The Pulaskian., 1918-03-15

view, and thence to Ola, Centerville and Danyille. The work will begin soon.
 Governor Brough said that many farmers have appealed to him for in- formation about the next draft call. lie said they are doubtful as to what to do about planting their crops, and whether they should undertake crop or sell their machinery.
 Chief of Police J. Frank Stewart of Pine Bluff has announced that his de- partment will make war on loafers and that all able-bodied men will be forced to go to work or go to war. According to the Chicot Spectator Gordon E. Greenfield of Little Rock has purchased from H. w. Graves the Sterling plantation in the southern part of Chicot county for S1S1, 1,560
 AS part of the Salvation Army drive for $1,200 from Ouachita county for war relief work, Capt. A Kranz of St. Louis has organized a committee at Camden to canvass the county.
 A derrick and engine has been erected at Cambs, Madison county, to sink deep shaft in prospecting for gold of which encouraging quantities | have already been found
 Capt. w C. Allsopp of the Jones' l boro company of the Fourth Regi- ment advised the adjutant general that there are now more than 100 members in that company.
 Fire partly destroyed the plant of the Grant Manufacturing Company, which recently was moved to Pine Bluff from Newport The plant man. ufactures oak handles.
 The Junior Missionary Society of the Methodist Church of Fordyce of which Mrs Robert Finley is director, has set aside a fund for the support of a French war orphan.
 Dr. Brokaw of the International Board of Health of New York City at Cotton Plant preparatory co making a sanitary survey of the Southern district of this county.
 The Benton company of the Fourth Regiment now has 101 men qualified for service, according to the report of the inspection officers, who have in- spected that company.
 Sheriff R. E. EImore and the police of Paragould are making war on vagrants. The sheriff is compiling a list of Paragould idlers, which he will send to the governor.
 Following an address by Chaplain M. c. Reeves of Camp Pike at the First Methodist church at Pine Bluff S30325 was raised to buy testaments for the soldiers.
 City officials of Tuckerman have passed a resolution asking Governor Brough to call special session of the legislature to amend the bone dry law.
 The road building from Branson to connect with highway running from Springfield. Mo-, to Harrison, Ark, will be completed by the first of May. q. w. Waggoner of Bent0nville has received an order for 100000 frost proos cabbage plants to be delivered the lase of April to Plainyiew, Minn. MT Holiinsworth of Memphis, the contracteF has a large force of men l at wor4 putting in the foundation of ] she new courthouse at Harrisburg.
 The closing exercises of CloveFdale \ rural school included a pie and cake snnner which netted S2S for the school Improvement Association. The Cross county Red Cross is plac- inc small boxes in all business houses that will be a constant reminder of tho needs of the organization.
 The Rector Hardware Company of Rector and the Naill-Izard-Dodson romnany Of DeVall's Bluff gave no- tioa of surrender of charter Bigelow chapter of the Red Cross n.a inst made the first shipment of sunrlies from Perry county to dtvi- ssan s@s. headquarters at St Lonas.