Thomas County cat., 1888-06-21
A good two story house and two lots
for sale and must be sold

A good two story house and two lots
for sale and must be sold.
Taylor & Smith.
SUBJECT-for Sabbath evening at the
NJ. E. Church: The origin and person
ality of the Devil
The Oakley & Colby Ry. are putting
in an immense water tank at their well
on First Street, the frame is now up.
Our paragrapher faiIea 10 record last
week the birth of an infant son to Mrs.
and Mr.. Charles Buschow. which occur
red on the 7th inst.
The farmers all along the Union Pacif-
ic railroad in Dickinson county and west
to Trego county are busy harvisiting
winter wheat. The crop seems to be
very good.
DR.. Bariteau, of Oberlin. arrived in
Colby Tuesday. His son Ernest, who
was visiting his sister, Mrs. Frank
Smith. became i'll, and the Doctor was
sent for. Ernest was so much improved
that he accompanied his father home
over the c., X. & n, Wednesday,
S. c. McGonigal. conductor on the
U. p. arrived in Colby last week and
remained several days visiting relatives.
He was accompanied by Mrs. J. B. Nc
GOnigal. his mother. who has been alb
sent in the south for the benefit of her
health. We are glad to welcome Mrs.
McGOnigal home again. She is looking
much improved by the trip.
Let us see who the men were that
were pushed aside to give Thurman the
pleasure of killing himself in the vain
attempt to re-elect Cleveland: Gen. Black.
Col. Gray. Col Morrison. Col Villas and
Gen. Stephenson, all soldiers. By this
action the democracy say: NO SOLD
IERS NEED APPLY. Is there boy
who wore the blue that will forget this?
Is there soldiers son who can forget
tulS .-lIOsSHu 1tCPuUISStu
T. Brickey. of Beatrice. Neb.. called
on us to day. Mr.. Brckey has purchas-
ed quarter section of land near Colby
and likes the outlook here very much
and thinks of making Thomas county
his home in the near future A stray
copy of the CAT fell into his hands and
attracted him hither. he says. We are
glad to see him among us and place his
name on our subscription list with pleas
ure.
Look out, something is going to ex-
plode in Oakley soon. The artesian will
is quite likely to prove success. The
hole is now over 900 feet deep. and the
water is within 40 feet of the top. very
salty and oily. Indications are favOra-
bic for good flow of artesian water at
the depth of 1000 feet The volume of
water and depth makes drilling progress
slowly. We will watch the result and
give you information.-Oakley Press.
The Sherman County Bank will be
open in the new brick on next Monday
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Brown
of Colby took the contract to tear down.
remove to GOOdland and rebuild in 50
DAYS. The new brick stands o-day
perfect duplicate of the old, within the
time specified. The building is an Orna.
ment to our city and has the honor of
being the first brick erected in the coun-
ty-Dark Horse.
Let every thinking man remember that
the solid South Is SOLID and no matter if
President Cleveland favored protection
instead of free trade. it would still RE-
MAIN solid. 1t is all very well to talk
about brotherhood They don't recipro-
cate. Northern states have often gone
their way, but when did they go the
North's way. or even meet them half
way-never in all history. and they never
will until northern men who are and
have been emigrating South increase to
such an extent that the balance of power
will be changed.-Nemaha Spectator.
A committee consisting of DR.. ]. ".
Martin. r. L. Chambers. E. Van Petten.
r. NJ. McGonigal. S. c. Britton. ]. n.
Fike and Howard Carpenter went over
to Sheridan on Monday to confer with
committees from points along the pro-
posed LenOra & Colby extension of the
Missouri Pacific. The gentlemen report
good and satifactory meeting, and say
there will be no trouble in securing aid
through townships in Sheridan county
to the full amount of the law. The
gentlemen of the committee in
conference with Mr.. Mckinley, of ALI
SON. Sheridan county, think that by
proper work this extension of the MIS-