The Pulaskian., 1917-12-07

The State Council of Defense is ar ranging for a statewide war confer ence to be held at Little Rock on De cember 20. Representatives of the county councils, women's councils and all allied organizations, will be invited 10 take part in the conference. Gen. Luke E.. Wright of Memphis has been invited to deliver the principal ad dress.
 The Texarkana agricultural fair and stock shows closed it's three days exhibit. There was large attend ance from all over Miller county, Ark, and Bowie county, Tex. The fair was under the auspices of the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce and Secretary Carpenter said that it was a great sue cess in every way.
 The Dardanelle Post Dispatch has offered reward of $25.00 for ihfor- nation leading to the arrest and con- viction of persons who have been cir cuJating in Dardanelle and vicinity the report that the government in- tends to confscate 50 per cent of all bank deposits This is one of the lies that has been going the rounds dur ing the past few weeks.
 The little three-year-old daughter of Hall Parks who lives near Denniny, was accidentlly shot and killed by her eight-year-old brother when shotgun with which they were play ing accidentally went off and shot the little girl through the body near the heart, killing her instantly
 A baby fell from a wagon in which It's parents were driving near Waters, county. The wagon, which was heavily loaded, passed over the baby's body, but the child was not seriously hurt nor was one of it's bones broken.
 The Bergman caning factory has just completed the last shipments of its tomato pack. It shipped 12 cars. averaging 400 cases each car. Three cars of apples have also been ship ped from here to Kansas and Missouri points.
 The second annual school and agri- cultural fair at Heber Springs has closed About 75 awards of prizes were made. The highest number of points won by any school was Heber Springs, with Quitman close second.
 Officers boarded the steamboat Ter escon while it was lying at the land ing place north of Osceola and con- fiscated 40 gallons of hard liquor Capt Price who was in charge of the boat was placed under arrest.
 Rev. Thomas DuLaney, aged 86, died at his home in Ben Lonand last week MT. Dulaney was probably the oldest minister in the state. He had been a preacher of the Baptist denom- ination for nearly so years.
 A sixteen-year-old boy of Cotter, Ray Bonham, lost his sight while at- tending school. The cause Of this is unknown. His father has taken him to Springfield, Mo-, to consult spe- cialist.
 
 Herbert Radcliffe, a six-year-old lad, stepped on nail near his home at Smithville three weeks ago. Blood poisoning set in and it was necessary to amputate one of the lads legs.
 When the schoolhouse near Boggs Springs caught fire recently Miss Ava Lloyd, the young lady who was in charge as teacher climbed to the roof and tore away the burning shingles.
 Captain Gustafson of the Searcy- White County Home Guard, organized the Home Guard at Pangburn, 62 men enlisting. Elmer Spruell was made sergeant.
 A county Council of Defense fcs' Hampstead county was organized at Hope.
 A, fast train on the Frisco killed eight fat steers belonging to M. F. Stone near Imboden. Somebody left the pasture gate open and the cattle strayed on to the track.
 The Chamber of Commerce at Pine Bluff has started movement for the annexation of large strip of terri tory, which it is estimated, will add 7,50O to the population. It is proposed to hold an election next spring to de eide whether the territory shall be annexed.