Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-09-19
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the country to look after his farming in
terests.
Mr.. Joseph Elsey. brother of G. W
Elsey, came on visit last week. anG
started for his home in Davis county
Mo-, on Tuesday, well pleased with oul
county.
Prof. McDOugals room at the school
building was thrown open to the civil
service commission on Tuesday, and in
consequence the higher grade pupils had
a holiday.
The republican primary of RovOhl
township will be held Sep. 20 at2 OF clock
D. m. at the residence of W. S. Irwin.
c. VAIL,
Chairman Twp. Comm.
We desire to call attention to the new
lad" of Marvin Niskern this week. He
is dong an enormous undertaking and
furniture business, and can therefore sell
cheaper than any other house in the city.
Among those who took the civil ser
vice examination on Tuesday were the
following from Russell Springs: Miss Be-
atrice Murray, J. E. Cummings, w. c.
Meyer. and Burris Felts, deputy county
treasurer of Russell county.
President Adams, of the L. P. X. r..
after his trip over the L. & c. district OF
that line, orders section gangs put on
along that portion of the road with the
remark: 1--WE are going to use this branch
and want it fixed up in fine shape
w. P. Long, of Falls City. Nebr., was
here during the latter part of last week
and made his old friend Max Giesc of
this office pleasant call. Mr.. Long has
a claim in the southwest part of the
county.
A horse belonging to Peter Brady, of
Hale township, had one of its legs cut on
a stalk-cutting machine last week. The
wound was so bad as to necessitate the
killing of the animal. 1t was great loss
to MIR. Brady.
L. A Lewis was arrested Tuesday ev-
ening on a warrant sworn out by NJ. H.
Jackson, charging HIM with arson. In
default of $3.50 bail he was remanded to
Jail and the case continued to next Mon
day.
The sheriff was engaged on Saturday
afternoon in selling some wagons and
teams at auction which had to be sold
under mortgages. He also sold the fur.
niture and what remained in the Com
nfercial house after the proprietor had
skipped.
Brother McAfee, of the Luray Head
light. was in Colby few days for the
purpose of taking the civil service exam.
nation. He is one of the veteran news.
paper men of the state, and his grand
father died in the same house where Gen.
Custer, deceased, was born.
Miss Belle Spear. county superintend-
ent of Rawlins county, made the CAT Of
fee pleasant call Monday evening, in
company with her brother Frank. who
was on his way to Manhattan to attend
school. Miss Spear reports that good
work is going on in the Rawlins county
schools.
Miss Linnie Jessup, of Rexford, Thorn
as county, former resident and school
teacher of this township. favors us with
an interesting communication this week.
Linnie is not only good preceptress and
good looking girl, but possesses the
nerve and enterprise to go west and be a
good homesteader upon some of Uncle
Sans domain. The Leader wishes her
all the success that can be imagined up
on a frontier farm, and less of the priva-
tons and hardships that attended the
pioneers of Long Island in the early days
of its Settlement-LOng Island Leader
With this issue appers the name of w.
II. Eaton in our announcement columns
as a candidate before the county repub-
lican convention for the nomination of
county surveyor. Mr.. Eaton Is an I'M
questioned republican, an honest business
man and possesses the necessary qualifi-
cations to make good officer.
No better man can be found
for the position and it is only
after considering the matter care
fully that Mr. Eaton consented to run.
He should have the support of every del
egate in the convention.
What would Colby and Thomas conn
ty be without such men as G. w. Smith?
He is enthusiastic in his business and
sells nothing but what he can recommend
He and his clerks are accommodating
and treat everybody the best in the
world. Is it any wonder that his store
is continually crowded. There are three
reasons why he is so successful and
carries the big trade. He advertises.
@He sells the best goods for the least
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