Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-06-17
THE THOMAS COUNTY CAT.


Oakley was flooded with water yester-
day.
Fires have been started in the brick
kiln.
100 barrels of salt at J. W. Allen g.
Sons.
A base ball club has been organized in
town.
Will Cary and wife are expected back
this week.
Judge HAYES will speak in Colby on
the Sd.
Mrs. Jos. Lamont is visiting relatives
at Oakley.
Buy your salt by the barrel at J. W.
Allen & Sons.
c. Bonner is putting up an addition to
his shoe shop.
DR.. C. II. Martin has gone to Missouri
after his family
Mrs. Thos Feehan has been quite i'll
but is convalesccnt.
L. L. French is contemplating putting
up Il house in town.
French & Riddle aresthe hardest hit
tiers on school land.
Railroad men have been numerous
in town the past week.
A shcrd Of ponies has beer around
town the past week.
The railroad company is building IA
magnificent depot at Oakley,
Samuel Yousse has sold his homestead
in the east part of this county.
II. i. Stout has been sick in bed at
Lent's restaurant for some days.
Holm p Israel. editor of the Ennis City
Courier. was III the city Yesterday.
Go toJ. VI. Gamble & Co.'S flour and
feed store fer = 10. 1grade of corn.
Watches. clocks and iewelry repaired
and warranted at the City Drug Store.
The best GRADES of -four always on
hand nj Gamble -four and feed store.
The Harvest Queen -four for sale at
I NJ Gamble & Co. s flour and feed store
Thos. Feehan has purchased fourteen
head of fine cattle for his meat market
\ branch of the Union Pacific railway
from Oakley to Colby is now certainty
VIM. Smith has put up building north
of Walkers livery stable TO be used Tor
wagon shop.
Ed. Little has sold his interest in the
billiard hall and is talking of going to
Sherman county.
Walker & Youssc's new drug store
building is enclosed. 1t is one OF the
best buildings in Colby:
Ed. Paine and A. Chitwood are doing
the work attendant upon the school land
sales for Treasurer Bean.
Lew Ginger will be here on the Sd with
his concert company, and johnson CIR
Gus is booked for here the 9th.
Samuel Yousse has bought the Colby
House OF J. II. Colby. Landlord Stowell
will continue to run the hotel
Breaking promptly done by koever "
MoIlrinw. Leave orders 1T this office or
address at Otterbourne. Kansas.
A pleasant time was had at y. b. Jar
dimes last night at the old settlers reun-
ion. The attendance was large.
S,rnual Yousse's family is visiting in
Nebraska. He will build fine resi-
dence in Colby one of these days.
The Chicago Lumber Company has
bought the lumber yard and the GOOD
will of the Michigan Lumber Company
Robt McGonigal is assisting in the ma
tional bank. Robt is a tirst-class young
man and is making lots of friends among
our citizens.
Fellows. the Oakley wife murderer,
was found guilty of murder in the first
degree. the jury deciding upon that YER
dict in twenty minutes
Mr. likes frame house, six miles
southwest. was blown down in the storm
of YESTERDAY Some of his farming ma
chinerv was damaged also.
Mrs. c. S. McGonigal. of Wyandotte,
Kan, and Miss Mamie Carr, of Column
bus. Ohio. is visiting at the residence OF
our townsman, Robt. McGonigal
A. ]. Senter will commence building
twenty foot addition to the store building
occupied by j. w. Allen & Sons in few
DAYS. More room; larger stock.
The frame is raised for thScourt house.
II is 4 fine building and has cost the
county nothing. besides it will save the
county several thousand dollars rent
The meeting to talk hotel was post
poned. Next Monday evening every CT.
tizen who is interested in Colby should
be on hand at Beam hall at o'clock.
The citizens of Colby are invited to at
tend the celebration at Hoxie on the 9th
day of July. Our celebration occurs on
the Sd and the two celebrations will not
clash.
P. S. Eustis. general passenger agent
of the 3. Il NJ. r. r.. was in Colby the
first of the week. on his way to Sherman
county He was highly pleased with the
country.
]. ". Allen & Sons. wide-awake to the
interests of farmers have just received
car load of salt, which they can sell for
less money than the cost of freight on