Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-04-19

!. W. Weld returned this week from
Cheyenne Wells.
This Office has been turning cut fine
| job work lately.
| Oar formers are judiiant over pros
poets for fine crop this year.
Col G. A. a, Dcane, of the l.. & c. r
r.. spent the week in Colby.
f. p. Hovey in Colby this week COM
bining business with pleasure.
John Fetter, who has been spending
the winter in Nebraska. returned yes:cr
day.
Con McGreevy. the Qu;ckville me-
chant. called at tie hub on Saturday
night
E. A. Hall and s. c. Brit.on departed
Tuesday morning for a visit to Russell
Springs
Mrs. Beymer and daughter Mile. Of
Russell Springs. are visiting relatives in
Colby this week
J. 3. McGonigaI. Esq returned Friday
evening last from an extended trip thro'
Missouri and Michigan
r. NJ. McGonigal is making quite ex-
tensive additions to his dwelling now re-
moved to the northwest part of the city.
The city council will hold its regnla,
meetings hereafter on the first Tuesday
of each month instead Friday as hereto
fore.
DR.. G. X. Sites is the owner CT an ell
egant new two-wheel carriage. 1t is the
finest vehicle of the kind in the county
il being the only one.
The city marshall was engaged during
the week cleaning up the various alleys
and passages which had become filed
with paper and other debris.
Frank Sonderman left 81 in silver in
the post Office on Tuesday morning.
Frank is poor. and the party finding it
ought by all means return it to him.
License for billiard halls is now 825 CO.
All billiard halls are compelled to close
at II o'clodk D. m. and must remain clos
ed over Sunday under heavy penalty.
Allen Whitney. pleasant young gen
tleman lately from Chardon, Ohio. is
now with Mccormick & Bott. and is prov
ing himself competent and agreeable
clerk for that popular grocery.
The soil of Thomas county is rich and
fertile, and rs soon as its wild nature is
overcome by tillage. its productiveness
will fully equal that of older states.
No duty should be left undone. If
you have a smarting skin disease it is
not your duty to scratch and irritate it.
bat to apply Chamberlain's Ointment
and cure it. Guaranteed and sold by
Martin & Hampton.
Ice CREAx.-An initiatory ice cream
social was given by the Methodists last
evening at the residence of Mr.. Dow.
Although the evening was little cool.
fine crowd gathered. and the social was
a grand success in every way. Peaches
we're supplemented when the ice cream
became extinct.
In the west there is no finer county
than that of Thomas in Kansas We
invite all seeking homes or place for in
vcstment. to come to Thomas county and
make personal observation, assured that |
all will be pleased with what we have
and are
e. H. Murray. Esq, of Webb City, Mo-,
who spent last fall with us in our city.
and who. with his estimable wife. beg
came so favorably known to our citizens.
has returned to our midst We are pleas
ed 70 see him. and SO well rs he appears
Mr. Murray will after time locate per
manently in Colby.
On Wednesday we had a pleasant call
from Mr. Peter Bruning. a farmer living
northeast of Gem Mr. Bruning spent
the winter in Nebraska. and has returned
TO begin work on his claim in earnest
He will plant number of trees at once
round his places move in the right di-
rection.
The Z. P. bonds were defeated in
" ashington precinct on Tuesday by
wenty -fonr votes Madden, Montgom-
ny and company are to be congratulated
N the success of their effort in this di-
ection. This road will be built however.
md Eustis will have depot. notwith-a
the expostulationso of GOodland. /,
Sherman Democrat
d. b. Weysnt. agent for Thos. Name
,o's school supplies. Chicago. who is To-
ated at Bird City, was in Colby Tues
lay last. Mr.. Weyant is busily engaged 1
q travelling over northwestern Kansas
D the interests of his company, and Is
Meeting with large success in his si1es Of
chool supplies. He represents good s
pmpany, and We can recommend him
ID HE fvnvn;ev,~> - $500 -