The Pulaskian., 1921-10-20
STATE NEWS
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mafveh,-D. B. Crisp sold 40 bales oI cotton for 40 cents pound The staple was unusually long.
 Md1Vern. = The town of Malvern mas an annual payroll of more than $b0O0,0 ,00O. oA'''N
 Bafesyille.-on1y IS marriage II. censes were issued in this couDtv dnr. ing September. UA-
 Fayetteyille. - A meeting of the Fruit growers Of northwest Arkansas Der 14 '' "''''
 Conway.--The first completed ssc. ton of the Conway-Palarm highway extending a little more than a mile south from the Conway cotton com. press, has been opened.
 ClarksyiIle. - Mrs. Henry Etbriaga whose home is near Clarksville. mar rowly escaped death when a COW she was about to milk pushed her agaips, post and gored her. The cows ho-n tore gash in her stomach that re. quiFed 25 stitches to close. Mrs. Eth. ridge will recover.
 Morrilton. The Robert nowdle Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy after an interesting program elected the following off cers: Mrs. Herbert Fizer. president. Mrs. R, A. Baird, vice president; Mrs. Will McClung, recording secretary; Mrs. J. c. Holcomb, secretary and treasurer; Mrs Wood Rainwater, reg istrar; Mrs. Will Hoose, auditor, Mines. L. F. Love and Joe Irving, his- torians.
 Little Rock--An allotment of 744.- 000 pounds of picric acid, left over from war supplies, has been made to Arkansas by the federal government, according to Nj. T. Payne, director of the University of Arkansas Agricultur. al Extension Division. The acid, which is an explosive of high quality, will be sold for agricultural purposes only and in minimum lots of 100 pounds and maxlmums of 1000 to individual purchasers. It will be moved into the state only in carload lots.
 Jonesboro. James K. Sartain. aged 45. until recently postmaster aC Blythevilie, committed suicide by swallowing poison, according to infor- nation received by federal officials here. Sartain's body was found in hs automobile at his farm about seven miles from Biytheville, 1t was said A message received here from Blythe vile said that Sartain died from heart disease. Sartain was removed from office several weeks ago follow ing the alleged discovery of short age of approximately $5,O00 in his ac- counts.
 Little Rock.-A per capita variation of s14 for school expenditures Is shown in a report which has been compiled in the department of educa- ton showing the expenditures for the scholastic year ending June SO 1921. The highest per capita expenditure, nll funds considered, was SIS in Ark ansas county and the lowest was s4 Tn stone. Inasmuch as the state appor- toned S2.61 to each child for educa- fiona1 purposes, Stone county raised only an additional s1.29. The average ner capita expenditure throughout the state was s1s. Pulaski county is $l above the average for the state with S14.
 TiftYe Rock.-Governo McRae, who has appointed commission to make ar ipdeuendent investigation of the state farms, said that he had intend cd his commission to conduct its probe after the Jefferson Gounty Grand Jury had reported. The governor's commission is to in- yestfgate. with special view to rec ommending changes in the penal sys- tenn. Is any are needed. but also VIII so into the charges of alleged prutai. itv The commission IS compoSeu ol M F,Krall of Paragould, Judge Jobn M. Moore of Little Rock, the Rev A. c. l1illar of Little Rock; Mrs A W. .TrorIe of Pine Bluff ana MFs' M;nnie U. Rutherford-Ftdler of Boone vile.
 G,,rdon. - Five men of near Bierne ara under arrest, and 13 15-gallon par ,,e,s of wine, valued at s6,OoO. ana .tilI were taken by Fred Wright oep' utv sheriff and John Overton' D s,,itb and Ed Bloomfield. special ofn cers. when a series of raids were made about four miles west Of Bierne'
 clarksville.-Judge A. B. Priddy oi the Fifth judicial district has announc- ad a decision giving J. J. Montgomery tba office of county judge over U. D Fereuson. who was the contestee TOT the indgeship of Johnson county.