Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-09-13
Colby will have a Touring mill!


&c. Shimp still tarries in Chicago.
The mill is bound to go up this fall
Sow lots of wheat.
California and eastern fruit just arriv
ed at J. P. Bayha's.
Won't Colby fly with her fifteen thous
and dollar Touring mill?
B. J. Woodruff is expected to return
from Chicago this week.
Charley Morrison is making an extend
ed visit to friends in Iowa.
Public school began last Monday in
Colby with large attendance.
Chicago Lumber Co. are selling all
kinds of coal low as the lowest.
Come out and hear Hon. James F. Leg
ate. of Topeka. Wednesday evening.
Immense stocks of new goods are daily
arriving in our city. What a world of
traffic Colby is.
Ladies. INSPECT Kaub & Co.'S. new Dry
Goods. 1t is treat to walk through their
store.
Shimp, the Clothier, is closing out his
line of boots at cost. Don't buy until
you get his prices.
Rock Spring, Illinois. jackson, Missou-
ri Camel and Pennsylvania Anthracite
coal at Chicago Lumber Co.
Hon. L. U. Humphrey and A. ]. Felt
arrived this afternoon and addressed a
large audience at Armory hall. Detailed
account in oCr next issue.
Visit Van Epps' photograph gallery
this week is you want some fine work
done. This week only.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of re-
publicans will be held in Colby to-day in
honor of the visit of the Hon. L. U Hum.
phrey candidate for governor, and A. j.
Felt for lieutenant governor, who will
deliver addresses on the occasion.
The Commercial House has been sold
to =. s. Dunkin, who is to assume control
Immediately. Mr.. Dunkin recently pur-
chased the Douglas restaurant and NOV
! ed in from his farm north of town, and
now he launches out in still larger es-
/ tablishment. We wish HIM success.
Shrimp. the clOthier. has received an
enormous stock of fall clothing, and it
surprises us to see how cheap he is sell
ling it under a democratic administra-
| ton.
The handsome two story brick business
building put up by Messrs. II. E. Weld
and A. J. Senter, on the corner of 4th
and Franklin avenue in this city, Is
about completed, and will be ready for
occupancy before November 1st The
building is 50 feet front on Franklin
av enue. and extends east on 4th street 80
feet. 1t consists of two stories and base
ment. The first story is two large store
rooms the entire length of the building,
having large glass fronts, hight to cell
ing IA feet. The upper story has hall
traversing the entire length, on one side
of which are Offices, and on the other
Offices, very large. and ceilings 12 feet
high. The basement is under the whole
of the building; the front part will be
used for business purposes, and the rear
part as cellar for the store building. This
is one of the finest buildings in western
Kansas to-day. 1t was designed and built
by Messrs. Shanklin s. Vail contractors
and builders of this city, and in its con-
struction only the best material and
methods of labor have been employed.
The construction of this building is high
ly creditabie to the gentlemen. OF the
enterprise. push and energy of Messrs.
Weld s. Senter, the gentlemen having
these buildings erected. it is scarcely
necessary to speak, as it is well known to
all our citizens. Mr.. Senter in the early
foundation Of the city, was among the
first to push the erection of buildings of
any great dimensions to completion,
Through him and 81. D. Bean the large
two-story frame building now occupied
BY the Colby Hardware Co. and Kaub &
Co. we're built, when it was not certain
whether Colby was to be permanent or =
town on wheels. OF Mr.. Homer E.
Weld It may be said that he has been
largely interested in the erection of
buildings in Colby since March, 1883. to
the number of round dozen, aggregat-
ing a total cost Of about $751; Soch
enterprise and faith in our future - .
city is to be highly commended and en-
couraged. The new building win be &C.
cupied for the most part at once. The
Pioseer Store of n. Donelan, Of which |
some account is givea in another column,
viii occupy one Of the large store rooms.
Joe Lam ont viii occupy one Of the front
basement rooms with an elegant barber
shop. while the other win be occupied By |
Mr.. r. G. Ball, with tho Rock Island
restaurant and eating house. A number
of the Offices in the second story have
already been taken, and without doubt
the others sOon will he