The Pulaskian., 1916-10-06


 served the Seed Selection Day re gently designated by the Extension Division of the University of Arkan- sas and endorsed by the Arkansas Profitable Farming Bureau, the Al kansas Bankers Association and oth- CT agencies that are working to im- prove agricultural conditions in the state
 On charges of cruelty ano neglect and manslaughter, MT. and Mrs M. II. Bass, Barring Cross, Argenta, parents of Carl Bass, nine years old, who died with the lockjaw as result of inju- ries suffered while at play, were bound over to the gran jury when they were araigned before Municipal Judge James Gerlaeh. Their bond was fixed at $500.
 T. W. M. Boone. president of the de. funct American National Bank, which failed with a shortage reported by bank examiners to have been moro than s200.000, was found guilty by jury in the federal court at Fort Smith on one count of an indictment charging Justification of report of the banks condition to the comptrol- Ter of the currency,
 Tho Batesville Record calls atten- tion to the fact that sister of Presi- dent Wilson, Mrs. A. B. Kennedy, wife of the Rev. Dr. A. H. Kennedy, is buried at Batesville. w. B. Kenne- dy, son of Mrs. Kennedy, and q nephew of the president, is resident of Little Rock, and is assistant cash fer of the Exchange National bank.
 The activity of the Arkansas Socie- ty for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis will be broadened to in- clude all kinds of public health work and the name will be changed to the Arkansas Public Health Association, it was decided at meeting of the directors held at Little Rock. Buildings and grounds of the J. O.. Brewbaker distillery of Fort Smith, where John c. Casper and associates operated for year without reve- nue license, were sold at public auc- tion for $950 by Jack Walker of Little Rock, internal revenue collector, to John Gunter of Fort Smith. Joe Noll of Ozark was convicted by jury in circuit court of the illegal sale of wine, and was sentenced to year in the penitentiary. He filed notice of appeal to the Supreme Court and was released on $1.0O0 bond An oil tractor has been received at Crossett and is being used on the roads of Ashley county. This Is one of three tractors recently shipped to Ashley county. A great improvement has already been made in the roads by the use of the machine. w. w. Connor, six feet four and one-half inches tall, weighing 358 pounds, was guest at the Hudson hotel at Yellville recently The Yell vile Mountain Echo says he is the largest man who ever visited that section.
 The Italian colony at Tontitown, which makes a speciality of growing grapes, has shipped IA cars of grapes this season. The yield was light this year because of dry rot caused by the annual drouth
 The immense iron gates for the flood control section in the levee No. 6, across the river from Morrill, ton, have arrived and have been talk en across the river to be put in place.
 The Centerton Development Com- pany of Rogers is planning to drill for oil and gas. The contract provides for well to be sunk $500 feet deep if necessary.
 A fish with two mouths was caught in the Arkansas river at Van Buren by J. c. Smallwood The head has been preserved in alcohol and is on exhibition here.
 The White River division of the Iron Mountain has introduced to new line of railroad economy when freight car designated as the waste paper car" was switched onto the house track at Cotter and loaded with the old way bills, train orders and other blanks.
 c. w. Presley, aged 37, died It Batesville of hiccoughs. Nearly every physician in Batesville was called to assist in relieving the sufferer. m they were unable to save him.