Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-23

lin on Monday.
DR.. Reynish, of Hastings, made "A short
call at this Office one day last week.
John D. Hays, prominent attorney
from Oberlin, wac in the city on Monday.
J. E. Swim, of Geodland, was in Colby
on Monday layingin supply of water
melons.
Charlie Wallingford writes that he will
shortly return to Colby. Charley says
Colby is good enough place for him.
Geo. H. Kaub. of Kaub s. Co.. is visit
lug in Chicago. and willlay in fine stock
of new goods of all kinds ere his return.
Thomas Reed. ESQ. of Randall town
ship. chairman of the republican county
central committee, favored our Office
with call on Friday last.
Goodland is drawing on Colby for sup
plies-brick. watermelons, eggs, flour
and many other articles. Colby will be
wholesale and job mart ere a great
while.
Quite a number of Colby people attend
ed the democratic rally at Norton on Sat
urday Among the number going were B
J. Woodruff. Charley Adolph, Post-mas-
ter Fike, Howard Carpenter NJ. D. Les
sengeI, Doc j. W. Weld and some others.
l. w. Crumley' who has been in charge
of the counter in the Opelt has been en-
gagged by H c. Shimp. as clerk. He will
take the place of Frank Waters, who
goes to Goodland to assume charge of
Shimp's Clothing house there. Ike is
well known and liked by all our citizens
and will make an efficient and popular
clerk.
Geo. W. Smith. of the New York is off
for visit to his old home in Canada
He will be gone some weeks. During
his absence DR.. c. E. Corporan will aid
the work about the store. To DR.. Cor
poran's many old friends the sight of his
pleasant face and affable way of attend
ing and supplying their wants will be
very agreeable.
Messrs Edwin S Teal, Walter Burling,
VIM. Dodds and c. A. Siggins will de-
part this week for the Pacific Coast.
These young gentlemen are on an inves-
tigating tour for new location. Their
return to Colby is predicted to take place
In ba 81 ~
wishes them pleasant trip, and would
suggest that the best route for walking
on their return is the Southern Pacific.
Straws indicate the way the election
will go. In Kansas the vote will be about
in the following ratio. A boy carrying
republican and democratic badges was
around selling them on the street on Sat-
urday. At the time he was seen he had
sold IN Colby democratic badge and ID
republican badges. Mr. Shrimp, the clo-
their informs us that during and just be-
fora the Senatorial convention he sold
above 200 republican badges.
Union Labor men of Thomas county,
We publish elsewhere an account of the
proceedings of your leaders in their con-
vention held here Saturday-we likewise
publish short sketch of Mr.. Streeter.
your candidate for the presidency. How
can you consistently support such a man.
a bloated land holder and millionaire?
If il is right for him to own large body
of lank and to have his millions then it
is right for all these other fellows whom
your platform denOunces.
To the REPUBLICANS of Kingery town
ship. There will be a republican meeting
at Kuka school house section % town :
range Is west. on Saturday Aug. 18th,
1888. for the purpose of organizing re-
publican club and transacting other bust
ness that will further the republican
cause. Let every republican turn out
and hear the issue of the campaign ably
by w. S. Willcoxon and Joseph
A. Gill of Colby.
C. S. Hoover,
Committee.
Bucyrus. Ohio. Aug. IA 1888
Editor CAT:-Enclosed please find $1.00
which you will credit on my subscrip-
ton. and continue to send me your paper.
am pleased to note the progress and i'm
provement in Colby. and in Northwest
ern Kansas generally. Ispent some weeks
in your town during its infancy in the
fall of IS, and having some interest in
your county, l have been pleased to OBJ
serve its progress and development.
Another thing that argues well for the
future of your county is the healthy po-
litical sentiment which prevails among
your people. II would appear that Dem
ocratic Free-Trse heresies do not find
much favor among your people gener-
lily. We mean to give Harrison and
Morton rousing majority in Ohio this
tall, and Buckeye Republicans expect
Kansas to do her duty Also. Truly,
n " HRave