The Pulaskian., 1916-08-11

oI MounLaln Home, believes in giving each child he has a substantial start in life when they become of age. This takes the form of land. His young est child is four years old, and the eldest 28. To four of his children he has given 50 and 80 acre tracts, and says that he has more on hand for those that are growing up.
 A number of pearl buyers from dis tant points have visited Batesville and other points along White river Several valuable pearls have been found this summer, but the finders are not willing to sell, believing they will receive higher prices later The pearlers are making big money out of shells, which bring $3S in the local market.
 Announcement that the Midwest Glass Casket Company of Wichita, Kan, had decided to locate it's plant in Fort Smith, was made by J. A. Tapley, secretary of the company, which is capitalized at half million dollars The plant will require 10 acres and will cost in the neighbor- hood of s2OO,00O It will employ be- tween $50 and 400 men,
 J. M Turner, cashier of the Bank of Piggott, who has extensive farm interests in the St. Francis river bot toms, has raised a crop of sudan grass on his farm, from which he will get two cuttings this summer. Specimens of the grass, over nine feet long, are on exhibition at the Bank of Piggott.
 The big blaming mill of the Redus Lumber Company, at Pyatt, north of Cotter on White river road, was de- stroyed by fire. Seventy-five thou sand feet of lumber was also con- sumed by the flames. A million feet of lumber in the yard narrowly es- capped destruction.
 J. J. Doyne will remain at the head of Arkansas State Normal School at Conway This conclusion was reach ed by majority of the board of trustees, who say the charges pre- ferred against him have served as a boomerang.
 The county clerks annual report 1 NHo county to be only $5,414 while the road districts have money in the treasury Had it not been for extra expenses incurred for building wagon bridge and fighting a smallpox outbreak the county would have been upon cash basis.
 Frank l.. James, state secretary of the Sunday School Association, has printed programs for the Independence county association, which meets at Moorefield August 25 and 26. An elaborate program has been arranged. The Anti-Saloon League of Jeffer- son County has been organized at Pine Bluff to wage an active campaign against the repeal of the present statewide law V. o. Alexander is chairman and E. M. Goodwin is Sec retary.
 The total receipts of cotton in Con- way for the year just ended were 25,- 325 bales compared with 25,606 for the preceding year and 30,725 bales for the year ending August 1, 1914. The Sevier County Confederate re- union will be held near Cossatot river, 19 miles from Nashville, on Au- gust Is, Is, IT and IS.
 The Rev. G. L. Fink of Newark has just closed two weeks revival meeting at Moorefield, three miles east of Batesville. During the meet ing there were 10 conversions and several accessions to the church. The third woman to become a mail carrier is Miss Bessie Fleming of Emery, Sharp county. Miss Fleming will carry the mail from Emery to Cave City, distance of 10 miles. She was sworn in and will make three trips week.