The Pulaskian., 1917-06-22

Board granting to Monroe county it's allotment of $10,000 to be used by the Monroe County Road Improvement District in constructing highway from Brassfeld to near Wheatley
 Lonoke county was allowed $10.00O Of it's allotment of the state funds. which will be used in constructing concrete surface on the Lonoke-Little Rock pike, in Lonoke county.
 While in the woods near Lockes- burg wieh their dogs w. C. Park, Lon
 King, Tom Graves and Dot Black stock came across the trail of wild cat. The dogs chased the cat for about a mile and treed 1t in hollow tree. It was smoked out and killed, and then the party returned to the point where the chase started. Near there they found baby wild cat in hollow log The small cat was cap tured after a brief but vicious fight
 II is thought that Benton county holds the record for the number of young men in one family enrolling on recent registration day. Seven sons Of Alex M. Galyean, who lives near Hiwasse, were registered Five of the young men are married. Their father is one of the county's most in fuentiaI farmers.
 A young man with bad judgment
 made sighting remaks about the
 American flag at Murfreesboro a few days ago. When the sheriff swooped down on him he produced a
 registration card and said he was on
 ly trying to have some fun out of hf friends. He was released after lee
 ture.
 Mai H. c. Burnett of Osceola, a Confederate veteran, attracted atten. | tion during the recent reunion in | Washington. Mrs. Wade II. Hamp- ton, daughter-in-law of General l Hampton, said Major Burnett was
 ''the most typical Southerner in the parade"
 The Pine Bluff, Sheridan and South
 ern Railway has been ordered sold by
 Chancellor J. P. Henderson of the
 Grant Chancery Court at Sheridan.
 The sale will be held in 20 days, by or
 der of the court who has appointed
 c. E. Clark joint receiver, with k. s. McCarty receiver
 One of the largest drainage con 1 tracts of the year was awarded by Bayou Meto Drainage Distict No at Lonoke, to R. H. and c. R. McWil- Hams of Memphis to cut 70 miles of
 canals, which will drain 71,000 acres
 in Lonoke county.
 At Lepanto, 12 miles northeast of
 Marked Tree on the Tyronza Central Railroad Farmers and Business Mems Club with 84 members has been | organized to bring more factories | there.
 Hope has been designated as an emergency station for giving treat ment to sick and injured employees of the Iron Mountain Missouri Pacific
 Railway Company.
 On July 4 there will be picnic at
 Bono, at which time the Stars and
 Stripes will be raised to height of q2 feet. The day will be we'll spent.
 as several noted speakers will be
 present
 c. c. Burkett and w. A. Garner. state highway engineers, arrived at Philadelphia to begin the survey of the proposed Arkadelphia-Hot Springs turnpike.
 The shipment of strawberries from Bald Knob this season amounted to 40 car loads by refrigerator car and five carloads by express. Thus far 25 dipping vats have been built in Stone county, and 12 more are planned. It is hoped to eradicate the cattle tick from the county this year. The Pioneer Pole and Shaft Com pany is moving it's mill. situated three
 miles south of Philadelphia, to Bliss vile.
 The first chautauqua ever held at Ashdown proved so successful that the business men have contracted for
 another next year.
 Bald Knob tried the blue laws ias. Sunday. Meat markets, ice cream parlors and cold drink stands were tightly closed.
 The Fort Smith Ad Club has pledged to sell 10 pages of advertising for Red Cross week to assist in raising $10o, 000,0 ,000 for Red Cross work.