Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-07-19

hot weather.
Politics broiling
| Windy and dusty.
/ Candidates are thickening.
Colby is growing in spite of hot wealth
Yer.
Fitzpatrick Bros. & Collins have re-
moved To HOxie
Tracklayers at work on the Salina,
Lincoln & Western railway
Frank Smith. of the Colby Hardware
Store, is taking well-earned vacation
this week at Oberlin visiting old friends.
Mrs. D. Zerwekh is spending a pleas
ant week in Red Cloud, Nebr., with her
sister. David is anxiOusly waiting her
return.
| A pleasant call from Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Waters. of Hale township var.
led the monOtony of our office on Mon
day last.
Mr. Charles f. Bennett, our meteoro-
logical correspondent. dropped into our
Office Monday and handed us the report
for June
j. H. Arlington, farmer living near
OttcrbOurne, called on Wednesday to pay
and renew his subscription to the CAT,
Mr.. Arlington will also read the Kansas
City Journal hereafter.
Prof. W. P. Sullivan, of Colby, arrived
Monday to give instruction at the Nor
NAL now being held at the court house.
We understand he will remain as long as
the institute lasts-Dark Horse.
j.. W. Miller. of Hastings. proprietor of
the Rock Island hotel. of Hastings. was
in Colby Saturday, and favored us with
a short call. Mr.. Miller departed Mon
day with his wife for Wilcox. Nebraska.
where she will visit for one month. He
expects to return to Hastings at once.
The Institute opened this week with
very fiattering prospects. about s. teach
crs are now enrolled. Prof Sullivan. Of
Colby. instructor. with DR.. D. Huffman.
as assistant, will make lively team. The
| daily record of the proceedings came in
too late for this week.-Dark Horse. -
s. w. Aughinbaugh, of St. Joe. Mo-.
Route Agent q S. Express Co.. was in
the city on Monday last, and called at
this Office He visited this city tor the
purpose of establishing an agency for
this company. and appointed G. A. Nc
Gonigal as local agent. Personally, Mr..
Aughinbaugh is an affable and agreeable
gentleman.
CIV .Shill, who lives near Otterbournc,
was in the city on Thursday. and called
on us. Mr.. Shill and family will visit in
Ohio during the summer. He has about
the finest timber claim in the county,
having some 1.5O0 trees growing on his |
claim, many of which are over Is feet
in height. Who says Thomas county is
not improving!
Martin & Hampton have secured the
services of Mr.. A. F. Hartman in the |
jewelry and matchmaking department of
the Palace Drug Store. Mr.. Hartman has
had several years practical experience in
the repair department of one of the lead
ing jewelry houses of Kansas City. and
comes into our midst highly recommend
ed in every way. All work placed in his
hands will be carefully attended to, and
satisfaction is guaranteed.
DEAR FUN.-On last Saturday night a
party of young men amused themselves by
making night hideous on Franklin Ave
nue.. shouting. swearing, upsetting the
water barrels. &c. They were taken in
tow by Marshal Burling, and consigned
to the cooler, but were shortly released
on bail. On Monday morning four of
the party appeared before his honor. po-
lice Judge Irwin, and plead guilty tc be
ing disOrderly, and were fined $40 each
and costs. The boys all felt sore over
their conduct, and as none of them were
ever known guilty Of such acts before,
the CAT refrains from publishing names,
and trusts that it will not again be called
upon to chronicle such acts.
Deb Fitzpatrick was in the city last
week. closing up all unsettled affairs of !
his company in this city. The firm of !.
Fitzpatrick Brothers Il Collins have done ,
! great deal of work here, and in the
past four months have been paying some
500 men wages for work done in the
county for contractors on grading
md in no case have we heard of one
vord of dissatisfaction expressed against
he firm. but everywhere they have '
reated our merchants and residents with q
We commend the firm to
he new communities where they go as
lean and square. For Mr.. C. 8 Potts, their e
manager, and Mr.. Patterson. their book
;eeper, our business men have the kind b
80 a. i