Merchant's Fall Festival Planned October 1909
DOCUMENT WRITTEN BY : TINA EASLEY
I HAVE CREATED THIS DOCUMENT WHILE RESEARCHING THE OLD NEWSPAPERS . I HAVE RE-WRITTEN THE ARTICLE BELOW IN MY OWN WORDS MAKING THE DOCUMENT BELOW COPYRIGHTABLE.
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SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER 4, 1909 - THE DAILY SOLIPHONE - NO. 283
MOVEMENT IS NOW ON FOOT TO PULL OFF A SIX DAY CELEBRATION THE FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER
WILL BRING BIG CROWDS
THERE IS SOME TALK GOING AROUND THAT A MERCHANT FALL FESTIVAL WILL BE PULLED OFF IN PARAGOULD DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER THE DATES BEING THE 4TH TO 9TH , INCLUSIVE . IT IS THE INTENTION OF THOSE INTERESTED IN GETTING UP THE ENTERPRISE TO MAKE THE CELEBRATION ONE OF SUCH MAGNITUDE AND GENERAL INTEREST THAT IT WILL ATTRACT IMMENSE CROWDS TO THE CITY . THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE IS TO BRING PEOPLE HERE AND TO STIMULATE INTEREST GENERALLY IN THE TOWN AND COMMUNITY.
BUCK WOODS , WHO HAS HAD EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN GETTING UP PICNICS AND CELEBRATIONS GENERALLY , IS ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL PROMOTERS OF THE SCHEME AND IS BEING ASSISTED AND ENCOURAGED BY MANY OTHERS WHO ARE ANZIOUS TO SEE THE OLD TOWN DON HER GLAD RAGS AGAIN AND MAKE THINGS GET UP AND HUM FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT OF VISITORS.
MR. WOODS INFORMED THE SOLIPHONE LAST EVENING THAT HE HAD ENTERED ACTIVELY UPON THE WORK OF GETTING EVERYTHING IN READINESS AND WITH THE RIGHT SORT OF ENCOURAGEMENT HE WOULD PULL OFF A CELEBRATION THAT WOULD INJECT LIFE INTO THE SITUATION THAT NOTHING ELSE COULD STIR UP ENTHUSIASM THAT WOULD ELECTRIFY THE WOLE OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS.