Thomas County cat., 1885-06-18
Colby is to have its base ball club.

Mr.. Barton. from California. visited
Thomas county, looking after bis timber
claim
Four horse races in town Saturday 8.
A. Lo op carried of the Doodle. Races again
next Saturday; also on the 4th.
j. E Eckennade, Sumner, Ills, and
Adolph FehrmSnn, Pekin, Ills, were in
town last Tuesday. They think of pur-
chasing land.
Rev. II G Breed, of the NJ E. Church,
was in town last week Mr. Breed is pre-
siding Elder. 4. A. Pharo is the preacher
for this csunty.
"All Other Cats are Kittens is the
name Of new publication in New York
You don't mean to say that our THOMAS
CAT' is a kitten.
To show that the people who come to
Thomas county are pretty well ''heeled,' ,:
none OF our merchants have had any re-
quests for '.tick' so far.
Chas. Clarke and Chas. Page have charge of
the Chicago Lumber Company's interests
here and at Monument. Mr. Clarke is from
Clay Center, Clay County, Kansas.
Colby has base ball nioe which she
noiestiy thinks can put i on 10 = any
similar teaD in this section--lf there be any
such. oberiin papers pleas. copy.
Z. r Smiths face the other day present.
ed broad smile. This was explained by
the arrival of his family, his wife, her Sis
ter and several interesting children.
Forty acres of corn on the Spath place
planted OIL old ground presents a tine sp-
pearancs 1t being of uniform height over
the field and aboEt eight inches tall.
Lucas Zihman has returned, bringing
his clothing anil boots and shoes for his
store. Mr.. Zilhman's family will move
here as soon as his other building is up.
R. S. Hendricks, one Of Atwood's bankers
and Albert Hemming. Atwood, Register
Of Deeds for Rawlrs county were viewing
the wonderful growth of Colby this week.
Capt. 8 K. Ellsworth. from Madison Wis
consiu, has located three miles north Of
Colby. The Cap,sin is enrolled as one of
the permanent settlers of Thomas county.
j. Allen, the Colby crocerymsn. has
ordered full line Of dry goods, which will
reach town the last of this week. Grocer
les on one side and dry goods on the other.
Dr. z. Dean, Charles Adams and Thomas
Weeks, of Arapahoe. Net.. were land look
ing in Thomas this week They are &C.
qusintances Of Lewis, Copeland and others
here.
The Seward, Neh., Menagerie has gone.
Five antelope, a thoroughbred hen, Dolled
sugus horse and new kind Of snake were
some Of the attractions. Come again, Ne
braska.
Everyone is in favor OF celebrating the
fourth at Colby. Speeches, basket pic
die, races and dance in the evening Let
everybody come, get acquainted and have
good time
j. W. Edwards of NJ onument. the station
agent. is carrying complete line of cigars
and tobacco. He has good cots and beds
for dodgers, for which he charges reason
able price.
W. r. s. Borden will commence the
erection of his harness shop next week. He
will keep harness. saddles, VIII ps and such
articles a. are usually kept for sale in q
harness shop.
EP. Worcester goes to Kenneth 10 en-
gage in business. He moved his fa,ni!yto
thst place yesterday. Gene is q gooi
newspaper man, and will make IL win
wherever he goes.
Three antelope Rad the teuerity to visit
the town cite yesterday. They no doubt
had heard shout the "town pump" and
called TO get drink. They quickly fled
without being injured.
j. F. Martin, Jas. Vaughn, John North,
and JOSEPH North have jus, returned from
sherman ccunv .here they have been
auants tue Wild horse. Thsy hsl - on
their str!u. they had caught.
Mr. Y J Adams is agsin on orr streets. |
ShakiL g hands with his many friends. Mr..
Adams is live man, and We are glad to
see him back, and to hear Of the improved
condition Of his wife in Ohio.
All persons knowing themselves indebted
to the CAT for subscription will please set
tie up or the names will be stricken from
the list. A paper in orsier to live must
have paying subscribers ard patrons.
W. H. Kingery, located twelve miles west |
and TWO miles south of the town line between |
I. and s. is prepared to do locating in Thomas
and Sherman counties Running out lines
a speciality. He also has plenty of water for
travellers VINO come that way.
Mr. Ticknor and family have come and
are residing on their land, four miles north
Fast of town. HIS family aud frien % will
erect four hou O. this summer and fall OH
70 many qasrtsr sections in this neighbor-
hood.
LOST.
S omewhere between Monu-
ment and Colby. $50 in bills. |
One $40 bill and two IS bills. |
They were in an envelope direct
ed as follows:
Alonz0 NJ. Franks. In care of