Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-03-11

1 Best bargains ever offered, in the
WoodmAnse windmills, by Jardine q
Reed.
/ While admirins the beauty of our
smooth prairies, keep It In WILDLY in your
memory that Pingree & Cox have some
of the prettiest farms in the county for
sale,
-Jarsiine & Reed are still on deck. and
are doing lively land business. Persons
desiring land will do well to give them q
cali or write to them. They will locate
in Thomas or Sherman counties
g. S. Burling and family, and Chas.
Hamerlick and family of Seward, Neb..
got here the first Of the week. They have
claims in the county and have come to
stay.
A W. Patchin has taken charge of
the Central Drug Store again. A. W. has
squads of friends in and around Colby
who are pleased to see him at the lines
again.
Fred and Will Frost arrived last week
from Nebraska. with lot of household
goods and moved on to their claims about
Is miles south of Colby. Their families
wiz soon follow.
Parties desiring anything special in
our line will please leave their orders at
the store as our buyer will be in Chicago
next week
j. W. ALLENiE Sons.
Kenneth business men have decided
to move to the new town of Hoxie. This
is wise move on the part Of Kenneth
business men and now Sheridan county
may expect town to feel proud Of. 4
w. w: Hampton, McLean's patent
medicine man, was here Monday. With
the spring boom comes the patent medi- !!
cine man. the lightning rod 6end, and
the female book agent
C B. Cox, of Seward, Neb., is ex-
pected here next week with q full outfit |
for photograph gallery. Frank Pingree
will put up building for the gallery
north of his Office.
The dentist is now at Colby. he is |
flrst-class in his profession. having had
10 years experience in England. Office
at Pingree s Cox's Land Office. He will
remain about a week or ten days this trip.
---Jardine & Reed will sell you decided
land, school land, relinquishments on
or timber claims, or locate |
you in Thomas, Sherman or Wallace
counties. Persons desiring q location
will do well to call on them.
-Mcssrs. Sager and Tomblin, proprie-
tors of the Thomas County Bank. have
been in the city this week. They are
highly pleased with the business done at
the place, and they have confidence
enough in the county to invest largely in
land. Il
Mr. G. NJ. Hartmann, Of Atchison,
Kansas, arrived here the first of the week.
He will engage in the jewelry business
in Colby. He has full line Of all kinds
jewelry on the way. and will be pleased
to see all, whether wanting goods or not,
at Martin & Bros drug store.
A special meeting of the county COM
missioners is called for March ed, to take
action in the matter of offering reward
for the arrest and CONVICTION OF the muir
der of Chas. Cross, also to offer a reward
for the recovery of the body Of Samuel
Stewardson.
A Cemetery Association has been
formed and charter applied for. The
name of the cemetery is to be "Beulah |
Cemetery" Ten acres of land will be
laid out on the southeast corner of II. E.
Yields place. The lots are to be sixteen
feet square, and one block each Is rel
served for the Masons, Odd Fellows, and
the g. \. Rs.
WILDER, NEB., March eth, 1885.
DEAR SIR:-Sunday six days in a week
in Nebraska, Yours, j. N. FIKE.
The above indicates that James is going
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there to make up lost time, of course.
PARTICULAR NOTLCE.-Every man in
Thomas county is urgently requested to
he on hand at Colby, on next Sunday, at
80 O'Clock to assist in the search for the
body of Samuel Stewardson. Come with
horses, with wagons. and on foot. Thor
ouch search will be made. Meeting of
organization Saturday next at o'clock.
If the search of next Sunday should
fail in the much desired object, would It
not be wise move for the county to offer
a reward for the recovery of the body OF
Samuel Stewardson? That his body is on
the prairie in this county, there is no
doubt. and something should be done to
give inspiration to the work until the
body is recovered.
With this issue the Car embarks on
Vol. 9. The CAT first opened its eyes in
a sod house. the size of the room being
12x14, and hand press and shirt tail
full of type sufficed the demands. The
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