Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-02-16

| W. Howell, of Quickville, called on IL.
Monday last.
S. $. Burling has retired from the firm
of Burling & Levitt.
Boerner Bros have built a new awning
T, in front of their shoe store
b. T. Helm. Esq. an attorney from
Larned. Kansas, is in the city.
Con McGreevey, the Quickville mer-
chant. was on our streets last Thursday.
Special session of the County Commits
siOners on Saturday last. to call the
bond election.
\ fine repertoire will be rendered mt
the Methodist Concert ON Friday night
Everybody invited.
H. V. Gates. ESP. surveyor in chief of
the Union Pacific in Kansas. has been
spending the week in Colby.
n. o. Spencer. of the Colby Meat Mar
ket who has been so i'll of late with in
flamatory rheumatism is much better.
The Thomas County CAT Office will be
removed to new quarters in the New First
National Bank Building about March list.
T. p. Feehan, Esq. has received It'd
ings of the complete recovery of his Sis
ter, whose serious illness cOused his late
trip to Chicago.
John H. Welch. of Hawkcyc. called on
us last Monday. Mr. Welch has disposed
of his interests there and thinks of re-
moving to Colby.
Judge James Smith. probate Judge of
Lincoln county. and an old clas-mate of
+. Van Metre, Esq. of this city. is visit
ing the latter this week.
FOUND.-Near the Presbyterian church
in Colby. brown. plaid wooden shawl.
Owner can have same by calling ut this
office and paying for advertising. 49-51.
Colby was full of country people on
Saturday last. and the all absorbing
question of bonding the County for the
Rock Island. occupied much and promi
nent attention.
Have you noticed the fine sign of the
City Meat Market which Mr.. Feehan
brought with him on his return from
Khicago! 1t is an artistic design of Il
thoroughbred short horn.
George Smith returned from Kansas
City AMI St. Joe on last Thursday. where
he has been. selecting large spring
stock. See the ad. of Kaub Il Smith on
the first page.
The handsome new residence of II. e.
Weld. on Fourth Street. is nearing COM
pletion. 1t is variation from the ordi-
nary architecture of building in our city,
the Mansord roof shows up in fine style.
One thousand and twenty-five QO25)
signers to the petition for an election for
bonds is not bad showing in county
having voting population of 1915 ac-
cording to the returns of the last cleo
ton.
Orders have come to G. 4. \. Deane.
Esq, vice-president of the Lincoln and
Colorado Railway. to make his headquar-
tiers at Colby for the next year. Mr..
Deane and wife are guests at the Opelt
Hotel.
The Colby Land and Mortgage Co.
will occupy the old First National Bank
guiding on the Corner of Franklin Az
cnue and Fourth Street. Weld Brothers
have fitted the building up handsomely,
papering the inside and painting the out
side.
Immigrants and returning voyagers
find in Ayers Sarsaparilla cure for
eruptions. bodies. pimples. eczema. ETC..
whether resulting from sea-diet and life
on ship board. or from any other cause.
Its value rs tonic and alternative medi
cine cannot be overestimated.
Marvin Niskern of Colby, Kansas, is
at this moment supposed to be fairly fly
ing toward Sutton. and is looked for on
| every train for the reason that baby
boy is born this week to Mr.. and Mrs.
Niskern. Mother and child are Ut MIR.
Bauerman's. her father We want it I'M
derstood that this baby. belongs to Neb.
If Colby. Kansas wants to boom it may
do so. but this baby's got to be counted
in the spring census of Sutton this year.
Sutton Advertiser
Why is Oberlin so much interested US,
| that her citizens come here to mix them
selves up in the matter of our election to
vote on bonding for the Rock lslsnds
Several Decatur County men were on
our streets Saturday last arguing loudly
against the policy of Thomas County
bonding for the Rock Island. Citizens If
Thomas County. Why do Decatur Coun-
| ty people interest themselves in defeat
ting bonds in our county! The reason
Obvious-if We fail to get the Rock Is
| land il will be because We do not vote
the bonds. and they come here to stir
up feeling against our doing 20.