Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-03-20
Notes Picked up by the Business Manager
While at Somerset.

The fearful weather, and heavy rains
that had previously fallen, prevented
many from coming to court Monday and
as consequence it was drag OF day,
but Tuesday was fair and pretty and the
yeomanry were there ia large numbers.
In Pulaski county there are very few
bridges and when Buck, ritman and
Fishing Greeks get on high" it is a
risky business to ford them unless one is
an adept at swimming. So the absence
OF the usual first day OF court crowd was
due either to the fact that the farmers
had not much business at town or were
not endowed with sufficient amount Of
nerve to cross the creeks
There are few important cases on the
docket this term aud not much business
OF an interesting nature will be transact
ed. No visiting attorneys had arrived up
to Tuesday and it looks like what lawyers
fees that will be paid out will be kept in
Somerset. Pulsskians believe in patron
izing home institutions and home pro-
duct and are to be commended for IT,
Somerset is either always doing some
thing big or preparing to do so. This time
she is getting ready to build an Opera
Bouse, which will contain besides two
handsome store-rooms, an Odd Fellows
hall and Knights OF Pythiss lodge
room. The Odd Fellows are the promo
tiers and will expend about SIS, 600 in the
building. The site is where the "Old
Ark" now stands and lie firstclass one.
Since was there last fall, r. II. Bar
tells has improved the appearance Of
court square by building a very hand
some business house. II is marvel Of
convenience and very modern in appear
ance. He occupies the first floor with
his jewelry business.
Judge William Catron, who has re-
Gently returned from Hot Springs, is
much improved in health and looks like
his former self. The INTERIOR JOURNAL
has q splendid friend in the Judge, who
unhesitstingly says it is the best paper in
the State. Sheriff William Cooper, who
had measles q month or so ago, has never
fully recovered, although he ia we'll
enough to attend to the lighter duties OF
his office.
The revenue men at Somerset have
been having an easy time lately. Most
OF the dstilleriss have shut down, little
whisky is being Withdrawn and Messrs.
James p. Gray, J. L. Wsddle, j. Nevin
Carter and others have little to do but
draw their per diem. Mr.. Carter, who is
industry itself, finds hard time passing
off the time, but fat, jolly Jim Gray
doesn't care il work never gets heavier.
It's refreshing to fud place now and
then where free silver or snti.free silver
10 not discussed from daylight till dawn.
Somerset is Just such a place and instead
Of talking for or against free silver her
citizens, most Of them, spend their time
in working for money, whether it be
silver or gold. A few Lincoln county
people might be pro6tsd by initiating
their neighbors in Pulaski.
Postmaster Joe Clsunch is a hustler
after the order OF our own postmss ter.
His morning mail is opened by Gas and
his day mails he opens with surprising
rspidity. Polite, courteous and oblieng
he ought to succeed himself for term
after term and then be made p. NJ. in
definitely.
A great deal OF regret is expressed at
Andy Crswford's assignment several
weeks ago. For20 years he had been
one OF the leading merchants in Somer-
set and such an unfortunate wind up OF a
score OF years work is indeed sad to
contemplate.
There is already some talk of the fair
and it is more than probable that anoth-
or good one will be held. An announce.
mant to the contrary would cause no lit.
tie disappointment and regret to numer.
Gus Lincoln county people who have at.
tended Somerset's fairs for decade or
more and will continue to as long as she
has them. BY all means have a fair.