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The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

well cared for in the smaller cottages and remodeled homes of fishermen.
 Fishing is the one industry at North Head, as it is at all the other villages of the island Here the hake. haddock, cod and pollock form the greater part of the catches, while farther down the island the catching and smoking of herring are the leading industries. The larger fish are caught, for the most part, by trawling, while the herring are seined from the weirs. In the winter lobstering takes it's place as the most important industry Records of Many Disasters. Gannet rock, with it's powerful light house, lifts it's head to the southward, and the chronicles of the rock with it's neighboring lodges are records of disaster, from the wreck of the first brig that went to pieces in 1759 to the total loss of powerful steamships, like the Earl of Warwick in recent years. The light was first kindled on Christ mas eve, 1881.
 It is at Southern Head that the eli max of the grandeur of Grand Manan's cliffs is to be found Headland after headland, cliff after cliff, juts out, their heads towering 400 feet into the air, for the greater part of their extent absolutely insurmountable except by the aid of a cable fastened on one of the cliffs years ago, by whose aid the more daring are able to make the as- cent.
 The red basaltic cliffs glowing in the sunshine, with patch of green here and there, where some bit of earth has given root to grass or shrub, makes a sight of combined beauty and majesty hardly equaled on the whole Atlantic coast
 At the southern extremity of the island is peculiar formation, marked on the marine charts as Pinnacle rock, but known to the fishermen as the Old Maid and to the visitors as the South ern Cross. Rising 75 feet above the water. when viewed from certain points, it shows a symmetrical cross, so perfect that it is difficult to believe that it has not been formed by artif- cial means.
 AS one sails past the rocks and looks back on it he understands the source of the fshermen's name, for it takes the outline of a hunchbacked woman.
 Grand Manan is not summer re. sort in the sense of being crowded with seekers after the pleasures of SO ciety. Dances, teas, musicals, form no
 part of the life of the summer visitor to this island of the sea. A hundred or two genuine lovers of the sublime in n6f6fe come year after year and
 finn more devoted with each sojourn'
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

Orders have just been placed with the Shawmutt & Fisher lumber mills for rig timbers for the two oil drilling outfits, preparing to sink test wells on 15,000 acres, recently leased to Jan cowski and associates of Tulsa, Okla, and Burke and associates of the Pan American Refining Company of Tulsa and Pittsburgh.
 The lease holdings lie between Glen wood and Pike City, 20 miles south. The first well will be drilled at Stan ley postoffice, small town on the Memphis, Dallas and Gulf railroad, 16 miles southwest of this place, and nine miles northwest of oil seepages at the Pike City asphalt mlnes.
 Other oil operators on the ground figuring on entering this district as presenting development possibilities are L. B. Famous, representing Kern County California; interests; J. M. Burks of the Black Oklahoma Oil Company, with 10000 barrels daily production in the Cushing (Oklahoma) field, and M. D. Graves of Mexico City, who with associates has extensive holdings in the Tampico district.
 Advises received here from Fort Smith say that the Mitchell interests of Shreveport, who have two rigs up in the Waldron gas district, will also enter the Pike County field after the first of the year on upwards of 3,500 acres un~er escrow, with drilling con tract.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

Assayists of Kansas City, Mo, have recently tested some samples of ore taken from farm at Alonzo, 12 miles south of Batesville, in this county. Their reports say that in every ton of the ore is to be found two ounces of gold and a little more than one-halt an ounce of silver, making an aggre- gate worth of the output per ton $14.95. w. S. Curtis, who owns the land on which the mineral is found, has had other tests made. The hfgn- est return ever made previously was $6.62 per ton.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31
GOVERNOR HAYS ORDERS FIVE OF THEM DISMISSED FROM
 STATES SERVICE.
POLITICS GIVEN AS CAUSE
Convict Farm Doctor and Warden State Hospital Physician and State Hospital Electrician Are
 on the List.
Little Rock

Little Rock Eleven employees of the state will lose their positions January L Two are at the state farm and the others at the State Hospital for Nervous Dis eases.
 Five of these were ordered dis missed by Governor Hays They are as follows
 Dr. w w. Coulter, physician at the state convict farm.
 w. H. Martin, warden of the Wiley camp of the state farm
 Dr. Russell Doyne of the State Hos pital staff.
 Miss Winona Jackson, clerk in the office of Dr. Young, superintendent ot the State hospital
 Luther E. Castling, electrician at the State hospital.
 The others are minor employees at the hospital.
 It is said Governor Hays charged pr. Coulter with absenting himself from the farm too frequently, and War den Martin with having been cruel to convicts.
 Political enemies of Governor Hays in Little Rock declared that the dis, missals were a part of move in the gubernatorial game. The governor is out of the city and it was impossible to get into communication with him. w. H. Hall, chairman of the Board
  stitutions, said the board has no statement to make relative to the changes at the State hospital
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

Commissioner of Labor J. c. Clary will ask the next legislature to amend the minimum wage law so it will apply to all mercantile and other establish ments where one or women are em- ployeu under the same roof at the same time. The present law includes only establishments employing four or more women.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

D. Corning of Kansas has traded a Red river farm of 1000 acres, for which he paid $5O,OO0, for Bog Springs, a summer resort near Ashdown w. L. Shirley, J. M. Johnson and A. U. DuLaney were the owners of Bog Springs.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

The Green Motor Car Company of Little Rock filed articles of incorpora- tion with a capital stock of $10,000, of which $4,000 has been subscribed. The corporators are: A. B. Cox, presi- dent; C. E. Shoemaker, vice president; Jim w. Green, secretary and treasurer, and H. Bale-
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

J. B. Priddy of Danville received his commission as judge of the Fifth judicial circuit from Governor Hays. Judge Priddy was elected at special election September 4, 1915. He sue ceeds Judge M. l.. Davis, who was ap- pointed to succeed the. late Judge J. M. Martin.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

Encouraging success in the work of the Naval League of the United States is reported by Mason E. Mitchell, who is In charge in Arkansas. MT. Mitchell has made several addresses over the state and says he has found much in- terest He has received literature from Washington and has been send ing it out.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

T. Havis Nixon of Pine Bluff, can didate for the Democratic nomination for Congress in the Sixth district, and for the Democratic nomination for prosecuting attorney of the Eighth judicial district, filed their pledges un- der the act of 1913 with the secretary of state.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

Seven students of the Russellville Agricultural School were dismissed by the Board of Trustees, according to an announcement by members of the board, which held a two days in- vestigation.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

A compromise was reached in suii for back taxes instituted by the state against 31 life insurance companiea operating in Arkansas A decree was issued by Chancellor J. k, Martineau requiring 30 of the companies to pay into the registry of the court S4,000. to be divided among the state and county funds. The judgments were satisfied by the defendant insurance companies.
 A substituted complaint filed by tho state alleged that the insurance conn panies owed taxes on money in the 9ank at the end of each fiscal year since the companies began business in Little Rock, and on notes, mortgages. bonds and other securities in their possession; and. that in paying to the state 21a per cent of theier gross earn ings, the companies wrongfully with held 21a per cent of the dividends paid to policy holders.
 The New York Life Insurance Com pany, one of the defendants, filed an answer saying that it paid S5O4.2S as back taxes, on April C., 1914. This company was exempted in the decree.
 The decree ordered that 20 per cent or $500 of the amount paid into the court. be turned over to A. w Dobyns and w H Rector for services as spe- eial attorney in the case Eight hum dred dollars was ordered paid to the state treasurer, $1,000 was ordered paid to the treasurer of Pulaski coun' ty. $500 was ordered paid to the treas urer of Pulaski county for the Little Rock School District and $500 was or dered paid to the treasurer of the city of Little Rock.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

Charles Lawson, woodchoppsr Of Prairie View, was made cripple for life when crushed oy tree he was felling. The bones in both legs were shattered and his back was broken. He has wife and two small children.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

Four sisters met at Rogers recently for reunion, the first within 50 years. They were Mrs. N. M. Simpson of Rogers, aged S2 Mrs. India Glover, aged 80; Mrs. Annie Runyan of Ar mour, s. D., aged 72, and Mrs. J. c. McKebber of Independence, Kan, aged 69.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

Two arrests for drunkenness were the only result of too much Christmas cheer at Leola. The majority of the residents celebrated by attending Christmas tree exercises at the Meth odist church.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

The Fort Smith-Van Buren Bridge Commission adopted a resolution awarding the Fort Smith Light and Traction Company franchise to use the Fort Smith-Van Buren bridge. The contract now goes to the voters of the bridge district for their approval. The board fixed Tuesday, February &, as the date for this election The str get cars will resume use Of the bridge as soon as tickets can be printed.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

The epidemic of la grippe, which IS sweeping over the entire country, has not missed Arkansas. Hundreds of people are suffering with the trouble some malady throughout the state and no section is immune.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

The Clear Creek Oil and Gas Com pany that brought in the big gas well near Kibler last month will begin soon to drill for oil and gas on Arbuckle Is- land near Mulberry.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

Arthur Scrogg1ngs Of Conway coun- ty, arrested by Deputy United States Marshal N. P. Burns on charge or bootlegging, was brought to Little shal .. O. Payne and given a hear ing before United States Commission CT w. s. Allen. Commissioner Allen bound him to the federal Grand Jury and allowed him to furnish pond for $25O.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

The Philadelphia Milling Company and c. R. Pedigo will erect a large saw and blaming mill at Sparkman
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

w. B. Snipes, progressive farmer of Aubrey station of the Missouri and North Arkansas railway, 15 miles south of Cotton Plant, killed a hog which weighed 619 pounds. It was 20 months old. He says there is noth- ing that the farmer of this section cannot raise if he will combine muscle and brains.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

Should the courts hold i'll the manda- mus suit recently brought against John H. Page, commissioner of mines, manufactures and agriculture, that the sale of fertilizer will be illegal until the next legislature appropriates' for it's inspection, the farmers of Ar kansas will be the real losers. This statement was made by Haley M. Ben. nett president of the Arkansas Fer tilizer Company, the plaintiff in the suit to compel the issuance of inspec- ton tags.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

L. M Warmack traded his farm near Nashville for the Ashdown electric light plant and some Ashdown proper ty. He will move to AJhdown.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

Albert Dexter, aged IS, of Fort Smith is near death as a result of taking a quantity of bichloride of mer- cury by mistake. Baxter swallowed six of the poisonous tablets, each con- taining seven and a quarter grains. Baxter's friends say he became ill with headache He mistook the poison for headache tablets. About b min utes later he became i'll and upon sum- moning a physician he learned of his mistake.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

Rev. Ira Brashier died last week at Birta. Two days after his death his wife died. They left six small chil- dre-
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31
STATE PARAGRAPHS.

Mrs. J. M Mcdonald stepped into a doorway of a business house at Junc- The team dashed into the doorway and Mrs Mcdonald was pinned to the door frame by the tongue of the ve- hicle drawn by the team, the tongue having been rammed through a glass which adjoined the frame The tongue did not touch Mrs. McDonald's body and she was not injured, though her escape was narrow one.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

The Arkansas Rice Mills and Power Company of Forrest City filed a cer- tificate showing 1t has surrendered it's charter.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

A patent for an aeroplane has been issued to R. L. Neal of Cross Roads, Hampstead county.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

Piggot Handle Company, capitalized at s10,00O, filed articles of incorpora- tion. The corporators are J. 0. Sal lee, c. L. Sallee and R. P. Sallee.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

A sale of pure bred stock IS to be 2 feature of the annual Stock Growers' meeting in Little Rock "Farmers' Week. January II, F and 13. It ia said that pure bred cattle, hogs. horses and jacks can be bought at lowest prices. The animals will be on exhibition so that buyers may ex, anime them.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

Nearly 100000 fewer bales of cot. ton were raised in Arkansas in 1915 than in 1914, according to a prelimt-| nary report by Sam l.. Rogers, direc- tor of the census in Washington, D. C. The report which shows the cotton ginned oy counties, also shows that in only seven of the 75 counties were cotton crops increased, and in no county was the increase as much as 1000 bales. One county raised 14,000 bales less and many counties raised as high as 400 bales less in 1915 than in 1914.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

The Philadelphia postoffice will be forced to move again on January Is, when the governments lease on the Hall building expires. It will occupy a portion O. the Huie building, which Is leased by Ohls & Son.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

Suit to enjoin State Auditor M. K. Dickinson from issuing warrants on three state funds was n.eu in the Put laski Chancery Court by Hal Norwood, attorney, on behalf of H. F. Jackson of Austin, Lonoke county, on the ground that no specific appropriations for payment was made by the 1915 legislature. The funds are the game protection fund" the fund derived from payment of fees and licenses un- der the act regulating the practice of veterinary surgery, medicine and den tistry. and the fund secured from fees for the examination and registration of nurses.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

The street commissioner is engaged in adding considerable improvements to Batesville streets. Concrete cuI- verts are being built and large num- Der of concrete gutters are being con structed along the principal thorough fares.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

The Kennedy Heading Company of Wynne, filed notice of the surrender of it's charter.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

c. J. Bunch, county examiner of Carroll county, states that he will ls- sue no license to teach to anyone un- der IT years of age, except as an as sistant, and under no circumstances will he issue license of any grade to cigarette smoker.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

John H. Page commissioner of mines, manufactures and agriculture, issued to cotton seed dealers and con. sumers a warning order against im- pure seed. The warning, he said, ia made necessary also " the failure of the last legislature to provide for the inspection of seed.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

A recent statement showing the con dition of the Wynne High School Saw ings bank has been published in To- cal papers, which has created consid- erable interest. The statement is dated December 20, and is as follows: Loans, S1,04O.SO, cash S216.83, furni- ture and fixtures s95.55. Capital stock $26O, undivided profits $226.S0, depos- it's $S663S.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

Hugh Harrison, formerly of Mena and recently employed as caretaker in the zoo at Swope park, Kansas City, was gored by buck deer recently and painfully hurt. After the deer attacked him, Harrison broke one of the deers legs with a pitchfork The deer was killed later.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

J. w. Anderson, 65 years old, far mer of Anderson township, Rogers. had his first ride on a train, when he and his two daughters went to Dutton, Washington county. to visit friendl.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

The Department of State Lands. Highways and Improvements is build-
 ing model macadam road hve miles long in Hampstead county. The road extends from Hope in the dil ection of Spring Till. w. G. Stahl, engineer m the department, is in charge of the work.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

A table compiled by Geo. B. Cook state superintendent of public instruc' tion, shows that while there are only 1O,662 public school teachers in Ar. kansas, the attendance at the 124 normal schools conducted last summer was 11,777.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

E. C. Parsons and others launched the preliminary plans to organize a bank at Rush. the mining camp in Marion county Most of the stock holders will be persons living in Marion county. Application for a charter has been made to the state banking commissioner
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

The Little Rock Board of Trade and the Chamber of Commerce signed an agreement of consolidation. The new organization will be Anown as the Board of Commerce. The Merchantss Bureau will also enter the consolida- tion. Under the ternH of the con. solidation the Board of Commerce. will occupy the Board of Trade Build- ing, Second and Scott ftreets, under an agreement which would mean the purchase of the building from the Board of Trade by the Board of Con merce. x
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

At the next meeting of the Political Equality League at Dermotts argu- ments against woman suffrage will be discussed.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

The Pine Bluff Lumber and Box Company, by it's president, Edgar Brewster, filed voluntary petition Tn bankruptcy in the United States Dis trict Court in Little Rock. The com pany operated principally at Clio, in Cleveland county.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-31

Although several deals for a larm zor white convicts have been practically completed in the last few months, the Penitentl ary Commission is no nearer the purchase of farm than last sum- mer, members said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21
WaterWorks Agreement
 Will Be Signed Tonorrozv

At the close of the waterworks con ference yesterday morning the members of the city commission in answer to a question of President A. M. Lynn of the Birmingham Waterworks company. assured him that they could see no reason why the waterworks proposi- tion which has been under negotiation for the past two weeks should not be formally agreed to tomorrow.
 This virtually means that the propo- sition for lower water rates and mu nicipal ownership by the city's pur- chase of the Birmingham Waterworks plant has been agreed to by the city authorities and officials of the water company.
 It marks the close it is generally be- lieved, of what has been one of the most bitter public issues in Birming- ham for many years; an issue which has involved numerous law suits and negotiations between the city and the water company, a referendum election, mass meetings of citizens, refusals to pay water bills and a history which needs no repeating.
 The agreement between the city and the water company. of course, is subject to the ndorsement of the people before 1t becomes reality, but it IS generally
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21
A Great Kidney Remedy According To Thousands
 Of Reports

My wife has been suffering with kid hey and bladder trouble in d bad form since she was nine years of age. She was in such a condition that she was con fined 10 her bed and several doctors here treated her but to no effect About nine months ago she began to take Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root and began to inn prove immediately. She is practically well now and is able to do all of her work. At the time she was sick she suffered greatly and fl looked as if she would die. but thanks to your valuable remedy, she is now a new woman. can recommend pr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as the best kidney and bladder remedy on earth and if you desire you may pub fish this letter in the hope that 1t may enable other sufferers to get relief
 Yours very truly.
 G. T. CURRY,
 Hubbard. Texas. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of April, 1912.
 H. C. BISHOP, Notary Public. Gentlemen:-I sold the above Mir. c. T. Curry the Swamp Root.
 j. Olin Keitt, Druggist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21

believed that the proposition will meet with the approval of the great majority oe the citizens of Birmingham. It pro- Vldes Tor cheaper water rates than have ever been in force in this city and which are said to compare favorably with rates of other cities under similar conditions IL also provides for municipal ownership at any time the city may desire to buy the ,waterworks plant, which, it is gen orally understood, will be undertaken al oIce or at least within the year. This phase of the proposition is also reported to be very popular with the public and it, therefore, would seem probable that the city will buy the waterworks plant some time within the next year or IS months.
 The contract has not yet been com p;eted. Changes have been made in it from time to time at the suggestion of beth parties until it has been considerably altered from what it first was. At the conference yesterday morning still other changes were agreed to, but they are lit- tie other than matters of phraseology and concern no principles or facts in re- sard to the rights of the two parties to the contract These changes will be in- corporated in the contract by Monday, at " hich time the signatures of the commas sioners and the water officials are ex- pected to be affixed.
 MT. Lynn, who had planned to leavs the city last night, has agreed to stay over until tomorrow.