Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-08-20

A man has not done his duty to his neigi
borhood until he breaks out hedge rows ant
fire guards. Heed our warning and check tn,
fire fiend during fall or winter.
John ". Irwin will give you a good deal In
the wind mill line. He has pumps, tubing ant
the fixtures usually belonging to pumps and
mills Call and see him at his Office in Colby.
Fon SALE by j. Il. Harris, six miles
north east Of Colby, II pigs, weighing
about 40 or so pounds each They are
Poland and Essex, Of them being Sovs.
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We are sorry to announce the death of Rcv
Crouse's infant child. who departed this life
last Friday. Aug. l4th, 1885. The bereavcd
family have the entire sympathy OF tho com
munity.
Lewis Sims is one of the substantial settlers
OF Thomas county. He has one of the nea,
est and most tasty sod houses in the whole
country. He is engaged in the stock business
and farming.
The old settlers are entitled to great credi,
for holding the fort" until reinforcements
arrived. The privatlons they have endured
and tho pluck they have shown is entitled to
great praise.
| Is. c. Galloway, contractor and builder, has
sold his interest in the Senter and Bean con
tract to Fred Ramme. Mr.. Galloway has gone
to Smith county To visit friends and will r..
turn in u few weeks.
Thos. A. Taylor, living east of Colby, report.
that millet raised on Williams place measur
ed five feet with large heads loaded with seed
Peasley's corn in the same nei2hborhood il
said to be the best in the county.
T. Il. Morton, at Cleveland Station On the
John county and tell you all about the lsncs
All passenger trains stop AT Cleveland
Twenty-Five miles to Colby, Thomas county.
Lessenger and Jaggar, attorneys and
real estate agents. can be found On 4th ST
near the posloffice. These are active, re
liable gentlemen and come highly recon
mended. They have money to loan. and
will attend to all kinds of legal business.
Capt.. W. Allen, Oberlin's mayor, made
Colby visit last Saturday. The Captain is
putting in a large general stock of mercsan-
| disc in the Sentcr store rCom OF tie Sentcr-
Bean block. Mcssrs. Doolittlc 4 Corporan
| VIII 'hh' '.N'a'N Nii.h go VA SHtpuoiHSsS.
J. T. Harris brought to this Office fine
specimen Of oats grown on his claim on
the Prairie Dog few miles northeast of
Colby. Corn. wheat. rye, oats, sorghum.
millet and all kind. Of vegetables can be
grown in Thomas county.
A. B. Jardine. Streator p. o.. near Colby. and
ThOs. Reed of this county, Grinncll =. o., two
] old settlers. have formed copartnership in
N a both lnra q
ors OF long experience. They have choice
farms and school hand for sale in Thomas
county. Correspondence solicited.
Just received by Joseph Cor
rette, Grinnell, Kan, a Car load
of corn Which he sells for so
cents a bushel.
Peter Huddleston, Of Monument. St.
John county, Kansas, is prepared to locate
parties either in st. John or Thomas coun-
ty. Mr.. Huddleston is an old settler, and
is posted in the lay Of the country.
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T. b. Morton, of the firn OF Sears s. Morton
| will see that you get a conveyance from Cleve
| land station to Colby, or any other point you
may wish to so. He il ready to show you land
| or make your papers for you. Give him call.
Cleveland station. on the K. P. road.
J. W. Allen & Sons will be open for business
| in Colby merit Saturday. Call and see them In
| the Sen.cr building. They are tho Pioneer
merchants and always get to the front in good
shape. They offer to the public q large stock
| of general merchandise. See their mammoth
sd.
At the regular school meeting last Thursday
Aug. 10, o. II. Strsttan was elected director,
j. X. Colby clerk and James wollen, tr, Asurer.
School will commence in September as soon as
the new school house is completed. The enum-
erationof the district footS up IS children OF
school age.
". ID. Strattsn last Friday night opened fire
on some party he claimed had been stoning
his house. Several shots were fired, two of
them taking effect in Smith 4 Walkers drug
store front. If any one disturbs Mr.. Strattan
he has his remedy without eudangering the
lives of others by indiscriminate shooting.
Rev. Addison Blanchard, Topeka, Kan, Su-
perintendent of Congregational Missions for
Kansas, visited Colby last Friday. He has
promised to use his influence in getting bell
donated for the new 24x40 fourteen feet high
school house that will soon be erected. Rev.
F. f. Sherman, Of stockton, accompanied Mr..
Blanchard.
Our latest railroad news shows that the b.
& N. points towards Colby with much plain
ness I'm fact we are told that the Il. &. NJ.
people intend making Q survey from point
on their road near Oberlin in a southwest d.
rection between the Prairie Dog and South
Sappa. theiriobjective point being Pueblo. in
Col This brings them to Colby as it is direct
ly on the line.
Homer E. Weld, young man of pleasant
address, has concluded TO remain among us
and practice his chosen profession, that of
the law. He is q student of the Literary De-
partment OF the State University of Iowa and
. graduate of the Law Department OF the
same Institution. He comes to the great west
schooled and trained by one OF the hest In
stisutiOns OF learning in the country, full OF
hope and vigor. Such young men viii succeed
HIS father and brother Win be here soon with
the fntention Of locating. We HE to seeeuch
men locate In she cnsrnty