The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-08-09


to include courts of common pleas
now established or that may be estab-
Hsbed. An amendment offered by
Delegate Dodd of Sebastian county to
vest tho functions of justices of the
peace in cities in municipal courts
was defeated.
Delegate Killough of Cross county
offered an amendment to the section
to transfer probate jurisdiction ex-
clusiYely to chancery courts.
STATE HAPPENINGS.
A number of cases of smallpox
have been reported as existing in the
eastern part of independence county,
but after investigation by the county
health officer, DR. W B. Lawrence. it
was learned that the disease is preva-
lent in Sharp county, just across the
line from independence county, and
all who have been exposed in this
county are being carefully watched to
prevent the spread of the disease.
John KerWin, state organizer under
the United States Public Service La
Dor Reserve, has just returned from
Texarkana, where he installed a labor
office to enroll laborers and the names
of war plants for war work. The
office is known as District No 6, ]. Z
Tullis of Texarkana is in charge OF
the Office.
At meeting held in the governors
office it was decided to begin a state
wide campaign in August to raise $780,
600 for the establishment of girls
Industrial home and woman's reform
atory at Little Rock To this amounC
the federal government will add an
equal amount.
All opposition to the Jefferson high
way, in Newton county, has been
withdrawn in the courts. Construc
ton of the road will be pushed az
once and it is probable that 1919 will
see standard highway from Russell
vile to Harrison.
President ]. C. Futrall of the Uni
versity of Arkansas has received
check for As cents from the United
States government He is serving as
one of the governments dollara-year
men, and the money covered his salary
for five and one-haf monts.
The Levying Court of Poinsett coun-
ty met in special session at Harris
burg recently and made an appropria-
ton of 100000 for additions to the
courthouse, which are now being built.
W. P. Tuggle, former superintend-
ent of the Masonic Home and School
Of Batesville is now extensively en-
gagged in raising registered stock. Du-
roc hogs being his favorite breed.
one-day chautauqua course in CO.
operative extension work and home
economies, under the direction of B.
C. Riley, will be given in Ouachita
county about the middle of August
The pumping plant of the Mena wa
terworks was destroyed by fire recent
~ and the city is without water sup
ply. except from springs and wells.
The Canteen Committee of the Red
Cross chapter is collecting old maya
zines to give to the soldiers passing
through this place
Thirty business men of Lamar have
pledged enough money to bring the
Radcliffe Chautauqua to that place
again next year.
Hundreds of persons from Camden
and 0uachita county attended the
confederate reunion at Mcneil, Co
iumbia county.
Emmett Pritchett of Richwoods
sent large watermelon to Walnut
ridge recently and donated it to the
Red Cross.
me many eyaporators in Benton
uounty have been put in good condi-
uon Tor handling the apple crop early
in August.
Farmers around Cotton Plant see
seat possibility of disaster if the
plice OF cotton is not fixed by the gov
ernrnent