Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-09-10

A half mile race track has been fixed up
near Colby and some of our best horses can
be seen training there. A. G. Csrper, Chris
Shirley and others have horses that tor speed
and beauty are hard to beat.
wv. BOeke and his gang OF railroad sur.
veyors stayed in Colby last night. Mr. BOeke
is running q preliminary line of the Oakley,
Cleveandl Colby aud Northwestern railroad
The distance from Oakley TO Colby is u little
more than II miles.
The fees in the Rider murder case have been
paid. Witness fees. Jurors fees. guard fees
and miscellaneous fees only amount to
e3.O54yUs. Parties Interested call on q. n
Brooks Treasurer, and get your money Fees
of witnesses on part OF defense not allowed.
Some gentlemen are to he in Colby soon to
start the manufacture of artificial stone. Port
land cement, lime, saEd and water are used in
the construction OF this stone Chinneys,
foundations caps and silis Can be made and
answer the purpose AS well Il not letter than
brick.
T. Is. Morton, of the firm OF Sears 4 Morton
will see that you get a conveyance from Cleve-
land station 10 Colby, or any other point yOu
may wish to go. He is ready TO snow you land
or make your papers for you. Give him a Cal
Cleveland station, on the X. +. road.
An exchange offers the following very Sell
sib.,, advice: Stand by the men who manifest
their energy and public spirit, ana invest then
capltat IN Improving tnt ttSI- Every kOOu
building that goes up. every vigorously push
ed enterprise that brings business to town
helps every individual who does business
himself or owns property.
A. Is. Jardine, Streator +. a.. near Colby, and
TnOs. Reed of this county, Grinnell p. o., two
old settlers. have formed II cOpartnership in
the real estate business. They are both lOcat
ors OF long experience. 1hey have choice
farms and school land for sale in Thomas
county. Correspondence solicited.
FoR SALE i.y ! L. Hirri-, six miles
ab,,ut Az or so pounds each They are
Poland and Essex, of them being sows
22tf
Last "Wednesday while cnrOute for Colby,
George hesz. young man living in the
northwestern PART of the county. accidently
shot himself in the leg. DIR. l.. NJ. Chiffon. OF
Stansbury. Mo-. who happened to be visiting
our town, dressed the wound which happened
to be only flesh wound and not at al dan
Ker0us.
Peter Hud'leston. OF Monument. st.
john county. Kansas. is prepared to locate
parties either in st. john "r Thomas coun-
~. Mr. iiu,liitsron is AZ Old settler. and
is t"-ted in the lay NJ tho country.
The new town of Oakley on the railroad.
formerly called Cleveland, will tie Il help to
the settlement and developement of Thomas
county. The county needs u point on the
railroad where supplies of coal, feed, flour.
lumber and every thing that is needed in the
settlement of new country can be had
Colby wants and must have Il point on the
road where goods can be received and passen-
gers entertained Success TO the new town.
We call attention to the new lad OF the
Thomas County Bank" which appears in
another column. These gentlemen come very
highly recommended as straightforward care
full business men who have had long and sue
cesSful experience in the banking business.
Colby aud Thomas county, can be cOngratua-
ted upon securing bank which is able to
supply all demands made upon it by this Sec
ton of country.
You can learn much useful information by
pcrusing n. ID. Beams ad. in the CAT. He
carries stoves. hardware, tinware, carpenters
tools, builders supplies and camping outfits
and everything you would look for in a first
class hardware store. He has a tin shop in
connection with his store. He also carries the
pairing neatly done. Call and see him in Col
by at the Union Block.
We take pleasure in abiding :" the arrival
in our county of prominent attorney. q. e
r. Randall. Esq., who has located at Atwood
For seventeen years he made criminal prac-
tice a specially in Missouri and Kansas; he
has also practiced extensively in contest cases
before the Z. S. Land Offices At Kirwin and
Wichita, and had an extensive criminal prac-
tice in State courts in Rocks, Norton, Graham
and Sheridan counties for five years. MIR.
Randall will make criminal practice and land
room in this county for the legal ability pos
sessed in q high degree by Mr.. Randall, and
the fact is becoming apparent every trial he
is engaged in.-Ludell Rawlins Co.. Settler.