Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-05-13

Killed and Plumber was only boy Hiteeh
years old The bodies were on the ground
where they fell, this Friday morning
The parties who done the shooting are
well known. Latest reports say mobs
were forming and men were fiocking in
from all quarters with Winchesters 10
commence war Of determination OF the
parties that caused the trouble. Two
yfnen have been killed on each side up to
date PAT Fleming denies being lmph-
Gated either way, but all reports point 10
him rs the chief mischief maker
The Star Grocery
Twelve pages this week.
Farm loans at Wil!coxon & Iioveys.
Fresh groceries at the Star Grocery.
Buildings are going up on every hand.
Charley Chandler. Of Oberlin is in the
city.
Go to the Star Grocery for your gre
ceries.
Joe lamont has new chair in his bar
Der shop.
The Star Grocery will give you fair
dealing.
New brands fresh canned goods at the
Star Grocery
Colby is one Of the most orderly towns
in the west.
A. ". Patchin has gone east for a
weeks visit.
Potatoes one dollar bushel at }. NJ.
Gamble & Cos.
Mr. White, of York, Neb., nurseryman,
is in the city.
Thomas. editor of the Liberty, Neb.,
Journal, is in the city.
VIM. Howell. of Quickville, lost "A val
! uablc horse last week.
Chas. Vail is building fine dwelling
house on his homestead.
Chas. Burt is here from Beloit. He
has property in Colby.
Charley Corporan has been over to
Z Eustis this week.
Potatoes one dollar bushei at j. NJ.
f Gamble Il Cos.
The first term of court in Thomas
county lasted one day.
Don't borrow money until you have
seen WillcoXon Il Hovey.
Two more children OF Mr. Copeland
died last week Of diphtherla.
Charles Hamerck is building house
- IN the east part of town
Potatoes one dollar bushel at }. Nj
Gamble & Cos.
A car load of mich cows Will be IN
1 Colby for sale next week.
Messrs. Davis and Cox, of Seward, Ne
braska, are in the city.
Your choice gasoline stoves with ovens
under Or on top AT |. II. Buffers
The family of Samuel Yousse is here
and Sam'l smiles and looks pleasant.
Potatoes one dollar bushel at J. NJ.
( Gamble & Cos
The school land injunction cases VIII
81 be heard at Kenneth next week.
H An addition has been put up to HUFF
hank building south of the corner store.
II A new livery barn has been put up IN
III the north part of town by MI thompson
We are awful hard up. This is not a
H. hint to those that dc MOI owe rs nick
Judge Hardy rigld,of way man for the
ass : :" '"'''''' "'' - '''~
s- Rev. J. NJ. Johannes has put well
down on his place and now has plenty OF
81 water.
You are respectfully invited to call at
Willcoxon s. Hovey's office If you desire
a loan.
Ioha Shaffer, of Hale township, has
twenty-five acres Of corn up and looking
{. nicely.
Riddlecome. of the firm Of Chase "
Riddlecome. Oberlin, yas in the city
II Monday.
EA. McMath. one of the leading at
torneys of western Kansas, is IN town
s to-day.
lanes Wollen has sixty acres in corn,
| and a. J. Senter has fifty acres planted to
s the same
| - Charley Johannes killed milk snake
n Mast week which measured over nine feet
| in length.
A 7. Allen has put up an awning in
front of his store and made orher i'm
proyements-
Indications point to the building of the
Missouri Pacific railroad as lar west as
Colby this year.
7 r. Lane, sheriff of Saline county.
Neh.. was in the city Yesterday on his
vay to Sherman county.
The Monument folks are contemplat-
fnr starting a daily hack line between
fhst place and Colby.
The work at the brick yard is progress
3nc lively. The brick machinery is ex-
rssfed on the ground this week.
Nessrs Martin and Hegenstein, of Yves
Tn. Mo-, brother and brother-in-law OF
%. C. H. Martin. are in the city.
postofiice has been petitioned for
- he located at Robt. Mallory's midway