to Oklahoma with an eye out for location.
 Mrs. James Lenox and the little folks went to Seligman for visit Sat day night.
 Ben Harbert was over from Grand View last week looking after some business matters. He was accompa- nied by Mrs. Harbert and Bertha.
 Charlie Harbert was passenger on the north bound train Saturday even ing for Cassville, Mo.
 John and Catherine Butt have been over from Eureka Springs thls week visiting at the homes of the two grand father.
 Miss Sue Burney is a guest of her parents here this week, having come by for visit en route from Chicago to Van Buren. She has been student of the Chicago University during the summer months. She will be superin- tendent of the Van Buren schools again this year.
 Green Forest is to have another dry goods establishment right away quick, Sherman Ewing having decided to re- move his business from Eureka Springs to Green Forest. He is opening up in the Ferguson building just vacated by Lambs Saddlery. MT. Ewing is a live wire" business man and proposes to help enlarge Green Forests busi- ness territory. He has a big stock and will doubtless be valuable acqui sition to the town.
 The local rural route boys were pleased when an official rorder came Monday which raised their salaries from $1 ,000 to $1, 100, effective Sep tember 30. This increase applies to all standard routes of "A miles or more and will increase the annual expendi- ture of the postal department more than $4,000,000 annually. The boys were hoping for an increase to $1,200, but they will have to wait while yet for the hundred month.
 Simpson 6 Campbell is the style of the firm who now own the Meek soda fountain an confection business, Earl Campbell of Berryville having bought half interest with J. E. Simpson in the business last Monday.
 President Cox of the County Singing Convention announces the second semi annual convention for this year for Farewell the third Sunday in this month. The usual program will be carried out.
 The weather has been nothing less than fierce during the past two weeks. This country has seldom experienced such excessive heat, while the drouth is next thing to unprecented. The ap- pie crop is maturing almost a month earlier than usual on account of the excessively hot dry weather. Members of the Wells family and some of the neighbors gather ed with well-flled. big basket at the home of MT. and Mrs. T. J. Wells last Sunday and surprised them in honor of their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Both dinner and supper were served and the visitors were still lothe to go home because of the extremely enjoy able occasion. Mir. and Mrs. Wells are two of the community's very best people and were highly deserving of the recognition accorded them on the occasion of their golden wedding The Tribune joins their hosts of friends in wishing them many more happy ami l versaries.