The Pulaskian., 1917-09-14

lanFs local duties required his pres ence in Arkansas.
 The Bratton Hardware Company of Banks is furnishing it's customers at cost seed wheat, oats and rye, in an effort to encourage the farmers to raise more foodstuffs in this section Indications are that the wheat acreage will be the greatest in the history of the county.
 Secretary B. B Bloom of the Pine Bluff Chamber of Commerce an- neunced that woodworking plant has been secured for Pine Bluff and construction will begin at once. It will cost about $20,000 The name of the company was not made public.
 Commissioners of County Accounts D. F. Arnold, Joe Parker and J. w Ponder finished the audit of the Pike county books and burned county scrip to the amount of $57,592.76. Pike county is in much better shape finan- cia1ly than it has been for several years.
 w E. White, a farmer, who lives about two miles from Earle, brought in sweet potato that weighed four and ene-half pounds. The season has been ideal for potatoes and the crop will be heavy.
 Some of the rice farmers around Harrisburg have finished pumping wa ter on their rice and will let the fields dry up ready for the harvest, which will commence in a week or 10 days.
 Smith Bros, who own and operate thrsshers in the Vaughan community near Bentonville, report that they will thresh almost 100000 bushels before the close of the season.
 From 10 to 15 refrigerator cars are iced at Rogers daily now for loading apples. The cars are filled at Rogers, Garfield, Avaca and points on the Grove branch.
 The packing plant of the Ozan-Gray- sonia Lumber Company packed more than 30,000 pounds of meat the past year without losing a pound The plant was installed to give the farm CTS a year-round market.
 
 At the meeting of the trustees of the Pine Bluff Chamber of Commerce resolutions were adopted urging the city School Board to secure military instructor and to add course of mili- tary training.
 A few light cases of scarlet fever in the Little Flock School District, three and one-half miles northwest of Rog- CTS, caused the public school there to be dismissed until the disease is erad- icated.
 The 23 gallons of aclohol confscated ny the officers at Forrest City in the raid of Chiropractor Blumenthall's place was poured on the ground in the jail yard by Sheriff J. H. McDougal.
 The Dyer Special School District held an election on a bond issue of 14,000, which carried by large ma iority. The bonds will be fioated and the proceeds used in the erection of six-room brick school building.
 Alex Vaughan of Prescott, assistant city commissioner, realized $60 from the sale of figs from 13 trees in his back yard this summer The yield was 240 gallons, retailing at 25 cents per gallon.
 The Grant County Fair Association held at meeting at Sheridan and heard reports of committees. From reports, indications are that the fair will be the best ever held in the county.
 An automobile party of Piggott boosters visited nearby towns to ad- vertise the Clay county fair. which will open for four days October 10.
 The contract for grading the pike road from Harrisburg to Truman was let to a firm in Kansas City. The road is to be completed by January 1.
 A meeting of farmers and business men of Rogers decided to raise $500 or more and give three-day home products fair in Rogers in October.
 The searcy public schools will open for classification and enrolment Fri- day, September 14. Regular class work will begin Monday. September 1T.