Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-10-14

county ticket. They are in this week.
They are all very superior men and the
oversight will be overlooked by them we
think.
The Rail Roads are cutting and slashing
in Western Kansas for the Territory.
No one railroad can hence forth rest SUI
preme and hold all the trade. Each
must fight for what it gets. Survival Of
the fittest. Thomas county will have two
Railroads.
Hon. r. :. Newell came in from Coli,
last Saturday. MIR. Newell, and other
gentlemen of means are GREENS. fine
brick hotel in Colby wn,ch Will cost
$11, 600. r. S, is enthusiastic in his
praise OF Tho. las county and her pros
poets. frankfort Bee.
.. W. Skinner of Kansas City Missouri
and G.. Z. Gilman of Marshalltown, Iowa,
both prominent railroad contractors
were il the city recently looking over
the county between here and Oakley be-
fore putting in bids on the grading
Work viii begin in a week sure.
1t IS now certain that the railway build
Idg of 1856 vail far exceed that of the two
proceeding years. and indeed surpaSs
that of most years in the history Of the
country, The greatest activity thus far
has been in Kansas, where 301 miles have
been added on twelve different lines
The girls of Colby have formed a Lit
erary Society called the Red Ribbon Club
The following are present officers Pres-
dent, Miss Clara Yousse; Vice President,
Jennie Walker; Secretary. May DoneIan;
Troocnrar N.rpin Tbt, Climb
meets every Wednesday evening Ad
mission to membership Is cts
VIM P;.rr the gentlemanly prescription
clerk at Martin Bros. is better druggist
than farmer. a load of Citrons came
into town and be told q friend that this
would be about the last chance to lay in
a supply of water melons, and went and
bought six and did not discover his mis-
take until he went 70 cut one.
Governor Martin suggested the names
of tie townships of Thomas county. He
always has been great admireT of Gen.
Thomas after whom Thomas county was
named. Give him Il rouSing majority,
for he is Il gallant soldier and very able
statesman aud has been and will be an
ornament 10 the State. he has Il nation
al reputation in fact.
There Will be preaching in the German
language at the residence of Max Gicse
sec 5 town range 80 on Sunday Oct. 3lst
Everybody invited.
hr. Smith the candidate for commits
sioner in first district is man of strong
conviction, character and integrity. an
old soldier. Republican. and popular with
all, yet despite all this certain
man wants 70 get famous SO be runs in
dependent. Mugwump. you know better
than the party, eyeryGian has lis free
choice. But we never yet knew, an in
dependent Muowump better than the
real nominee we never knew it and we
don't believe anyone else ever did when
man gets 81 awful coed he ought 10 90
to Heaven or some equally elevated
sphere.
1t is pretty generally understood that
the contract on the new line of railroad
from here southwest will he let as far as
Beaver CITY on or about Oct Ist Which
will be to morrow. We hope that it will
be so and the work pushed forward to
completion. for we are chuck fnil Of sym
pathy for our brethren at Beaver City for
being compelled to wait so long for the
Iron Horse: and then we expect to have
here the greatest division station along
the line as soon rs the road gets through
to Pueblo 1t will then be; Oxford,
wenty minutes for supper, change cars
for Beaver City. Wilsonville. Eustis
(Kans) and Pueblo.-[OXford Standard.
A National Corn Show will be held
Nov, Sth to 18th, in the Exposition Build
ing, Chicago. in connection with Nation
al Fat stock Show. One Hundred Pre-
miums will be awarded on exhibits Of
20 lbs of corn i'm the ear. Of these. Fifty
six are Cash Premiums of 80 and So.
Competition will he between the growers
themselves. in each of the seven princi-
pal corn growing States. Four premiums
of S15 and S25 are to be awarded as
Sweepstakes in the competition between
the growers of the different States,-mOst
of the Express Companies corporate, by
offering TO carry parcels for exhibition,
all distances, over their respective lines
at small nominal charge of % cents il
not exceeding 25 lbs. placing distant and
near localities on a par,
Every one having peck Tor rather 90
lbs) of fine Corn. should take part in this
National exhibit. Entries close Oct Goth
Full particulars supplied on application
to the Secretary of Corn Show" care
of Prairie Farmer, Chicago, III.
Boom! Boom! Boomi!!
Colby to have railroad before snow
flies. The Rail Road from Oakley to
Colby only 32 miles is no longer a matter
Of supposition but an actual fact. The
material is at Oakley and the graders are
already on hand. Col Jenkins the vice
president and U. p. Right of way man says
II can be completed in fifty days, The
contract for the construction of the
Oakley. Colby & n. w. II. r. was let at
Omaha, Neb. on Oct 18th. The Rail
Road lands in Thomas County are ready
70 he put on the Market at shy time and
will be soon. Nothing IL now lacking.
Colby will enjoy q colossal boom. bigger
than ever heard Of before and unprece-
dent in the history of any. town Of the
west. 4 Railroad and Thomss county
going Republican. what more to he asked.
Both sure 10 be in . short time. We
have the hest County, hest City Of its age
and best County Paper in Western Kan.
sas. A big excursion will soon be started
from Lincoln. Nebraska to Thomas and
Sherman counties. A splendid pageant of
immigrantshavc already started for North.
west Kansas and they won't stop ill they
get to Colby snd Thomas co1nty. Colby
the Mecca Of live and energetic men,
men who want to make fortunes and
speculate and get quick returns In view
0f fhSo The fov,p ctnpp hpsrk Hntal ill