Thomas County cat., 1886-08-05
THE THOMAS COUNTY CAT.
PORTER & HOvEY, Publishers.
Local News.
Rain,


A Great many are proving up now
Mr.. Lent has leased the Windsor Hotel.
The copious rain makes the air quite
cool.
Great excitement over horse racing last
week.
Rain again, reaching all over the coun
ty.
Miss Morgan is very low, but will prob
ably recover.
Frank Ladd. of Quickville, lost 5000
mare last week
Injunction is the favorite remedy out
in Sherman county.
Iowa and other states cry drouth but
western Kansas says plenty of rain here.
Jim Summers and W. II. Summer were
in town Saturday.
See Hayes s. Washburne's ad. The
Judge can't be beat as lawyer.
Judge Hayes says: ASK Duff how cold
tea in the little brown jug goes"
Billy Wilson, county attorney of Deca-
ur county, was in Colby last week.
The old settlers of Rawlins county will
have picnic at Ludell on Sept. 4th.
Oberln has an artesan well just COM
pleted 622 feet deep, and it is said to be a
success.
Elder Stewart will preach next Sunday
eve on ''The Identity of the Church of
Christ"
On Saturday all interested in a fair
should attend the meeting at Colby to or
ganiZe the same.
A number OF news items are omitted
this week for lack of space. They will
appear next week.
Sherman county is wrangling over the
county seat question, and the fight grows
warmer and warmer
Mr.. l.. i. Lewis and family have the
sympathy of the people in their loss of
their bright little boy.
News from all parts of the county is
that the late frequent rain storms have
made the crops a sure thing.
Miss Bradley killed a rattle snake the
other day, feet inches long. Women
are plucky now and then.
The settlers picnic drew all thecrowd
SO the meeting TO arrange for fair viii
be held Aug. 9TH. All come then
Judge Hayes was in town Saturday on
his way back to Oberiin from Leonard,
where he had been on legal business.
Mr. L. A Lewis brought in some fine
corn on Tuesday, he has twenty acres of
hot l., III
Rev Turner will preach at the resi-
dence of p. y. Davis, 3 miles northwest
of Hughes store. on Sunday next, at II
a. m.
The Windsor has recently been com
pletelv and tastily fitted up. Mr. Lent
will do everything to make it a first-class
hotel
The Democrat appears this week. under
the editorship of Mr.. Marks who run the
Oberlin Democrat just previous to com
ing here.
Tilton of the Wa Keeney world, will
run for the office Of state representative
this fall from Trego county. Success.
Judge Lacey has been busy the past
week granting in functions against the
Sherman Center and Eustis.
S. W. Parrish. who lives north of town,
lost nice horse the other day. Mr.. Par
rish has some very fine potatoes, and he
says they can't be beat.
c. l.. Hall, of Omaha, connected with
the Associated Press, was in the city Sat
urday last. He was much pleased with
Colby and Thomas county,
Gov. Martin has offered $3.50 reward
for the arrest and conviction of the muir
derers of James Cozad and Jerry Plum
mer, of Rawlins county, Kas.
The surveyors awaiting further Or
ders at this place expect the railroad
graders here next week-[Oakley
Opinion.
Mr.. n. J. Adams has gone to Ohio on a
visit. Mr.. w. l.. Bruce will attend to his
business until his return. We wish Mr..
Adams pleasant trip.
NOTICE order has been organized
in town s, range 81 Sherman county, for
the protection of homesteaders against
claim contesters and land sharks. Look
out for them.
A game of ball will be played on Fri
day, Aug. 18th. between the northwest
and the Thomas county Cats. for twenty
five dollars, the game to be played on the
grounds of the northwest club
Mr.. E. II. Halliday, who lives on sec.
4-7-32, met with quite a serious accident
the other day While loading his Win
chester rifle it exploded and burned his
arm considerably. 1t was a narrow es-
cape, as there were twelve cartridges in
the rifle.
The question of raising money to build
church is being agitated again. We
hope everyone will come down literally,
as we have noticed that towns that are
liberal in this respect prosper. Lincoln
& Hastings were both particularly liberal
in this respect. 1t booms town and gets
in a good moral, solid class of people to
build churches. Success to the new
church.
The new brick store north of the CAT
office will be completed this week. 1t is
stately structure, and gives all an occa-
sion for congratula:ion. The cellar for
the new brick hotel, 50xS0 feet, is well
under way, and will be ready for the lay
ing of the brick soon. The well for the