Sanders, Kentucky

left, Griffith's Corner and Post Office
right, Street Scene of Griffith's & PO

On the back, its says "Glenn Munro, Fred Scgubert. Made Sanders out headquarters selling books in Gallatin - Owen - Carrolton & Boone Counties during summer Vacation, 1916."

Happy New Year, from the Sanders Deposit Bank, 1910
This is the front and back of the same postcard

"The Sanders Deposit Bank formally opened for business Monday under very favorable auspices, considering the size of the town and the wealth of the environing community. The deposits on this day amounted to $16,169.00. The stock was all paid in at 40 per cent call. W. T. S. Blackburn, cashier of the First National Bank at Dry Ridge, assisted cashier Chas. Wesley Powell, and the day's business was dispatched in an excellent manner, and to the satisfaction of all concerned." from the Warsaw Independent, October 29, 1904.

"Almost the entire business section of Sanders was destroyed by fire last Sunday morning. The fire was discovered in the general store of Vallandingham Bros., a frame building which burned quickly and before the alarm could be given, the blaze had a good start. The men and boys of the town worked hard to save the adjoining property, but as the houses in the business section were all of wood, their efforts were in vain. The loss is estimated at $25,000, with about $9,000 insurance." from the Owenton News Herald, March 14, 1907.

"The Misses Lewellyn who have bought the millinery business of Mrs. L. R. Williams have moved the same to rooms on the second floor of the R. Ellis storeroom [ in Sanders]." from the Warsaw Independent, September 24, 1904

A few words on the Sanders Family, Grass Hills, and
the fact that Sanders used to be in Gallatin County, here.

Grasshills and Lewis Sanders (a member of the family the town
of Sanders was named after) are discussed in an article in the
Madison's RoundAbout, here.

1899 - 1900 US presidential candidate William Jennings
Bryan's train stopped in Sanders. Here is the text of the
speech he gave to a crowd of 2,500 or so.

"Sanders, Ky. Lucien Rice, a rural mail carrier, created a panic here. He ran
through the streets with his revolver, chasing all the people indoors. A party
of citizens rushed upon him and succeeded in disarming him. It is supposed
that he is temporarily insane." from the Owenton New Herald, 8-29-1907.

"Liberty Station [an earlier name of Sanders], on the Louisville, Cincinnati, and Lexington railroad, where a few years ago nature and the woods held sway, today presents a changed appearance. Quite a number of houses have been erected, streets regularly laid out, and everything pertaining to the village is indicative of its future growth and prosperity. Mr. McDaniels proposes building a fine hotel, exhibiting a spirit of energy and enterprise, the example in building to be followed up by other citizens in the town. There are several springs of Sulphur water contiguous to the Station, and as a proof of its medicinal qualities, large quantities shipped daily to Louisville and Cincinnati." June 4, 1870, Carrollton Democrat