Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-09

An kinds Of farm machinery ut Ram
sey's.
Fresh pies. cakes. crackers. etc. at Fer
guson's.
Cane seed at Huntley & Behne's Grand
Central.
Page City. Logan Co.. will have large
Touring mill.
California cabbage and canned fruits
mt Ferguson's,
Hardware stock to be closed out at ].
e. Meglemrle's.
Fresh vegetables just from the garden
at Ferguson's.
Canned goods of first-class grades at
Huntley & Behne's.
Quite a number of Colby people are
back from Oklahoma.
Charlie Robbins will write your proof
and guarantee satisfaction.
Rev L. D. Goodwin made his usual
trip to Hoxie on Sunday last.
Geo. Hyatt returned to his home at
Grandin, Mo-, on last Thursday.
Good hotel accommodations at reas-
enable rates ut the Commercial hotel.
Thomas Reed of Randall township
spent several days in the city last week.
Twenty Books offered free by the
Thomas County CAT. See our great club
offer.
VIM. Yarger of Wendell town ship.
called on numerous friends in Colby on
Saturday.
Miss Harper, popular and success
full dressmaker of Rexford, visited Col
by on last Saturday.
Call at Niskern's Furniture Store and
examine and price his fine line OF carpets.
1t will pay you to do so.
W. II. Marble has located at Sumner,
Washington Ty. The family will remove
to that place about June l..
Geo. NJ. Harper of Rexford, called on
us last Saturday. George brings encour-
aging reports of crops in his vicinity.
DR.. c. H. Martin has invested in a
steam threshing machine, and already
has contracted to thresh 1.4OO acres Of
wheat.
Franklin avenue is steadily improving.
The Niskern furniture store building has
been removed from its old position to
north of the Opelt Hotel.
Mr.. VIM. Bogart. one of our most en-
terprising farmers living few miles
north west of the city, was in on Satur-
day last and became subscriber to this
paper.
Mr.. VIM. Kenly has for the time being
quit farm life and has resumed his former
position in the Office of w. S. Willcoxon.
Esq. Kenly is rustler and succeeds in
what he undertakes.
II. L. Chambers has had turned over II
half section of buffalo sod. To see how
this country will appear when it Is all
under cultivation visit Chambers farm
two miles south west of town.
Mr.. C. C. Siggins returned to Flagler
on Thursday MIR. Siggins has taken
editorial charge of the Flagler Register,
and is editing a bright, newsy paper.
Gladly do we put the Register on our
exchange list.
The Baptists are rapidly getting the old
school house in shape for church and
will shortly hold services in it. A vesti-
bule and tower are being added to the
old building and the sight purchased is
and conveniently located.
NJ. A. Budlong. who from our city's
has been one of its constant
and best citizens has sought Il new field
of operations. Last week he removed
his entire outfit of teams and wagons to
Colorado Springs where he will engage
in freighting and draying. May success
attend him.
The Colby Tom CAT has heard of q
boom striking most of the western Kan
,as towns, which. that paper thinks,
will contribute more to the identifying
md permanent good of the country than
my other which has yet occurred. 1t is
he boom of planting trees. Thou rea-
'onest truly, TON CAT.-Western World.
LOST: On Monday morning last on
avenue. draft in an envelope
for s2i6 90 payable to the order of the
All parties are cautioned
against payment of draft. and finder will
be suitably rewarded upon returning
same to MRS SAMUEL. YoUssE.
Colby, Kan.
Mr.. o. T. Gustus. who will he remem-
bered by our citizens as the other heavy
weight besides our Willcoxon, at the Sen
atorial convention last summer, has pur-
chased the remains of the Winona Mes
senger and removed the outfit to Page
CITY, Logan Co.. where he has started
the Page City Messenger. and is now en-
gagged in sending messages to the world