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The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10

career Is founded on a theme cllarac- terized by simplicity in every detail. The house which is overburdened with elaborate ornamentation is never beau tiful in the average opinion. Take as an example of popular opinion, the Colonial style Of architecture. This style is now one of the most widely used of any applied to the American home. It stands for simplicity and de- bends upon this quality for it's beauty.
 Because the so-called Colonial style was established by colonists coming from England, the characteristics of the English style of architecture were prevalent in the houses which these colonists built on this side of the
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10
Second Floor Plan.

ocean. In fact, some of the early homes contained parts which were built in England and carried over here in ships. The typical Colonial house is a wide structure with a sim pie roof, the surface of which is usu- ally broken up with number of small formers, spaced symmetrically. The entrance is at the center of the build ing. A hall extends back from this en- trance, dividing the first floor into two sets of rooms.
 A house modelled closely after the Colonial style can hardly be successful ly built on a lot less than 100 feet
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10
WOULD RESTRAIN
 R. R. COMMISSION
RAILROAD COMPANY FILED sur TO QUASI PRoHlBtToRY OR
 DER THROUGH INJUNCTION.
YOUMANS WILL HEAR CASE
Discontinuanee of the Local Trains Necessary To Allow the Missouri Pacific To Move Government
 Troops, It Is Alleged.

Little Rock
 Int Missouri Pacific Railway Com pany filed a petition in the United States District Court at Little Rock seeking to quash the recent order of the Arkansas Railroad Commission, denying the railroad company permits sion to discontinue six local trains in Arkansas.
 The trains for which discontinuance were asked are: Nos. 23t and 23g. operating between Newport and Batesville: Nos. BOA and BOT, operat- ing between Helena and Knobel, and Nos. S45 and SAG, operating between Warren and McGehee.
 The Railroad Commission had de- nied the application of the Missouri Pacific to discontinue trains Nos. S51 and S52 operating between Helena and Brinkley, but these were not em- braced in the suit, as further investi- gation is being made by the railroad company as to whether it is desirable to take off these trHins.
 At the recent hearing before the commission delegation from Helena protested against the abandonment of the Helena-Brinlley train. They said that these trains are operated by the railroad company at profit and that their discentinuanee would be very detrimental to the business interests of Brinkley and Helena. The object in asking for the diseontinuanee of the trains. the railroad company said, was because the equipment and man power were needed for the movement of troops and munitions.
 The petition of the railroad com- pany asks for a temporary restrain ing order against the enforcement of the Railroad Commissions order, which will be heard by Judge Frank Youmans of Fort Smith in the ab- sence of Judge Jacob Trleber, who is spending his vacation in Colorado
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10

"style.' Any architect who has the requisite skill may produce a house which embodies an architectural style of his own conception, but 1t is hardly possible for any man to so design a house that it does not show the ten dency of some style already estab- lished. Perhaps the efforts of mex perienced architects to produce some thing original is accountable for some of the houses lacking beauty, eharac- ter and the evidence of common sense, which may be seen in almost any com munity.
 The recognized architectural styles are used with varying degrees of modi- ication, in house design.
 In the final analysis, it is the degree to which sunlight, the gift of nature which makes life possible, is utilized which determines the beauty of the house. Sunlight makes it possible for us to utilize color in the Identification of the home. Sunlight casts the shad-
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10
New Bank Gets Charter.

The State Bank Department grant ed charter 10 the Citizens Bank of Hickory Ridge. Cross county. The bank has paid-up capital of $10.00O and surplus of $1,O0O The officers and directors are: R. J. Kibler. pres ident; E. L. Cooper. vice president; N N. Townsend, secretary and cash fer; J. A. Nelson Pete Imboden, F w. Beede, ]. E. Hargis and W O. Poole.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10
To Study Trench War.

The adjutant generals office receiv- cd word that First Lieut.. T. A. Jack son of the Third Arkansas Hachinr Gun Company of Helena has receiy- College at Washington for course in trench warfare. Lieutenant Jack son will leave for Washington af once.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10
Eeains Repayina State.

R. c. Anderson, former clerk of the Arkansas Penitentiary Commission, who pleaded guilty to embedding about $6,O0O of penitentiary funds and was sentenced to six years in the penitentiary and who was pardoned on March 27, the day he was con victed, by Governor Brough upon con dition that he repay the state the amount embedded in $25 installments, made the first payment to the state treasurer The money was credited to the penitentiary fund.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10
Let Printing Contract.

The contract for printing 96,000 copies of Supreme Court reports-1.- 200 copies each of eight reports, vol umes 128 to 135, inclusive, was award ed to the Democrat Printing and Lith- ographing Company by the State Printing Board. There was one other bidder, the Central Printing Company. The bids were for composition Of pages in small piea and brevier type, the Democrat Printing and Litho- graphing Company's bid being $1.70 per page for small pica and $1.74 12c for brevier, the bid for binding being 75 cents per volume. To pay the cost of printing the eight reports the re- cent legislature made an appropria- tion of S27,500
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10

ows which are very important fac tor in the artistic scheme of the home. Thus nature has furnished the basis, light, of architectural or any other ap- plication of beauty, and 1t remains for man to supply the remaining factor, form.
 The greatest success is ordinarily attained in simplicity. The great master in the fine arts spends years of his life in attaining perfection in the simple things and 1t Is not uncommon that the masterpiece which crowns his
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10
Carries in 12 Counties.

Reports from the school election of May 19 received at the State Departs ment of Education show that the vote for county superintendency carried in 12 counties. Boone. Lafayette, Craig head. Cross, Desha, Franklin. lzard, Perry. Phillips, Searcy, St. Francis and Woodruff. Results from Clay. Conway, Greene. Logan, Nevada and Yell county on the question of coun- ty superintendency have not been re- eeived by the department.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10
lncorporation Matters.

Edmondson Farmers Gin Co. of Ed mondson; capital stock, $5,000; A. Harris, president; Guy Anderson, vice president; w. Rocks, secretary; w. M Wofford. treasurer.
 Model Window Glass Go of Fort Smith; capital stock, S75.000; Lewis Maxwell of West Union, Va, presi- dent; c. H. Zenor of Fort Smith. vice president and general manager.
 The Detroit-Arkansas Lumber Co. of Arkansas City has surrendered it's
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10
To Build Larger Hospital.

Maj John R. Fordyce, constructing auartermaster of Camp Pike. the Twelfth Division National Army can tonment, received a telegram from the War Department at Washington au- thorizing the construction of camp hospital to accommodate 1000 pa tients It was originally planned to build 50O-capacity hospital, but the new order will necessitate altering the plans.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10
Check came At Last.

Checks for an aggregate of ss.00e due officers and men of the Second Arkansas Ins1ntry who were disehare- cd for physical disabilities. just be fore the regiment went to the Mexi- can border. have been received at the adjuntant generals office and are to be sent out immediately. The men belonged to companies from which fed eral recognition had been withdrawn. but to which 1t later was again given. The companies were at Fort Smith, Springdale, Dardanelle, Magazine. Russellville. Bentonville. Texarkana and Ola.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10
VALUE IF STYLE
 IN ARCHITECTURE
Don't Mix Types When Planning Your Home If You Seek
 Good Appearance.
BEST EFFECTS IN SIMPLICITY
The Colonial House Properly Set Has Plenty of Ground Around It-Note Characteristics of the Model
 Described Here.

Mir. William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building, for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects Address all inquiries to William A. Radford. No. 1927 Prairie avenue. Chicago, Ill., and only enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10
Officers Break Camp.

Officers of the Third Arkansas In fantry at Camp Brough, state capitol grounds, completed their course of training and will return to their homes to await the order of mobilization. Be fore leaving a luncheon was served in honr of Gen. Lloyd England.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10
To Train New Armies.

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 According to army gossip Major James B. Gowen, commander of Fort Roots, and Major Naylor, senior in- structor of the training camp, may be adjutants of divisional camps where the national armies will train. The officers, according to recent news dispatch from Washington have been detailed for service with the adjutant generals department, Washington, D. C., at the close of the training camp here, and while they may be sent any where, either here or in Europe the fact that 16 officers were chosen for the department at the same time makes plausible the belief that they may be intended as adjutants for the 16 national army camps.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10
Railroad Pays $t7.o2o.

The St. Louis Southwestern Rail way Company paid into the state treasury $17022.s7, the amount of it's annual franchise tax. Up to the pres ent, franchise taxes to the amount of $94,105.s9 have been received by the state treasurer. IL is estimated there will be received this year on this ac- count about $200,000 August 10 Is the last day upon which this tax may be paid without a penalty of 9 per cent Last year payments on account of the franchise tax amounted to about $125,000.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10
STATE NEWS.

P. P Byrd of Pine Bluff has pur- chased the Dumbeck plantation of 700 acres from Mrs. w. H. Langford of Kansas City for s1S,50O. The planta- tion is north of the Arkansas river. near the Rob Roy bridge.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10

Washington has shipped 22 cars Of cantaloupes and seven cars of water melons thus far this season. The mel ons brought good prices.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10
Annointe New Coroner.

Governor Trough appointed Jesse Birch Of McArthur coroner of Desha county to succeed John Defer, resign ed and removed from the state
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10

The old Cohn house at Hot Springs, on Central avenue and Valley street. condemned by the commissioners and city manager, is being torn down and rloved away This is the last of the old landmarks on Central avenue The building has been condemned several times in the last 20 years. but for some cause it was never removed.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10
BRIEF NEWS AND NOTES.

When Mrs. Doc Brewer of Hoxie attempted to close a screen door one night last week something prevented the closing. She thought it was the staff of broken fly swatter and reached to get it, but before her hand touched the object she felt sting on one of her ankles. She then picked up the object and found it to be a snake. She called for help and her wound was quickly treated. Later the snake was found coiled behind trunk in Mrs Brewers bedroom. Mrs. Brewer killed the snake.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10

The big movement of cantaloupes from the Horatio territory continues The value of the shipment one day last week was s9,00O.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10

The old students reunion of the White Oak Academy will be held Au- gust F. A special program is being prepared for the occasion Many of the "old students" who expect to attend the reunion, who have passed their 18th year.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10

The Arkansas Light and Power Company will put in water mains of greatly increased size in South Cam den.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10

Bonds were sold at Walnut Ridge for two important highways, the Egypt Highway of 13 miles and tho Portia Highway of six miles, the flrst named was for S65,O00. the lotfnn
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10


 About 400 carloads of peaches were shipped from the Highland Orchard this season. The peaches were of ex, cellent quality and brought fancy prices. Several carloads of canta- loupes were shipped also.
 The peach crop around Highland is very fine this year. More than 400 cars have been shipped from the Bert Johnson orchard, one of the largest in the United States. Shipments will continue for another week.
 A contract will be awarded next week for the erection of new brick building on the high school grounds at Philadelphia which will be used as domestic science department by the high school pupils.
 The Western Coal Mining Company at Denning is closing out it's store preparatory to suspending the opera t1on of its mines at that place. The mines have been about exhausted.
 Alex little town seven miles east of Ozark, will have big Labor Day celebration under the auspices of the Odd Fellows, September and A.
 Charles Grigsby, who resides near McHue, south of the White river, be- lieves he has a good prospect for oil and natural gas on his place.
 Joplin (NoN company is nego- uating for lease OF a tract of land near Guion which contains an inex- haustible supply of glass sand.
 An effort was made recently to steal an illicit still which had been put in the Jail at Murfreesboro. The effort was unsuccessful
 The streets oi Forrest City are heiag treated with a heavy coating of o'i as a means of relief from the
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The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10

Red River, near Judsonia, was the scene of one of the largest baptizinga ever known when 57 were immersed
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10

The honor roll of national banks over the United States, compiled by the federal Banking Department, ranking all banks on the amount of surplus owned as compared with the capital stock, shows the Camden Ma tional Bank as follows: First in the city of Camden, fourth in Arkansas and 6S9th in the United States.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10

Permission has been given by the government for bridge over Big Lake, in Mississippi county
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10

N. c. Harris was declared elected sheriff of Perry county by decision of County Judge George H White. John O. Allen, who opposed Harris in the election, says he will appeal to the Circuit Court. The case grew out of the general election last fall.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10

The streets oi Forrest City are being treated with 8 heavy coating of o'i as a means of relief from the
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10

An effort was made recently to steal an illicit still which had been put in the Jail at Murfreesboro. The effort was unsuccessful.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10

B. H. Berger, S. .. Dowell and A. W. Hall, commissioners of the Tri- County Drainage District, which will cut ditch through three counties, em- bracing about 30 miles, will receive bids for the sale of the $30O,000 worth of bonds on August IF in Jonesboro
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10

Architect John P Almond has in- formed the Budding Committee of the Arkansas State Normal Board of Trustees at Conway that plans and specifications for the'n administra- ton building will be delivered to the committee Tuesday, August IA.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10

Nearly 200 miles of permanent high. way will. be constructed in Phillips county, the work beginning this fall. if plans being worked out by the Hell ena and the MarveH commercial or. ganizations go through.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10

The Western Coal Mining Company at Denning is closing out it's store preparatory to suspending the opera ton of it's mines at that place. The mines have been about exhausted.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10

A Joplin (NoN company is nego- tiating for lease OF tract of land near Guion which contains an inex- haustible supply of glass sand
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-24
8, II. =. Makes 10 Points ut Meet

A number of ,Skowhegan people
went to Waterville Saturday to at
tend the third annual track meet of
the Kennebec Valley high school Ath-
letic Association. Skowhegan High
won 10 points. The Good VIII team
won first place with 26 points being
hard pressed by Cony High OF Augusta
which made %. Gardiner won ID
points while Madison and Waterville
failed to enter any teams.
Five records were broken, among
them being Libby Pulsifer OF Show
hogan who broke his own record OF
81 second made in 1916 In the 100
yard low hurdles. In the ITO yard
dash, Alexander Thomson of 8. H. s.
won second place; in the 22O yard
dash, Goodrich OF 8. II. s., came In
third; In the 440 yard run, Symonds
of s. H. s. came in third; 120 yard low
hurdles, won by Pulsifer; Fogg of s.
II. S. coming in third; running broad
Jump, won by Thomson Of s. H. s.;
running high jump, Pulsifer of s, H.
S., winning second place.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-24

New men had to be trained to take
the place Of the men who had so long
held the positions. No better evil
dence could be had of the benefit of
systematic military training than the
fact that the new men readily stepped
into the vacant shoes. and soon were
as efficient as the old. The follow
ing was the new staff: LIST Sergt,
Arthur Roderick Mess Sergt., w. G..
Lessard Supply Sergt., Chas. E. Pat
ten: LIST duty Sergt., j. C. Weston;
Sergt.. r. A. Emery; Sergt., E. c..
Chase; Sergt, Bert ". Russell; Cor
porals Sergt.. R. d. Allen; Sergt.,
e. M. Avore; Sergt., Phil Chapman;
Sergt., NJ. J. Greene Sergt., G. p.
McDonald Sergt., H. T. Noble;
Sergt.. f. A. Turcotte; Cooks, Sergt.,
Oral T. Bean; Sergt. Augustus Leo;
Buglers, Sergt. Jos. r. Sanford;
Sergt w. D. Tompkins; Artifcer, J.
D. Galway.
The only serious mishap was the
unfortunate accident at Athol, Mass,
where William A. Brooks of Madison
was run over by the troop train and
lost a leg on the way home from
Texas. The sudden change from the
excessive heat on the border to late
October weather in Maine caused con-
siderable sickness. Many Of the men
barely escaped pneumonia, and more
than half Of the company were I'M
able to do any work until they had
become again accustomed to the cold
Maine weather The conviction is
strong among the men OF Co. E and of
the second regiment that the mobil-
ization at the border was sufficient
proof that our present system OF Ma
tional Defense is entirely inadequate.
The government set out to get to-
gether An army of 100000 men with
prospect Of war with Mexico. 1t
failed miserably, and will fail again
unless Congress provides some other
system. 1t is not fair or just or
democratic that few men should be
obliged to sacrifice their homes. fam
lilies and business while others equal
ly capable and able should remain at
home and actually profit by it. 1t
Is not the fault of the officers and
men OF the National Guard that the
system failed. They have made every
sacrifice except life itself, in order to
serve their country. They have sur
prised the officers of the regular army
with their zeal and intelligent effort
to master the art OF war, but they
should not be expected to give al
least six years of the best OF their
lives in order that other men may es-
cape their duty to the nation.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-24
Teachers Reelected mt Meeting OF
SkOwhegan School Board

At a meeting of the Skowhegan
school board held last Friday after
noon. the same teachers, with two
exceptions, were reelected for the
coming school year. Miss Alma
Smiley of the high school faculty has
resigned, thus leaving u vacancy in
the science department. Mrs. Bessie
Charles Seers, teacher of grade seven
in the high school building, will be
succeeded by Miss Agnes Mantor OF
Skowhegan. The matter OF electing
the high school principal will be laid
over until the joint meeting of the
school board and the Bloomfield AGA
DENY trustees which will probably
soon be called.
The following teachers were elected
to serve the ensuing year: High
school building, Miss Dorothy M. Ell
hot, Miss Pearl r. Meader, Miss
Marion o. Steward, Miss Rowena
Flynt and Miss Bertha Merrill; grades
eight, high school building, Misses
Laura Colwell and Nora Plummer
grades seven, high school Duliding
Miss Doris Rayner and Agnes Mantor;
Garfield school, Addie M. Swain, prin-
cipal, Nellie Parlin, Belle Dennison
and Eta s. Merrill; Lincoln school
Gertrude Green, principal, Mildred
Chute and Grace Ramsdell; Parh
school, Alice Mitchell, principal, Eliza.
beth Macomber, Lizzie Higgins and
Kate Holbrook; Academy building
Lizzie w. Healey, principal, Sarah
Snow; kindergarten, Margaret Moor
Gladys Pennell, assistant; Jewett
school. Nellie r. Copp; four special
teachers we're also reelected, these
being Frank w. Knowlton, instructor
of manual training; Miss Carrie M
Carpenter, domestic science; Miss
Marah B. Stevens, drawing; and Ell
mer E. Towne, supervisor Of music.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-24
Hiram Thing is Collector OF Many
and Different Kinds Of CuriOs

All OF his life Hiram Thing has
been much interested ia curios and
is a collector of rare and freak"
specimens. His home on Norridge-
wock avenue is f1led with many and
various articles of this nature which
have been assembled together there.
One day few years ago, Mr.. Thing
was walking along the bank OF the
Kennebec, when he discovered stone
about as large as a croquet ball but
brown and rather fiat. This is one
OF the curios of which he was very
proud Directly in the center Of the
stone is a cross Of white extending
around it and which is as perfect on
one side as it Is on the other. 1t is
probably an ordinary stone formed
from petrif1ed mud 1t Is smooth
and free from flaws or hicks of any
kind. There are reports to the eff
feet that Catholic priests in the early
days used such freaks of nature to
impress their religion more firmly up
on the minds Of the Indians.
About 100 years ago. on the site of
the present residence of Mr.. Thing,
there used to be a place where they
baked pottery One day several
years ago Mr. Thing found rock
about two feet in diameter. which was
evidently used to grind the clay for
the pottery. The rock is absolutely
round with concavs edges and spout
in the center.
In July, 1909, he found a mud turtle
bearing the numerals 1889, a &c"
and two other letters which could not
be deciphered This mud turtle is
said to have rather an interesting his
tory and its discovery entities some
man to 800. The story is as fol-
lows: Sometime during the year
1889 a man named Cookson and an
Edward Taylor of Augusta were at
one of the lakes near that city when
they found a small turtle. In talk
ing about the age of turtles. Cookson
made a wager with Taylor that if the
turtle lived twenty years he would
give him 800 and if he did not. Tay-
lor would give Cookson 800. They
took the turtle to place where they
could watch it and for Ave years knew
lust where it was but then lost track
of it. The turtle was still alive when
found by Mr.. Thing having lived the
twenty years after the date Of the
making Of the wager. Cookson,
however, has since died so it looks
as If Taylor would not win his 500
after all.