The Green Forest tribune., 1917-11-09


 Alldredge, the Rev o. T. Finch, James B. Dickeson, the Rev. John Van Lear and J. H. Hinemon, Little Rock; Dr. J. ". Conger, Conway; Senator J. s. Utley, Benton; H. H. Ragon, Clarks- vile; Judge E. l.. Morris, Fl Dorado: c. A. Wheeler, Superintendent Schultz, J. L. Wadley, Prof. Ury Me- Kenzie, Texarkana: J. O. A. Bush, Thos. C. McRae. W. V. Tompkins, Prescott; Dr. c. c. Dicken, Dr. J. M. Workman, Philadelphia; Smead Pow ell, Camden.
 A Bertonville dry goods company has the merchandise In one show win dow priced in terms of farm products, as follows: One pair of $4 shoes for one barrel of Jonathan apples; a $4 hat for three bushels of Irish pota. toes; one 100-pound pig buys this $16.50 all-wool suit; S15 all-wood over- cat can be bought for 1-z bushels of first grade wheat; this $6 sweater in exchange for six bushels of corn"
 A proposition has been made to the City Council of Fayetteville to grant franchise for furnishing gas for heat and lighting purposes in Fay etteville in the event natural gas in paying quantities is discovered by the prospectors who made the proposition There are evidences of natural gas in various parts of the county near Fay etteville.
 The statement that the government will conflscate all canned stuff in Ark ansas and ship it 10 France is still going in some parts Of the state, de- spite the fact that the government has officially denied this foolish false hood.
 While attending he funeral of the little daughter of Mir and Mrs. Butts at Arbor Grove, Mrs Wallace Riley fainted, and in falling hit her head against 9 bed post and broke her neck She died within a short time.
 The 02an-Graysonia Lumber Com pany's blaming mill located at Pres cott, one of the largest in the South. was totally destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at S50,000, covered by in- surance.
 Judge L. F. Cheek received a letter from Judge John A. Plunlmer saving that the Lee county Quorum Court had appropriated $20o fer the Boys Industrial School, which is to be es- tablisEed near Pine Bluff.
 State Superintendent J. L. Bond will grant two years certificate to teach in Arkansas or Oklahoma, to students at Central College at Con way taking q normal course
 At cost of S49.G00. or $4,000 less than the final estimates of the State Highway Commission, the contract for the proposed Conway -Saltillo high way was awarded to the Pell Con- struction Company of Dallas, Tex.
 The Bank of Jonesboro is advertis- ing that it's deposits have reached 1,539, ,701 .39. This is over S100O00 greater than this bank reached at high water mark last season.
 A meeting was held at Blytheville at the Gem Theater for the purpose of organizing a Home Guard. Over 300 men of this city and surrounding settlements were present.
 The Girls Military Club of Leslie gave q carnival recently for the bene- fit of the boys in the army and navy who Joiend from th's place. The sum of $10050 Eas realized.
 The members of the Nazarene church at Ozark cultivated seven acres in cotton this season and will make enough to pay for installing new seats in the church.
 The erection of a new sawmill which will cut pecan and hickory has been begun at Marianna. The mini mum pay roll of the new mill will be $500 per week.
 One of the purchasers of Liberty bonds in St Francis county was Mrs. Nancy Oft, who celebrated her eigh- ty-seyenth birthday by buying a bond.
 The Modern Culture Club of the Junction City High School surprised the faculty and school by presenting a unique program of speeches, stories, songs and instrumental music. The "mannerisms" of the teachers were depicted.
 Sixty-five bales of cotton, uninsur- ed, were lost in the fire which dc stroyed the West Point cotton gin at kensett. The gin, owned by farmers, was partially covered by insurance. The oripiu of the fra jc mvStarv