The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-05-17

Pipkin of Mena, informing him that
there were several cases Of hydro
phobia near Watkins. Montgomery
county, and asking that steps be TAX
en- to prevent the spread of the dis
ease.
Lieut.. Charles R. Long, who was
born in Boone county and spent his
early life there, was killed in action
in France on April 20. His father,
M. P. Long, was for some time mef-
chant of Gather and later removed to
Lowell, Ark, where he now resides.
A 4,00O,OO0-foot gasser was brought
in on the John B. Brown farm IN
Crawford county by the Wild Cat Oil
and Gas Company of FIT. Smith at a
depth of 1,343 feet. The well is the
shallowest in the history of the Kib-
Ter field.
McRae is now shipping strawber-
ries in carload lots. The McRae
Progress says the recent publication
In the Gazette, giving the total straw
berr yacreage in the McRae district
as $50 acres, is erroneous. There are
1900 acres of strawberries in that dis
trict.
approximately $4,000 articles of
clothing, worth at a conservative eS-
innate $4,000, were gathered by the
Rotarians of Pine Bluff and will be
shipped to the Red Cross to the desti-
tute Of France and Belgium.
Joe Asher OF Little Rock is at Cam.
den making an estimate of the cost
Of paving the city streets. The city
is contemplating creating an improve
ment district to pave the principal
streets of the city.
The planning mill owned by the
Granger-Kelly Lumber Company OF
Eureka Springs was destroyed by fire
recently. Several carloads of lumber
were also destroyed. The loss is plac-
ed at $4,000.
James Brewer, 70 years of age, died
at the home of one of his sons near
Shiloh, Sebastian county, a few days
ago. Mr. Brewer was the father of u
children, of whom were present at
his funeral.
coo,,t,aoc+or Caoroa IT IJil1bo,ro is
making plans to put on minstrel
show in Newport for the benefit of
the Boy Scouts and the Red Cross.
Mrs Herschel Cast will have charge
of the work
Governor Brough granted pardon
to Hughes Coleman, IS years old, con-
weed of burglary in Woodruff county
at the September 191O term and
sentenced to four years in the peniten-
tiary.
On account of iii health w. w Tur-
ner has leased the Hope News to w
B. Shook, who comes to Hope from
Shreveport, where he has been con-
nected with the Shreveport Times.
w. H. Elsey, postmaster at Hunts
vile, Madison county, has resigned
because the salary is not commensu.
rate with the greatly increased duties
and responsibilities of the Office.
Advertising to aid the second war
fund drive of the American Red Cross,
the week of May %, has been made
possible through contributions OF
space by &c firms of Conway.
The Red Cross group at Cave
Springs recently made $40 on an
auction sale. Practically every Ben
ton county community has an active
group of Red Cross workers.
The Des Arc public school has a
record of 100 per cent in the Thrift
stamp drive. with per capita invest
ment of about 81. totaling about $3.50
for the entire school.
Asa Glover of Amity, who joined
the navy some time ago and Is now
stationed at Cambridge, Mass, was
married recently to Miss Gertrude
Woodman of Boston.
The Rockwell Manufacturing Com
pany of Camden is working on a gov
ernment order for 5000 screen doors
to be shipped to Camp Beauregard.
About so women, 80 white and 30
negroes, are working in the lighter
jobs vacated by men employees of the
Union Sawmill Company at Huttig.
The mems class of the NJ. e.
Church, South, of Russellville, has
presented to the church large SER
vice flag, containing so stars.