The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1902-01-10
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Crawford County Wife Murderer
Convicted and Sentenced to
Be Hanged.
EVENTS OF A WEEK BRIEFLY CAOKICLeD
Several Rssidences Burned by Incendia-
ries, and Two suspects Arrested. Yell
County Farmer Found Dead with HUI
let Hole Through His Head.-PArdon
Record.
Address From Col. Milan.

Hon. Thos. w. Milan, manager of
the Arkansas exhibit at tue coming
st. Louis worlds fair, has issued the
following address:
ITO the Citizens of Arkansas-In
assuming the duties of the preparatory
work of the Arkansas exhibit of the
worlds fair | entertain no fears that
the same can be made both creditable
anu profitable to our citizens.
Il desire to earnestly solicit the
hearty cooperation of all our citizens
regardless of rank and station in life
in making the display one Cnat will
demonstrate to every visitor at the
coming exposition that we make no
vain boast, that we have within our
boundary lines resources that would
enable us to more completely live
within ourselves with larger export
possibilities than any other state in
the purchase. if not in the Union.
NO section of the Louisiana pur-
chase is more richly endowed with
building material than Arkansas
work has been intrusted contemplate
a building constructed entirely from
Arkansas resources worked out at
home by our own Arkansas artisans
and mechanics, shipped to st. Louis
ready to set up.
BY following this plan we will
avoid the rush at st. Louis, at the
same time give employment to home
labor and by using the umost econ
,s.l, 1.
with the liberal assistance of those
who have the material the Arkansas
building can be made second to none
IN point of interest, regardless of the
I fact that some of our sister states are
/ preparing TO spend large sums in the
81 erection of their state buildings.
The exhibit from our several
counties can be comprehensive be-
sides being historic. fully represent
the industrial, social, financial, com
nercial. educational, religious and
climatic conditions, our inestimable
wealth of mineral and forest lands,
agricultural advantages in its various
branches and cur transportation facil-
sites.
Proper provision will be made for
All perishable products as well as vigi-
ant care taken 10 protect all those
Rho wish their exhibits returned.
# In reference to the schools. the
ncontestable progress VIII ich the cause
&3 popular education is making in Ar
ansas IS subject of hearty congrat-
Ilation among our citizens and for
leYout gratitude to heaven. Our pub
# ac private and denominational schools
proving wide their aoors to five hun
PED thousand childrep -one-third the
Dtal population of tho state-are the
Fue mints of wealth, land from these
pstitutions will comd demonstrations
the lndlspensablenEss of education
worldly or maternal prosperity.
Your generous SUPPORT Of these in
buttons, annually amounting to ST.
ooO0 bears strong testimony that
e citizenship of this state is alert
the taet that an i ignorant people not
ly is, but must NE. a poor people.
richness OF soil fand climatic mine
factory. forest and stream logic
y belong to ourselves and our chill
rh VINO must learn to use these great
sources intelligibNy, for let whoever
SOW the seed and reap the har-
T. intelligence <Will commune the
pquet
OUR schools countain the best of
hansas-the chill ydren, the boys and
ls-then shall w1 not with your and
" assistance coXmbned with that
.he seven thous; hnd loyal teachers
Ae at st Louis h 1903 such an ed
1lon exhibit as shall reflect credit
the state ando the great cause it
fesents?"