Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-03-22

Windy on Sunday-stormy on Mon.
day.
Fine dance at Armory Hall on Mon
day night.
Charley Behne was on the sic!, list du-
ring the week.
Our next move in Colby should be for
water supply.
c. H. Plaster will move on his property
on west Fifth Street,
c. E. Campbell is building cottage
in the northwest part of town.
Farmers, generally throughout the
county have begun their spring blowing.
There will be no services at the Metho-
dist Church next Sabbath. Pastor absent
On Saturday afternoon last the streets
of our city were crowded with country
people.
Yields handsome new residence on
Third Street is completed and ready for
occupancy.
Mrs Mary Bagley has returned from
Cincinnati where she has been spending
the winter
An inquiry among our merchants
shows that spring trade among them is
opening up finely.
Col. G.. A. A. Deane arrived on Satur-
day from a trip through Sheridan, Ora
ham and Rocks counties.
The cut and fill for the Y, on the Oak
ley & Colby Ry., aft the west side of
town is about completed.
Did you see those fine and late style
scarfs. silk handkerchiefs. and everything
in neckwear just received at Shimp's.
Instead of making politics your bust
ness, young man, it is much better, in the
long run, to make business your politics.
County Attorney. Willcoxen, has re-
moved his Office to the First National
Bank Building, where he has an elegant
suit of rooms.
In our next paper we will give his
tory and description of the Warden
Block, known as the First National
Bane building.
Services in the Presbyterian Church
next Sabbath morning and evening. Con-
Quoted by Rev j. w. Van Eman. Sub
ject in the evening: Missions
Judge r. S. Newell wife, and
daughter favored our office with call
on Friday last. They expressed great
admiration of our new quarters.
Four immense cisterns placed at CON
venient points in the city kept full of
water and a hand engine are absolutely
necessary to fight fire in Colby. Let us
have them.
Sunday night s!eet began to fall
covering the entire face Of the country
about Colby with ice half an inch deep.
This was succeeded by heavy fall OF
snow which drifted. The weather was
not at any time cold.
r. NJ. McGonigal has sold his quarter
block on Fifth ST. and Lake Avenue, to
John Foster & Sons. Mr.. McGOnigal's
residence was removed to his lots in
block 81 on Sixth Street, and will have
further additions to its size.
On last Friday night we had the pleas
ure in company with several Others Of
taking supper and enjoying a pleasant
hour at the residence of Mr.. Ira Thomson
in Smith township Mr.. Thomson has a
commodious home and well improved
farm.
The necessity of planting early varie-
ties of corn, and planting early. that the
crop may be far enough on the road to
maturity to Withstand the heat and dry
weather of July. is apparent to all. Let
us try early planting of early varieties
this year and raise crop.
A regular communication of Saint
Thomas Lodge No. 800 A. F. & A. NJ,
will be held on Friday evening, March
2Sd. at their hall Business of importance
and work on I'd degree. All members re-
quested to be present, and visiting breth-
rem are welcome.
The Rock Island surveyors began
work in the county on Wednesday. Col.
Baker. representing the c. Z. s N Co.
here. ON Monday wired word to Pres.
Low, of the probable success of the bond
election and men were at once ordered
to prepare for the work of grading the
line.
Mitchell met Sullivan in France, near
Paris, fought him 50 rounds and until
the fight was declared draw. Mitchell
went to grass every time Sullivan touched
him. Between the rain which fell .
large portion Of the time. and Aitchell's
nimbleness IN running round through
the mud, and his going down on the
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