Thomas County cat., 1888-01-26
WHAT OUR nElcnsoas SAY oFu

Colby business men are up and coming
in their efforts to secure the Rock 1slan(
and are seemingly jubilant over theil
prospects.-Oberlin Herald.
Colby is loud in its prospects for rail
roads, but her chances are no better thar
ours; until something more than straw i.
in sight, we will not hollow.-Hoxie Demo
crat.
The Leavenworth s. Denver Short
Line preliminary survey reached Colby or
the I'd instant, Colby's chances are
good for becoming a railroad centre OF
considerable importance.-Ludell Ga
Zette.
The Thomas Co. Cat printed a
small supplement last week, we suppose
it was one of the Cats kittens, for il
was chip from the old block, and was
talking loudly about Colby's Railroad
prospects-Oakley Republican.
Hoxie Sentinel: The Rock Island also
undoubtedly will be built through
Thomas county and Colby this year.
Sheridan county and Hoxie mus,
awake to realization of their situation.
We cannot afford to allow Thomas county
and Colby to gain all these advantages
over us if We expect to hold our own
among the progressive counties and
! towns of western Kansas.
Logan Republican: 1t is now more
than probable that Logan will yet secure
the Rock Island 1t is the intention OF
the road, we learn, to run branch from
Phlllipsburg southwest through Logan to
Hill City, and thence west through Sheri-
dan, Thomas and Sherman counties to
! the west line of the state and on to Den
yer; also line running southwest, via.
WaKeeney. Dighton and Garden City to
| the Pan Handle country. This will give
Onr city another direct communication
with the east, west and southwest, and
place it among the leading railroad
towns of the state.
AuOtIcI ltCil, WulCu VIC lCdIH llOul
the Thomas County CAT, is that repre-
sentatives of the Union Pacific held a
conference with the business men of
Colby, and made them a proposition to
run their line through that city. The
company. according to the CAT propose
to run line from Salina west to Hugo
Col, passing through HOxie, Colby,
Eustis and Burlington. The company
has road now in operation from Salina
west to Lincoln, and this move undoubt
edly means that the Lincoln branch is to
be completed to Plainville. and then
pushed on west to Colorado.-Logan
Phillips Co., Republican.
Northwest Kansas has changed mlrac-
ulously in the past few years. The long
stretches of rolling prairie, dry and white
with short dead grass, the bare and wild
looking ravines and draws and the lone
some bowling wind continually sweep
ing across the plains. used to fill the be-
holder with sense of hOmesickness, but
all is changed and different now. Steel
rails have grid ironed the country and
the locomotive is seen flying across the
country in all directions, connecting
with the outside world, and the life and
vim of new infusion has swelled and
expanded like the buds of spring. Viii
lagos have sprung up that have enlarged
into towns, the towns have developed
into. cities and the cities are assuming all
the airs of a metropolis. Peabody
Graphic.
Mrs. G. A. A. Deane is in the city,
stopping with eer husband at the Opelt
Hotel.
S. S. Burling, Esq, has been almost
house fast with bad attack of rheuma-
tism but is better again.
]. a. Dunnagan was in from Otter
bourne Saturday. We were pleased to
receive call from him.
E. j. Bebb, our genial photographer, is
up and about again after serious and
lingering attack of fever.
We recommend the following letter to
the Board of Trade and the people of
Thomas county and Colby. We need a
mill here badly, and arrangements might |
probably be made with Mr.. Hall to build
US q good Touring mill: OBERLIN KANs.,
JAN. 1S, 1SSS.-To the People of Colby, |
Kans. propose to build in your town. |
q seventy five barrel mill for the con-
sideration of $1,000. and the mill site. |
The mill to be all new and llrst-class fun |
roller, and viii warrant the results to be !
- good Is any mill in the west / viii |
further agree that win give in exchange
for all good milling wheat % pounds Of |
good dOur te the bushel and the oGall
II y0u want mill in your town let mo |
hear from you.-J. F. HALL