The Pulaskian., 1918-11-08


General Omar Bundy, Commando -
the second division of the Amerioan
Expeditionary Force in France 10 =
replace Col. Charles Miller as camn
commandant and his staff will come
with him in about fortnight. Col
Miller will remain as commandment -
the Infantry Central Officers Trainina
School
John D. Arbuckle, attorney genera,
holds that il a man serves a sentence
in a federal prison for an offense
which, under the statutes of Arkan.
sas. is a felony, he is barred from
holding offiee.in this state. The opia.
ion was asked for by Judge Prince Of
Perry county to fix the status Of
school director who had served a term
in federal prison for forgery.
Something like $325.O00 has been
appropriated by Camp Pike author.
ties for the reconstruction of the road
system All roads are to be treated
with a binder so as to make them
practically the equal of asphalt high.
ways The work has already begun
in the new officers training camp
area where some $6.000.0O0 is being
expended in buildings.
Construction has commenced on the
new Hostess House at Camp Pike
which is to cost upwards of 100000
1t is TO be of brick and reinforced
concrete construction, two stories in
height and to contain emergency dor
mitories. large cafeteria space, spa
eious reception and entertainment
rooms and be one of the NEST attrac-
tive buildings at the cantonment.
Camp Pixies new soldier paper.
Garry On" the successor to Trench
and Camp. VIII make its how Thurs
day, November H. It viii be great
success according to reports being
made from the camp canvass now IN
progress. Indications point to cir
eulation Of between 35,o00 and 4O,0oa
officers ard soldiers viii be its edi
torial and business staff.
Leonard Matlock of Ralph Marion
county. has patented an airplane for
which he claims many improvements.
One of the features of his machine is
that tho propellers are all above the
base Of the machine, which is said
to make it impossible to upset it, It
also has a large air chamber which
further stabilizes it.
A baby son was bern a few days
ago TO Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Hall Of
Grand Prairie, Logan county. Tie
child has a living great-great-grand-
mother, living great-grandmother
and living grandfather.
The Batesville Boy Scouts have an
organization of 26 members. In the
recent wind-up work of the fourth
Liberty Loan they sold nearly $4,000
worth of bonds in one day.
The Van Buren, County Leyying
Court made the usual leyies for roads,
schools and county general purposes
and $1,000 was appropriated to the
tick eradication work.
One of the largest sweet potatoes
seen in Newport is on exhibition IN
one of the local bank windows. 1t
weighs eight pounds and was raised
by Mrs. T. w. Collier of Tupelo.
A total of 1900 barrels of apples
are now stored in the Bentonyille cola
storage plant, according to Manager
H. Y. King, and more are being re-
ceiyed.
Fifty-seven carloads of apples have
been SHIPPED from Hiwasse this sea
son, and Milt McAllister of that place
shipped the first carload of wheat las
week.
Support the United War Work cam
paign for the boys over There.
The Rev. John T. Walters, for I'M
past four years pastor of the junction
City Baptist Church, has accepted tn'
pastorate of the Baptist church d
England. This will leave both TN
Presbyterian and Baptist churcue
there without a pastor.
Out of about 100 cases of Spanlsi
influenza in Earle there has been o..
one fatality That was a little cnllu
A number of the country people nav
died and there are several cases :
pneumonia in the country
An excellent automobile road ia
been made from Huntsville TO was
ington county line, connecting wiz
the Fayetteville road.
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