Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-10-04
ARKANSAS BRIEFS

Invitations are especially extended to
all former university students to meet
their old friends at the Great Fair.
An elaborate program is being arrang-
ed to be held during the morning in
the immense Fair Ground Auditorium.
The most noted educators and sons
of the U. of A. will be heard. The
University Band and cadets will add
their quota to the occasion. In the
evening an elaborate banquet will be
served. The people of Arkansas will
have an opportunity through this
splendid spectacle and gigantic gath
ering to realize as never before the
Importance and magnitude of the edu-
catiOnal work of our State University.
All other colleges and schools of the
state have been cordially invited to
cooperate in this splendid program.
On this same date the Arkansas Trav-
elers will arrive on two special trains
accompanied by their friends and
many merchants from all over the
state. The Travellers will number one
thousand in full parade uniform.
Special popular priced excursions will
obtain on the railroads and a record
breaking crowd will be assembled
within the magnificent Oaklawn Park,
Saturday October 6.
The suit of the Brook-Rauch Mill
and Elevator Company against Alex j.
Rauch and o. c. Ludwig, secretary of
state, which is one of the first cases
of the kind, involving the ownership
of trademark, ever tried in the
courts at Little Rock, occupied the at
tention of Chancellor Hart recently
The defendant, Alex j. Rauch, was for
merly member of the Brook Rauch
Mill and Elevator Company, selling
out his interest only short time ago.
After his retirement the company con-
tinued to use a trademark formerly
used by the concern. Mr.. Rauch later
filed a copy of the trademark in the
office of the secretary of state and then
claimed that it was his exclusive pos
session. In the present suit the plain
tiff company seeks to have Cancelled
the certificate issued to Mr.. Rauch
on the trademark and to enjoin him
from using the same.
A youth II years of age, while
asleep, got off Frisco train at Nettle-
ton recently and strolled about the
town for an hour before he aroused
from his slumbers. A Mr.. Littleield
and his family, which included the
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route from Tennessee to Oklahoma,
where they were going to locate. His
boy fell asleep on the train, and no one
paid particular attention when he left
the train at Nettleton. The father of
the lad didn't miss him, and was
surprised when he reached Jonesboro
and telegram was handed him telling
him to come to Nettleton and get the
boy Looking through the train he
soon found that his son was not
aboard. Mr.. Littlefield got off at
Jonesboro, the others of the family
going on to their destination. He went
to Nettleton and found the boy safe
and uninjured.
Judge ]. E. Hampton of Fordyce will
be the next chairman of the Railroad
Commission of Arkansas. While no
official announcement has been made,
it is understood that Judge Hampton
was selected at caucus recently held
at Little Rock between the three mem
bers of the commission who will go
into Office in January, MesSrs. ]. E.
Hampton, John w. Crockett and r. P.
Allen. At the same time W. E. Floyd
of this city was selected as secretary,
G. W. Swain as rate clerk and l.. W.
Denton of Cotter as stenographer
The new commission will not go into
office until January, when the officers
as mentioned in the foregoing will be
elected
In order to facilitate the handling
of the business in the general deliv-
cry department of the postoffice in the
federal building at Little Rock, the
supervising architect has agreed to
plans formulated by Postmaster Win
field S. Holt and within forty to sixty
days the proposed improvement will
have been made. Bids for the work
have been received and sent into the
department, and the contract will be
let within short time.
William Utah, contractor,
while at work on build
ing at Eureka Springs, was
attacked by large tarantula, which
bit him ON the arm three times before
he could remove it. In the last at
tack the tarantula set its mandibles
so firmly into the flesh as to require
surgeons knife to cut them out.
Utah was sent to his home at Aurora,
Mo.
Philander Smith College, Little
Rock, negro institution, held its thir-
tieth annual opening exercises recent
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