The Green Forest tribune., 1917-12-21

 Rev. W. R. Miller.
 Quite a colony of people from the drouth stricken portions of Texas have arrived here to make their home. The cold snowy weather made them think they were away up North sure enough.
 Dawson Ross is here from Arizona visiting relatives. He was reared on a farm near Berryville and left here 31 years ago.
 Mrs. Tommie Wade Burnham went to St. Louis last week and underwent an operation for appendicitis She is reported to be getting along fine. Her mother is with her. Rev B p-eslcIs h ,s.L~ ....--,-.- -z-=.. U. . | | oIoy iidS liiOt eu LO Jop- lin where he expects to enter the gro- cery business with his son.
 Dr. George Tabor has purchased the Tatf home on North Springfield street.
 Mrs. A. J. Russell is in receipt of letter announcing the death of her un- cie, Jack Kirk, at Ash Grove, Mo- He was a civil war veteran and one of the old pioneers of that country
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 Alex Collier is entertaining a case of lagrippe.
 John D. Seals and wife are planning to move back to Denver in the near future. John has just completed a very successful term of school at this place. Their departure is regretted by host of friends.
 Olan and Homer McMorris who have been in the west for a short time have returned to Home Sweet Home" in Arkansas,
 Several porkers weighing in the Vii cinity of four hundred pounds have been butchered in these parts recently.
 Our Sunday school is not progressing very rapidly because of the cold wealth CT and the unfit condition of the school house. There is plenty of ventilation but the light has been somewhat lessen ed by the extensive use of opaque panes.
 George Stroud has been saving quite a lot of wood with his power saving outfit. George is man we could hardly get along without. He has q big self binder, power hay press and wood saw and is always at our ser wee. If It Is machinery George under stands it in full.
 Several farmers here have begun feeding ensilage. There has been about ten slos erected in this commun- ity in the last three years and as a re- suit the cattle industry is growing bv leaps and bounds. A number of fancy priced thorobreds have been brought in and quantity of high grades. The prevailing breed seems to be White Faces.
 Bud Stafford went over on Osape Saturday in response to a message announcing the serious illness of his brother-in-law. Later reports are that the patient IS improved.
 Riley Orrell is doing his bit practic- Ing war time economy. He is clearing some land at odd times cutting the large timber for saw logs and making the remainder into wood which of course sells at high figure. Riley is scientific farmer and stockman and on one of his bottom farms he has a patch of Alfalfa that is making swift progress toward setting new hay record for Dry Creek valley. Bruce Hughes lost three fine cows on stalk parture recently. Mir. Hughes is buyer aud shipper of cattle and has several head on hands this winter. He IS making prepars tions to build dwell ing in the near future Ellis Graham and Grandma Wise have been under care of the doctor during the past week but are greatly improved. Mrs. Wise has long since passed the "three score and ten" mark and Is still rather strong for a woman of her age. She has great-great grand children.
 Parker Mrs. Charlie Bobo is very sick at this writing.
 Mrs. Lon Villines and children of Green Forest visited Saturday night and Sunday at Roy Villines'.
 Andy Tipton bought nice bunch of Hereford cattle at Berryville Saturday.
 There is said to be several cases of measles Tn this locality.
 Mrs. J w. Fairchld came in Sun day from Ft. Scott, Kan, where she had been for several weeks visiting her husband.
 Wm Greer has eoId his faryn cn