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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-04
COLBY GRAIN MARKET.
CAT office does best lob work.

CAT Office does best Job work.
Old newspapers for sale at this Office.
Subscribe for the CAT. it has most
news.
Fine Job work at reasonable rates at
CAT Office.
Shrimp can save you money on your
underwear. 29tf
Agricultural implements OF all kinds at
Meglemrie's.
Hardware stock to be closed out at J..
E. Meglemrle's.
Good meals served mt all hours at The
Rock Island Restaurant.
Kennedy's Ice Cream parlor for Fresh
Oysters. Served in all styles 26tf
Chicago Lumber Co. are selling all
kinds of coal low as the lowest.
Chicago Lumber Co have the Fairbanks
Scale, and guarantee all weights.
Car load of new furniture arrived this
week at Niskern's Furniture Store.
James G. Blaine addressed an audience
of 100000 in the city of New York on
Sept. 90.
once Enquire of Frank Pingree. Colby,
Kansas.
Peter Bruning and George Kunkle. of
near GEN. Kansas made us call on
Saturday last.
Call at J. t. Meglemre's to examine
the new shipment of Odds Wagons just
added to his stock.
VanMetre & Daliam are now prepared
to make farm loans. Money furnished
for final proofs.
A good yoke of work oxen. harness
and wagon cheap for cash. Call on
Pingree & Plaster 16tf
Rock Island Restaurant serves fine
meals at all hours, and prices reasonable.
r. G. Ball, proprietor.
A. A. Thompson has a small stock of
shoes and dry goods. which he is bound
to close out at some price.
Rock Spring, Illinois. jackson. Missou-
ri Camel and Pennsylvania Anthracite
coal at Chicago Lumber Co.
The physicians of Oberlln haye been
compelled to organize protective asso-
citation against deadbeats who can pay
but won't.
Regular meeting of Randall township
republican club will be held Thursday,
Oct. nth, at o'clock p. m. All mem
beers are expected to be present.
McGonigal wants to sell or trade his
Red Bud Ranch, 6 miles northwest of
Colby, 800 acres, with the best of modern
improvements, including the stock of
cows, calves, mares and colts. A good
chance to get hold of the foundation for
one of the best starts in the west. %
Many subscriptions to this paper are
now due. and it is expected that sub
scribers will be as prompt as convenient
in their settlement. Confessedly, we
need the money now outstanding on sub
scription.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. w. Fairleigh, who
have made Colby their home for q num-
Der of months past, have this week re-
moved to Kansas City. No. Mr.. Fair
Leigh represented the Lombard Invest
ment Co. for northwest Kansas, and will
continue in the business of the company
C Kansas City. During her residence
here Mrs. Fairleigh formed many friends
Who sincerely regret her departure from
our midst.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-04
RANDALL TOWNSHIP.

A republican meeting will be held at
the school house in District No. sc. Oc-
tober 18th, at clock p. m. Able speak
ers will be present and discuss the pOliti-
cal issues of the day. All are invited to
attend. Bring your ladies and have an
interesting meeting.
BY order of committee.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-04
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Letters remaining in the Colby post
Office for the week ending Sept g. 49,
Buck, Miss Martha: Conley. Gerry;
Corporal, Johney; Crawford. Geo; Dillen.
II g; Fee, Francis: Follis. A n; Fitzger-
aid, John j; Helmes, Mrs Nannie.3: Kib-
bin, Mr.. Petty, J A; Potter, Charles j;
Slaves, VIM: Sarg, Mrs Ellen; Sctock,
CT; Stevens, Mrs Mary; Thompson, Mrs
Major; Vincent, Frank; WEIGH. Mrs E;
Wupple, Albert; Wickham, Miss Laury;
Weller. James.
Parties calling for the above letters viii
please say advertised.
1 cent due on each of the above for
advertising. JAMES N. FKK, r. H.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-04
~, ..o, ..ver zee more beautiful autumn

Hid Won 80 ~ ~ ~~~~>-.-
weather?
The Topeka sugar works are at last ~
successful operation.
A large number of country people IN
the city on Saturday.
Burlington. Colo, will have an agricul-
tural fair on Oct. II, 12, and 18th.
Hon. S. D. Decker and o. r. Feegan
will address the people at Colby, October
9th.
Phil TroutfetteI is now at Cimilario,
New Mexico, where the Cat visits him
regularly,
The Republican county central com
mittee held a meeting in Colby on Tues
day afternoon last.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Livingston, of Farra-
gut, Iowa, are visiting at the home of J..
A. Brooks, ESQ.,, of this township.
Shrimp is closing out his line of boots at
actual cost. Take look at his stock be-
fore you buy. 29tf
WANrED.-A decided quarter or a rel
inquishment near Colby in exchange for
choice residence in Colby.
1898 II. E. WELD.
Mr.. G. c. Bebout, yardmaster B. & N.
Ry. at Nebraska City, is visiting his
friend Wash Mitchell. Our Office enjoy.
ed brief call on Saturday.
s. 5. Burling. our genial city marshal,
returned on Friday last from an extend
ed visit to relatives in Michigan. We
are glad to:see him back, and looking so
we'll
The disfigured remains of our two he
roes. "Grove" and Benny" as portray
ed on placards on exhibition at II. C.
Shimps. are highly amusing, and if you
wish to laugh the laugh of laughable
laugher. just call around there some
morning before breakfast 1t will sharp
en- your appetite.
We note very pleasant call from Rev.
A. n. See, of Salina, Kansas. Mr.. See is
brother of Mr.. F. s. See. of this county
He is the financial:agent of the Kansas
Wesleyan University at Salina, Kansas,
and is now travelling in the interests of
that institution. From here he went to
GOodland. and will make tour through
out this portion of the state.
A preacher named A. NJ. Richardson,
of Lawrence. and speaker of the Union
Labor party, lately went to Atwood, Raw
Inns county, to deliyer an address. He
had but little audience, and got his re-
venge by deliberately manufacturing a
lot of lies about the sobriety of the coun-
ty officials and other leading citizens.
The consequence is denial by the citi-
zens accused. Mr.. Richardson better
steer clear of Atwood hereafter.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-04
See McConigaI e.
Son before buying
your coal. They ham
die the foIloWing:
Colorado Anthracite
Rock Springs, Mar
shall, FrancviIIe.
: a n q a m IN q n d
Cherokee,

Autumn and spring are the best times
in which to set out trees and shrubbery.
Colby would be most beautiful city if
it were not that there are few or no trees
within it's limits. Our citizens, one and
all, should see to it that in front of their
residences and in their yards trees and
shrubbery be planted. Let us besutify
our homes and city in this way. Climat-
ic conditions may make several paintings
necessary before the object sought be OBJ
tanned. but the effort will eventually be
crowned with success. Experience will
teach the better kinds of trees to plant,
how to set them out and how best to care
for them.
In the course of the debate on the bill
creating Department of Agriculture,
Senator Plumb advocated its passage,
calling attention to the competition which
the American Agriculturists met, and
would continue to meet in the markets
of the world, from South America, Aus
tralia, India and Africa, and declared his
belief that unless existing conditions
were changed and markedly changed,
India wheat would sell in New York
markets in five years, duty paid, in COM
petition with American wheat. It was.
therefore, desirable the president should
have in his cabinet man who represent
ed the great agricultural interests Of the
country, and it was necessary to diversi-
" agriculture and look more and moro
to the home market, rather than to the
foreign market. In this connection he
favored the encouragement Of the pro
dnction OF sugar from sorghum and
nests.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-04
The Kansas Wesleyan University

Tho Kansas Wesleyan University.
This institution is located at Salina,
Kans. 1t was founded Sept. Is, 1885, and
is rapidly growing in public estimation
as superior college. The course of stud
les is extended, and each department is
presided over by first class professors.
All desiring to attend college should ad-
dress for the catalogue to
Rev A n. SEE,
Salina Kansas
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-04
MARRIED.

AT Colby, Kansas, Sept. 3Oth. 1883. by
Rev. N. Peterson. William w. Parks to
Miss Eff1e F. Steel. all of Thomas county,
Kansas.
Both these young people arc well
known and popular in Thomas county.
The CAT joins numerous friends in we'll
wishes for their future lives
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-04
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. SO.

Report of Hillsdale school for the
month ending Sept. %. 1888.
Number of pupils enrolled, IL.
Average attendance, 8.
Names of those not absent during the
month: Rachel. Lucy and Cora Keck,
and Oracle and Edith Wood.
LIZZIE PAYNE, Teacher.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-04
THE THOMAS COUNTY CAT.
JOSEPH A. GILL, Editor.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4. 1883.
UNION PACIFIC TIME TABLE.

SOUTH BOUND.
No. 49, Leaves Colby $3.50 p IN.
NORTH BOUND.
No. PSI. Arrives at Colby at 1:aO p. m.
OAKLEY.
WEST BOUND.
No. 203, Arrives at IL $50 a. IN.
No. POI, Arrives at II 10 p. m.
EAST BOUND.
No. 2(2, Arrives at 5:23 a. m.
No. 2O4, Arrives at SOC p. m.
No. 49, Lvs Colby 1000, Ar Oakley 1:3O a. m
No. PSI, Lvs Oakley Sis. Ar Colby 6:45 p. m.
D. A. FOLTs, Station Agent.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-04
G. K. & N. TINE TABLE.

COLBY, Kas., Aug. LIST, 1888.
GOING EAST.
No. 8, Passenger, 2:55 p. NJ.
" 81, Accommodation, 8:45 a m.
GOING WEST.
No. :, Passenger, Arrives Arrive 1: e P. m m.
Z" 81. Accommodation, 2:55 p. m.
D. WALLACE, Agent.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-04

ur. Joshua Haskins, one Of our Oldest
Inhabitants. called 1t this ONCE on Satur-
day. We were glad to see him.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-03
AT POTTSVILLE.
Everybody Quietly Awaiting the
Results of To-Day.

POTTsVILLE, Pa. Jan. 2.-The
branches and the main line continue
working with daily increasing force.
The striker IS force have only been aug
mented by the nOn-appearance at work
of several crews to-day at Tama. The
railroad is how running daily full
handed, inconvenience and delays only
resulting from green hands. The eXecu-
tive committees of the Knights of Labor
and Amalgamated association have
been
IN JOINT SESSION
all day. Messengers and kilograms were
numerous, sending orders in all direc-
tions. kilograms and written cOmmu-
nications were early sent President
COrbin, to which no replies had as yet
been received. Congressman BrumIn
and ex-Deputy District Attorney Will
helm, leaders of the political wing of
the labor party, were closeted several
hours with Lee Bensman and other
labor officials. They strongly conneiied
against the strike, but were told they
did not know
THE INSIDE WORKINGS.
Secretary BenSman was busy gath
ering evidence for his proposed suit
against the telegraph company for
twenty-nine hours delay in delivering
strike message last week, also the re-
fusal to sell tickets at PalO Alto To
strikers. Special efforts have been
been by the railroad company over the
holiday suspension to fill all cOlliery
sidingS with empty cars, consequently
few of the cOllierieS can give the eX-
cuse of lack of cars for idleneSS tO-mOr-
row. Everything is expectancy here.
No positive information of Tuesday )
doings can be learned. Summed up,
the situation is the labor leaders have
| ordered full strike for Tuesday for all
Schuylkill miners, except pumpmen
and those engaged in dead work. The
question is, will the miners obey the
leaders. Tuesday alone can answer
this
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-03
THE YAQUI WAR.
Destitute and Starving Indians
Treacherously Assassinated.


NOGALEs, Ariz., Jan. 2.-Strange and
startling news has been developed in
the past few days in the Yaqui river
campaign. The Yaqui war has been
carried OH with the understanding that
at it's close the land of the Yaqui and
Mayo rivers was to be divided in sever
atty among the Indians, and by making
the Yaquis and MayOs believe this the
majority surrendered. 1t has now come
to light that the Mexican gunbOat Dem
ocrata has secretly removed at various
times over 1000 Indians from the river.
They have been taken to the state of
COlma, where they are dying of fever
and other diseases. Chief Cajams, who
was supposed to have been shot, ac-
cording to the military customs of the
country, is said to have been
feSsion. He was taken aboard the gun
boat at Guaymas and at dead of night
the vessel steamed down to the mouth
of the Yaqui river, where he was given
a horse and escort to return to his viii
lage, as was thought, but it is charged
that while leaving the party one of his
escort rode up behind him and shot him
in the back. After he fell several other
balls were fired into his body. On what
pretense the Indians were invited
aboard the Democratic, is not known.
Land grabbers who are said to be very
near the federal government are grad
ually absorbing all tillable land in the
valley. The remainder of the Yaquis
are disaffected and two or three light
skirmishes which have taken place in
the last month, it is expected, will be
followed by open war. The Indians are
destitute Military patrol the river and
protect the interests of the land graz
harc
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-03
CAPITAL CITY NOTES.
Personal Mention of Northwest
erners at Washington.
Snecial tn the Gloha

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. at is rumOred
tonight that Senator SpoOner, of Wis
consin, will retire from the District of Co.
lumbia committee when the senate re-
conveneS because of heavy duties de-
vOlving upon him as chairman of the
committee on claims.
James ii. Bibb, Indian trader, POca-
tellO, Idaho, arrived this evening at the
Metropolitan. He comes to personally
report to Gen. Atkins concerning the
condition of affairs in his agency.
He says there will be dele
CATION here from Idaho within
few days to perfect arrangements for
opening the BannOck and ShOShone
agency, in order to give sufficient land
for town site purposes at the junction
of the Oregon Short Line & Union
into Montana. There are machine shops
there now, and the consent of the
Indians has been obtained to granting
the additional land required.
Gov. Stevenson is now here looking
after matters.
C. Babcock, wife and child, of Min
neapolis, are at the Ebbitt, and will
remain few days, combining private
business with pleasure.
Col. William Thompson, of Bismarck,
spent the evening with the commits
sioner of patents, Hon. Benton j. Hall.
They are lifelong friends. having been
fellow Democrats in Iowa and fellow
soldiers from that state.
Miss Ida Nelson, of Alexandria,, ar
rived and will spend the winter with
her father, Hon. Knute Nelson. They
have removed from the National hotel
to private apartments on Fourteenth
street.
Hon. NJ. Fl. Day, of Dakota, will be
here on Thursday and address the SEN
ate committee on Indian affairs in the
interest of the Dawes bill for opening
the Sioux reservation.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-03
A PRIEST ROBBED.
Father Bigham, of New Brighton,
Pa, Robbed by Burglars.

NEW BRIGHTON. Pa, Jan. 2.-One of
the most daring robberieS ever perpe
trated in Bea YER county occurred this
morning about 2 o'clock at the residence
of Rev. Father Bigham, pastor of st.
Joseph'S Catholic church, of this place.
Mrs. Cristy, the housekeeper OF the
minister, had been sick and was Occu-
pying room with Mrs. Mary Nc
Nally, who acted in the capacity of
nurse, and young niece about fourteen
years of age. At the hour named
Mrs. Cristy awoke and discov-
room. The robbers then drew their
revolvers and demanded her money.
She replied that she had none. AT this
juncture Miss Gertie Clarke, the neice,
awOke and, seeing the men, began to
scream, and Mrs. Cristy, taking advant-
age of the confusion, pressed an electric
button which rung bell in Father Big
hams room. The priest, suddenly
aroused, confused and half asleep,
rushed ont into the hallway, thinking
that the woman had been taken vio-
lently ill, and that his services were re-
quired. One of the robbers rushed to
the hall and forced the reverend gentle
man into his room, where he at once hid
Ills FdludUiCS, HlOuCy diiu WoCClis hO
burglar then told him to open the door
OF he would batter it down, and Father
Bigham replied, ''I will shoot you
through the door" But the villain had
prepared for this by taking the young
lady out ofbed and holding her before
him, when she called to the well-nigh
frantic priest not to shoot, as she would
certainly receive the shot. The priest
then hid the revolvers and opened the
door, when the burglar made search
of the room, but failed to find anything
of much value. He asked for the gold
watch which the priest always carried,
and upon it being explained to him that
it was loaned to brother, be-
came so exasperated that he dealt
Father Bigham blow with revolver,
which felled him to the floor. The rob-
bers then forced the four occupants of
the house to walk down stairs and at
the point of the revolver compelled the
| priest to open safe and give them the
contents, amountingto to $115, which had
been taken in the Sunday collections.
The pair then departed, after eXacting
a solemn oath from all concerned that
they would not give the alarm for an
hour. Several hours later Detective
Lazarus, of Rochester, arrested three
men on suspicion and took them to
Rochester, where two of them were pos
| itively identified as tho men who COM
mitted the robbery.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-03
RumorS That Gladstone Will
Plead the Cause Of Ire
land With the Pope.
Londoners Laugh at the Idea,
But Are Considerably Ex-
cited Over It.
German Papers Are Busy Max
ing Excuses for Promi-
nent Officials.
Roumania Preparing for Com
ing Events--The Foreign
News Budget.
Copyright Special to the Globe.

Copyright Special to the Globe.
LONDON, Jan. "A rumOr gained
wide circulation here to-day that Glad
stone intended to plead the cause of Ire
land with the pope during his stay at
Rome. The story is extremely ridicu
lous, and even the most industrious in
its circulation laughed at the idea. 1t
has no other foundation whatsoever
than the fact that Gladstone is the
guest at Florence of Sig. Lacaita, who,
thirty years ago, was the Liberal lead
er's private secretary, and is the father
of Charles G. Lacaita, who few weeks
ago resigned his seat in the house
of commons as member for Dundee, be-
cause, as he alleges, he found himself
unable steadily to support Gladstone,
whose immoderate attitude was him
drance to the granting of home rule to
Ireland. Gladstone's methods of secur-
ing to Ireland the boon of local self gov
ernment are admittedly peculiar. but
they do not include personal appeal
to the pope to influence the action of
the Irish clergy. The Duke of Norfolk,
Just returned from Rome, had
A PROTRACTED CONFERENCE
with Lord Salisbury this afternoon.
What representations his grace made on
behalf of the holy father are not def
nitely known, but it is rumOred that he
informed the premier that the pope
could not intervene between the
political parties, but when his holi-
ness received Mgr. Persico's final report
he might advise the Irish clergy to as
sumo passive attitude with regard to
political matters. The duke, it is un-
derstood, pressed the question of re-es-
tabliShing diplomatic relations between
England and the Vatican, but with what
result it cannot be learned.
THE PACIFIC EFFECT
of the publication of the forged CORE
spondence continues. The name of the
person chiefly responsible for the for
geries will perhaps never be made pub
lie, but it is an undOubted fact that both
| the cZar and Prince Bismarck are in
| possession of it and that its owner will
have frequent occasion to regret hav-
ing engaged in the unfortunate business.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-03

knotted in front and falling
almost to her feet, ended in two taSSels.
Her slippers were bronze leather, en-
broidered with bronze beads.
Miss Bayard wore high-decked dress
of black dotted tulle, short-skirted,
trimmed with black lace, and open v
shaped at the neck; veiled with black
tulle. There were rows of white pearls
about her throat and great bunch of
American beauty roses i'll her cOrsage.
She held black fan and wore black
gloves.
Mrs. Fairchild wore a toilet of white
satin. 1t was half high in the neck had
a train of ivory-white brocade, and the
front festooned with white gauZe over
small frills of plated gauze and lace.
She wore large pearl pendant from a
white ribbon that encircled her throat.
Mrs. Whitney wore French dress OF
antique blue brocade, with rows of sill
yer embroidery upon the folding panels.
The train was full and plain. The cor
sage was V-shaped, draped with silver
bangled tulle and at the point she wore
an immense diamond star. In her ears
she wore SOlitaireS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-03
A PLUCKY WOMAN.
"A Band of Kansas Desperadoes
Put to Flight by a Brave WO-

"A Band of Kansas Desperadoes
Put to Flight by a Brave Wo-
man.
TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. "A gang of
Lane county ku-kluX has just been
broken up by the arrest of all but one.
James Vanderine, Nelson English and
P. S. Galloway were brought to the city
by United States marshal and lodged
in the county Jail. They with five,
others, are charged with a conspiracy to
intimidate hOmeSteader named
Hoover, with view to forcing him to
abandon his claim for the supposed pur-
pose of one their number jumping it,.
The other five gave bond for their APP
pearance to answer an indictment in
the United States district court, and
these parties not being able to
give bonds they will be con-
fined in jail until the sitting of
the next term of court. 1t seems that
one night several months ago these de-
PENDANTS, who were masked, entered the
house of a settler named Hoover, near
Dighton, carrying with them bucket Of
tar and some feathers. They set upon
Hoover, and beat and kicked him un-
mercifully. An attempt was made to
tar and feather him, but he fought deS-
perately and the tar was scattered over
the room and furniture. Mrs. Hoover
came to her husbands rescue, and with
a heavy wooden chair felled three of
the attacking party. In the scrimmage
the masks were torn off, disclosing the
| identity of the parties, who then re-
treated. Not long after this occurrence,
the humble dwelling of the Hoovers
| was set on fire one night and burned to
| tha orn1rod Iaavipr tho family homo1occ
on e fh the prairie Rhe matteT asF eess Was pre
sented to District Attorney Perry, who
brought it before the grand jury. In
| dictments were returned against the
parties, and warrants were issued for
| their arrest.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-03
Miners and RailPoadepS in the
Anthracite Region All on
a Strike.
Business Greatly Depressed
and Prospects Of a Long
and Bitter Fight.
At Pottsville Everything Is
Quietly Awaiting the Re-
suits Of To-Day.
The Situation Generally
Gloomy and One to Be
Greatly Deplored.

SHAMoKIN, Pa, Jan. "A meeting
of Knights Of Labor and railrOaders was
held here to-day, and as result gen.
eral strike of miners and railroaders
will be made tomorrow throughout the
anthracite region, except in the WyOn-
ing valley. The miners strongly con-
demned the course of the railroad com
pany and the Brotherhood of LOcOmo-
tive Engineers, and IN ade an appeal TO
men who contemplate coming into the
region to seek work to remain away
until the strike is settled. They also
advised hotel and boarding house keep
erS not to entertain ''scabs," and de-
clared their intention to fight TO finish
The entire coal region was represented
at the meeting. The sentiment of the
meeting was unanimously i'll favor Of
the lockout. Everything is quiet.
Business is greatly depressed. The
miners declare they can stand out six
months.