The Pulaskian., 1918-03-08

The Grand Jury of the Northern District of Woodruff county has adopt ed resolution urging Governor i Brough to call special session of the legislature to amend the bone dry law.
 A petition is being circulated in Batesville by local members of the W. c. T. U. to petition the governor to call an extra session of the Legis- lature to amend the bone dry law.
 Work on the plans for the road district to complete the gap in the Bankhead Highway through Logan county is moving necely and there seems to be little opposition.
 The Woman's Club of Stuttgart held at rummage sale recently, the proceeds went to the Belgium orphan fund. The club has resolved to assist the war saving campaign.
 Between February Il and February 19, inclusive, BITS barrels and 846 boxes, or 12,255 bushels, of apples were shipped from the Rogers cold <, storage plant.
 The Wilmans Mercantile Company 1 of Newport is laying the foundation for new feed mill at Diaz. They expect to begin grinding feed within few weeks.
 The Ozark Red Cross Chapter has made and shipped during December, January and February, 18,624 hospital garments, besides over 5000 band ages.
 c. T. Jennings, one of the best in- formed men on strawberry growing around Omaha, says that indications are good for a bumper crop this year. The sale of war saving thrift stamps, which has been in progress at Nashville for the past two weeks, has been meeting with good success.
 J. M. Gilbert of Guion was at Mel | bourne recently and completed plans for a roller and grist mill and cotton gin there Work will begin at once.
 Dr. R. l.. Jackson of Eureka | Springs has tapped five maple trees 1 for sap and has caught more than two gallons. He expects to get more.
 Omer Frazier killed a large eagle near Eveneing Shade recently. The eagle was battling with crow and MT. Frazier killed it with a stone.
 The Board of Education elected J. i w. Torreyson, president of the State Normal at Conway, as superintendent of the Fort Smith public schools.
 Miss Vivian Cazort, daughter of ex-Senator G. T. Cazort, will plant 500 pecan trees on her fathers plantation at Palarm in Faulkner county. ]. w Sanders has moved to the Hollingsworth farm near Bearden, and in partnership with B. F. Gray will engage in stock raising. ]. R. Born has 75 head of fine blooded cattle near Clarksville. He is putting in stock farm and will breed fine blooded cattle.
 There are four cases of smallpox reported at Delight, but they are quar- antined and it is not believed that the disease will spread. Tbirty-four women registered at Coal Hill. The Red Cross has about 200 members there, gain of no members in a week.
 Berry growers of White county de- 1 cided at a meeting held at Judsonfa recently to advance the wages for ber ry pickers this season. The pickers will be paid 1-2 cents quart, half cent more than they have been paid heretofore.
 There was a terrific explosion in the woods near Arldnda recently dur ing a small forest fire. It is believed that nitroglycerin, hidden in a log by safeblowers several years ago, ex- n1oded when the fire reached it.
 The Mccrory Swatika Club has adopted a French orphan. It is the nlan of this club to continue to add orphans to it's list.
 Fire completely wiped out the en- tire west part of the business section of Higden, causing a loss of from s2o, GOO to S25,o00.
 Several classes in the high school at Harrison have organized War Sav- | rxxv--- L I>>x xxk&4 :