Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-14
City election first Monday in April.

City election first Monday in April.
Farmers are at work in earnest this
spring.
Candidates for city officers not as yet
very numerous.
See Mayor Morrison's proclamation
for city election, in this paper.
Flowing, blowing. blowing, blowing
every where in Thomas county.
L. L. French of the State Bank. return
ed from an eastern trip on last Sunday
For gasoline and coal oil,
60 to the Palace Drug & Jew
elry store.
r. S. Newell has been elected presid
ent of the State Bank of Burlington,
Colo.
Curiosity springs up when Oklahoma
is mentioned. Step in and look at our
new map of that famous region.
The Herndon Courant charges Tully
Scott with seeking appointment under
Harrison. Hardly we should say.
Tree planting is in vogue throughout
our city. Nothing tends more to adorn
and beautify than beautiful shade trees.
Have care how you give or sell to-
bacco in any form to boy under Is
years of age. The fine for such an offence
is not less than s. nor more than $25.
District AZ, Thomas county. has
school house that cost 81 200 and is one
of the finest in the county outside of
Colby. The name of district is Fairview
Call and see those new de-
signs in wall paper at the Pal
ace Drug & Jewelry Store.
There will be a festival at Victory
school house. near Gem, On the 22d of
March, for the benefit of the Sunday
school. Come everybody and have
good time. COMMITTEE.
Encouraging reports of the condition
of wheat come from all parts of the cOun
| ty. A large amount of spring wheat will
be sown in the county, and the acreage
of corn will be equal to. if it does not
exceed, that of former years. Everybody
is looking forward to big crop.
John Burns was arrested and brought
before Justice McKillip last Friday.
charged with public disturbance. He
was acquitted and re-arrested on the
charge of assault and battery to which
he plead guilty and was fined $50 and
costs.
Watches, clocks, jewelry, |
and silverware il endless va
riety at the Palace Drug &
Jewelry Store.
F. G. frost was arrested last week on
the charge of selling mortgaged property.
A jury was impaneled in Justice Van /,
Metres court and the evidence showing |
that frost had deposited the mortgage
money in the Farmers & Merchants Bank
to the credit of the complaining witness.
The action was dismissed
The following are the charter members
of the Stockton, Hill City & Western
railroad: L. c. Smith, r. F. Randall, g.
o. Farr, E. j. Williams, of Stockton; l..
c. Mecham, s. G. Wilson. H. W. Robin
son, of Hill City; ]. W. Fisher. of Atchi-
son; and ]. P. Pomeroy. of Boston. The
survey of this road has already been
made, the greater portion of the right of J
way has been secured, and the work of
construction will begin atan early day.
The building of this line will give to
Downs q connection with the Union Pac-
ific at Hill City, and ultimately place it
on a through line from Chicago to Den
yer. The Union Pacific contemplate
building their line from Colby to Denver
early in the summer. Labor and material
can at present be secured for SO much
less than Heretofore, that the projectors
of this enterprise feel justified in pushing
it to rapid completion.
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citizens for signatures to a petition to
the commissioners to call an election to
vote 81, 900 in bonds to aid the construc-
ton of the n, K & C. r. r. from Alma.
Neb., through Athena toward Trinidad, 4
Colo He has met with gratifying sue
cess so far nearly every one signing the
call, This road will be an advantageous
one to the township in that it Is nearly
north and south road. 1t is rumored that
the Rock Island has bought the Alma
branch of the U. P. and intend extend
ing up the Sappa- But other reports say
that south western scheme is from the
G. p. which is more likely. We would
ike to see another road here. and then
sugar factory would be built with private
capital. There are few "Jisgruntled
sore heads" who haven't enterprise en-
ough to build . bog pen. that are gT0wl-
inc a1rna1v - A1un0na p1ofuAA~1op