Thomas County cat., 1886-11-25
THE THOMAS COUNTY CAT.
". G. PORTER & co, Publishers.

Strangers are numerous IN town.
j. NJ. Vert has gone back to Missouri.
Business lots are selling at from $4OO to
200
John Bean has been on the sick list the
past week.
The blizzard is a warning to prepare
for winter.
Literary societies are forming all over
the country.
Three brick blocks will be built in Col
by next year.
Kaub & Smith are selling fine br Dom
for ~ cents.
J.B. McGonigal has been on busi-
ness trip east.
Choice sweet potatoes &c per pound at
Kaub & Smiths.
Steel traps. all sizes, at the Colby
Hardware Co.'S
The large number of stores in Colby
make goods cheap.
B. G. Ward has gone to Indiana to
spend the winter.
For cheap money on real estate go to
W. Ii. Copeland.
Three styles of corn peppers at the
Colby Hardware Co.'S
Knives from cents to S3 90 at the
Colby Hardware Co.'S
Chas. Vale has gone to Indiana to at
tend to some business.
Buy the lightning hay knife at the
Colby Hardware Co. $
DIR. C. l. Douglass returned from his
trip to Nebraska Monday.
A house has been built upon the tim
Der claim south of town.
James Hines is expected back from
LeavenwOrth in few days.
The tide of immigration is still flowing
into Thomas county and Colby.
Charles HOvey assumed the duties OF
county treasurer last Friday.
The bank building in the south part Of
town is approaching completion.
A neat street lamp has been put up in
front of Martin Bros. drug store.
NorlcE.-Lost, a lady's shoe. in Colby
Finder please leave it at this Office.
I. A. Carver and Mr.. Pringle were
down from VOltaire Saturday last.
Arrangements are being made to en-
large and otherwise improve the CAT.
w. H. Copeland is putting up a build
ing to rent just east of his land office.
w. H. Copeland has plenty of money
TO loan on real estate. Give him call L.
A little son of E. s. Disbrow, who
lives eight miles east. has been very sick.
The Mexican Cutting affair was done
with knives from the Colby Hardware Co.
The coal supply in Colby is small. An
other storm and Colby would be without
coal.
Guns. pistols. cartridges and all kinds
of ammunition at the Colby Hardware
Co.'S
The improved appearance of this pa
per is due to the fact that the editor Is
away.
Kaub Il Smith have IA large stock of
glassware and lamps for the holiday
trade.
Mr.. Tucker. IA prominent attorney from
Pawnee City, Neb., was in town last
week.
Galvanized iron well buckets. all sizes.
made to order. at the Colby Hardware
Co.'S
James Armstrong. the rustling school
land man of Grainfield. was in town Sat
urday.
John Dolan. ex-trustee of Barrett, and
Mr.. Sturgeon. trustee elect, were in town
Monday.
The mud and water on some OF our
street crossings suggests the need of i'm
prOvement.
No need to wait for money, for w. ii.
Copeland has plenty of money to loan on
real estate.
A fourteen year old girl was frozen to
death in Sherman county in the blizzard
of last week
The snow storm caused only tempo
rary cessation of hOStllltleS on the rail-
road grading work.
The Hottentots have taken Ireland and
the Colby Hardware Company have nifty
styles of pocket knives
Popcorn sociable AT court house Fri
day evening. Nov. 26th. Admission loc
All are invited to attend.
No one remembered us with a Thanks
giving turkey consequently we fare on
the regulation side pork.
Market baskets bushel baskets, half
bushel measures in wood and iron at the
Colby Hardware Co.'S
Building has been going on with re-
newed vigor since the fine weather sue
ce eding the blizzard.
There will be Catholic services at the
residence of NJ. DOnelan, in this city, on
December I'd, at II o'clock a. m.
Geo. Stollsteimer who purchased the
Emahizer claim east of town, has gone
to Brown county after his family.
Rumor has it that several of our old
'.bachs" will assume the role of hen
pecked husbands about January 1st.
Notice Kaub & Smiths new ad. They
have large stock. all fresh goods, and
they are pleasant gentlemen to deal with.
E.. A. Miller was up from Gopher Mon
day. He reports two men frozen to
death near Gopher during the late storm.
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