Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-02-25

| - Al" WIN, "a ON"SAA ON~J'
was in the city Tuesday. He was lookin
up location for stock of dry good
and groceries.
The building boom in Colby for tn
year 1886 has not yet fairly commenced
Enough buildings are already under con
tract to double the size of the town be
fore the first day of June.
w. NJ Baldwin, of Seward, Neb.
has located on claim in tie western
part of the county. Mr.. B. brought Iii
family with him, and has come prepared
10 stay. Mr.. BIS. son and family are als1
acre and will stay.
Arthur Allen. one OF the firm of J. "
Allen Il Sons, is down from Oberiin
This firm will soon put in stock OF
goods at Leonard, Sherman county.
The firm of j. W. Allen & Sons are one
OF the most extensive retail dealers IN
Kansas
The fortieth senatorial district com
prises the counties of Rush. Ellis. Rocks.
Graham, Trego, Cove, Decatur, Sheridan.
Rawilns, Thomas, St John, Wallace.
Sherman and Cheyenne What a clash
of arms there will be at the next senate
rial convention.
DR.. c. H. Martin is busily engaged
getting his new drug store room in CON
dition TO open up his stock of drugs. The
walls are papered and the ceiling is beau
tifully decorated with unique designs in
paper. The DR.. will have one of the
best arranged drug stores in Kansas when
he gets it in order.
1t is said that Fellows, the wife muir
derer of Oakley, viii plead insanity, in
fact he already states that he mas no recOl-
lection of shooting his wife. Fellows
has been the terror OF Oakley for some
time past, and more Gcvilish creature
never lived than he Ii is almost pity
hat the mob didn't catch him on the
ight of the crime
l--AHi Ny-Al4l- tilp>t tUftt oDcTlli1
and agents do not turn over the money
paid them for us, we shall publish their
names, the amount they have embezZled. |
md shall warn the public against them |
Their are some frst-ciass men engaged in |
he land business at Oberlin. ard there |
ire also two or three dead beats Who |
never pay their debts.
A. L. Patchin, register Of the Obarlin |
land Office, was in the city yesterday |
md made this Office an agreeable visit.
'ir. Patchin informed q reporter that dur
ne June, July, August and September
asst. 6,G00 entries of lard were made in
lis ctfice. and within a single day 149 /
we're fled. Opening Kansas farms Ut the |
ate Of l+9 per day in q single section of |
ne State is worth mentioning Champion.
FoRTY.-That is the number Of Sena-
orial districts in Kansas also the exact |
number of eases Of boots and shoes just |
'cceived at J. w Allen IS Sons Shoes |
or the tiny child. for the biushing maid, |
shoes for the old people whose hair is
glite with the frost of ages or caused |
~ sitting in damp churches, pillow shoes.
inc pegged and sewed shoes. Boots |
angling in price from two to six dollars.
In order to explain our position in
egard to the supper on the night Of the
ed, we have this to say. that Mr.. High
us that he would give the boys
upper at 10 cents per couple. just as was
exported at the hall before supper. Now
the Commercial think the people have
10 rights they are bound to respect, they
an lay on McDuff. Sc. The young peo-
lie can tell the difference between q
uuare meal and scant lunch. We hope
he boys will see where all blame must
est. BAND BOYS.