Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-09-06

Il The late rains have made the buffalo
grass green up.
| w. H. Marble, ESQ.,, spent few day!
at home during last week.
The s. L. s. W. Railway will reach
Hoxie from Colby this week.
Large new stock of Brussels and In
grain carpets at Kaub & Co.'S.
C. E. Chandler, Esq, came down from
Oberlin on Wednesday of last week.
John Ellis and family join the excur
sionists and go to the Columbus encamp
ment this week.
A large water tank has been built by
the C. X. & N. Ry. just west of their
depot in this city.
Have you seen the new style hats? II
not, drop in at Shimps, the Clothier, and
see what varieties are out.
Dressmaking department of A. L. Plum
mer's millinery store is under charge OF
a first class fashionable dressmaker..
A pension board has lately been estab.
lished in Colby Drs. Beaver, Eddy and
Martin haye been appointed examiners
Shrimp, the clothier, has received an
enormous stock of fall clothing, and il
surprises us to see how cheap he is sell
ling it under a democratic administra.
ton.
Howard Carpenter, ESQ.,, editor of the
Democrat, started this week for an ex-
tended trip east He was accompanied
by Mrs. Carpenter, who will visit friends
in Massachusetts,
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.
scriptions.
Mr.. Fred Finnerty starts for his old
home near Alton, Ills, on Saturday. He
avails himself of the excursion rates ia
the Columbus encampment, and will
probably spend five or six weeks visiting
old time friends and relatives ere retur.
ming.
Geo. H. Kaub, of Kaub & Co.'S. mann
moth store, returned last Sunday from
an extended business trip east. Mr..
Kaub has purchased fine new stock OF
fall and winter goods. of which he tells
the people of this city and county in a
giant ad this week
Mr.. S. T. Wolf, one of our prominent
farmers, has been quite i'll lately. On
Friday last, while in the city, the gentle
man was stricken with sudden prostra
ton, but in the evening was removed to
his home. We heartily trust he may soon
recover his usual health and strength.
A birthday party in honor of Miss Eta
Levitt was given at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. L. s. Levitt, on Monday last
The little maiden had reached the 9Th
milestone on her journey of life on that
day, and large number of her playmates
gathered in to celebrate the anniversary.
Like pleasant hostess the little lady en-
tertained her guests handsomely, and the
affair was grand success in every way.
One year ago. this week. the present
editor of the Thomas County CAT took
charge of this paper. While knowing
that it is an imposslbility to please ever
ybody, he trusts that the general run of
the patrons of the paper are satisfied with
his conduct of it. If continued liberal
patronage be any test, he certainly has
reason to congratulate himself on sue
cess, and is thankful accordingly. Con-
scious that the demands of the reading
public are greater than ever before, the
endeavor, during the coming year, will
be made to increase the standard of the
paper to this greater demand.
COLBY, KAs., Sept. 4, 1883.
There appears to be q disposition on
the part of some persons to cast blame on
some one on account of the reunion of
Northwestern Veteran Association not
being held at Colby. After much thought
on the subject, and feeling that our post
would this year be unable to care for 80
many as would likely come to the re-
union, and also knowing that our citizens
had been heavily taxed to pay the expen-
ses of two conventions, We concluded
not to hold the reunion this year. Oak
ley Post, hearing of our decision asked
permission to hold the reunion at that
place at the same time they held their
city anniversary. We acceded to their
request, and do not feel that anyone is
to blame. Had our post been able to
have borne the expense, we would have
held the reunion here.
Our commander, Maj. Mcdonnell, Is
now absent on account of the in health
of Mrs. McGonigal, and not here 70 de-
fend himself against the unjust insinua-
tons that may be made. The above are
the facts in the case IS I understand