The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03

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 way Chicago via Missouri to Calves | ton.'
 This was the challenge of the chair. 1 man of the Arkansas Jefferson Davis Highway convention in Fort Smith which brought a ringing response from over 500 delegates representing 66 cities and towns covering terri tory from Central Missouri to Louis. jana and Texas. The declaration was made by Col George Sengel in max ing his opening remarks upon assum ing the chair to which he had just been elected by the convention.
 The size of the delegations and the scope of country from which they came who were present at the open ing of the convention was a surprise to even the most enthusiastic work CTS in the Arkansas Highway Associa- tion
 H. K. Albers of the Fort Smith Mo, tor Club called the convention to or der. Col. George Sengel was elected temporary chairman. For secretary, L. w. McCrory of Eureka Springs and Fred Reutzel of Fort Smith were nominated for the temporary position, the latter receiving the larger num- bar of votes. In taking the chair Col. Sengel made a ringing speech for Ar kansas road building, prophesy1ng that out of the present north-to-south road movement there will grow an adhesion to road building which will spread a network over Western Ar kansas. He warned the delegates that maps and resolutions do not build roads, and that the towns, counties and states which get road recognition will be those that build roads. That is the purpose of the present great congress of progressive citizens and road enthusiasts.
 Mayor Read in a short talk well comed the visiting delegations to this city. The point in his welcome which drew cheers was the statement that Fort Smith contributes to the great Arkansas Jefferson Davis Highway a 
 bridge, the greatest steel structure across either Arkansas or Red River from head to mouth. In closing he invited the Arkansas Jefferson High way Association to make it's perma- nent headquarters in this city.
 A we'll attended meeting of the Four-States' Good Roads Association was held at TeXarkana at which a constitution and bylaws were adopt ed and other business attended to. It was agreed another meeting be held here March P and 23, when members of both the Arkansas Jefferson High, way Association and Four-States' Good Roads Association are to participate to further awaken road building sen- timent In this territory
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 i'en 3ition to the payment of spe- leo oA niS the defunct Cadrop ss oQ SaJEee District for tlie purpos6Fof ( paying a claim of about S2,000 to the 1 estate of the late George H. Burr or ! engineering services, developed, when J. H. Cunningham of Enola, one of the principal owners of land in the dis trict, called a meeting of other land owners to protest against the pay ment.
 Captain Town Hopper of Harrison, pioneer ana the commander of an independent Federal company that Civil war, divided among his heirs $1 1,000 bill that he had carried in his pocket from the time of the war. He dug up recently S1,500 in gold, which was buried on his place and placed it in the bank to be divided.
 No bids were obtained on the J. s. Brewbaker plant, the base of the ope- rations of John l.. Caper and his gang of moonshiners, who came to grief here last summer The plant was offered for sale by United States Mar shall J. H. Parker, but not a single bid was secured.
 G. N. Savage and T. c. Widener have purchased the hardwood timber tract about two miles north of Pike City from the -Graysonia Lumber Company They will manufacture slaves.
 Prizes have been offered by Camden | banks and merchants to induce the | boys of Ouachita county to join the corn clubs and to take hearty in- terest in the work.
 A gray wolf weighing 66 1-2 pounds,
 was killed by L. B. Stuckey near his home, east of Stuttgart It is said the wolf has been in the neighborhood
 for the last two years.
 J. T. Alley of Mercer, Mo, has pur-
 chased several hundred acres of land
 near Buena Vista and Omegaw | (Ouachita) county, and will establish
 stock farm.