The Green Forest tribune., 1916-01-28

If there had been any doubt as to the sincerity of the promoters who de sire to erect a sanitarium in this city to cost $12,000 it was removed when a | telegram came from E. N. Roth, chair man of the committee, who is in Chi cago saying that he has had confer ence with men interested in this prof ect, and that the money for the pur- chase of the ten acres is ready to be deposited in local banks. About two years ago a stranger 1n- duced a resident of Mena to loan him SS and gave him an overcoat as Secur- ity The stranger disappeared, and the Mena man wore the coat last win ter A few days ago he stepped into the office of a friend, and the friend recognized the coat as one that had been stolen from him. The man who loaned the $S bought new coat.
 The long buried scare that the Ouachita River may change it's course, leaving the City of Camden high and dry on big muddy bayou in the shape of horseshoe with the pres ent wharf as it's Dase, has been re- vived and this time seriously, by ot- ficers in charge of the government snagboat Joseph E. Ransdell.
 Less than an hour after a large crowd went home from graduating ex- ereises at the Morrilton primary school tae, rJAaAlldipg aarge 's: structure, was discovered in flames. The origin of the fire, which com pletely wrecked the structure, Was not determined.
 The Centerton Cooperative Oil Company, with capital stock of $10oO00 has been organized at Gen. terton and will begin prospecting for oil within short time. The company has incorporated and the charter has arrived. Considerable stock has been paid in.
 The Bigelow school building was de- stroyed by fire. It was large frame ! building, and when flames were found in the roof there was no hope of sav- ing it. Only the piano was taken out The loss is about $14,0O0, with insur- ance of $7,000. School will be carried on in another building pending re- building.
 The City Council has agreed with Mayor Simon Bloom that Pine Bluff can get along without passing an oc- cupation tax to raise additional reve- nue. A proposed ordinance, which was submitted to the City Council, was tabled by unanimous vote as soon as the ordinance was read the first time.
 John Werschky has 5000 bushels of peanuts in his wareroom at Webb i City. He finds the Spanish peanut brings the best price in Oklahoma. Arkansas and Texas, while the large white variety brings the best price east of the Mississippi.
 The Prairie Oil and Gas Comnany is securing franchises along the Rock Island railroad between Little Roclx and Memphis to supply gas from the western Arkansas fields
 Miss Elizabeth Parham and w IT Mims were married near Harrishurp The bride is 59 years old and the groom is 15. MT. Mims served four years in the Confederate army.
 L. F. Maynard has sold the Rector Newsboy to George w. Ray of Ber nie, Mo. MT. Ray has taken charge ot the paper as editor and publisher.
 Dr. F. A. Gray is setting pecan trees on 15 acres of land near Batesville.
 Roy Miller, employed in Ieye, camp near Arkansas City, was bitter by mad dog recently. He was sen to Memphis for treatment.
 Since the beginning of the Euro pean war more than 100000 feet o walnut timber has been shipped fron Marshall.
 Three hundred and twenty-four mar riage licenses were issued in Whit county in 1915. producing revenue o $S10.