Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-02-09

"A broom factory.
A canning factory.
A sugar mandatory.
A fire company, and water supply.
Mud
What rain.
Isn't the new First National Banl
Building dandy?
Mr. Ed. p. Hovey is off to Russell
Springs this week.
W. G. Porter came in from Denve
on the train Monday eve.
Colby's citizens are very liberal in sub
scription to all public matters.
Judge Newell has plated 800 acres adj
joining Burlington, Colo, on the west,
into town lots. which will shortly be put
upon the market.
The citizens of Hastings are exultant
over the fact that both the Rock Island
and Lincoln and Colorado railroads will
locate depot at Hastings.
There is no longer any doubt about
Hastings making city. The location of
the railroads now dispels any aonbt that
might heretofore have existed 40 is its
growth.
Two of John A. Walkers family are
amog those registered as i'll this week
Miss. Jessie, who has been complaining
of cold for same time has at last come
down with a severe attack of fever Mrs
Walker her mother is also confined to
her bed
Mrs. B. F. Walters. is suffering from
a combined attack of rheumatism of the
heart and an abcess of the brain. Word
has been sent to relatives to come if
possible, grave doubts are expressed as
to her recovery. However We hope to
hear of change for the better
Mr.. N. o. Spencer, of the Colby Meat
Market. who has been very low for the
last ten days, is reported as mending
slowly. He was taken some time since
with a severe pain in the head, which
proved to be an abcesS of the brain, and
had he not had the best of care and skill
ed treatment, he could never have sur
vived. DR.. Sites thinks. that with no
recurrence of the gathering. Mr.. Spen
Ger will soon be around again.
r. H. Harsh, of Bellville Kansas, a
furniture dealer and undertaken, arrived
in Colby the fore part of the week. He
has made several purchases of city lots.
and some decided land near the city. He
tells us should the Rock Island come to
Colby, and also the u p, he would be
justified in putting in second furniture
store at this place, and thinks he will.
For this purpose he has secured lot in
a geod location, and is evidently about
as certain of the arrival of these roads as
we are.
New Deals. C. BrittOn, formerly
of the Horseshoe Grocery. is out in a new
deal Mr. BrittOn is a young gentleman,
who came to this country last spring. and
seeing the great future unfolding for
Colby and Thomas county. became large
w interested in that future by various
investments in real estate. In July last,
he took hold of the Horseshoe Grocery,
buying out Messrs. Kaub s. Smith. By
industry and honest dealing.
be built up large and lucrative trade.
On Feb. LIST he disposed of his interests
in the store, and will hereafter engage
in the insurance and loan business, hav-
ing his Office in the rear of the First Ma |
tional Bank. We predict for Mr.. Brit
ton large success in his new field of Ia
Dor. to which he seems well adapted.
The Sherman County Republican says:
The Thomas CAT paper in last weeks
issue dips into Sherman county affairs |
and You had better take your spoon out, |
The people of Sherman county are run
ming affairs over here, and your advice |
will have about as much effect as the |
pouring of SO much water on a duck |
back. The very men that have tried to |
down the will of the people and rob them
IN every way at Eustis, came from Colby
Eustis is Colby sprout, and you are try
ing to strengthen this noxious growth in |
our midst. The outrages committed by
The unprincipled men at Eustis are too
ylaring. and you. Mr. editor of the CAT
know it II you don't, you had better
inform yourself of these facts. You are
! republican and your county is all right.
% is Sherman county, and If you want
harmony in the near future you must re-
our population is no insignificant
natter even at present These are our
lome Affairs and you need not NEEDLE.
The governor has men in this county 1t
he present writing to fix these affairs"
Well We are happy to know somebody /
there to Ok them. They need fixing |
p somehow.