Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-09-20
ARKANSAS BRIEFS


grounds were wonderfully well
equipped in every respect before the
Fair Association began remodeling.
| There were complete water works,
electric light and sewerage systems,
etc. The Fair Association has added
materially to 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 a continual stream. of cars
from six o'clock in the morning until
one o'clock the following morning.
Five thousand passengers can be car
ried each way within 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 a large por-
ton 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
to the Grounds is being published
which will be given away free to many
thousand visitors, and will be we'll
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
Pixies, shelving for the thousands of
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 LIST, the
| opening day of the Fair, everything
will be as complete as on October 10th,
the closing day. d.
The Green Forest public school open
! ed September II under very flatter-
4 ing conditions. This is the first term
/ in the new $4,000 school building, and
the friends of education were out in
/ ,arge numbers. Devotional exercises
/ were conducted by Rev. Lee Bearden,
| pastor of the M. E. church. South, Of
Harrison. He also delivered an ad-
! dress on education w. A Butt, presi-
dent Of the board, then made a short
! address, reviewing the work of build
ing the house and the struggles of the
board. Perhaps the speech of the oc-
casion was delivered by A. J. Russell,
secretary of the board. He reviewed
the history of education in the state,
and especially of Green Forest He de-
clared that the action of the people on
September 3 in adopting amendment
No. meant more to Arkansas than
anything that had taken place in the
! state FOR the last quarter of a century.
| Mr.. Russell's remarks along this line
met with a storm of applause.
Sam McLane of Ozark has received
the appointment to carry the mail on
the new rural route out of Ozark The
mail on this route will leave Ozark ev-
cry morning at Z o'clock, go to Bour-
land Crossroads, west by the wire road
to Cravens, southwest by way of Greed
Hunters and Long Branch church, in
tersecting the stage road at Ed
Moore's, thence south and east by way
of o. B. Ramey's and G. A. A. Deane's
places, thence east by way of William
| Wagner's to Ozark. The route will be
known as No. 8. Samuel Mullen has
accepted the position of clerk in the
! postoffice at Ozark and will enter upon
his duties October l. The total amount
| expended by the government for ru-
raj mail carriers at Ozark is $2,160
yearly. All the carriers are residents
of Ozark. The postoffice at Ozark is
being rearranged and will be provid-
ed with fifty combination lock boxes.
Service has been discontinued from
Hendrix to Traskwood Mail for Hen
dirk now goes to Slocomb, from Palm
to Lewisville has been discontinued.
H. NJ Gravett of Gravette is consid-
ering the proposition of converting his
distillery into a vinegar factory and
steam evaporation, having discontinued
the distillery, therefore figures on us
ing same engine and machinery for
new industry.
The catalogue and premium list Of
the North Arkansas Fair Association
have been printed and are ready for
distribution. The premiums are more
liberal than heretofore on stock and
home products, and the racing program
is made with special view to interest
owners of horses in North Arkansas
Secretary of State Ludwig and Audi
for Moore made a trim of inSnectiOn 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
hat the work will be rapidly carried
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