Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-02-25
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: Farmers have commenced sprin
work.
"A. J. Senter moved out OBJ his clan
last week.
&C. A. Smith was up from Oakley la:
Sunday
}. B. Irwin has gone 10 Salina, Kan
sas, on visit.
"A large number of breaking pillow
are going out.
County Attorney Porter is expected
back next week
M. II. Walker has returned form
Monticello, Iowa,
w. r. Smith Is having well boreC
at his residence
H. J. Hallibaugh has returned from
Red Cloud, Neb.
E. A. Grouse and family started tc
Harlan, Kansas. last Saturday
p. X. Lewis has returned from his
UP W -''pltSfNSl anu odhotd
T. p Feehan has built fourteen
foot addition to his meat market
If YOU want to locate don't forget to
call on jardine & Reed, Colby, Kansas
Ed Hutchinson viii move his family
out 10 his claim, at Quickville. this week.
Bean Bros have several car loads
Of hardware and agricultural implements
on the road
1t is reported that six hundred land
hunters got off the train at Oberlin last
Tuesday
Considerable prairie has been broken
this week, and wheat is being sown over
on the Beaver.
A firot-class jeweler, from Atchison.
will be here in few day to commence
business in DR. Martins drug store.
Frank Rector was called home to
Hastings, Neb., this week by the sad news
of his little hoy getting his leg broken
If you want to buy school land. deed
ed land, or ACCOMPLISHMENTS on timber
claims or hemesteads, call on Jardine d
Reed.
VIM. Yocum has put new hack on
his route from Colby to Oberlin that is
large enough to carry twelve or fifteen
persons.
Hon. S. J. Osborn. of Wa-Keeney.
has been appointed Judge of the new
judicial district south Of the 18th, SO we
are informed.
N. !. Adams is building lGx25 foot
ware house back Of his furniture store to
accommodate his large stock of furniture
that is now on the road.
The sound Of the saw and hammer is
again heard in the land. Building in
Colby has continued all winter with the
exception of two weeks
The entertainment given last week
by the l. o. o. F. S reported success.
The drama entitled The Danger Signal
was delivered TO large audience.
The two dance business woul! not
work on the 22d. a. the crowd all went
TO one dance. We hope this will put
stop to the opposition from now on.
Settlers on school land are now re-
luired to reside thereon fer six months
and make one hundred dollars worth of
before proof can be made
Treasurer Brooks has exposed for
sale more Of Thomas county school land
We suppose he will sell it now regard
ess of state law. Brooks is reckless
I'D cuss
Earnest Boerncr, Of Seward. Neb,
Will start boot and shoe store here soon,
lie purchased the lot north of Smith &
Walkers drug store of Frank Pingree
$3.50
The dance given by Iocum's string
,and on the 22d was successful affair
here being large crowd in attendance
md everybody enjoying themselves.
Forty numbers were sold.
-Jardine & Reed are still on deck, and |
ire doinga lively land business. Persons |
desiring land will do well to give them !
all or write to them. They will locate
n Thomas or Sherman counties
Sherman county is attached to Thorn
Is county for Judicial purposes, Sherman
md Thomas are detached from Sheridan !
and two terms of court are to be !
leld each year in Thomas county.
The school land law passed by the |
legislature provides that no school land
n unorganiZed counties can be sold. Nor
AN it be sold for three years after the |
organization of such county.
FAIRBURY, Neh., Feb. s. 1886.
EDITOR CAT Enclosed find Subscrip-
ion for your Mouse Trap. think it is
be boss paper of the west.
Yours Truly.