Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-12-20

Remember Bayha for Christmas Goods.
New deal on -four at Feely's Star Gro
Gerry.
Almena proposes to incorporate as a
third class city.
Mrs J. A. Gill is now visiting her
mother in Omaha.
j. " Hagler, farmer from Quickville,
called on Thursday lust.
Dolls, vases. and toys at Bayha's.
Hardware stock to be closed out at J..
E. Meglemrle's.
Colby city bonds have been sold at
$1O3 The sale was effected through the
State Bank
Elegant line of photograph albums at
Colby Drug Store.
Read the interesting ad of J. B. Morri-
son s. Sons in this paper.
Mrs Smith Lawrence received tele-
gram Monday announcing the serious i'll :
ness of her mother IN Orange county, N.
Y.
Why not organize literary society in
Colby? There is much talent here. which
could be utilized successfully inthis di-
Tection.
All city warrants issued and registered
prior to Oct I. 1888, will cease to draw in
terest after Dec. q. See city tressurers
notice in another column.
The county seat fight in Wallace is now
on. 1t is to be hoped that the COME {
ants will use only legal measures in the
settlement of the question.
L. L. French. of the State Bank, re-
turned Monday from business trip to
Topeka. He was accompanied by his
bright little daughter Edith.
Smith Lawrence, of Quickville. was in
the city on Tuesday. and visited our Of
fee, bringing with him q mammoth
squash as a present. Much obliged,
Smith
A young eastern man has written to US
asking how to run a country newspaper
to make it pay. Thunder, young man,
don't you know that glory is sufficient
for country newspaper editor!
A North Carolina woman frequently
splits two hundred fence rails day, and
it it a common thing for her to dip seven
barrels of turpentine between breakfast
and supper. Her husband is so proud of
her that he spends all his time Dragging
about her.
Fancy candies and nuts at Bayha's.
The borer pest was so destructive CT
black locust trees throughout the west
that the planting of it as timber tree
was almost entirely Abandoned; but sud-
denly and for cause unknown, the pest
entirely disappeared, and now this most
valuable of all timber .rees for the prairie
is being extensively planted. 1t is be-
lieved the borer never did seriously at
tack the trees in the extreme western
parts of Kansas and Nebraska.
The Garrett Canning Company's books
show that 20, 600 cans of tomatoes and
49, 600 cans of corn have been put up this
season at cost of little over S23, 900 for
pr, duce. labor and material. The COM
pany has sold and shipped sixteen car
loads of tomatoes, four cars of corn and
six cars of apples, making in all twenty
six cars. The farmers who Supplied the
corn and tomatoes are III pleased with
their part of the returns, corn paying on
the average $40 per acre, and tomatoes a
little short of S25. One good feature of
raising these crops is the ease with which
they are converted into cash. A large
number of their citizens have had steady
and profitable employment, the effect of
which is felt on every hand. Most of the
employees are well pleased with the profit
of this seasons work.
As the close of the year approa ches all
accounts should be balanced. Pay the
butcher, sh oemaker, blacksmith. doctor,
minister. everybody. Has there been an
exchange of labor, of teams. seeds. i'm
plements. ETC.. among neighbors. and &C
counts left unbalanced? Before New
Years Day let them be adjusted. If
possible, get the ring Of creditors broken
into, at least, let there be looking over
of accounts, and the actual balance be !,
One can meet his neighbor |
with better countenance if the actual |
Indebtedness has been agreed upon and
than when there is an i'm
aginary large debt somewhat concealed !
in the long running accounts" Short
settlements make long friends, is a good /
old proverb. A man should know. at
least once a year. how he stands with the |,
world If he is dong we'll the knowledge
will comfort him. If not. it will arouse |
him to renewed exertion, make him more
prudent and cautious and enable him to
provide against emergencies. And while
70 doing please remember tho printer
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