The Pulaskian., 1918-12-13


Maj. John Fl. Hinemon Jr., an officer
in the regular army, has been pro
NOTED to the rank of lieutenant col
onel, being one of the youngest, if not
the youngest. of that rank in the
United States Army Col fIinemon
graduated from Henderson Brown Col
lege and is a native OF Arkansas.
Elner Briddle, aged %, glass
blower of Sand Springs Okla, was
arrested early in the morning on the
roof of the United States Jail at Fort
Smith charged with breaking into the
building. Authorities say Briddle
and two others broke into the Jail for
the purpose of stealing conrraband
whiskey.
Under the aupsices of the Helena
Business Mems League took the
greatest step in its progressive his
tory at the annual banquet of the
league, when 20 prominent business
men raised more than $4,000 to Sc
cure land for the establishment OF
river terminals.
Farmers are urged to hold their cot
ton for at least 35 cents by John Fl.
Page, commissioner of agriculture for
Arkansas. The future of cotton looks
bright. in the opinion of Mr.. Page,
and in his belief the price of mid
ding cotton will be 40 cents a pound
before the close of the season.
Official returns of the recent gen.
eral election tabulated in the secre-
tary of states Office. show that the
highest vote cast for state Office was
1925. This was the vote received
by J. L. Bond, candidate to succeed
himself as superintendent of public
instruction without opposition.
During the month OF November
there was not a death in Bentonville
or Usage township, a territory with n
population of about 5000 persons: Ac-
eording to Whitley Kerr OF the Kerr
and Callison firm of undertakers, who
makes out the report to this effect
H. M Cottrell, agriculturist of the
Farm Development Bureau of the
Memphis Chamber of Commerce,
signed a contract with the Little
Rock Chamber of Commerce as man
ager of the profitable farming bureau
of this organization at salary of
$4,000 year.
The Executive Committee of the
Crawford County chapter of the Red
Cross has elected the Rev. w. B. Mil
Ter county chairman. Mrs. P. D. Scott
was chosen vice chairman; Mrs. H.
NJ Mitchell, secretary, and J. J. lizard,
treasurer.
Claude Buell., who for months has
been stationed in France with the
Naval Aviation Corps, arrived in
Green Forest. He is the first Carroll
county boy to return from France.
Private Lawrence McGraw, aged
about "a, of Gillett, was killed in ac-
ton in France two days before the
armistiee was signed, according to
advices received here.
Sheriff Bob Hurst of Baxter county
has two hogs ready for the block
that will weigh 500 pounds each and
are worth in round figures approx
mately 500 each.
Battle-scarred with four healing
wounds in different parts of his body,
Lewis Smith of Henderson, Baxter
county, arrived at Mountain Home on
his way home the first Baxter coun-
| ty boy to get back home who had
gone overseas.
A. ]. Reap, state bank commissioner,
paid a dividend of l 1-3 cents to the
! depositors of the Bank of Pine Bluff.
This dividend makes SO per cent paid
to the depositors of the bank since
it closed its doors, July 8, 1914.
| At a recent election of officers of
the State l. o. o. F. Home here, SUI
perintendent Reaves and his wife,
who is matron of the home were
both reelected for another year. DIR.
]. w Case was reelected as the
home physician.
The first federal farm bank loan
filed In Sebastian county was record.
ed recently. The loan is made on
$50 acres of G. p Wilson. and ex.
pires in 1852. 1t natures at the rate
Of $227.50 every six months.