Iron County register., 1895-04-18

O'Brien, who has leased the property
we understand. for term of years
She seems to have thought OF ever,
possible contingency that may aisle il
her business. She has the apartment
for her male help, and also for her fe
male help; her kitchen and store room
sufficiently near to her family apart
ments for complete oversight; and al
of her domestic economy so arranged
as not to obtrude itself upon the atten
tion OF her guests. She has arranged
for smoking-room for the gentlemen,
where they may enjoy cigar when
the weather will not permit them t.
do so under the trees. There is also
a reception room for the ladies. She
had made her dining room bright and
cheerful. and the same may be said o1
her parlor. She arranged to provide
families with suites of rooms. in most
cases three apartments to the suite.
There are ten of these suites in all.
They are so situated. in most instances,
as to permit their occupants to enjoy
complete seclusion. if they desire.
The wide. .old-fashioned verandas afford
good views of the Valley. and will be
excellent Fairgrounds for the children
upon wet days. Mrs. O'Brien is a
born hostess. She is acting upon the
idea that people seek the country in
summer time for comfort. The fact
that her hotel is somewhat like an. old
Colonial mansion she considers an ad-
vantage, and has given it a cosy, COM
Portable air. In the rooms suitable for
families there are fire-places, SO that
on damp or chilly days her guests may
enjoy a bright, cheerful wood fire.
Those who take up their abode with
her this summer will find something of
the old-fashioned wayside inn immor-
talized by the pens of Irving and Dick
ems. In former days the Arcadia house
had large patronage from those who
fee to the country in summer time, as
we'll as from the travelling public; and
we think that under the present able
management its old-time glory will re-
turn to it.
Just across the street from the Ar
cadia House, Mr.. Mangold of Poplar
Bluff Is putting up new hotel. The
structure is three stories high, and sixty
feet long by thirty-ive feet wide. On
the first floor is a dining room twenty
five by nineteen and half feet, a sitting
room eighteen by fourteen feet, an of
fee Is by IA feet. and private Office
ii by IA; two bed rooms of the same
dimensions as the private Office, Il
wash room finished in marble, an am
pie kitchen. fanked by ample store
room and pantry. On the second floor
there are six bedrooms, IA by IA,
and three 9 by IA, and two corridors.
The bedrooms are so arranged as to
be converted into suites if they are de-
sired for use by families. The third
story contains seven bedrooms, with
dormer windows, The mansard roof
is decked and Is surrounded by an am
pie railing. From this place the
whole Valley is spread out before one
like a map. 1t will be most COM
Portable place to enjoy cigar of a
summer evening. The first and second
stories have verandas on three sides.
from which there may be obtained ex-
cellent views OF the Valley. The
" hole building is arranged with an eye
single to the convenience of the trav-
cling public. The Arcadia depot is
not more than a hundred yards from
each of these hotels, so that the travel
ing public will not be inconvenienced
by long hack ride TO and from the
hotel. Mr.. VanWinkle, the gentle
man who will manage the new enter
prise, is hotel man of wide exper-
ience, having been engaged in the
business for some time at Poplar Bluff.
On being asked by us if he was a rela-
tive of Rip. he promptly informed us
that he was his grandson; but he GER
tainly has none of the sleepy propeu-
sites of his grandfather, for he is a
active business man. In
with these hotels there will
be barber shop and other accommo-
datiops for visitors. We are pleased
to see these signs of activity in our
Valley. We have been. year after,
turning away visitors that came to US
for summer outing, because we could
not offer them proper accommodations
St. Louis business men like VIM. II.
Thomson, HI. j. Grover, j. w. Turner,
and others, have secured summer
homes here. All this has been ac-
complished without advertising. Now
that we are to have ample hotel ac-
commodations, we may expect an in
aux OF visitors such as we have never
enjoyed before.