Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-24

And the Rock Island only 30 miles
away!
Judge L. K. Pratt was in town We'd
nesday.
Frank Zeigler came up from Oakley
Tuesday.
]. H. Boden is now located at the
State Bank.
]. NJ. Fritz, of Ellis. Kans., is in Col
by this week.
A. c, Crancy, of Norton. registered at
the Opelt Tuesday.
| j. H. Pirkey. Of Elliot, Kas., arrived
in the city Tuesday.
]. W. Walter. of Hartley. Kas., ar
rived in Colby Tuesday.
NJ. d. Barstow. of Norton. passed
through Colby on Wednesday.
Mrs. G. w Douglass is suffering with
a severe attack Of measles this week.
Teacher Normal Institute commences
July 3Oth. and will Continue four weeks.
Rev. s. II. Ferguson is confined to his
room this week with severe attack of
rheumatism.
Miss Lille 9eymer. of Ness City.
Kansas, is in the city visiting her brother
r. X. Beymer.
John S. Foster. OF the firm of John S.
Foster & Sons. came in from Leaven-
worth Tuesday.
+. 4. McMaii. ESQ., prominent at
torney Of .;rainfell. was in Colby on
legal business III Tuesday
Frank Marble left yesterday to join
the U. P. surveyors in their work bet
ween Plainville and Colby
DR.. w. NJ. Edwards is about again,
having recovered from dangerous at
tack of inflammatory rheumatism.
Mr.. J. F. Steenrod, of Paramount, Neb.,
arrived in the city on Tuesday night last
and will remain until opening of Court,
on Monday next.
Mrs. Mccullough came in on Tuesday
evening from II visit 20 her former home
at Lincoln. Nchr We are pleased to see
her back. Nc looks happy.
The Democrats oi Decatur county in
delegate convention assembled decided
to bring out Sam ". McElroy for Con-
gress. He was Il former resident of this
county.
Mr.. J. W. Miller. of Quickvllle, called
at our office ON Wednesday. He reports
Quickville as on the move. and orders
the CAT sent to Hastings. where he will
reside in the future.
Seven railroad contractors enrOute for
Colby. to take contracts for grading bet
ween that place and Plainville, Rocks
county, stopped at the Pacific Hotel
Tuesday night.-Oakley Press.
Ben Nottingham has sold his hardware
store to l. Buffers, Esq. who formerly
was in business here in Colby. Mr..
Buffers will run full line of hardware at
the old stand on South Franklin Ave.
Mrs. L. L. French leaves to-day for a
visit to her old home at Prescott, Iowa.
We wish her a pleasant journey. royal
good visit and safe return; aud extend to
Mr.. French our heart felt sympathy in
his loneliness.
Henry Morrison. tf j. =. Morrison &
Sons, is off for short vacation. On
Wednesday morning he left for Rawlins
county, where ne will put in his time
with friends there ,.unting and fishing.
and having good time generally.
A social gathering was held at the res
idence of L. L. French on Saturday eve
ming in honor of George Senter, who
took his departure on the following
A pleasant time was reported,
and George departed with the best of
wishes from all.
Messrs. Spsid & Hursh, formerly of
Hastings, Neb.. are now fully established |
in their feed store on Franklin avenue,
opposite the Horseshoe Grocery. They
have full supply Of all kinds of seed,
and grain on hand. and can be relied up
On as square.
During the storm of Monday night, .
team used in the passenger delivery
hack ran q way and upset the hack. The |
driver was thrown out and run over BY
the hack. and was found unconscious ]
md badly bruised. Doctor J. W. Martin
waited upon him but found mo- bones
broken The man was all right the next
by. No other damage. II
A. W. Bennett has resigned his posi-
Jon in the brick store, and win engage ,
y business for himself in the near future. d
Ar. Bennett Is . rustler. highly respec-
ID BY everybody, and his presence It
he brick store has done much to win ard )
lon he large patronage IL now hes; and
vhsn II. Bennett pushes his Mercantile
:nnoe out into the turbulent vnten of
'oapetitie1, Ne pfedict tsat - viii -
~ - Sound rikhs siis % . Asppy
~ jdsial = 90. enccos - ~