The Pulaskian., 1921-10-13
Arkansas News
 In Brief Form
Current Happenings From All
 Sections of the State.
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 Huttig Fire in the business sec ton of Huttig caused loss estimated at more than si5,000.
 Waldo. Funeral services for Whit Sewell, who was killed during the World war, were held here.
 LewisvilIe Lafayette county will have large exhibit at the State Fair and Exposition in Little Rock next month
 Mena.--Rev Oscar L. Hayes of Ada, Okla. is in Mena to conduct a series of revival meetings at the Church of Christ
 Brinkley.-The Rev Roswell Davis, pastor of the Baptist church here for more than three years, has resigned because of i'll health.
 Morrilton. Business is on the ill., crease at Morrilton, according to sey- eral merchants. High prices for cot ton and cooler weather are respon. sible. 1t is said
 Pine Bluff Commissioners of the Jefferson county free bridge decided to receive bids for extensive improve. ments to the bridge at the county clerks office up to October S1.
 England.-F residences on the west side of town were destroyed by a fire that for while threatened tc wipe out an entire block of homes The loss was estimated at $S,5O0.
 Monticello.-Interest in the oil game in Drew county increased materially with the arrival of casing for both the Busey and Home Development Com. panies wells.
 Candeu.-A large warehouse be. longing to the South Arkansas Grocery Company, located on Jefferson street. was destroyed by fire with a loss of between $15.000 and S20000.
 Marianea. Trials of the six Elaine negroes charged with murder in con- nection with the Phillips county in surrection in October. 1918. were post poned until the April term. The post ponement was granted at the request of the prosecuting attorney to permit more time to prepare the states case. 
 Arkadelphia.- Garland Literary Society of Henderson-Brown College has elected officers for the first quar- ter as follows: President, James Bevill: vice president. Willard Afford; recording secretary, M. Sparks; cor, responding secretary, E. Young; treas urer, Tim Stinnett chaplain, Louis Ellis. Willard Afford has been chosen member of the debating team.
 Little Rock--All patriotic, civic, educational and religious organiza- tions in the city, and American Legion posts throughout the state will be invited to participate in the Armis- tice Day celebration here November II by committee from M. M. Eberts Post No. 1, which was announced re- gently and which began immediately to plan demonstration.
 Little Rock-Removal of state head quarters of the American Legion from Little Rock to Helena and the employ ment Of fuil-time, paid assistant ad- sutant were authorized in resolution adopted by the State Executive Com mittee of the Legion. The assistant adjutant will have the duties perform ed in the past by the executive secre- tary and will work under the direction of Department Commander l.. J. Wilkes of Helena.
 Fort Smith. = Damage suits against the Fort Smith Shelter Company and the Athletic Mining and Smelling Company, filed by farmers living in the vicinity of the smelters i'll South Fort Smith, have been dismissed with prejudice in the United States Dis, trict Court here. The complaints stat. ed that the farms of the plaintiffs were damaged by the carbon dioxide fumes from the smelting plants. The sweet potato crop, the farmers said, suffered most, while the smelling com panies claimed that failure of the crops were due to plant diseases. The suits involved damages of more than s20,o00.
 Conway. President J. H. Key holds of Hendrix College returned re gently from Memphis, where he at tended meeting cf college and uni versity presidents to consider the time for the annual revivals which are to be held in Southern Methodist schools this year.
 Camden. The Ouachita County Quorum Court which conyenes Octo Der 26 will be asked to appropriate funds to help the Ouachita county Rec Cross chapter maintain community