Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-07-30
Thomas county is truly on boom.

Thomas county is truly on boom.
Five new houses going up this week in Colby.
C. r. Shirley has returned from his Nebraska
trip.
The Windsor has young antelope for a
guest.
IL Lewis is having 3ox4O house built on
mis- lots.
John ". Irwin is putting up the Carp Lake
wind mill.
R Masters will build an addition to his
hotel soon.
Don't kill the tame badger that boards at
Masters hotel.
A daily mail from Cleveland to Colby is
what is needed.
Mr.. L. Heron is teaching select school in
his neighbOrhOOd.
There is a smooth plain road leading from
Colby to Cleveland.
Tom Sutton has sold his house and two lots
to the Carey Brothers.
A. J. Eddy and S. &. Mills returned
from Iowa Yesterday.
VIII. Copeland starts for Nebraska in few
days on a business trip.
A dandy yoke Of oxon for sale or trade.
Enquire OF FRANK Plngree.
Charley VI. Hovcy. an acquaintance of the
Seward, Neo. boys, is in town.
E. c. Achen is tickling the soil with a plow,
that it may laugh with a harvest.
Judge Budlong aud his near ncighbors are
having some fun over the situation"
Mr.. Diss. of Smith & Bariteau's hardware
store, Oberlin, was in town last Monday.
The new pool table is in running order. At
present it IL located in the ''BOar's nest"
Over one hundred strangers visited Colby
this week looking for land and locations.
Chas. Lewis, who has homestead a few
miles east, is an old settler, a trapper- and
hunter.
W. WilcoxOn, attorney from Hastings, Neb.
Is looking the situation over with u view of
locating.
S. Youssc has bought a half interest in John
Walkers livery stable. He will ship in a lot of
new stock.
Hanchet, at Cleveland, has a general mer-
chandisc store, and q well selected stock of
lumber He is selling lumber from $50 to s23
per Thousand.
An increase in the mail service Is talked of
between Oberlin and Colby. The increase is
mucn needed.
Mr.. Carpenter. of Donigan. Carpenter Bal
ly. real estate dealers, Obern. Kansas, WIS in
town tdis week.
The two backsmiths are kept busy sharpen
ing plows, shooting horses and other work per.
tanning to farms.
Mrs. Commodore Payne and Mrs. Bennett. of
Sherman county, came to Colby last week with
tho Commodore.
Try Cleveland Station. 1t is as near as
Monument and has better facilities for
freight and passengers.
Abram Rose, vinton Iowa. friend of NJ
Donclan and dyed-in-the-wOol democrat will
bein Colby in Short time.
Miss Mary A. Hay, of Otterbourne. and Mis-.
Annie Colby, of this place, gave our office u
pleasant call last Saturday.
Geo Lynde has Just returned from Nema
| ha county Kansas. Several of his relative.
came with him to Thomas county.
J. d. McGonigal is kept busy making on,
deeds for bond holders. The town company
will make warranty deed for all lots sold.
company: good corps of officers have been
selected, back them up and finish the organi
Za;ion.
The deed from the Union Pacific r. R. Com
pany has arrived, and the Colby Town Site
Company will make warranty deeds this week
for all lots sold.
many Others are making the smooth prairies
OF Sherman county smile with improvements
AMI sod corn.
Miss Annie May Donelan, the bright IL yea,
Old daughter of NJ. Donelan, treated her many
callers 10 some fine music on the piano las,
Tuesday evening.
DR.. +. W. Hunter and G. W. Goodsoe, ESQ.
both OF Osceola. Neb;. were in town last Tues
surrounding country.
See A. J. Aliens Thomas County Cat" Store
ad Mr, Allen is one of our worthy and sub
stantial citizens, and is well pleased with the
trade he is receiving.
Hon. Tully Scott, Receiver of the Oberlin Z
5. Land Office has lately secured one OF Beloit'.
talented and accomplished girls as his bride
The THOMAS CAT sends congratulations.
Bennettville and Candy, embryo towns IN
sherman county have consolidated. That IS
right: The people of these new counties
should have but one town and all work for the
prosperity of that place.
Sears Morton are doing q lively land bus
ness atCleveiand station, Gilmore p. o. These
gentlemen ~ Ill locate you, make out your pa
pers for Cling and take charge of your contes,
cases.
All goods down to bed. rock.
JOS EpH CoRRETTE,
Grinnell Kans.
8. 8. Quincy, of St. Joe. representing hats
caps, gloves and furnishing goods. gave Colby
call and. like others, was surprised to see
such lively town so far to the front.
No difference which way you 60 the sod corr
and new buildings show for themselves Th,
corn on Old ground and the sod corn is tsssel
ing and silking. Roasting ears viii soon b
the order Of the day.
Lumber from $22 to $24 pc,
thousand.
JossEPH CoRssrTE
Grinnell, Kan.
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