The Pulaskian., 1919-08-22
STATE HAPPENINGS.

this state who have farm lands tor
sale to list them with the Bureau of
immigration SO that those desiring to
come TO Arkansas may be furnished
with list OF such lands and data
concerning them By his department,
jim e. Ferguson, commissioner of
mines, manufactures and agriculture,
issued a bulletin IL which he de-
scribes the value to the state and the
community of an Immigrant.
Little Rock-1he statewide confer
enee Of the workers in the Baptist
$75,o00,000 drive was held last week
at the Second Baptist church head
quarters with more than zoo people
in attendance. Besides the county or
ganizers, publicity secretaries and
other official workers, there were a
number Of the leading pastors and
laymen from different parts of the
state present.
Fort Smith. - The Sebastian Coun.
t. Federation Of Labor went on rec
ord as opposed to another special ses-
sion Of the legislature. The federa-
ton adopted a resolution which SAID
that no good could he accomplished
by another session and that calling
the assembly would only prove an
other drain on the public treasury
Newport.-A shipment of wheat on
the cooperative plan was made b.
farmers Of jackson county, the wheat
was sold to Touring mill in the
state that is paying to farmers $40
per bushel.
searcy-Lonnie Gresham, son of
". L. Gresham, has returned from
Franee,w here he was with the A. 4.
F. for more than a year. He fought
on three fronts, but was never
wounded
Jonesbcro.-The comittee in charge
of the annual picnic for the Craig
head County Farmers Union is pre-
pairing for the biggest event in the
history of the union. to be given at
Nettleton on Labor Day.
Little Rock.-Major Virgil A. Bee
son of Morrslton5 formerly of the
old Third Arkansas Infantry, arrived
in Little Rock from overseas, accom-
panied by Mrs. Beeson, who went to
New York to meet her husband
Russellville.. = w r. Varnado of
Osyka, Miss, has accepted a position
as teacher of mathematics and diree-
tor of athletics in the Ruasellvi1le
Agricultural School for the comins
term, which opens this month.
Jonesboro. - Picket Post of the
American Legion of this place has
planned to give a get together
dance" at the city auditorium at an
early date n honor of the soldiers
who have arrived from overseas.
Dermott - Hon. Harvey Parnef1.
planter and stock raiser of this place.
and representative from Chicot coun-
&. in the last Legislature. has an
nounced his candidacy for state high
way commissioners.
searcy-Better telephone service
is promised Searcy patrons by the
Southwestern Bell Telephone Com
pany, which is arranging to put N
new and greatly improved equip
ment.
Mountain view.-John Hill of sylq-
more. 6 miles north of this place,
found pearl near the Perrin place
on White river, which he sold for ST.
GOO.
Camden.-The annual barbecue and
fish fry in honor Of Confederate vetel-
ans was given by residents of
Camden at Marmaduke Ford on the
Ouachita August Is.
Mulberry Between 40 and so car
loads of peaches have been shipped
from this place since the opening OF
the season. The long drouth has cut
the crop short to some extent.
GAINESVILLE = Extensive improve
ments are being made on the main
building at the Arkansas Cumberland
College in preparation for the fall
term
Pine Bluff.-Cotton Belt Lodge No.
81 has adopted resolutions endorsing
the Plumb plan for government own
ership and democracy in the opera
ton of the railroads.
Pine BIuff-Jefferson county he's
25,114 school children. according to
figures recently tabulated by Conn
" superintendent F. G. May,
Monticello J. Ruel has arrived
from Green Forest 10 take charge Of
the poultry department Of the Month
cello Agricultural school The school
bought 40 acres Of land adio5pfntr rDn