The Pulaskian., 1920-11-11

Fayetteyille. - A request for 25 Un. lFersity of Arkansas Experiment sta. ton bulletins has been received by the university authorities from Mer. vlh, Saskatchewan, The request came rom the principal of school there. who wishes to use the bulletins for the reference library of the school. oone or the circulars asked for are:
 tomato Growing in Arkansas;" Con 1fol of the Round-Headed Apple Tree Borer;" Strawberry Growing in Ark ansas;" Control of Woody Aphis and Storage Rot of Sweet Potatoes"
 Fayetteville. = Contracts for three washington county bridges have been let 10 the Lutin Bridge Company of knoxville, Tenn. The maximum cost TOT the bridges, all of which will be built of reinforced concrete. is s35 900 The largest of the three bridges will De 2O0 feet long and 12 feet wide. It VIII span White river near Elkins. One VIII be constructed across Illinois riy. CT at Illinois Chapel, and another across Muddy Fork at Ed Lutterals' crossing.
 Mountain Home.-A disastrous fire was aYerted here when W. M. DeI4app. local grocer, saw blaze in the Tip ton Drug store and broke the glass out Of the front door, entered and ex- tlngu1shed the fire. The blaze started III a wooden box under a stove used az a cuspidor. A lighted cigarette butt found it's way to the wood and burned through, setting the floor on fire
 Fayetteville. -J. F. Backstrom. county demonstration agent for Wash ington county, has rendered his resig- nation. MT. Backstrom will be assist ant consulting agriculturist with the Whitney Central banks and allied SUI gar companies at New Orleans. The resignation was filed several days ago. but was held in abeyance until after the session of Quorum Court.
 Iexafkana ana.-Preparations for the celebration of Armistice Day are be- Ing made by the Texarkana Post of the American Legion. The Confede- rate veterans and all veterans of the Civil War have been invited to take part in the celebration, and it an nounced that the Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of 1872 and the Daughters of the Con- federacy will aid.
 Springdale.-Sixty-nlne cars of ap- pies were shipped recently, making 681 cars for the season. The prices were about the same as some time ago, the bulk stock bringing from s2.25 to $2.60, and vinegar stock 30 cents per hundred, while dried fruit is quot ed at eight cents. So far there is about 50 cars of apples in the cold storage plant here. The rush of the season will probably close soon.
 Fayetteville. Gamma Chi, local professional chemical fraternity, an- nounced the pledging of J. T. Smith, Paris, and J. c. Colbert, Minden, La. The University of Arkansas Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, national engineering fraternity, has pledged three new members for this year, Bert McCaleb, Batesville, Robert F. Leeper, Benton, and s. R. Hendricks, Fort Smith.
 Philadelphia Harold A. Wood, an insurance man of this place, Clark County Chapter of the American Red Cross to conduct the roll call. Wood came into the business hmelight last year whom not yet 20. He won first prize in the nationwide contest be- tween insurance salesmen CT the weHi known old line company he repre- sents.
 Batesyille. Twenty-four fewer bales of cotton were ginned in Inde- pendence county up to October IS this year than during the same pe- riod last year, according to the report of the local census reporter. The re- port shows 3,s27 bales were ginned this year as compared with 3,351 a year ago.
 DeWitt.-A temporary bridge is be- ing constructed across Big LaGrue creek. five miles east of Dewitt, to be used during the construction of a permanent steel structure. Farmers anad rice growers raised considerable objection when the old bridge was torn down, and it was decided to build a temporary structure.
 Springdale. = w. P Myers and B. P. Smith of this place have purchased