Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-12-30
THE THOMAS COUNTY CAT.
". G. PORTER & CO., Publishers.
Happy New Year.

CAT office for best job work.
2 Fifty extra CARS sold last week.
Colby was very lively Christmas.
Colby mas two hundred buildings.
DR.. Lutgen was in the city Tuesday.
Colby is as orderly as an eastern town.
County commissioners meet next Mon
day.
Jim Hines little boy is quite ill this
week.
Two arrests Saturday and put in the
cooler
Tom Heming and wife were in the city
Tuesday.
Don't fail to pay the CAT its dues by
January lst.
Thos. Sutton is now proprietor of the
Colby House.
Sunday night was the coolest night of
the season thus far.
Everybody reads the CAT because it
has all the news.
Pay up your dues on CAT and get the
Hon. w. II. Copeland and wife will re-
turn by Jan. 1st 1887.
J. W. Lewis, attorney from Eustis, was
in this city Monday.
Rev. Turner has res igned, and has left
forparts unknown.
For the best and freshest meat go to
Gillispie's meat market.
Russell Springs is the name of the new
town at st. John Center.
Whata rush there will be next spring
for the railroad and.
Subscribe now. and vol get a history
of Thomas county gratis.
The B. & NJ surveyors are camped one
half mile north of town.
The Colby cornet band practices each
week ut the court house.
House and lots i'm Colby for sale. En-
quire of w. G. Porter, this Office.
This paper gives all the latest news and
don't run any plates of old matter.
The view Of Colby from the top of the
Newell House is simply magnificent.
Fresh eggs and butter always on hand
at Gillispie's meat market Give them a
call
l. II. Buffers bought town lot in HUI
GO. Col, last week at the public sale of
lots.
J. H. TAFT. editor of the Dark Horse,
was registered at the Windsor Monday
night.
Forney. travelling correspondent of the
Topeka Commonwealth, was in the city
Friday.
Sheriff Witham went to Sherman cOun-
ty Monday to serve summons in school
land cases.
Colby and Thomas county is where
you can double your investment in a
short time.
Presiding Elder Green was here Sun
day to administer the sacrament of the
Lords Supper.
The scholars in the city school should
save this weeks CAT, then you have your
rank and mark
The L. p. track layers are in Colorado
now. and can be put on the Colby branch
IN , days notice.
Elder Ferguson, the new Methodist
pastor. delivered an eloquent sermon on
Sunday evening last
W. s. WillcoXon is one of the postal
route End road committee of the Russell |
Springs town company.
Martin Bros prepared rich feast for |
their friends and patrons on Christmas |
day, and it was appreciated.
Colby is going to have a fine stone ho-
tel. all filled up with elevator, electric |
bells. etc kirwin Chief.
Dennis Green has gone to Missouri.
He will meet his family in st. Louis and
bring them to Thomas county.
Many say what beautiful arch that is
in the Farmers & Merchants Bank 1t
is a fact, ii cant be beat anywhere.
If you subscribe for this paper now YOU
get the history Of Thomas county free
Don't miss this golden opportunity.
Many brick buildings will be built in
Colby next spring. The foundationSSre
already made and brick contracted.
The latest official map and time table
of the [. p. 4: r. has the Colby branch
thereon. Through to Colby by railroad
now.
Colby viii have more churches than
any city of its size in the west by next
summer. This shows what stuff we are
made of
Il was told Us by an eve witness that
he actually saw one of the late defeated
candidates selling native fuel alias buffa-
10 chips.
c. A. Smith, prominent druggist of
Oakley, was up Wednesday Mr. Smith
didn't neglect to call at these headquar-
tiers.
ID. c. fuller and his men are plaster
ing the Newell House now They have
stove in every room so the cold wealth
er don't hinder much
Mrs. E. F. Worcester was presented
Christmas with an elegant dresser and
handsome set of SCOTS Waverlv novels,
by her husband.
Oberlin has organized tariff reform
club with IUily Scott as president. Dr