Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-28
City election Monday next.

City election Monday next.
Francisco Williams lost . horse last
week.
DR.. Chris. II. Martin returned home on
Friday last.
Buy your Wall Paper of Van Petten.
Deane & Co. -
Hardware stock to be closed out at ].
e. Meglemrle's.
New patterns of wall paper at Lands
Court Drug Store.
Saturday last was great business day
among our merchants.
James Powell, of Burlington, Colo :,
registered at the Windsor Tuesday.
Twenty Books offered free by the
Thomas County CAT. See our great club
offer.
Mr.. A. G. VanPetten returned to the
city on Monday after an extended trip
to the east.
Rock Island Restaurant serves fine
meals at all hours, and prices reasonable
r. G. Ball, proprietor.
Communications from our Quickville
correspondent and Mr.. F. C. frost are
crowded out this week, but will appear
next.
Our old friend J. B. Hampton is with
us one again looking well and hearty.
He has just returned from visit to
friends and relatives in western Missouri.
A pleasant birth day party was given
at the residence of County Clerk ]. NJ.
Summers in honor of the 10th birthday
of Miss Pearl Summers, on last Monday.
You will never miss the water till the
we'll runs dry. And you will never miss
the twenty-five cents paid for an Excel
sior Recipe book which can had at the
Post Office and ]. P. Bayhs's.
Services both morning and evening
were well attended at the Armory on last
Sunday. Rev. L. D. Goodwin. the Bap-
fist minister. is meeting with decided
success in his ministrations, both here
and at Hoxie.
The last dance of the social series came
of at Armory Hall on last Thursday ev-
ening which was decided success in ev.
cry way. The ladies of the Womans'
Relief Corps spread an elegant supper at
the Dow Building.
If you contemplate paper
ing your house this spring,
call at the Palace Drug & Jew
elry Store and examine their
large stock of wall paper.
Oakley News Letter: Miss Effie Gray
son closed her school last Friday. She
will visit friends in Goodland this week,
when she will return and resume school
duties in district six miles east of Col
BY Miss Grayson is one of Thomas coun
tvs best teachers.
In New QuARTERs.-The hardware
and agricultural implement store of D.
Ramsey has been removed to the
southwest corner of Franklin avenue and
Fourth street. Here Mr.. Ramsey
will be glad to welcome all COM
ers and show them their large and fine
stock of Hardware, Wo0denware, Tin
ware. Cutlery. Harness, Pumps, Wind
mills and agricultural implements of all
kinds. Come and see us in our new quar-
tiers
An Alabama man, charged with steal
ing calf. made the following statement:
Il was always teached to be honest, an
most always have been, but when seed
that calf caved. never wanted q calf
80 bad in my life. an you all know when
q man wants calf he wants him." The
jury returned the following verdict:
Eve, the !sry, air satisfied that Steve
stole the calf. but. as the feller that
owned the animal is considerable of
SLOUGH. We agree to clear Steve an make
the owner pay the costs"
Mr.. C. H. Martin. president of the
First National Bank, of Colby. and Mr..
J. B. Blackburn, a prominent gentleman
of Hill City, representing the National
Loan & Protective Onion, of Mime
apolis, MINI, are in the city this week,
local board of this institu-
ton in our city. Unlike the representa-
ives of the Omaha concern, Who were
here few weeks ago. these gentlemen
company with . capital of
f5O. 600. 900. and can back up al their |
with the best of credentials. |
Many of our best business men are tax |
ing stock in the company. and it is quite
evident from present indications that |
they will succeed IN establishing . local
board in this city. We have examined
into the working of the institution. and
from what facts We were able to CLEAN.
are confident that it win enable those
Who subscribe stock TO realize . good
thing on their investment. II they acs
iudici0us In the matter. II Il 10 taken
hold Of in an extensive scale Il viz aid
in building up our city.-Os-
borne Farmer.