Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-19

T'yna want to sell your land leave it
with Pingree & Plaster.
Mrs L. L. French is on the sick list
this week, with a severe cold.
Have you noticed the ad OF Martin &
Hampton ON the first page: The Palace
Drug Store is now in their hands
Judge Budlong wrapped himself up
warmly and breasting the breeze on Mon
day came to town, visiting this Office.
According to the Celia Enterprise,
Goodin's accounts as treasurer of Raw
| Inns county have been investigated and
| found TO be all correct.
! Mr.. Fred Thistlewaite, of Beatrice
Neb. spent Tuesday in this city. He was
very much surprised at the remarkable
growth Of Colby the past year.
Dr. F. p Van Valkenburg, of Chicago,
who is interested in real estate in Sher-
man county, passed through Colby on
/ his return from a visit to that county
on We !nesday last
Colby makes war on no north
western Kansas city-She is glad to note
the great progress of each. But to COM
pare COlby's pro gress with that of less
fortunate rivals seems in their eyes to be
crime
Howard Carpenter of the Colby
Democrat was in town Monday He re-
ported ut this office and rendered the
cigars ir behalf of a new daughter that
recently took up her abode at his domi-
cile.-Oberln Herald.
Hampton Stout, and family will leave
for visit to Kansas City, and other
places in eastern Kansas next week,
visiting friends and relatives MI. and
Mrs Stout, will be absent some two
months ere returning.
The worldwide reputation of Ayers
Hair Vigor is due to its healthy action on
the hair and scalp This Incompatible
preparation restores the original color to
gray and faded hair, and imparts the
gloss and freshness so much desired by
all classes of people.
ga. A. Deane, representing the U. p
r. r., and Daniel Bradbury, of this
county. were comrades during the war.
and had not met since their muster out
They accidentally met and recognized
each other in Colby this week and the
! meeting was an enjoyable one to both.
The Grainfield Cap Sheaf has changed
hands and is now edited and published
by, c. NJ. and E. L. McClintock. Under !
the management of VIM. J. Evans it has |
been an excellent paper. and the first
number under its new management in
dicates that its previous high standard is |
to be maintained.
1t modest Clay Centre girl who be-
ing asked at the table what part of the
chicken she would prefer said: "Pll take
the part which ought to be dressed IN
drawers" A young man sitting OPP
posite not to be outdone in modesty,
said: I'll take the part which ought
to wear the hustle" The c. C. v. l.
tainted and was carried out on salver.
Burr Oak Herald.
BOQUET PARTY.-A most enjoyable af
fair was had at the residence of c. NJ.
HOvey. on Wednesday eve. Jan. 18th.
1t was beautiful evening and nearly all
the young folks turned out. Mrs. Hovey.
assisted by Mr.. Ed Hovey and others,
kept the guests most agreeably enter
tanned with choice selections of music
until word was given that sealed envel-
opes containing bOquets could be obtain
ed in the adjoining room. The boys pro-
ceeded each to get one, which was to
match the one worn by some lady pres
ent. After the jollity of matching bO-
quets was at All end. an elegant lunch
was served. and all spent an evening of
enjoyment at the hands of the Y. L. H.
c., and Mrs. Hovey as hostess.
The 81 tuation as to the county seat:
The election was held on the 22nd of
November. at which time the question
Of the permanent location of the county {
seat was submitted The Commissioners
were served with an injunction restrain
ing them from making canvass of the
vote. Proceedings were at once COM
menced before Judge Pratt, asking that
the Injunction be dissolved. A hearing!
was sent for Dec 9th and both sides
were fully represented BY their at
torneys. No final sction was reached
and q postponement until the 9ti Of
Feb. was ordered. No canvass Ct the
vote has yet been made. and caa't be
until the courts have passed upon the
questions submitted. AID in the mean
time Eussis remains the county sext