Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-12-16
THE THOMAS COUNTY CAT.
W. G. PORTER & CO., Publishers.

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Eustis has a cOrnet band.
Colby has two city drays.
The CAT gives all the news.
Many law suits are brewing.
School land sale JAN s, 1887.
Heavy rain all Friday night.
Best job work done at CAT office.
Lou Dart went to Denver Monday.
Building in Colby goes on faster than
ever
Indications are now for an open win
ter.
Many residences will be built next
spring.
Tom Reed was in town the first of this
week.
Dr. Taylor was down from Otterbourne
Monday.
Colby is soon to have a second nipple
ment firm
James Hines family is expected back
this week,
Read Woodruff & Tate's mammoth ad
this week.
Large number of commercial men in
town this week.
Bird City is to organize as a city of the
third class.
The building boom don't stop with the
cold weather
Tuesday and Wednesday were warm
! and pleasant.
Six immigrant teams went through
Colby Wednesday.
Lots and decided lands are changing
hands quite freely now.
Miss Elsie Marble is now clerking at
the Great Western Store.
Strangers flocking to Colby owing to
the late pleasant weather.
C. r. Marks. editor of the Democrat.
went to Topeka last Friday.
Everybody admires the new brick
hotel called the Newell House.
Money will probably be lower in Colby
with four first-class banks.
Will Sager was up from Oakley Mon
day. He has claim near Oakley.
Society gossip says there will be six
marriages in Colby within month.
Money loaned on chattels at Thomas
county Bank, north of brick store.
Mr. Penny. register of deeds of Sher-
man county, was IN town Tuesday.
JAY Gould says Colby will be the rail
road center of northwestern Kansas.
W. E. Sage has rented Chris. Shirey's
billiard hall and will run it himself
Mrs DR.. C. z. Corporan went to ODER
lin Monday to visit with her parents.
Messrs. Howell and Hedding, of Quick
vile. made us pleasant call Monday.
DR.. j. W. Martin says the recent num-
erous marriages get him in the notion.
Peruse the new city ordinance grant
ing right of way to the Colby Branch.
= A. L. Patchin. Register of the Oberlin
Wand Office, has been superseded by Frank
Bacon.
We have this week full reports of the
city treasurer and council for this quar-
ter.
The severe wind Tuesday blew down
the feed mill south of the Chicago Lum-
Der Yard
The confidence of moneyed men in
Colby is attested by the fact of four -four
ishing banks.
The next regular meeting of the coun-
ty commissioners will be Monday, Jan
uary 3, 1887
James Hines sold last week his dwell
ling house and two lots for 5000 to Gene
Worcester.
Colby is becoming quite market
place. Germ and everything finds a ready
sale here.
DIR ]. ". Martin won $50 at least on
COpeiand's marriage. Who could not
with his knowledge:
The Oakley hack starts at OF clock a.
.Jfn. now in time to meet the "a a. m
}sast-bound train.
It is said that Oakley will move its |
buildings onto claims after the Colby !
Bra.ch is completed.
DAi. LShe, VI tHc W iuOSOT
House, has tame wolf The children |
have much fun with it.
81. Flora kept fire several nights in /
the Farmers & Merchants Bank to keep
the plastering from freezing.
w. S. Willcoxon was appointed city |
attorney vice W. G. Porter. resigned, at /
last meeting of city council
Last week E. P Worcester purchased
the d. b. Stout residence house of James |
Hines in the south part of town.
Solomon High sold his dwelling house
and two lots last week to Mr. Hull. of |
Thomas County Bank for 5000.
Chas. Page was up from Monument |
( last Friday. Charlie has host of friends
here fho are always glad to see him.
A. Chitwood W ent to his homestead in |
81. John the first of the week. He saws /
they arctic start a new town near the I
center of ST. John county.