Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-06-17
Voltaire presented memorial signed
by nearly six hundred persons to the

VOltaire presented a memorial signed
by nearly six hundred persons to the
Governor, asking for the appointment OF
census taker preparatory to Organiza-
ton. Gov. Martin appointed gentle
man named Mccormick as census taker.
The law requires that the memorial be
signed by over four hundred household
ers who have resided in the county for
six months. On the above mentioned
petition there are a great many names or
citizens of other counties. 1t is simply
prepOSterOus that there are six hundred
hOusehOlders who have resided in the
county over six months. and the affidavits
OF the eight men to the report is on the
reckless order if not even worse.
The Ennis City Courier. relieves itself
in this way "One of the greatest inven-
tons of the age is gas Il is now being
used successfully for many things. a
railroad from Oakley to Colby. to be
known rs the O., c. & Northwestern has
been constructed within the past AZ
hours. by gas, electricity and capitalists
with an Overplus of unsaleable property,
men who are blOated with designing pro-
cllvities.' Some men are impressed
with the idea that in order to build them
selves up they must malign and tear down
the structure that has been built up by
hard labor of some one else. and the
editor of the Courier is of that calibre
evidently. Ennis City needs Colby, but
Colby can get along without Ennis City.
The school house was crowded last
Sunday evening to listen to the lecture
of DR.. Edwards on prohibition. fail
,,po Nd T.. NJ, Is.n,,rpnI ha
question from the standpoint the subject
an experience of fifty years in the prac
tice of medicine he had found that the
use of stimulants was necessity and
that there was nothing known to science
that could be used in its stead. He be-
lieved the tendency Of the law was to
enhance the cost of the liquor adding
additional burdens to the poor in sick
ness. The DR.. is an advocate of temper
ancc and never INDUCES in the ardent.
All authorities agree that liquor is neces-
sary in disease. but the prohbitory law
does not prohibit the use of liquor as a
medicine. only as beverage. There is
no reason WHY liquor should be higher
because of the law There are no addi-
tional taxes. The DR.. should strike at
mOnopolies instead Of the law. Any law
that will close the saloons and Sums or
stop the sale of int0xicants, is a good
law, and the present prohihitory law has
had the effect to close the saloons in two
thirds Of the towns Of the Stat. cOnsc-
quantly we cannot agree with the DIR.
Wooster & Allen livery barn at Ober-
lin was set on fire last week and burned
to the ground. Several head of horses
were burned including one for NJ. Jones
of this county The Oberlin Democrat
has the following to say about the cause
OF the fire: The fire is generally be-
lieved TO be the work Of an ;nceDdlaTy.
Pat Fleming is now under arrest on sus-
picion of being the guilty party. He was
arrested yesterday for fighting. and had
made threats during the evening to burn
the town He was in the barn at the
time the fire broke out, and when one OF
the hostlerS raised the cry OF fire, said
Il don't see Any fire = at this time the
second stall west of the pump was in
flames. He was found by the sheriff
shortly after this walking up the street.
Sheriff Bebh told him there was conSid-
cradle excitement against him and that
he had better come with Linn, not as an
arrest but for his own safety. The sher-
if then left him in charge of deputy,
when Fleming attempted to 90 home. but
was prevented BY the deputy. He then
said he was going to Atwood. but was
again prevented from going. These at
tempts We're reported to the sheriff who
got out warrant ana plac-
ed Fleming under arrest. He is now
standing trial for the grave otfense
above mentioned If he had a desire to
barn the city. he could not have chosen
more favorable time or location. The
wind was in the right quarter to blow the
flames directly toward the business por-
ton of the city. There had been no rain
for Il week and all the roofs were rs dry
as a finder box The burned building
was in the extreme southwest part of the
business part Of the city, consequently
the fire would have been more devaStat-
ing. If he is guilty of the dastardly at
tempt we mhesitatingly say that hanging
is far too good for him. This, too. is the
popular sentiment of our citizens"
He was bound over to appear at the
next term of district court in the sum of
three thousand dollars.