The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1920-03-19

kabesVifIe-rs Il. CONGO OF 1f1eds0
is sending thu week In Batesyille
making arrangements for the estap-
lfshment OF a sheep ranch near this
city. Mr.. Conico spent some time
in this section during the time the
management excitement was at its
height In 1918
philadelphia. = The Arkansas Cor
poration Commission in granting the
Arkansas Light & Power Co. a raise
in electric rates here, also issued a
supplemental order and provision
which requires certain specific ina
provements in the equipment and SER
vice.
searey. Nine steel bridges are to
be built in White county this year.
Bids for these bridges have figures to-
falling $28.470. Judge White refused
all bids believing them to be unreas.
enable, and will have the work done
by day labor under his own supervi-
sion.
Texarkana. = Local wholesale mer-
chants and others report conditions in
the local railroad yards relative to
the handling of freight as very much
improved since the roads we're re-
turned to private ownership on
March 1.
Little Rock. = Little Rock phsysi-
clans reported subscriptions among
the medical fraternity to the Baptist
Hospital amounting to $4,000. The
campaign is for 100000, and nearly
half the amount has already been sub
seribed.
Piggott.-Miss Maud Howard has
resigned as teacher in the primary de-
partment of the local school and has
returned to her home at Altus, Ark.
She has been succeeded as instructor
by Mrs. Louis Spence of Ptggott.
Jonesboro. = Registrar D. II. Rogers
of the State School of Agriculture,
who has been i'll for the past five
weeks with typhoid fever, is improv-
ing and will, it is thought, be clear
of fever in another week.
Hardy.-C. A. Gates of searcy coun-
ty has been appointed county agent to
succeed L. C. McWilliams, who resign
ed few months ago and went to
Mississippi. Mr. Gates will have his
headquarters at Evening Shade.
Harrison. - Oscar L. Smith an
nouneed he will be candidate for
representative of Boone county at the
next primary. The Rev Gustave
Orth announced as candidate for
mayor of Harrison.
Huntsville. = Miss Kate Allen of
st. Paul has been appointed county
manager by the Arkansas Federation
of Women's Clubs to help raise $780,
600 to erect a children's hospital
Little Rochelle state banking de.
partment issued charter to the Scar
cy County Bank, to be located at Les
lie, with E. H. Black as president and
S. H. Kanau cashier.
misunderstanding to officials
of the local Red Cross chapter, more
than 500 influenza patients have been
cared for in this city and vicinity dur
ing the past few weeks.
Newport = The membership drive
by the Chamber of Commerce netted
an additional membership Of more
than 100. The organization now has
a membership of $50.
Atkins-B. F. Wild received a tele.
gram from Sibley. La, saying that his
son, Ralph, had been shot, and was in
a serious condition. No particulars
were given.
Harrison.-W. r. Gordon has sold
his business building on the west
side of the square, occupied by the
speer pool room, to W. j. Myers, the
consideration being $4,000.
Atkins. = Material is arriving fer
the new Check building, to be built
north Of the Bank of Atkins. It will
be rs by IS feet, two stories, and con-
structed of brick and concrete.
Fort smith.-The Police Depart
ment was requested to search here for
Miss Perry Gibson, aged 16. who dis
appeared from her home at Muskogee,
Okla.
Camden.-Mrs. c. C. Green has pur-
chased the grocery store belonging
to R. E. Lewis on South Adams street.
The store will be operated by C. c..
Green