Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-04-07
the STATE OF CASEY.
The !. J. Man Soiourns Few Days in That
Pleasant Section.


1t has been my pleasure this week to
mingle with the good people OF Casey
county and the mingling proved to be
pleasure indeed. Not only did / enjoy
the trip, the meeting OF old acquaintan.
ces and the forming OF new ones, nut /
enjoyed three days OF work, which,
reference to our books shows, the largest
amount ever done for the INTERIOR jour.
NAL in the same length OF time. Hard
times" OF which so many people com.
plain, did not trouble me at all, and |
found the clever Caseyite, as a general
thing, ready to settle for his paper and
give it strong endorsement to bis
friends, il any happened around while
he was getting his receipt.
Monday WAS the first day of circuit
court and "horse show" day as WELL and
large crowd was in town. II was the
initlatory court since the change in the
districts and many came to see how
Judge Wallace Jones and Common
wealth Attorney Muncie were going to
conduct affairs. ! heard no complaint
OF either Of the gentlemen, but on the
contrary, heard them both highly prais.
ed. Judge Jones charge TO the grand
jury was clear and forceful and no doubt
many an illicit whisky dealer shook in
his boots while the Judge dealt on the
whisky subject. Both Of the gentlemen
are determined to at least lessen the sale
of whisky in the county, if not otop it
entirely.
spoke OF horse show day above, but
did not finish. There were good many
on parade and some of them were richly
bred fellows indeed Several OF those
whose pedigrees are found in our horse
columns were there and all made first
class showing. George Afford, who ex.
hibited Sentinel, told me that he booked
nine mares, while Mr.. J. Steele Carpen-
ter, with Wallace Denmark, f.. Smith
Powell with Ericsson, Jr., and Jim
Grow with his fine saddler, Peck's Ham.
b-tonisn, each did good business.
Liberty is the same quaint and quiet
little town and very little change has
been made aimee wrote from here last,
although improvements are TO be made
soon. Situated so far from a railroad
and in rather poor county it is not
strange that the town is at a stand.still
aud it should indeed be commended for
not deteriorating
The principal improvement | heard
spoken OF is the more than probable
building OF hotel by Mr.. Il. T. Pierce,
who kept a hotel for years aud who was
burned out some three years ago. The
proposed building it is said, will be a
three-story frame hotel aud will contain
- rooms. To man up tree it looks
like this is mos, too much hotel for the
place but it can be safely said that il
Bob Pierce builds it, he will make mon
ely out OF it as he has done out OF every
thing he has tried.
A rather fishy story was told me 10y a
responsible man of the Middleburg vi
cinity and were it OF different nature
| would vouch for its truthfulness. He
said that on the night of the cyclone
which did Rowland 30 much damage, a
substance resembling pulverized sui
phur fell aud in some of the rain barrels
it was of an inch deep. A sprinkle o.
it was seen on the ground around Mid
dleburg, but it seemed to melt almost
the instant it touched the ground. Be
lieve this or not, as you like.
Fishing has been fine for the past tive
weeks and Green river seems to have
better supply this year than ever before
1t is nothing unusual for the head of
family to run down to the river and
catch mess OF tish before breakfast.
Mr. East Tarrant, who has been 10
the past year and half writing histor,
OF the First Kentucky Cavalry" is near
ly through his work and says the manu-
script will be in the hands of our printe
within the next six weeks. He thinks
: the book will contain between 100 an,
800 pages and that the retail price viii
not exceed g. Besides telling of ever,
conflict and every incident OF import
ance, which happened to the cavalr,
during the late unpleasantness, stee
engravings OF many OF the prominen
participants will appear. 1t will certain
ly be book OF much interest to Nj
Tarrant's comrades, many of whom ar
alive, and hope it will pay the worth,
author handsomely.
The Napier Hotel, which has recent
been fitted up by mine host, G. w. Pres
!, colt, is doing the fourishing business
deserves. Mr.. Prescott lie son-in.la,
0 of Capt. ]. W. Whip and is the RICH
I man for the business. Capt. Whip
spend s a portion OF his time around tn
hotel and fills admirably the role OF en-
tertainer.
For five long years there was not
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