The Monticellonian., 1906-09-20
ARKANSAS BRIEFS

forts of the patrons have been more carefully considered than al Oaklawn Park. the Arkansas State Fair Grounds. The elaborate S50000o grounds were wonderfully well equipped in every respect before the Fair Association began rempdeling. There were complete water works. electric light and sewerage systems. etc. The Fair Association has added materially 10 each of these important factors. The double track trolley line enters the Grounds at the main gate and the electric car service over this line has been so arranged that it will amount to q continual stream of cars from six o'clock in the morning until Five thousand passengers can be car ried each way within a single hour. This is an unusual advantage, which, coupled with the modern gate system being established. will be of the great est convenience to the public. Two large check rooms are being built for the care of parcels, and d large DOT tion of the Park has been set aside as Rest Park and is being equipped with seats and tables for the pleasure and service of the State Fair Visitors. An elaborate daily program and guide 10 the Grounds is being published which will be given away free to many thousand visitors, and will be well worth saving as a souvenir of the First State Fair The extensive work Of building added stables for the stock department, making the great Midway Pikes, shelving for the thousands ot exhibits. equipping the Auditorium. and added electric lighting. etc, has been completed and the Grounds are in readiness just one month before the opening day of the State Fair. There will be no delay On October 1st, the opening day of the Fair. everything will be as complete as on October 10th. the closing day Nf.
 An appeal in the case of The State ys. John F. England, filed in the Su- preme Court September 15, from the Circuit Court of Little River county. contains new point in liquor law litigation. England was fined $50 for selling liquor illegally. The manner in which he disposed of the whiskey led to the appeal from the verdict, which England claims is not in ac. cordance with the law on the subject. England, who is postmaster and sta tion agent at Allene, delivered four quarts of whiskey to a patron of the railroad company which had been shipped there by the Hary est Distill- ing Company of Kansas city. Ihe man to whom the whiskey was sold ordered it sentfrom Kansas City. When he was notified that it had arrived at Allene, he called and after making out a money order for s3.50 in pay ment for the liquor, it was given to him by England. The contention of the state, which was upheld by the jury, was that England sod the li- quor illegally to the man when he gave possess - ,f tt1G whiskey. An other liquor selling case of almost equal interest which was filed O. the
 
 ys. John Anderson, who was convicted in the Little River Circuit Court of selling whiskey to a minor and fined $50. Jim Boyle, fifteen year-old boy. gave Anderson fifty cents with which to procure a half pint of whis- key for him. Anderson took the iden- tical ffty-cent piece given him by Boyle, purchased the whislley and gave it to Boyle. He claims that he is not liable for selling whiskey to a minor.
 The mill of the Cincinnati Cooper age Company is being moved to Mar shall from Star Mountain The citi- zens of Marshall donated a lot to the company as an inducement to move the mill to that town. The company is engaged in the manufacture of slaves.
 Attorney General Rogers nd his assistants left Little Rock recently on their second pilgrimage into the enemey's country for the purpose of securing tEluSHCe to De uSeu III pIoSe- cutting the antitrust suits which have been instituted ou behalf of the state MT. Rogers, accompanied by James H. Steveson, one of his assistants, went to St. Louis, where they will endeayor to secure evidence against several of the corporations which are under fire. Chief of these is the Waters-Pierce Oil Company.
 Secretary of State Ludwig and Audi tor Moore made a trip of inspection re- gently to the new reform school, which is now under process of construction west of Little Rock, and they report that the institution is being construc- ted at fair rate of speed. The ex- cavation work has been completed and the walls have been started A large amount of material is already on the ground and it is said by the contractors that the work will be rapidly carried to completion.
 Samples of Arkansas raised rice re contly attracted considerable attention on exhibition at the Merchants Ex- change. The cereal which, according .o E IIicLye of E'nuIapd ArLy ;e prao