The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-02-14
BIG IMPROVEMENTS
AT CRAB ORCHARD
5000 soTrLIne PLANT BEING M
sTALlGD-oTHER LIVE NEWS
FROM THE EAST END.
Crab Orchard, Ky, Feb. q

CfsD OfCnefo, N.Y. feo. Ia
crab Orchard bids fair TO do this
biggest business Of IT'S career In the
ssttling Of its famous water this sea
son. The demand for II has grown
to such an extent that the whites
Concentrated Water a Salts Company
which bottles and ships out the mSjvI
portion OF the water sent from mere.
has been forced TO greatly enlarge
its plant. A new 5000 bottling plant
Is In process OF installation now and
other improvements are being made
which II will II is believed. enable the
busting proprietors TO handle their
fast growing business with much great
er ease.
Work on the enlargement and ex-
tension OF the Grab Orchard Sanator-
lum will begin "a soon as the weather
opens up for spring. At present the
institution IL unable TO accommodate
the large number OF patients which
are coming In. The Battle Creek
method employed here In connection
with access TO the famous Crab Orch
ard water. have made this institution
very popular with inyalids and some
remarkable cures have been effected.
Twenty new rooms are to be added to
the sanatorium. J. l.. Splitter. the own
Or and manager has associated with
him Charles schemmel, of Newport.
and with this new blood I'm the man
sseu,ent. steps will be taken at once
TO put the institution on the most
substantial and modern basis.
The purchase Of the celebrated old
Springs hote. by Coi. John Robinson
Of Hsrrodsburg. and Col. J. d. Willis,
Was a very popular move here. These
two are now the sole proprietors and
win have personal charge OF the man
sgement In the future. Col. Robinson
10 preparing TO move all OF his inter.
ests from Mercer TO Crab Orchard
and will be warmly welcomed as
permanent citizen OF Lincoln county.
A new firm has just opened up for
business In Crab orchard. which Ia
meeting with much favor. The title
OF the firm is II. G. Colyer 4 Company
and Ii composed OF Roscoe CoIyer and
his father. Judge p. ID. Coiyer. former.
ly county Judge OF Rockcastle. Judge
Colyer has retired from the practice
of law. and In interesting himself In
getting his son started In a success
full business. They bought out the
firm OF Edmiston q Holmes and are
installing an up-todate line Of gro
ceres and general merchandise.
There Ia no more hustling business
man In Lincoln county than l.. l.. San
ders. who runs the general merchan-
disc establishment at the crossroads
In the center OF town. Mr.. Sanders
IL live wire" all the time. lie has
built up a big trade through advertis-
ing and keeping the goods that people
ant II prices they can afford to pay.
Maurice Perkins is back in his faith
er's popular store after a short trip
through the west. Some OF us thought
that Maurice was going TO locate in
the Lone Star State from his glowing
description Of Wichita Falls. but all
are clad he is going to remain here
Tor Crab Orchard needs more young
and progressive business men of mis-
type.
Cashier J. Carroll Bailey. OF our
hank, Is being urged TO run for Sher-
if. and n he decides 20. would sweep
al thi' end Of the county. He would
uhdoubtedly carry the Crab Orchard
precincts in the general election. also
some, hing that few democrats can do.
while most everyone wants 10 zee
HIM ele, ted sheriff. II he desires the
place. there would be general regret
over losing him as Cashier OF the
Crab Orchard Banking Company. In
which petition he is making a splen-
did OFFICIAL. possessing the confidence
aud esteem OF Ella.
A delightful dance was given here
Fridav night over the drug store.
v NTH was participated IN by a mum.
her OF the stanford young men. Some
aigh'y pretty girls were present and
everyone had a good tire. A couple
&C the visitors are aid to have had
,uch good time that they fell out"
over u and little personal argument
over the subject developed before the
evening was over.