The Green Forest tribune., 1917-07-27

cost 1ZU,UuV ana IUt ldtLeI Nabsuuu. lD obtain funds to build the road and the bridges a road district was formed R. Block of Wynne R. w Minnie of Par kin and c. B. Amos of Princedale are the commissioners. with F. o. Cogbill of Wynne as secretary.
 Sheriff AIcorn of Chicot county publishes a notice to planters in the Chicot Spectator asking them to no tify him of supposed agents who claim to be selling small articles 10 the negroes. The sheriff's informa- tion is that these supposed agents or peddlers are labor agents from the North, and he advises plantation ow.- CTS to warn them that they will be arrested and prosecuted if they at tempt to spread dissatisfaction among the laborers in Chicot county
 Mrs Robert Nosby of Batesville has performed feat that no other woman in this section has attempted. While bathing at the bar above Batesyille. Mrs. Mosby swan across White river and back. The river is very swift at this point Very few men undertake to swim the river at this point and re- turn.
 Lepanto, F miles northwest ot Marked Tree. has organized an im- provement district and contract for diccripo ar or+oe;ar well ,rd r,ttipy in a water and sewerage system will be let soon. As soon as this project is completed asphalt walks will prob ably be constructed.
 A force of carpenters is at work at the Mountain Home college now mall- ing repairs and improvements iii both the main building and the dor mitory. They expect to have the work all completed by the time the fall and winter session opens.
 Workmen are laying the eonduits for wires to furnish electricity for the new white way lamps to be erected on East Second avenue and Elm street al Hope The poles will be installed as soon as connections can be made.
 Clarence R. Tunnels of Monticello. Drew county, walked from his home to Pine Bluff 10 enlist in the army He intended to walk to Little Rock, but upon his arrival here learned that there was a recruiting office here and he at once enlisted
 Dr. ". T. Lowe of Pine Bluff has re- ceived a message from Mai C. II. Gonnor. head of the American Red Cross Society in Washington. asking him if he could go to Bumania at once. Dr. Lowe replied that he could and is awaiting instructions.
 Fate Paul. who lived three miles east of Harrison, while returning from a visit 10 one Of his neighbors. was almost instantly killed The mule he was riding threw him and kicked him in the head.
 Word was received from the Kagr Paving Company by Guy W. Cobf. engineer for the paving district, that the machinery to be used in putting down the 15 miles ot paving in Jones' i boro had been shipped.
 Paul Jones had his right arm so l badly laeerated in saw while run ring q stave mill on Mulberry creek in Walker township, near Ozark, that it had to be amputated between the elbow and shoulder.
 Homer H. Phillips of Sidney. whose brother was killed in France while serving in the Canadian contin- gent of the British army, has enlist ed in the Arkansas National Guard.
 The Moline Lumber Company of Camden, charged with failing to dip cattle as required by law, agreed 10 obey the law and the case was dis missed on payment of costs.
 pr. D. o. Bridgeforth of Forrest City has been notified of his appoint ment as first lieutenant in the Unit ed States Medical Reserve Corps.
 Since the first of last April. d2 young men of Mammoth Spring have enlisted in the American army or the navy Six of them are now with Pershing's army in France.
 The Missouri Pacific railroad Is erecting large brick depot at Plum merville. It will cost 5000 and will be completed in a few days.
 The Baxter Bulletin says Mrs. Will son of Mountain Home has largo white rabbit which roams the streets of that village and holds it's own against any dog in the town. It has run off more than one dog and can now go about unmolested.
 A campaign is being carried OH at Philadelphia by the trustees of Henderson-Brown College in an effort to raise S35000 in that city for the college to help pay off it's indebted