Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-07-04

merclal Hotel, II. u. Ball proprietor.
Go to Foster lum-
Der Co. for good we'll
tubing.
Joe Miller, the cigar man of Quincy,
Ills, paid Colby one of his periodical Wis
its this week.
The city council met ON last Tuesday
evening, and adjourned to meet on next
Tuesday evening.
C. N. HOvey and ]. E. Campbell At
tended the judicial meeting held at
Hoxie on last Friday.
w. B. Craig. Esq, of the firm Of Steele
l. Walker. st. Joe. was pleasant caller
on Wednesday morning.
Final Proofs written. and satisfaction
assured by Probate Judge J. E. Lesh, ut
Colby. Kansas. Give him your proofs.
Mrs. J. n. Fike returned on Monday
last from WILDER. Nepraska. where she
and children had been visiting some
three or four weeks.
r. NJ. McGonigal came in on Tuesdays
noon train. 1t is reported, but not OFF,
cislly. that Mr.. AcGonigal will remove
with his family to Oberlin. We sincerely
trust th&t the ramor is false.
The Colby Band and Base Ball Club
60 to Burlington, Colo, to celebrate the
glorious Fourth, and will entertain the
Burlington people with fine martial mus
ic and thorough drubbing in the ma
tiOnal game.
Fay Gibbs, Of Rawlins county. was in
the city Saturday, circulating y petition
the appointment of Hon. Cyrus
Anderson rs US. Land Register. He
goodly number of signatures
of our citizens.
During the month of June all ladies'
goods of Van Petten, Deane
& Co. to the amount of twenty five cents
or over will receive an elegant box of
toilet powder free. This is to introduce
our new line Of goods.
Conductor Richard FELTON, will remove
10 LimOn, Colo. where he is now sta
TONED. Mrs. FELTON, started for her new
home on Wednesday. Colby people re-
yret the departure of Mr. and Mrs Eel
on from their midst, as they are both !
highly esteemed here.
The salary of the postmaster of Colby |
las been increased 500 per annum. In
rev of the fact that many other postof-
ices in this state have suffer
d decrease or been discontinued as
Offices, this speaks volumes
o the credit of our city.
Parties now purchasing LIST class limit
d. I'd class limited or emigrsnt tickets to
,oints in Oregon. Washington Territory
II Idaho Territory, via the Union Pscinc
inc. will be allowed stop over at Poca-
clio, and points west thereof if they 80
lesire, on conditions made known at the
icket Office. |
George Hand, of the Oberlin Growler,
avs that the demand for old papers to
e used in the manufacture Of bustles is
reater than the supply, but that he can't
eli the Oberlin Eye or the Thomas
county CAT for that purpose, How does !
be st. Francis Rustler takei-0oodland
lark Horse - (,
Or the Arizona Kicker.-McDonald
lines.
Dn'l. Yes: times are dull in our little ,
ity to what they were last year, but I
hey are not nearly so dull - times in
lany of our neighbor cities. Dull,
nd commercial traveller to one Of our ,
usiness men the other day, You people .
! Colby do not know what the word |
leans. came in 1t o'clock this NOR ]
ing and couldn't get bed n any Of the
otels, and l sch more goods right here !
han atany other point make In vest
n Kansas. That - exactly the condi-
On Of the matter-While We are suffering
Eeat depression In busineesy Cur nelgh-
'u arc having much greater dspres
on