The Pulaskian., 1919-08-29


search Of fortune in the gold fields.
Nothing was heard from him, and he
was given up as dead Entries in the
recorders office here in respect of
an estate in which Higgins was IN
terested show that he was reported
dead. Recently Higgins arrived in
Helena.
Little Roek-Rates Will be investi-
gated by the Interstate Commerce
Commission at a meeting in Wash
ington, D. c., beginning September
is. Members of the Board of Com
merce will be represented at this
hearing by G. J. Wizard, manager of
the Traffic Bureau of the Board Of
Commerce
Pine Bluff.-Arkansas first bale
of cotton reached Pine Bluff FROM
e. e. Moore's farm near Rison,
Cleveland county. After spirited bid
ding the bale was sold for 81 cents
per pound. The bale weighed $40
pounds and was classed as one-inch
strict middling The total paid for
the bale was $329.40.
Washington, D. C.-The Arkansas
delegation in the House voted solidly
to override President Wilson's veto
of the repeal of the daylight savings
law. Every member of the delegation
voted aye on the question with the
exception of Representative Taylor,
who was absent owing to a slight
illness.
Little Roek.-FuIly 80 per cent Of
The shrubs on the state capitol
grounds have been damaged bv red
spiders this year and shrubs in pri-
yato grounds in Little Rock, and in
many other parts of the state, have
been considerably damaged by red
spiders
Pine Bluff - Following a series
Of fires and other destruction OF
property on what is known as the
futile place, near Pastoral. sheriff e.
M Nichol offered a reward of 500
for information leading 20 the appre-
tension Of the person or persons
doing the damage.
Little Eeet- Mayor Brickhoiise
said that he will call meeting soon
Of the mayors of the different cities
Of Arkansas at Little Rock and pre-
sent to them a proposition that he
believes will bring relief to all the
cities in the state that are in debt
and have not found a way to liquidate.
Hot Springs Senator Houston
Emory. author of the Arkansas Cor
poration Commission bill, has been
engaged by the City Commission of
Hot Springs to represent it in the
city's suit against the Hot Springs
Water Company, which will be heard
here.
Pine Bluff-The first bale of the
1919 cotton crop on the state penal
farms was picked at Cummins in one
hour and 40 minutes, ginned 20 min
utes later and at midnight was i'll
Little Rock, where it is to be turned
over to the governor by Capt J. T.
McQuiston.
Ozark = L. H. eeBudN LETTERS
brought six cars of corn to town,
measuring from 10 to u inch sc
in length and seven inches in circum-
ference, the six cars weighing eight
pounds
Mena-Appfcval of petitions for g
highway from Mena west to the Ok.
lahoma line has been received from
the State Highway Commission by
County Judge Finger.
Bentonville - The crop of Maiden
Blush apples was never better than
this year, even neglected trees in the
wards of homes III Bentonyille having
remarkable yields of fine apples.
Pine Building permits for
construction work approximating
more thar 100000 in cost, have been
issued by the city engineer in Pine
Bluff during the past four months.
Cotter. Tomato packing plants
in the upper White river country.
north of this place, in Marion and
Boone counties, have started and will
continue unit the first heavy frost
Camden.--A tax recently land by
the City Council on motor vehicles
has produced considerable revenue.
Dallas, Representative OF
the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial AS
ISOLATION from five states met here
and fixed the Arkansas quota at $685.,
GOO.
Bentonville.- Arkansas Big Birth
day Party" That is the Arkansas