The Van Buren press., 1902-01-11
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Crawford County Wife Murderer
Convicted and Sentenced to
Be Hanged.
EVENTS OF A WEEK BRIEFLY CROHlcLEO.
Several Residences Burned by Incsndla-
ries, and Two Suspects Arressed.-fs'
County Farmer Found Dead With Bul-
let Hole Through His Head.-Pardon
Record.
Address From Col. Milan.


Hon, Thos. w. Milan, manager OF
the Arkansas exhibit at the coming
st. Louis worlds fair, has issued the
following address,
"To the citizens of Arkansas-ln
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
ana profitable to our citizens.
81 desire to earnestly solicit the
hearty cooperation Of all our citizens
regardless of rank and station in lie
In making the display one tnat VIII
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 otier state IN
the purchase, If not in the Union.
mo section of the Louisiana pur'
chase is more richly endowed with
building material than Arkansas.
Therefore, those to whom this great
work has been intrusted contemplate
O 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
omy with our limited means, together
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
fact that some of our sister states are
preparing to spend large sums in the
erection Of their state buildings.
1.-THE exhibit from our several
counties can be comprehensive be-
sides being historic, fully represent
the industrial, social, financial, com
mercial, educational, religious and
climatic conditions, our inestlmable
wealth Of mineral and forest lands,
agricultural advantages In It's various
branches and our transportation facil-
tiles.
proper provision will be made Tor
all perishable products as well as vigi'
liant care taken to protect all those
who wish their exhibits returned
"ln reference to the schools, the
incontestable progress which the cause
of popular education is making in Ar
kansas is subject of hearty congrat
ulation among our citizens and for
devout gratitude to heaven. Our pub
lie. private and denominational schools
throwing wide their doors to five hum
dred thousand children-one-third the
total population Of the state-are the
true mints of wealth, and from these
institutions will come demonstrations
of the indispensableness of education
to worldly or maternal prosperity.
"Your generous support Of these In
stitutions, annually amounting to ST.
500, 900 bears strong testimony that
the citizenship OF this state Is alert
to the fact that an ignorant people not
only Is, but must be. a poor people,
Our richness of soil and climatic, mine
and factory, forest and stream logic
ally belong to ourselves and our chill.
dren who must learn to use these great
resources intelligibly, for let whoever
Will SOW the seed and reap the har'
vest, intelligence will commune the
banquet,
"Our schools contain the best Of
Arkansas--the children, the boys and
gIrls-then shall we not with your and
their assistance combined with that
Of the seven thousand loyal teachers
make at st. Louis In 1908 such an ed
ucation exhibit as shall reflect credit
upon the state and the great cause 1t
represents?'