The Pulaskian., 1916-06-02


 struct 60 miles of macadam roads in Jefferson County north of the Arkan- sas River, means an additional expen- allure for good roads in this county of S289,000 and will provide good roads radiating from Pine Bluff to trict is to build a road from the free bridge to Atlheimer, Wabbaseka and Humphrey. a distance of 10 miles W. G. Key, R. Carnahan and J. P. Walt were appoineed commissioners.
 The other district is for road from the free bridge to Sherrill, Tuck er Ferda and the Lonoke County line, a distance of 20 miles. This system will cost about $94,O00 The commis. sioners are Dave Veil, c. H. Triplett. Jr., and Everett E. Tucker
 Tn addition to the road districts, drainage district No. was establish, ed, to construct drainage system in the vicinity of Swan Lake, at an esti- mated cost of $25,000 In this district are 12,500 acres and about half this acreage will be reclaimed through the drainage work L. w. Clements, D. w. Nix and o. M. Spellman were ap- pointed commissioners.
 Work on each of the projects will be started as quickly as possible. The road districts were practically form ed once before, but were halted be, cause of the Supreme Court decision holding that preliminary surveys ana estimates must be made under the Alexander law by the state highway department engineers.
 The work was done by County En- gineer Hugh Humphrey.
 While a Dardanelle and Russellville locomotive was returning to Russell vile the engineer saw two-year-old boy on the track. The engineer ap- piled his brakes, but the locomotive was on a down grade and the wheels skidded. He rushed forward to the cowcatcher to attempt to save the baby. He failed to grasp the child, but threw him down and he rolled be- tween two crossties. The engine passed over the ties and did not touch the child.
 Virtually one million dollars ID property values will be added to the Pulaski County assessment lists by completion of the proposed Faulkners Lake drainage district, surveys for which have been completed, according to Charles Jacobson, attorney for the district. The district will drain 5000 acres of wet land, much of which has been under water continually since white settlers visited the district.
 Broadening of the work of the Ark ansas Society for the Study and Pre- vention of Tuberculosis was decided on at the annual meeting at the Little Rock city hall. Dr. T. B. Bradford of Cotton Plant was elected field secre- tary ana will travel over the state for the society, featuring on treatment The society also voted to establish press bureau.
 Approximately one-fourth of the 14,000 signatures required to initiate the proposed new primary law were procured to petitions circulated last week. Six thousand petitions, each with space for 50 names, are being circulated.
 The Batesville Record estimates an average of one pearl is found in every 10000 mussel shells opened. The pearl usually is small one. The Record estimates the chance of finding a $10O pearl is one in 100000
 Foster Hampton of Fordyce took first place in the broad jump in the recent Yale-Harvard track meet when he jumped 23 feet 3 1-4 inches. He also won the broad jump in the Yale Princeton meet.
 The Bradley County Election Com mission has decided the town of Her mitage will have to hold another city election The election at tha5 place was held one week later than the time fixed by law.
 Leonard Krumpen Jr. of Stuttgart, valedictorian of the high school grad uating class this year. mas been award ed scholarship in the University of Arkansas.
 Ed Kaselack, former resident of Gravette, has gone to Europe to en- gage in Y. M. c. A. work among the soldiers of the belligerent nations.
 A Roosevelt Club, with 24 mem bers, has been organized at Marked Tree The members of the club de, mand national preparedness.
 We'll diggers engaged in digging a we'll near Selma in Drew county found