Thomas County cat., 1886-11-25

e. C.. Siggins s. Co. loan money on rea
estate and take but one mortgage. NJ
second mortgage for interest or Gu
throat clauses.
The schools of the county are reElarka
bly, good considering the newness of thu
county. The people can't take too macf
interest in them.
J. w. Allen s. Sons contemplate clos
ing out their grocery stock and putting
in tailoring establishment. See theil
new ad in another place.
People from the northeast part of the
county are now coming to Colby to trade
Colby is the boss place to trade.
Mr.. Ferguson. of the banking firm of
/ Hull & Ferguson. arrived from Nebraska
last week Mr. F. brought his family
with him and will make Colby his future
| home.
! Charles Bushow. one of Nebraska 5
railroad commissioners, is interested IN
the new bank. As soon as his term as
commissioner expires he will make his
home in Colby.
The people are beginning to realize
| the fact that grocery house is the place
to buy groceries. Kaub & Smith are the
leading grocers and -four dealers of West
ern Kansas.
1t is a mistake about George Washing
ton telling the scrub oak with a hatchet.
He leveled the pOnderOus OvergrOwth
with one Of those knives purchased OF
the Colby Hardware Co.
W. g. Porter. editor of the back yard
bowler. has gone to Omaha for a weeks s
tOot. He will probably make Des MOines
and Cedar Rapids. Iowa. unless he gets
side-tracked at Pacific Junction.
DR.. J. W. Martin and A. ChitwoOd
were out at Kit Carson last week on an
exploring expedition. DR.. purchased a
large elegant cat. and employed three
cowboys to drive him through.
The Chautauluan Literary and Scien-
tific Circle will hold its next regular
meeting at the residence of c. NJ. Hovey.
Tuesday evening. Nov. 3Oth. A full at-
tendance il desired. New members cor
daily invited to join the circle.
The Scientific American. published nv
Mum u Co., New YorF. presents weekly
to its readers the best and most reliable
record of various Improvements in ma
chinery. while the scientific progress of
the country can in no way he CLEANED 80
well as by the regular perusal of its
pages.
Joe LamOnt's barber shop is now fur
nished in excellent shape. The paper is
very tasty and everything is arranged a.
well as city barber shop. Mon. II. Bra
chear, JOe's able assistant, is learning the
trade very fast. 1t has often been re-
marked by travelling men that you can
get a better shave at Colby than any
town in the west.
Settlers are raising the mammoth Rus
sian sunflOwer for fuel in some parts of
Western Kansas. an acre of which will
produce sufficient fuel for an ordinary
family for one year. 1t is claimed that
stalk will grow fourteen feet high. while
the seed pod is larger around than peck
measure. and contains sufiicint oil to make
as much fire and heat as hard coal.
Clark s. Blake's new feed store, just
north of the Palace, is now finished This
new store is under the management of
Mr. p. H. Blake, one of the partners. They
have full stock. and neatly arranged,
and ready to sell cheaper than anybody
See their new ad in this issue. Mr.. Blake
is fine salesman. and the people can't
do better than to give him call.
f. p. Worcester is writing up the his
tory of Colby which will appear in pan :.
phlet form about January 1st. 1t will
contain a full'description of every enter
prise in the town. engravings of some of
the principal buildings. Il complete direc-
tory, and the prospects for the future.
1t will be valuable advertisement for
the town and the first edition will nun
ber two thousand. They will be distri
buted gratuitously Those desiring spe-
cial pages should leave the order at the
CAT Office early