Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1890-04-25
Keen Your Eve on Somerset.

Somerset, April 23.-"keep your eye
on Somerset" Hardly a letter or pack
age has left Somerset in the last six
months that did not bear those words
stamped upon it in red ink. What 1t
meant was at loss 10 know at first,
but il only took visit here 70 find the
revelation. Ii was an indeed novel way
to draw attention 10 Pulaski's capital
and that it has done SO goes without say
ing. Strange 10 say, | have Tor many
years had presentment tia. som et
would outrival any OF her sister towns
and it looks now as ii she will. The
spirit OF get up and getism' seems to
have struck the good town and at pres.
ent everything looks blooming and
gay"
/ 1t is not exactlya boom that SOmcr
set is enjoying, but she is merely making
rapid strides for the better. The town
is in the hands of young men and as Is
usually the case under such circumstan'
ces, it is keeping rapid pace with
the times. Among the enterprises tina
are already reality, the electric light
plant and ice factory rank iirst-two
things that Stanford badly needs. There
is nothing that so shows up place as
electric lights and nothing that drives
away the intolerable heat OF summer a.
does the latter. But besides these two
necessary Injuries, there will soon be
in operation electric street cars, water
works, canning factory, an oil refinery
and glass factory. These enterprises
have already enhanced the value OF real
estate and 500 per front foot WAS refus-
ell Tuesday for an unimproved lot not in
the heart OF town.
The discovery OF an oil well and very
fine grade OF sand, particularly adapted
To the manufacture OF glass has caused
some excitement. Eastern spectators
are arriving daily and report both oil
and sand OF the very finest grade. Both
can be obtained in unlimited quantities
and those two alone are sufficient TO
boom an ordinary town.
II is not my intention TO boom Somer-
set or attempt a bragadocio OF the posses.
sions OF minerals, etc, found in Pulaski
county, but her advantages are plainly
seen and my report would be biased
one il | did not give the devil his
dues"
Circuit court is in progress with a
heavy docket OF both criminal and ,civil
cases. Judge Morrow told me that it |
would be impossible to complete even
the criminal list in the given time of
two weeks and that it would be necessa- |
ry to call a special term as soon as posi- |
BILE after the forced adjournment Ii is
not good showing for the county, but |
it seems chat such things can not be
helped and | trust that it will not de-
tract from the city-like appearance Som
erset is fast donning.
There never was the like OF candidates
as are now shaking the hands OF the
public. Some or 10 aspire the county
clerkship; about the same number want
to carry the Jail keys and the Lord only
knows how many would like to be as
SCISSOR. There are also a healthy num-
Der who desire 10 represent the county
in the constitutional convention and IL
looks like the fight will be bitter one.
1t is all republican and the democrats
are willing 10 stand aside and let dog
eat dog"
Ina murder case which is now being
tried there is a negro on the jury and
those who know the law will also know
that all the Jurors in such cases must
both eat and sleep together. Tuesday,
when the Jury came into the Popplewell
Hotel thankful to say ] stop at the
dining room, number of
gentlemen who did not like the mixture
left the table and sought other places to
crafty their appetites. A negro on
iury NAV be all right and proper, but it
does seem as if the county OF Pulaski
might furnish enough whites, and the
good people should see that they are in
hereafter. A negro in his
place is all right, but when it comes to
eating and sleeping the average we'll
bred man should draw the mark.
About : O'Clock Wednesday evening