The Pulaskian., 1915-11-26


 hundreds of miles from the Ozarks.
 The fire wardens of Mountain VIew, acting under @ city ordinance, have inspected the residences and business houses of Mountain View and have made a report to the City Council con- taining suggestions as to how greater security against fire can be obtained in Mountain View. Under the ordi- nance if the suggestions are not acted on promptly, the mayor has power to impose fine.
 Alex Flannery found a 27-grain nery shot a fish, and after wading in- to the water to get it, decided to open a few mussel shells. He threw about dozen shells from the river to the bank and in one of these he found the pearl.
 Ex-Congressman Minor Wallace, who represents the Anti-Saloon League in Arkansas, has returned to Hot Springs from a trip over the state. MT. Wallace has been invited to de- liver addresses in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Nebraska and Michigan during the next year
 w. c. Racey, w. B. Podds and A. w. Vincent have let contract to Goodrich x Essex to build box fac- tory at Higginson. The town of lIig- ginson is furnishing the site for the plant. Work is to be commenced at once and the plant will be completed within 50 days.
 Robert L. Smith, road overseer of the Paragould District, captured q rabbit which had trapped itself on the Paragould Southeastern railroad by placing it's forepaws on frosty raIl. The paws were frozen to the rail so that the rabbit could not lose itself. Fire of unknown origin destroyed the commissary and warehouse be- longing to the Bodcaw Lumber Conn pany, causing loss of more than $150,000. The company carried about $1O0,000 insurance on the buildings and contents.
 The IS county convicts are working the old Little Rock road, leading from Pleasant Plains, this county, to Bates vile. The convicts are assisted in the work by farmers who are donating free labor to the proposition
 After 46 years of labor as black smith and wagonmaker, D. E. White of Batesville will retire from business. owing to bad eyesight MT. White is so years old and is hale and strong. , Three cars of mules, six cars of cat tie and one car of sheep, all valued at $20,900, were shipped out of Hardy to Northern markets and Missouri' buyers.
 After resisting many attempts, the great gas we'll of the Clear Creek Oil and Gas Company has been capped and brought under control.
 Van Buren and Mulberry business men have organized company with capital of $50,OOO to develop the oil and gas field of Crawford county.
 Andrew Neal, 10 years old, was kick ed to death by mule colt on his fathers farm near Lead Hill recently.
 Walter Dean, who resides near Roseboro, raised 1.20O bushels o1 sweet potatoes on SIX acres.
 Benton county farmers have sold $30,OO0 worth of mules during the past two weeks.
 Ten suits have been brought by tha Bank of Conway on notes given in 1907 when bonus of $75,000 was raised at Conway to secure the State Normal School. The suits were filed on the last day before the notes would have been barred by the statute of limitation.
 The Rock Island, the Illinois Gen. tral and the Chicago and Eastern H. linois have decided definitely to join in the big three-year advertising can1- paign for Hot Springs