Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-03-22
Locals are scarce this week.
South Park Drawing on Anril Cd

Locals are scarce this week
South Park Drawing on April Cd.
The sound III the hammer is heard
throughout Colby.
Those are dandy posters of the Sou,h
Park Investment Co.
The advertisement Of Martin Bros. &
CO. on the first page is well worth your
notice.
Next week we viii! give fnll descrip
ton of the Warden Block. accompanied
by fine cut of same.
Mr.. James Barnes. deputy sheriff of
Ebert county. Colorado. was in Colby on
Wednesday from Burlington.
We learn tha; several new business
buildings are ~ he 5nilt between ID and
Sd streets on Franklin Avenue early this
spring.
School will begin in District NJ. 6.
southeast of Quickvillc on next Monday.
March Goth. so we are informed by Mr..
L. j. Fletcher.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ellis. four miles
west of town. are to be congratulated.
It's girl baby and was born last Thurs
day. March 18th.
Mr.. F. W. Barclay, representing Il
steam heating company, of Beatrice,
Nebr.. arrived in Colby Wednesday in
the interests Of his business
A misunderstanding between two
prom ncnt citizens of Hale over election
matters brought on scrimmag in which
one of the comhatants got worsted.
A new building is at once to be erected
on the east side os South Franklin Ave
nue.. 1t will be 25x50 feet. and will be
occupied by Mueller & Paradise as fur
niture store.
We regret tn hear Of the severe and
continued illness of Mr.. Charles Morrison,
of j. 3. Morrison & Sons. Charley has
been contired for more than week with
a dangerous attack Of inflamai0ry rhen
matism.
Look out for big blizzard Saturday.
Dr. Shivcly will give Il concert on the
streets, and extract teeth free of charge
in a carriage.
Eff. Coad. Lincoln, Kans. and W. G.
Trou,man. of Sherman Co, gentlemen
connected with the I. p. Ry. spent the
past week in Colby.
DR.. Shively is .he man who extracts
teeth on the fair grounds al ObcrliD. He
will be here Saturday.
shrimp. the clothier has just received
the finest line OF Summer Flannel Shirts.
Underwear, Hosiery. &C. ever brought
to the city.
II YOU are looking for Il hat. go to
Shimp. the c!othier. lie carries the larg-
est stock III ;ne vest Of ali the late styles
and cheap hats.
The question is often asked: How
can Shimp afford To sell clothing SO much
cheaper than anyone else in Western
Kansas" The facts are, he buys liz larg
er quantities, and for spot cash. and
sells more clothing than any two houses ,
in the West.
An exchange says: Quite often some
one regrets that news items were not in
the paper. So does the editor. A minis {.
ter wanted in some church news, bnt
he did rot want it bad enough to come !
around and say SO, or has social party.
or has made some new Improvement.
hut does not think il WORTH while to no.
tifv the editor A gentleman not long
ago remarked that he may come and go
forever but the paper would never men-
ton il. The fact is. he is a very clever /
gentleman when you meet him and draw |
him out. bat he never comes to the office /
except when he wants to pay his sub
scription-we are glad that he comes
that often-and hence an editor can
never mention him unless he happens TO
find out something.
The best spring medicine or blood
purifier YOU can take is few doses of
St. Patricks Pills They cost 8 cents
box. and will accomplish more good than
81. 90 invested in any other medicine.
Guaranteed and sold by Martin s. Hamp-