The Pulaskian., 1919-12-12

AdlliF hoch. Inc order or tAe
Bureau of Animal Industry reltaeine
practically 10000 square miles Of sar
ritory from the cattle fever tiel, onsn
antine, affects nine counties ana
PARTS of six others. The counties ~
leased are: Arkansas, CieVetapa
Drew, Howard. Little River I.ineola
Pike, Polk and SEWER; the remainder
of Prairie and Pulaski and part -
Clark, Miller, Saline and White coun.
ties.
Fort Smith. Joseph Farrard, aged
%, member of leading local family
died from injuries sustained when re-
was struck by an automobile driven
by a boy, George Pendell, aged -
who ran down and killed Francis JOY
aged seven, daughter of blind man
was exonerated at his preliminary
! hearing
Cabot.-An increase in the acreage
planted in Strawberries was urged at
meeting held here by local business
men with the directors of the two 10,
cal banks. Farmers were urged 81
increase the acreage to a point who're
carload shipments could be profitably
made in the spring of 1921.
Clarksyille.-The campus Of thu
Arkansas Cumberland college will h.
terraced. Washing on the grades ~
the campus have caused considerable
carnage within the last two years and
terraclng alone will save the soil So
that grass and strawberries NAV he
grown successfully.
Fort smith.-Drastic laws prohibit
ing the sale of narcotics and proyid-
ing for regulations for automobna
traffic were passed by the city com.
mlssioners in an effort to check tbe
sale of harmful drugs and to reduce
the danger of automobile travel.
Fort Smith. = The Arkansas Cor.
poration Commission will resume #,
hearing on the application of the
Fort Smith Light and Traction Com.
pany for six-cent fare in Fort
Smith and Van Buren,, and for author
ity to operate its cars with one man.
Little Rock. = H. M. Cottren, .agn-
eultllrist of the Arkansas ProGtable
Farming Bureau of the Little Rock
Board of Commerce, and E. S. Bod
man represented the bureau at
meeting of the Bearden Equity Union
al Bearden.
Pine Bluff "A slight earth tremor
was felt at Dermott, Lake Village. Eu-
dora and other points in Southeast
Arkansas. The shock lasted only
i few seconds and no damage was rec
ported.
Little Roek-The plan of the Ar
kansas authorities to Introduce a
course Of thrift in the public schools
of the state is being watched with
much interest by the o&eioials of the
savings division of the treasury
HeIena.-The coal shortage is re.
I sponsible for the action of local rail
road officials who have declared an
| embargo on shipments Of cotton seed
to Helena until the situation is re-
lieved
Texarkana. The Miller county
grand jury completed its work and
has adjourned. It returned 20 mis-.
derneanors. Most of the felony in,
dictmerts allege burglary and grand
larceny.
Little Rock = Twelve-year-o1d
Tommie Jones of Farrell is the first
Pig Club boy to cancel his note with
the Little Rock Rotary Club for the
purchase price of his pig, which be
bought seven months ago.
Lonoke. - Lonoke exceeded its
quota on the first day of the drive Cor
the Baptist s75,O00,0O0 campaign, $40,-
900 being subscribed The quota was
$4,000
Little Rock. Appropriations for
numerous river projects in this state
were Included in the requests made
of Congress by Secretary of the
Treasury Glass.
Fort Smith. = Tho Board Of Edu-
cation has purchased seven and
half lots east of the present high
school building and will devote the
site to a junior high school,
Van Buren,. branch of the
American Cotton Growers Associa-
ton was organized in Crawford coun-
~ with the election of j. L. Roberts
of Dora township as chairman.
Williford-A lone bandit was shot
and fatally wounded by a posse in a
chase chat followed the robbery OF
the Sharp County bank of Williford