The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

appoint J. T. Gill, special county and probate judge of Benton county, to hear several cases, in which Judge Joe Beasley is disqualified.
 Acting Governor McFerrin issued a proclamation offering reward of $20O for the apprehension and convfc- ton of the burglars who on April ' broke into the store of H. M. Steph- ems at Blevins and escaped with Lib ert bonds, war savings stamps, post age stamps, notes and merchandise valued at $27,500.
 A city ordinance was passed by the North Little Rock City Council, penalizing the transportation of in- toxicating liquors into North Little Rock, similar to the state law. The fine was fixed at not less than $100 or more than S1,000 or not less than 30 days or more than 90 days i'm prisonment
 John l.. Bond. superintendent of public instruction, has mailed cleo tien supplies to the county superin- teRdents and examiners to be used Tn the school elections throughout the state on May r. School directors for each of the coco school districts in the state will be elected.
 Batesville has made it's first oiling of the streets since the spring season came and Main street will be thor oughly oiled and kept in good eondi- tion until the city council can ar- range for paving the streets, which will probably not be many months in the future.
 The Rogers Cooperative Press takes exception at certain residents of Rogers who, it is reported, have asked the Grand Jury to take action against the ladies of the Red Cross canteen at Rogers, who have. been dis tributing cigarettes as we'll as food to soldiers on passing troop trains.
 
 ton of the Arkansas Press Associa- tion, Little Rock, May 19, was pre- pared by the Program Committee, composed of D B. White of Benton, president of the association; R. O. Schaefer of Little Rock, secretary, and D. DeHaven of Little Rock.
 The commissioners of the Wood ruff and Prairie County Road Inn provement District No. has let the contract for the construction of the road The road will comprise 21 miles in Woodruff and Prairie coun- ties at an estimated cost of $400, ,0O0.
 The Polk County Cantaloupe As sociation has signed contract to grow 400 acres of cantaloupes this year. They are guaranteed a price of S7.50 crate. This association sold $500 crates last year. c. K. Wilkerson, superintendent of the public schools at Hamburg has, in about two days time, raised nearly $4,000 by public subscription for T new school gymnasium. The board has raised his salary $200 for another year.
 V. c. Petite, vice president of the Bank of Jonesboro and vice presi- dent of Arkansas of the Victory loan. Is in St. Louis, where he will have charge of the campaign for Arkansas there.
 Arkansas Cumberland College in one week received pledges amounting to SS,605. The college is now engag- ed in raising $100,000 fund. which must be secured by February 1. 1920. to meet some conditional ofrers. About s40,000 has been subscribed.
 An ordinance requiring the pay ment of an annual tax of $5 by eaca owner of motor-driven vehicle. as per- mitted b an act of the recent legisla- ture, was passed by the Little Rock City Council.
 A. N. Thompson, with the naviga- tion department of the government. was at Mountain Home getting data on deposits of lithographic stone in this section.
 The twentieth annual convention of the Arkansas Retail Hardware Asso- citation will be held in Little Rock on May 6-S.
 The entire force of teachers in the Russellviile public schools has been ra-nIecfed fnr anofhar arhooI voar