Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-12-30

The B. 4 n. r. r. Co., have several
hundred scrapers and other grading NJ
terial at Ramona They are held in read-
iness-to work on the b. 4 n. to Colby.
The charter of the Kansas, Nebfask.
q Minnesota railway company was yes
terday fled with the secretary of state.
This road is to run from Duluth. Mime
sofa. to Lakin. Kansas, with a line to
Ogalla. Nebraska. II is to run through
the following counties in Kansas: Fin
ney. Wichita. Scott. Lane. Cove, st. John,
Wallace, Sherman. Thomas, Sheridan.
Graham, Norton. Decatur, Rawlins and
Cheyenne. Directors-A. ]. Hoisington.
d. Il. Myton, A. Bennett, w. s. Smith
Garden City; G. o. Chapman. A. B. Bow
Ian; 3. II: OConnor, A. ]. Devers, W.
d. Linn. T.. B. Williams. Sam Fl. Carr.
Porter D. Terry. B. c. PARCELS, Lakin:
J. n. Baty, Catlin; Col. 8. N. Wood
Strong City. Capital stock, go. OOO, 900.
-lCommOnwealth.
The dramatic club of colby will nm
duce the latest moral domestic drama en-.
titled. THE Drunkard or the Fallen Saw.
cd" with the following cast of charac-
tiers:
: F Edward Middleton. (the DrunkardAc
c Siggins.
VIM. D0wton-W g Weld.
Farmer Stevens-Chas. B. Coz.
Farmer Gates-I. H. Buffers.
Arden Rumslaw-Prof. McDoupal
Messenger-Bert Yousse.
Miss Mary Wilson afterwards Edward,s
wife-Mrs. Boden of H.
Mrs. WillsOn-Nrs. g. II. HYATT
Miss Sprindle-Miss Elsie Marble.
Juiis-Miss Florence YOusse.
Agnes DOwtOn-xiss Weld.
With lOafers, etc.
Entertainment Wednesday evening.
Jan. 9Th. Admission IS cents: children
% cents.
Rev. r. B. Turner has resigned this
charge as per request. and has gone to
new fields and pastures green. and Rev.
Ferguson. of Iowa. will supply the Col
by curcuit until further notice. Rev.
Ferguson comes ut the urgent request of
several Colby citizens who are acauaint-
ed with his life as y clergyman and as a
man, and he is said to possess good tai
ent: Rev. Turner goes with our best
wishes for future usefulness. While we
give him credit with being honest in his
views. we can scarcely agree with his
southern sentiments. Such sentiments
as ne uttered in this city SAVIOR of the
Brick POmerOy order of twenty-five
years ago in Wisconsin, that caused the
loyal citizens of that commonwealth to
remind Brick that some other neighbor-
hood would be more congenial to his
good health. Rev. Turner also had the
faculty of ATTENDING to other peoples af-
fairs little too much But then. the
CAT has charity and thinks it was more
through ignorance than q meddlesOme
spirit or righteousness. We hope his
Colby experience has taught him lesson
that will profit him in his new location.
The band boys masquerade on Christ
mas evening was u success, being well
attended and enjoyable The costumes
worn were not particularly remarkable
for their elegance or cOstliness, but
they fulfilled the chief intention which
was to enable their wearers to kick up
their heels in a perfectly impolite man.
ner and have nobody know who did it.
Being poorly v::rsed in the dark and
mysterious meanings of the peculiar
names which designate the different pOr-
tons OF the average young ladies apparel
We are at loss to properly describe and
label the many and varied costumes of
the evening. but the general effect was
high in the extreme For instance one
Of the prettiest girls of the evening was
attired in red NOW lay me down to
sleep dress, which was cut bias in the
neck and arranged pompadOur in the
back. and another very pretty and grace
ful dancer wore toilet which had Origi-
nally been cut out and sewed up as a
wagon cover. but had been too loose to
1t well. The costumes generally had q
wonderful flavor of circus colOred cali
20. cut out with hay knife and made by
land. What struck us as curious was
low easily the girls were all made alike.
lust put on a lot of loose dresses and
.over up their faces, and then you have
hem, and some other mans Malinda is
ust as attractive as my sweet Polly Ann.
We noticed several young men dilligent-
y and assidiously seaching for some pri-
rate mark whereby they might know
heir own from some other mans mash,
me young fellow explaining to us when
We questioned him about his careful sur
7ey among the feminine hands that he
vas looking for cut which ought to be
uCIC Dut uC COuiuu uuU IL. Inc gen.
lemen's costumes were varied in color,
urious in shape and ''fearfully and won
erfully made" There were three who
vOre gorgeous looking "chimmeloon''
uits of flaming calica, and one whose
nee breechcs gave the astOnished look
rs on the awful impression that instead
I legs he walked upon two thick sticks
t asparagus. About half past eleven
he maskers were called upon to give
way their identity by removing their
tasks which was done to the edification
/ themselves and the assembled au-
fence. After the unmasking the party
Tas prolonged well into the small hours
the morning and broke up at last,
very one feeling that this had been one
Colby's most enjoyable dances.
New Patent.
Messrs. Fulkerson and j W. Diffendaf-
:. of this city. have applied for a patent
n an Improvement on wagon end gate
ley have constructed. They claim it to
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