Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-10-01
FLOUR

FLOUR
just Reccived. A car load Of Ellsworth,
Standard and Good Luck Flour, which nm
selling cheap, for cash.
| Jos. CoxETTE, Grinnell. Ksns.
Henry Krudson, of Cumberland,
has our thanks for a fine water melon
presented to this office last week. But
alas for the melon; when Messrs. Ed.
Paine, ". II. Copeland, Chas. Cope
land, 4. Chitwood and John Walker
walked out of the Office the melon pre-
scented the appearance of last rose
of summer.
Don't forget that we in
tend going east next week to
buy our fall and winter stock
of dry goods and clothing,
and if you need anything in
that line you will do we'll to
reserve your orders.
!. w. ALLEN & Sons.
One year ago Thomas county had
l61 inhabitants now she has 1850
inhabitants. Six months ago Colby
town was rumor; now Colby is the
metropolitan town of the prairie,
boasting of all branches Of business,
and of over three hundred good PEG
pie who are here to stay.
Quite stir was caused last
Thursday by G. W. Blanchard draw
ing a revolver On W. d. Strattan. The
revolver was Immediately knocked
from his hand preventing him from
shooting. He was arrested and hav-
ing his trial when he escaped from
town. John Courtney was also ar
rested and lined two dollars and costs
for assaulting Mrs. II. W. Miller. He
also escaped with Blanchard, not being
able to pay his fine. Blanchard is q
black-leg and gambler from the first
water.
Next week We will appear as
six column quarto, with almost an en-
tire new dress. The type has been re-
ceived from the Great Western Type
Foundry Of Kansas City,-an institu-
ton printers should patronize-been
laid in the cases, the ads. set up in
new type, and we promise our readers
a neat paper. We would also ask our
merchants to keep it wildly in their
memory that our job department is
new and complete, and that We have
full supply of letter, note and bill
heads, envelopes, cards, etc, and our
rates are reasonable.
October 18th, we are informed by
J. B. McGonigal, secretary of the
county committee, is the day that the
candidates for county officers will be
named, although we have not learned
the plan of nomination. We would
suggest the Crawford county system
TO the committee, with three voting
precints. We feel sure that this sy-
tenn will give good satisfaction Keep
the polls open from 2 until 5 p. ~,
have the names of all the candidates
on the same ticket, and the voter can
scratch the names of the candidates
he does not wish to vote for. This
gives the candidates an equal show,
and the voter casts his ballot for the
candidates direct
The duties of the officers appoint
ell By the Governor, are to divide the
county into three commissioner dis
tricts, also to divide the county into
townships, establish voting places, and
call the election for county and town
ship officers, and for permanent coun-
ty seat. The officers to be elected are
a clerk, treasurer, register of deeds,
of public instruction,
sheriff, clerk district court, probate
judge, county attorney, surveyor, rep
and three commissioners.
The treasurer elected at this election
does not take charge of the Office I'M
til Oct, 1886, while the clerk, sheriff,
register Of deeds, surveyor, coroner
and county commissioner of the Sd
district are installed in January, 1886.
The probate judge, clerk of the dis
trict court, county attorney and SUI
perintendent will Immediately assume
the duties of their respective offices,
and will hold until January, 1887.
Their successors will be elected in No