The Pulaskian., 1917-08-03

 is not now available for cultivation. The ditch is in the Cache River bot toms, which is very fertile part of the three counties embraced in tic district.
 AN ARKANSAS EPITOME.
 Thomas Wa1kinshaw and Mrs. Mary Hodges, each 62 years of age, were married near Sheridan recently. They were sweethearts 40 years age, but drifted apart. Each married and the helpmeet of each died some years ago. Mir Walkinshaw came to Sheri- dan from Kansas a few days ago and learned that his old sweetheart was living near there He visited her and the wedding was arranged
 Two large cannons, recently pre- sented to Franklin county by the gov ernment, have been mounted on the courthouse lawn at Ozark on four-foot bases of beautiful native stone with concrete foundations. On each side of the cannons pyramids of cannon balls have been arranged. The can mons weigh 1912 pounds each, and were manufactured in 1864
 The Argenta Daily Times, an eight page, six-column afternoon newspaper. has made its appearance. The paper is published by the Times Publishing Jn1, ie1x. .e oIi For two years he was reporter on the Gazette. The Times is the only daily published in Argenta Modern machinery, costing $10,00O, has been installed.
 Several Pine Bluff women have banded themselves together and adopted plan for bringing about a cleanup there. The plan is for each woman to see that her premises are thoroughly and properly cleaned, aft CT which she is to urge her next door neighbor= to clean her premises in the same way.
 The Frisco railroad office at Fort Smith received an order not to em- ploy men in capacities that can equal ly as we'll be filled by women This includes office clerks, stenographers, yard clerks, check clerks on freight platforms, and all but two of the ten clerkships in the freight office.
 The Johnson county Elberta crop has been exceedingly profitable 10 the growers. Two hundred cars have gone to the markets already at an average price of s2 per bushel net ting the farmers $160, 000 The total shipments. estimated for the season is 400 cars.
 The Garrison Avenue Bridge Board Of Fort Smith announced that bids for the half million dollar concrete struc- ture to be built across the Arkansas river at the foot of Garrison avenue into Sequoyah county, Oklahoma, would probably be asked by Septem- Der l.
  ped one over Harrisburg in the coun- ty seat contest when attorneys secur ed temporary injunction against the letting of the contract to erect a courthouse at Harrisburg.
 The 16-year-old son of James Key holds of Lamar was bitten by mule few days ago. Later it was discov- cred that the mule was suffering with rabies. The lad has been given the Pasteur treatment.
 The Magazine Gazette will not pass into the control of Glen D. Ep- sey, as was announced few days ago, but will continue under the manage ment of Palmer Cravens.
 Fire of unknown origin swept Til lar, resulting in about $25,000 damage. The Pine Bluff, Sheridan and South ern Railway was sold at Sheridan, in pursuance of an order of the Grant Chancery Court J. F. Mcintyre of Pine Bluff bid $50,50O which was the highest bid received by Commissioner o. L. Nall.
 The Forrest City Cotton Oil Mill is closing up the largest and most Ivos- porous run in it's history. The 1916- IF crush, which will be finished by the middle of next seek, will exceed 20 900 tons of seed.