Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-06-11


to Thomas county.
Lumber down to bed rock.
Jos. CORETTE, Grinnell, Ks
J. W. Edwards of Monument, the station
agent, is carrying a complete line Of cigar
and. tobacco. He has good cots and bed
for dodgers, for which he charges reason
able price.
W. II. Kingery, located twelve miles ives
and two miles south of the town line between
1and 3, is prepared to do locating in Thoma,
and Sherman counties. Running out lines
q specially.
T. p. Daniels, the young man who
sick at Masters hotel is improving. liz
is under the care of DIR. Edwards, an ole
and experienced physician, who thinks o
locating in Colby
One hundred and sixty entries of gov
eminent land were made at the U. s. Land
Office Monday, which exceeds by Fifty tn,
largest days work ever transacted at til,
Office Oberlin Herald.
If people are obliged to use pond water
DIETER get we'll wster) they can purify it to
great extent by boiling it. IT the water
stands over night after being boiled, it will
be found cool in the morning.
c. c. Reynolds, Of 0berlin, does general
land business, making homestead. preemp-
ton and timber culture papers, attends to
contests ana all business connected with
the U. S. Land Office. See card.
Lumber from $24 to $50 per
thousand. Jos. CoRETTE.
Grinnell, rs.
Peter Huddleston, Of Monument. St.
John county, Kansas, is prepared to locate
parties either in St. John or Thomas corln-
". Mr.. Huddleston is au old settler. and
is posted in the lay OF the country.
Inns
Mary Harold, of Odell. Sheridan county,
died very mysteriously last week, June 81
In the morning of that day she was in per-
feet health and in the afternoon she was
found dead in her bed, where she was re.
siding on her claim.
Chas. Pages great trouble is to keep
lumber on hand. As soon rs half dczen
car loads arrive the lumber is Immediately
bought and hauled away, The people in
the country want lumber and are prepared
to put up good sized houses.
St Joe has the honor Ct sending the first
commercial drummer to Colby. Sincs
that time FIVE of these gentlemen have Wis
tied Colby, representing groceries, drugs
and dry goods. They spoke of Colby as
the livelest town they had struck for q
good while.
Our friend, Pap Frank Piugree, we mean
Judge Pingree. has lOcaed at Colby. Thorn
as county, Kansas, for business. If any
Seward county people want homesteads,
timber claims, preemptions or school lands,
they will do we'll to write to hir,.-Blue
Valley (Nsb. Blade.
Judge Pratt is not a Candidate for re.
election He has rebel bullet in his left
shoulder that annOys him very much
while on the bench by Its pressure on the
nerves. That, with the long winded law
yers is enough to make the strongest man
restless.
The partnership heretofore existing te.
tween d. NJ Dunn and Z. p. Worcester, un-
Ger the firm name Of Dunn d Worcester is
this day, June LIST, 1885, by mutual consent
dissolved D. NJ. Dunn collects all the
de.,s and pays all the bills OF the late
firm. b. NJ. Dunn.
E.P. WORCESTER.
S. A. Loop, who lives seyea miles west
and little north, has Is foot well with 4
feet of icy cold water that cannot be dip
ped dry Another we'll in the same local.
ty of the same character and only l6 feet
deep. Messrs. Payne, Whitc.nb and Hen
CtfSon SlSlLcu Tic wits, ouV epeah "nttt
they know.
If You ever travel from Grainfeld to
Oberlin by the way OF the growing town
of Kenneth, you should go with our genial
friend Duncan, who runs the hack and car
ries the mail. He conveys you swiftly and
and at his home You will be
served che Of the best meals yoI will get on
the whole route.
Jas. NJ. Hines and II. B. Stout are build
ing in the west part Of Colby neat cottage.
houses for residences, 20x2o, where they
move their families in a short time. These
gentlemen are engaged in tho cattle bust
ness, having their ranches on the Sappa.
One of the best trump cards of Thomas
county is the cattle interests, and ranchmen
will find Colby good place to reside.
The first dance in which the young peo-
pie Of Colby and vicinity participated, was
held In n DoAelan's hall last Friday even
~. EysrysAine PISSED % pleasaatly, and
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