The Pulaskian., 1921-12-15

fireworks.
 Citizens Of Cotton Plant agree to pay fer tuition for their children in or der to keep schools running.
 Twenty oil wells completed within past week.
 Tip to crooks: Pine Bluff will install rogues' gallery.
 Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce starts drive for community chest.
 
 Elmer White killed in hunting acci- dent near Black Oak.
 L. D. Howard appointed agricultural agent for Lake county.
 State Baptist convention held at Pine Bluff with more than 300 minis ters and laymen in attendance. Arkansas Cotton Growers Coopera- tive association meet at Little Rock this week.
 Fire destroyed one of the new build ings Of the negro Baptist academy at Magnolia. Loss s80,000, insurance $5,eoO
 Jonesboro doctors are trying to save life of Lester Anderson's fine bird dog, accidentally shot by hunter.
 
 Dr. J. c. Rembert, Helena, experi- menting on new poison with which he expects to exterminate boil weevil.
 
 Nine thoroughbred hogs have been received by County Agent Barrentine at Earle for sale to boys pig clubs.
 
 It cost four Jonesboro fishermen just $50 each for bringing in fish that were under weight.
 Eastern colonists have purchased tract of land near Heber Springs and first settlers are expected soon.
 
 Ghancery court at Okolona one of the busiest sessions held in eounty's history last week.
  Father James H. McGrath, priest of St Mary's church, died at Little Rock hospital where he had been pa tient for several weeks.
 Drillers are fishing for broken drill that has temporarily halted progress on the oil well being bored by Jones' borO chamber of commerce. Papers found in his pocket lead RIo.,hard4 oPff0aro n ho1faua m fo11nd mnrdered and robbed is J. Stanton of @anton, III.
 Lee Booth of Jonesboro is shaking Hands with himself. Highvaymen shot two holes through his coat but never touched him. Roy Adams sentenced at Little Rock to seven years in peniteniary. He BiFled Ed Wilson near Olmstead last gtly
 Contract to repair damage to St. Francis river bridge near Marked Tree, dyamited by unknown parties, has been awarded.
 H. M. Ivy, state school supervisor of Mississippi, is assisting in government survey of secondary schools of this state.
 Arrangements perfected by Arkan- sas Rice Growers Cooperative associs- ton to market 70 per cent Of states crop.
 uyL;r1-.- si,,. ...,.e+s,,r oloorod ,,,, Of Searcy. R. F. McEwen told officers he owned and operated still, sold liquor ana was the one and only head of the leeal booze ring.
 Gases of County Judge J. c. Chil- dress, Sheriff Caldwell and Deputy Sheriff Hall arrested at Walnut Ridge on contempt of court charges made by Magistrate J. F. Wilson, have been continued. Magistrate Wilson and Judge Childress disagreed over the question of jurisdiction in a murder case, Judge Childress having ordered the release of the prisoner after Mag istrate Wilson issued warrant.
 
 G. B. Miles, farmer, may hesitate be- fore he shoots bird dog next time. In circuit court at Paragould Miles was fined s25 for malicious mischief and ordered to pay $35 damages to NJ Gerald Cotton Belt claim agent, the dogs owner. Gerald was hunting on Miles land when Miles shot tho dog.
 
 An amendment to the petition of a large number of taxpayers residing in the Pulaski-Lonoke drainage district asking for the repeal of the district and the discontinuance of construc- tion was filed in Pulaski circuit court h. rhich thn ror,nun1 of l,.,,,o r,, in il,r.