Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-16

j. Walter Wilson, of Oberlln, was il
attendance at the convention
Fresh oysters at Rock Island Restaur
ant. r. G. Ball, Proprietor.
Fresh California fruits will arrive Fri.
day, August 10. 1888, at J. p Bayha's.
Mrs. A. L. Plummer has gone off on a
trip east to select fresh lot of Millinery
goods.
Get your photographs at VanEpps'
Open this week. First class work guar
anteed.
This Office was favored on Wednesday
by the Hon. A. j. Davis, of Stockton,
with short visit.
Prices for photographs at VanEpps
reasonable and FINE work. Open second
week in each month.
Earnest Barateau, Of Cberlin, brother
Mrs. F. H. Smith of Colby arrived in the
city Monday evening.
N. Rosen of Sherdahl. Republic Co.,
Kans.. an owner of land in Hale town.
ship was in the city last week.
The general 3,ake-up of the Senatorial
Convention, as to intelligence, sobriety
and business, was exceedingly fine.
Mr.. D. L. Humes. of the Hoxie Senti-
mel, and NJ. A. Chambers, a prominent
attorney of that city, called at our Office
Wednesday morning.
The Little Cash Store. which has been
SO successfully managed during the past
year by Mrs. ]. A. McKillip. has been re-
moved from the old stand on Fourth St..
to Franklin Avenue, just south of the
Farmers and Merchants Bank.
BASE BALL.-A lively game of base
ball was played in Colby last Saturday.
The contrasting clubs being picked mines
from Quickville and Colby. The Quick
vile nine downed Colby "a to II. Quick
vile has some fine ball tOssers.
F. C.. Thompson, D. Custard, H. G.,
Horner, c. H. Mathews, Joseph jenkins,
J. A. Verback and J. F. Thompson. all
of Selden. the thriving new town on the
C. X. s. n. Ry., were in to make us a
CALL Sorry we were not in. Call again
gentlemen.
Mr.. H. c. Shimp. our popular and sue
cessfull clothier, left for GOOdland yes
terday, where he. in partnership with his
brother, Mr. j. J. Shrimp, will establish
branch clothing house. Mr.. Frank Wat
ers will be transferred to that place in
the near future.
There will be Union Sunday school
meeting and preaching at the new school
house II miles Northeast of Colby on
Sunday Aug. 10Th 1883. The Colby min
listers Mr.. Loar and others will be pre-
sent All are invited to attend services
to begin at half past two o'clock p. m.
TIE Hastings Gazette says, ''Colby is
to have G. A. II. drum corpse organ
ize(."
We trust the G. A. r. here will do
nothing of the kind, The drum corps of
the g. A. r. is far from being corpse
judging from the noise made.
We this week publish the announce
ment of Capt. Daniel Bradbury, who is
seeking the nomination at the hands of
Thomas County Republicans for the Of
iioc of District Court Clerk. Capt. Brad
bury lisa gentleman well qualified to fill
the honorable position he seeks. he is an
old soldier, and republican from the
werd go. He is favorabty known to all
'olx citizens and Il nominated will surely
be elected.
The following Representatives of Good
lsad. stepped OF the traa Tuesday noon:
John E. Bayley and lady, Thos p Len
aud and lady, r. N. Riley and lady,J. H.
Tat and daughter H. E. Bassett, J. w.
Hedges. Wallace Filler AID daughter, W.
K. Brown, J. W. Boyd and wife. Mrs.
Frank Marks. Mrs. DR.. e. E. Burwell,
Mrs. VIM. Walker. Mrs. Geo. Patton.
Mrs. L. A. Clark. W. F. Ferderman, II.
6. 1erceval, ChaG F. Weser and Mrs. ].
W. Lewis.
Republicans OF Summers township met
at Antelope school house, District No. 30,
s. e. quarter of section 3, township 10,
Range 81, west of the 9Th Prin. Mer.
Aug. II, at Z p. m. 1888. for the purpose
Of organizing a Republican club. The
following were elected permanent officers
for the campaign. President d. A. Ham,
ilton; Vice-PresIdent John A. Travis;
Secretary j. E. Lesh: Treasurer N. A.
Sage. The next meeting will be Aug.
Is. 1888 at p. m. and the officers and
earnestly request every republi-
csn of Summers township to meet with
Them and assist them in the further or
yanization and work of the club for the
work of the campaign now pending.
Come out and let rs have q rOusing big