Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-12-13

w. w. Marble. of Brewster, called on
Monday and we enjoyed pleasant chat
with him.
Bad colds seem very prevalent and
their type is malignant combining the suf-
ferer to bed until their course is run.
r. w. Connolly. postmaster at De
Mum. this county. called at our office
on Monday We were glad to have met
Mr.. Connolly.
The report of thu death of D. F. Atkin-
son published in last weeks paper
proved to be hoax as Atkinson turned
up in Colby last Friday all o. K.
Geewillikens! 1t is reported that a
Kansas farmer killed hog weighing $50
pounds and rendered out 216 pounds of
lard from that same hog Nothing
hoggish about that.
John Dowdall one of our enterprising
young farmers living near Gem, called
on Monday John comes from that por
ton of Illinois where we editor dwelt for
many years. and our talk dwelt on famil-
lar scenes of lang syne hame.
County Clerk. ]. NJ Summers. accom-
panied by Mrs. Summers and two child
rem and Mrs. VIM. Summers departed on
Sunday last for two weeks visit to their
old home in Nodaway county. Mo. We
wish them pleasant visit and safe re-
turn.
Do You know that an editor or a re-
porter for newspaper can in his rounds
stop and ask a hundred persons what
is the news?" and ninety out of a hun
dred will reply nothing special" and
yet fifty out of that number know some
thing which, if not fOuni in the next
paper, will astonish them greatly and
dissapoint them more, and perhaps make
them madden than hornets. Don't be
afraid u let the newspaper man know
it.
A colored brother in the Alexandria
valley, down in Georgia, sent the follow
ing request for minister to his bishop:
Send us bishop to preach. If you
can't, send us sliding elder; if you can't
send us sliding elder. send us station
airy preacher; if you can't send him. send
us circus rider; if you can't send him.
send us locus preacher; if you can't
spare locus preacher. send us an ex-
hauster" That settled it. and he got a
preacher
The state of Kansas is a slice from the
juciest side of the earth. A few years
ago it was a wilderness. To-day it is the
garden spot of the world Redolent with
the fragrance of the orchard and vintage;
teeming with the homes of thrifty people:
blushing with the vim and vigor of prog
ress, and mellow with the bloom of per-
ennial harvest. This year Kansas sends
to the east from her Overlooking store
house golden stream of grain, filling
hundreds of their empty trains with the
choicest herds and flocks; and, standing
on the threshold of a years bounds. she
sends greeting and welcome to half
a million of her sons who would try their
fortunes on her unbroken praries.-l
Frakfort Bee.
COOP News: We are informed from
reliable sources that fine road bed has
been found for the L. & C.. railway
northwest from Colby to Denver. and
hat the preliminary survey now in prog
ress report the proposed route intirely
satisfactory in all ways. and there is |
every probability that the road will be
,xtended in early spring. When this
road is completed the Union Pacific viii
nave the quickest road into Denver from
Kansas City by three hours. Mr.. II. V.
Gates, the chief engineer Of the road. has |
,een over the route and pronounces il |
ieasible and in case the projected road il
ordered constructed will have personal
charge OVER IT, construction. and viii
insure its easiy and succesfnl compilation.