The Pulaskian., 1919-01-17

III Franklin County for 1918, 8,462 against 12, IA bales in 1917, decrease of 3,682 bales, and the acreage was nearly 15 per cent larger in 1918 than 1917.
 Pat Adams mining man of Cush- man, has discovered a big deposit of tripli near tohat place. It is used in refining sugar, for making poIisnes and for numerous otEer purposes.
 An agitation is being created in Batesville favoring the erection of a liberty hall to. the memory of the In dependence County boys who have served in the war against Germany
 Camp Pike officials entered strong denial to the charge that Iowa men had been dlscriminated against in the matter of receiving discharges from the army
 Alexander Schmidt, former German sailor, now an American prisoner, ar rived at Fort Roots in charge of a United States marshal and was in- termed there.
 The largest bond ever filed by a county officer in Arkansas was the bond for $1,106,oO0 which was filed by Walter E. Taylor, as collector of Pulaski county.
 Lieut.. Col Smith of Little Rock, commanding officer of the old First Arkansas Infantry during its training period at Camp Beauregard, La. has returned from France.
 The Little Rock branch of the Ted eral Reserve Bank at St Louis has opened for business There are 43 member banks signed up with appli- cations of others filed.
 The number of bales of cotton gin- ned in Union county prior to Decem Der 13, 1918, was 15,609, as compar- ed with 16,249 up to the same date in 1917.
 directory of Bentonville, which will include also Centerton Cave Springs, Pea Ridge and all the rural routes of Bentonville, will appear In few days.
 Lieutenant Colonel Lindsey and Mrs. Lindsey have arrived to occupy their home at Bentonville again, since Lieutenant Lindsey's discharge from the army.
 The infant child of MT. and Mrs. Cal Clark, living near Batesville, fell into a grate fire recently at the Clark home, and was so badly burned that it died from the effects.
 M. White, who owns an extensive goat ranch in the neighborhood of Meachuni.s Cave. on Polk Bayou, lost over 100 goats during the recent cold spell. They froze to death.
 The Pine Bluff City schools opened again for the third time this school year. this time after holiday since Thanksgiving, necessitated by the in- fluenza epidemic, and the gas shortage.
 The Rogers Home Guards at meet ing Friday night voted unanimously to request the officers to take the neces. sary steps to demobilize.
 
 Ben D. Brickhouse, state labor com missioner and former alderman, was nominated for mayor in Little Rock in the Democratic primary.
 T. o. Branch, general contractor for the Aircraft Production Division of the War Department, who has con- tracts with many of the 1000 raisera of castor beans in Arkansas, has re ceived orders from Washington to close the thresher on January 30.
 Normal conditions at the Arkansas State Normal School gradually are be- ing restored, and before the end of Fthe seSsion President Torreyson ex. poets the enrolment to get back to pre-war figures
 The shortage of gas did not afrect the men at Camp Pike. which does not depend upon gas for fuel. Wsth am pie quantities of wood and coal for fuel, the big stoves In kitchens and barracks and in tue Y. M. c. A. the soldiers were comfortable.
 Tom J. Terral. secretary of state. has completed his biennial report for 1917-1S, which shows that receipts Of the department for the two years