The Pulaskian., 1919-05-30

/ efH0f at the next primary, received an
honorable discharge from the army
after three years service, six months
OF which was spent overseas.
Attorney General John D. Arbuckle
received a request for an opinion as
to whether former soldiers honorably
/ discharged from the service are ex-
empt from road duty The attorney
general replied that there are no laws
on the statute books of Arkansas ex-
empting them from road duty
Miss Lee Faulkner, 17-year-old
daughter of Mrs. B. R. Faulkner, VINO
lives north of Jonesboro, committed
suicide by swallowing dose of
strichnine. The report is that the
girl ended her life being angered
when she was forbidden to attend a
dance in the neighborhood.
County health officers for so coun.
ties were appointed by the Arkansas
State Board of Health, at it's meeting
in the office of DR. c. w Garrison.
state health officer, and secretary of
the board Health officers for the Is
other counties will be named within
a few days. it was said
The first project of the Arkansas
Hydro-electric Development Company,
the corporation organized to harness
the Little Red river and furnish cleo
trio power to several counties in A.
kansas, will cost $265.00O, according
to estimates filed with the secretary
Of state.
Temporary officers were elected and
two committees appointed for the or
ganization of the permanent Little
Rock post of the American Legion at
the first meeting of the organization
About 100 former soldiers, sailors, ma
rines and nurses were present.
q. n. Nelson recently shipped from
Buford the largest parcel post ship
ment of eggs ever shipped from Bay-
ter county. The shipment consisted
of 475 dozen and went to customers
in Southern and Western cities.
An electric plant will be installed
on the Antoine river, about four miles
west of Okolona, to be operated with
water power, and furnish electric
lights for Okolona and large planta-
tons in the vicinity.
Robert Smith, the young son of ].
P. Smith of Blytheyille, lost the sight
of one of his eyes as a result of be-
ing struck with an olive seed while
playing with some children.
AS a result of a meeting at Boone
Vile that was part of the statewide
peanut campaign, local banks have
agreed to order 1000 bushels of seed
peanuts.
One OF the heaviest transforms in
years swept western Arkansas last
week. In Fort Smith. 81 inches OF
rain fell in five hours. Lightning
struck and set fire to a barn,
At a meeting of the Newport Levee
Board the contract for the construe-
ton of the levee was awarded to New
port builders at approximately 500,
900.
AS the result of fist fight be-
tween two school boys at Sheridan
Joe Berry is dead. The two boys
fought after the close of school and
Berry's jaw was broken.
The Clear. Creek Oil and Gas Com,
pany of Fort Smith brought in g.
100000 foot gasser on the Bill Wines
farm in the New Williams Field OF
Crawford county.
]. Y. Kemp, stockman Of Stone
county, was appointed treasurer OF
Stone county by Governor Brough, ia
succeed A. T. MeCallaster, who died
recently.
An automobile plunged backward
down a steep hill on the Jenny Lind
road near Fort Smith turned a somer
sault IN going over a fill and crash
ed to pieces without injuring James
knight of Jenny Lind, who stuck &c
the wheel.
L. L. Loughbridge of Cotter has
100 hives of, bees and estimates his
honey crop for this year will be be
tween 500 and 1000 pounds. The
honey will sell for from 80 cents tc
40 cents per pound
Mere school districts in Arkansa.
will receive the maximum tax provid