Thomas County cat., 1886-11-18
THE THOMAS COUNTY CAT.
W. G. PORTER & CO., Publishers.

Colby is to have fourth bank.
Turkeys in demand for the 25th.
Final proofs are increasing again.
Land near town in great demand.
The CAT has circulation of over 1900
Will Sager was up from Oakley Mon
day.
John d. Bean is on the sick list thi.
week
J. J. Jordan was over from Eustis Sat
urday
Everybody goes to the CAT office 70,
job work.
n All take pride in Colby, and try to
build it up.
d. II. Ball is back to his homestead Just
west of town.
The Windsor has a stove at last in the
dining room.
CAT only S1.50 per year. and - cents
for six months.
Two inches of snow fell Thursday last,
but soon melted.
Take the CAT for all the latest news all
over the county.
The CAT has the best equipped Office
liz Western Kansas.
The CAT Office does the best Job work
and in shortest time.
Bib Hvdon was down from Bird CITY
70 prove up Monday.
Large nU:n5er o. Sherman county peo-
PIE in Colby this week.
Y. \ Hallowell. from Republic coun-
ty, Kansas, IS in Colby.
Jim Su;nmers mas entered upon his
duties rs county clerk.
Steps should be taken to make the
Oakley mail more prompt.
Gas NJ Hovey began his duties as
county treasurer Monday.
Gene Worcester is back from his trip
to the eastern part Of this state.
G. D. Hubbard and f. S. See were in
town Friday last from Cumberland
john Irwin put up recently a new wind
mill on his lot west OF the pOstoffice.
J. \. Castor, the popular contractor, is
ready to do the best jobs in the best way.
Northrup Bros have their barber shop
all neatly plastered and fixed up very
COSY.
NJ Donelan's pony got into wire
fence Saturday, and cut its neck quite
badly.
Barker timber claim joining Colby on
hn N sn1I l,Sf e
cash.
People should see that their chimneys
are perfect, then there will be little dan
ger Of fire.
Vim. Brachear is with Joe Lamont:
learning the BARRIERS trade. He does
very well.
All township officers elected on Nov
I'd must qualify within twenty days CT
pay fine.
Mr. Morrison's new store building
south of Bullers' hardware store, is near
ly completed
I. P Chambers, county surveyor. was
surveying out corners in Wendell town
ship last week.
Ir. Ferguson. of the Thomas County
Bank comes this week with his family
from Stella, Neb.
Sam Iousse has just put a high tight
board fence around his yard in the rear
of his feed stable.
The Oakley mail failed to come at all
las Thursday. Colby ought to have bet
ter mail facilities.
The band boys have ordered their in
struments They will cost from $500 to
$500. and will be fine.
Frank Pingree sold his lot in Eustis
the other day for S115. Lots in Eustis
are very valuable.
Many of the railroad graders came in
Tuesday and Wednesday on account of
snow and cold weather.
Preaching in the German language at
Max Gicse's residence. by Rev. S. p.
Coester, on Sunday. Nov. 20,
T. 2. Fechan is ready to meet all de-
mands He has just bought twenty four
head of two-year- old steers for his meat
market.
One party came 30 miles in the snow
blizzard Tuesday, to proveup. He sure
" ought TO have . patent without invest
igation.
Judge Lacey stays in town a great deal
of the the time now His business is
increasing and he is ready to attend to it
rs usual.
Frederick Giese lost a valuable horse
last Saturday. He had started home and
was only two miles from town when II
took sick with the collie.
jim Summers. county clerk is working
into his office remarkably well. He stayed
in town all last week, and went home
over Sunday and came back Monday
Notice Isaac Mulholland's ad. He is a
very live business man, and says the town
of Mystic will boom soon and that, the
Missouri Pacific will come through it to
Colby.
NJ Donelan has very full stock of
everything. His large trade is increas-
ing. Mike is the pioneer here, and
knows nearly everybody, and all like
him.
The Colby Hardware Co. have very
large stock of stoves and everything.
Mr.. Smith takes a pride in having every
thing arranged and displayed to the best
advantage.
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