The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-09-20

ton last week and during the per
Torrance chickens and birds, accord
ing to the Morrilton Headlight hud-
died together in frightened groups or
flew about excitedly as if they Gid
not quite understand the big bird
soaring aloft.
The foot or chicken has never
Deen considered a very valuable asset
as food for man, but Sc pounds cat
| isb was caught with one in Little
Red river near Heber Springs by II.
A. Newman.
The Batesville Board of Trade
raised $4,000 in 80 minutes to meet
with the requirements of the War De
partment for the establishment of
Students Army Training Corps at
Arkansas College there.
The Prescott chapter, American
Red Cross, completed and shipped
during the past week $40 okrum
pads, 100 hospital bed shirts, so coln-
fort kits, 43 sweaters, 80 pairs socks,
four pair wristlets and four helmets.
The chairman of the Knitting Com
mittee of the Hope Red Cross chapter
shipped the following knitted articles
last week: 241 sweaters, 325 pairs Of
sox, helmets, muffer and 20 pairs
| f wristlets
The Farmers fair for Phillips and
adjacent counties will be held at Hell
ena from October 1 to 5, and a num-
! Der of prizes have been decided upon
for the various exhibits and contests.
The War Department has authorize
ed the erection of additional buildings
at Camp Pike to accommodate 5000
men of The replacement camp. The
cost is placed at $2,600,000.
Batesville officials are making an eff
fort to collect winter clothing and
other articles of wearing apparel for
the city's poor before the cold wealth
er sets in.
More than 500 went to the Pine
Bluff Red Cross chapter as a result of
the union barber shops of the city
keeping open until II a. m. Labor
| Day.
Many improvements are being
made at Central College at Conway
and everything put in readiness for
| the largest opening in the history OF
this institution.
Several carloads of cattle and hogs
| have recently been shipped from Ey,
erton to the Kansas City and ST
Louis markets.
| The Philadelphia City Council re-
scinded its former action granting
the Arkansas Light and Power Com
pany a raise in rates.
New corn is coming into the grist
mills at Mountain Home and is being
| ground into meal and the flour mill is
grinding on new wheat.
Gov. Brough pardoned Luther Ben
nett of Stamps, sentenced to the state
reform school for three years for
stealing an automobile.
" S. Staneart has sold his interest
! in the Camden Beacon Herald to Jo-
seph A. Scarboro. who will be editor
and publisher.
Woodruff county will hold fair
this year. 1t will be given at Nc
Crory on the 9th, 10th and 18th of Dc
tober.
Notice of the dissolution of the
| Scroggin Mercantile Company of Nor
rilton was filed with the secretary of
state.
The Rogers public schools have
started on the second week, with an
enrolment of almost 500.
| me ILOS6I6 OolttiAiS OOA'R0AAS 1900
started work on the tomato crop.
| The cotton seed warehouse and its
contents, belonging to the ]. A. Walls
Gin Company of Holly Grove was de-
stroyed by fire. entailing a loss oil
SIS, 600. with no insurance.
| According to an opinion handed
down by Attorney General john d
Arbuckle, the governor has no au
thority to appoint mayors of cities.
Great activities are in evidence at
Forest City looking to the opening
of the Fourth Liberty Loan.
| Chancellor McMahan of Harrison
| hopdad down his decision diSSolyine