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A Go III Bill,

The Washington theatre com.
menced the week with large house
The Little Link Quartette are good
Miss Jessie Forester made hit. St
Leon and McCusick are still the fav,
Orites. The clog dancing of Dick
Turner was fair. Fleury and VestvaI
are a good card. Their act is above
the average class of Vaudeville per,
formances.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-01

-Messrs. J. o. Sullivan, VIII and
Charlie Campbell and Schulthess
who were the parties fined by Justice
Bywaters for violating the Sunday
law, out on the Medina, nave appeal.
ed the case to the district court.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-01

j. w. Hannig Is retiring from the
furniture business. Call on him if
you want any furniture or household
goods cheap. eli If
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-31
The Presidents Message.
Call and get prices.

The inaugural address of the Great
Rock island Route. the Chicago, Kansas
& Nebraska Railway, is to announce that
on Nov. 18th solid vestibule trains will be
run between Chicago and Denver, Colo
RADIO Springs and Pueblo, without change.
making close connection at the above
points with all trains for Salt Lake, Los
Angeles. San Francisco, Portland. Orc
gon. and all points west; and at Kansas
City and st. Joseph eastward for Chica-
go. st. Louis, and all points east. north
and south. These royal trains, consist
ing of Pullman Sleeping Cars, restful, re
clining Chair Cars, and magnificently
furnished day coaches, were built ex-
pressly for this service by the Pullman
Company, and are without question the
handsomest ever turned out by that ia
nous establishment The reclining chair
cars spoken of are free to all holders of
first class tickets. and courteous attend
ant will be found with every Car to at
tend to the wants of our patrons. Ask
your agent for ticket via the Great Rock
Island Route. or write to
JOHN SEBASTIAN,
Gen'l Ticket and Pass. Agent,
Topeka, Kas.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-31
CAR AND czARINA.

Personal Appearance Of the AutocEat of
Russia and His Wife.
Empress Dagmar is petite and
slender. with soft dark eyes. brown
hair nose slightly retrousse, red lips,
and fresh, youthful appearance; IN
fact, was amazed at the girlishness
of her face and figure. and charmed
with her tranquil simplicity and the
gentleness of her manners She is one
of those women of whom one would
say at once that she was eminently
womanly and lovable. She was
dressed in palest yellow, the front of
her gown of satin embroidered in
white jet, the train. not very long, of
spangled tulle and wreaths of crushed
roses at the side. She wore high dia.
mond coronet and blue-ribbon order
across the breast; her neck and shoul-
ders fairly glistened with diamonds.
whose size and brilliancy were extra
ordinary; marvellous gems also
sparkled here and there amid the
loopings of her gown. The long de-
collete bodices are still worn in Rus
STA, .'Off the shoulders" as the femi-
nine phrase is.
The Emperor was in scarlet uniform
and high boots. He is very tall and
large, bald. with full blonde beard.
His face is not one to DO quickly read;
he is somewhat somber in expression,
with rather dull and lmpenetrable
gaze. handsome, but not altogether
pleaslng-marked. however. by an
air of great distinction. He is said to
be ill at ease Ill society, but this
seems absurd for one born in his
sphere; his manner, while cold, is
affable, and betokens no gaucherie..
Philadelphia Press
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-31
CONSUMPTION Cured.

An old physician, retired from practice. hav-
ing had placed in his hands by an East India
missionary the formula of simple vegetable
remedy for the speedy and permanent cure
of Consumption, bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma
and all throat and Lung Affections. also a pos
tive and radical cuIe for Nervous Debility
and all Nervous Complaints, after having test
ed its wonderful curative powers in thousands
of cases, has felt it his duty to make it known
to his suffering fellows, Actuated by this mo-
tive and desire to relieve human suffering,
will send free of charge. to all who desire It,
this recipe, in German, French or English. with
full directions for preparing and using. Sent
by mail by addressing with stamp, naming
this paper, W. A. MOVES, 149, Powers Block,
Rochester N. Y. 4-32-1yr-eOw
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-31
CITY TREASURES NOTICE.

All parties holding registered warrants
of the city of Colby, Kansas, issued and
registered prior to the Sd day of January,
1889, are hereby notified to present the
same for payment at my office in Colby,
Kansas. on Friday, Feb. 1, 1889, as inter
ests on said warrants will cease on tina,
date.
Colby, Kans., Jan. 81, 1889.
j. e. MEGLEMRE,
City Treasurer.
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FREE CHAIR CAR, COLBY TO KAN
SAS CITY WITH ONE CHANGE

The Union Pacific (the Overland Route)
are now running an elegant reclining
chair car from Colby to Kansas City with
out change. Leaving Colby at 305 p. m.
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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-31
COLBY. Kas., Jan. 21st 1880

Colby, Kas., Jan. 21st 1899.
The firm of ID. Ramsey & E. s. Ramsey
has this day dissolved partnership by
mutual consent The firm will hereafter
be known as D. Ramsey, and all bills be
paid and collections made by him.
D. RAMSEY,
E. S. RAMSEY
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Notice of Dissolution.

Notice is hereby given that the partnership
heretofore existing between T. C. shanklin
and Chas Vail. under the firm name of Shank.
lin & Vail. has this day been dissolved by mu.
tual consent All bills and accounts will be
collected and settled by T. C, Shanklin.
January 18th, 1859.
T. c. SHANKLIN,
A CHARLES VAIL
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-31
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
M. E, Church.

Preaching each Sabbath morning and even
ing at ii a. m. and p. IN. Sunday SchSOl 10
a. IN. Prayer meeting Thursday, p. IN. Meet
ing of official board first Monday in each
month, p. IN. Choir meeting every Friday,
7p m. S. X. FERGUSON, Pastor.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-31
DRESSMAKING.

Miss Lucy Dill has reopened a dress
making establishment in the building Just
south of j. B. Morrison s. Sons store.
Patronage of ladies is solicited, end
artistic work guaranteed.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-31
Official County Directory.

Clerk-James N. Summers.
Treasurer-C. n. Hovey.
Register Of Deeds-James c. PASSED..
SheriR-M. W. Witham.
Survey0r-T. p. Chambers.
COroner-L. N. Hitchcock.
First Dist.-W. H. Smith.
COm'rs-3 Second "A. ]. Senter.
Third w. NJ. Baldwin.
Probate judge. E. Lesh.
superintendent Public Inst-W.P. Sullivan
Attorney-J. L. LOar.
Observation-Disclosures NJ. StewardsOn.
Clerk District Court-Chas. Robbins.
District Judge-L. X. Pratt.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-31
Baptist

Preaching at the Armory the second third
and fourth Sundays in each month at
IL o'clock a.. IN. and o'clock p. m. Covenant
meeting Saturday before the second Sunday
in each month at p. IN. Prayer meetings
Wednesday evening.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-31
SHANKLIN & RYDER.
Successors to SHANKLIN & VAIL,
CONTRACTORS and BUILDERS.

We are now prepared to give estimates on
all kinds Of buildings, also draw plans and spe.
cifcations at reasonable figures. All work
guaranteed. Orders left at the old stand,
northwest Of the e. P. depot. or at the Palace
attention. SHANKLIH s. RYDER,
Colby. Kans.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-31
PUBLIC MEETING.

AT court house in Colby, Feb. I'd, 1889, to
see about raising funds to supply seed for
spring wheat to farmers of Kingery
township. Citizens generally invited to
be present.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-31
Township Treasurer's Notice.

All parties holding registered warrants OF
Wendall township, issued prior te Jan. 80. 1883,
are hereby notified to present the same for
paymeut q interest on said warrants viii stOp
after February 10. 1859.
@. ". DART, Treasurer
Of wendall township. Post once bedford. Ks.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-31
Catholic Services.

Catholic service on the first Sunday of each
| month, under direction of Rev. A. Mainville
Pastor
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-31
LAND OFFICE BULLETIN.

| LAND OFFICE BULLETIN.
Our Washington correspondent send
us the following information:
LAND CONTESTS DECIDED.
The names of the successful parties ar
printed in capital letters.
UNITED STATES VS.. Joseph E
Moore.
| UNITED STATES VS.. John NJ Dunn
| UNITED STATES VS.. Hiram NJ Jack
son.
William NJ S. Grouse VS.. UNITED
STATES.
UNITED STATES VS.. James NJ. RObb
UNITED STATES VS.. F. J. Graham.
FRANK BROGAN VS.. Hugh NJ. Mil
Ter.
F. H. BOALT VS.. Chas. d. DIN.
ID. G. CUTLER VS.. Fred Tillson.
HENRY c. FOSTER VS.. Jacob Shafer
GEORGE NJ. COCHRAN VS.. P. J.
Meloney.
LOUIS SIEGLIN VS. Joseph Fockling-
er.
CHARLES T. DAWSON VS.. Seth F.
Hammond
LEVI REYNOLDS VS. John Mateyka.
John Murphy VS.. E. D. VALLETTE.
ThOs. E. Erwin VS.. THOS. MAXWOR-
THY.
W. o. CHASE VS. Isadoro Becker.
FRANK BALDWIN VS.. Joseph Lang.
T. HENDERSON VS.. Samuel Lee.
LEVI GRYBILL VS.. Robert E. Potts.
CHARLESJ. ADDLEMAN VS.. William
Pollock.
Wesley Camp VS. r. J. EATON.
Wesley Camp VS.. r. j. Eaton.
WITT VS.. johnson.
Witt VS.. S HARP.
jeremiah Bowen VS.. CHARLES G..
BALDWIN.
j. A. GORVER VS.. Frank ]. Fentinan.
JOHN. E DUCK VS.. Elizabeth C.
Handley.
HENRY J. RUTON +. James Holt.
CHAS. E. SNOW VS.. Henry Graham.
J. II. TAPP VS.. William Bearer.
GRANT FREELAND VS.. Henry T.
Harvey.
LEWIS W. RIDGWAY VS.. Joseph
Biel.
j. j. Baker VS.. E. L. Wears.
LEVI JARVIS VS.. lilly Whitehill.
ANDREW MODIN VS.. W. r. Neel.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-31
TREASuRER's NOTICE.
PUBLICATION NOTICE.

TUDLlCAllUN NOllCE.
In the District Court in and for Thomas
county; 18th Judicial District; State Of Kan
sas.
L. L. French and II. L. Riddle, Plaintiffs.
VS..
Martha A. Lukens and Lew f. DarrOw, De-
PENDANTS.
Said defendant, Martha A. Lukens, will take
notice that she has been sued I'm the above
named court, and must answer the petition
filed by the plaintiff herein on or before the
18th day of February. A. d. 1889, or said petit
ion will be taken as true, and judgment rend-
cred against her accordingly in the sum of
ninety-twO dollars $500, with interest at the
rate of Il per cent per annum on $500 from
October LIST, 1887, on $500 from April 1st, 1888,
and on $500 from October LIST. 1888, and for
the foreclosure of all her title, interest, claims,
estate and equity of redemption in and to the
North West Quarter of Section No. twenty
seven ca in Township Seven % South of
Range Thirty-six C3s) west p. IN. in Thomas
County, Kansas, and determining the inter-
est Of said defendant, Lew E. barrow, in said
premises, and that said real estate be sold
according to law to satisfy said judgment
and costs.
(Attestl FL. PAINE.
Clerk of said Court
"A. McMArH. Attorney for Plaintiff.
4s-43A.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-31

Just received at Chicago Lumber
Cos, one car load of the celebrated
Baker Perfect Wire.
Call and get prices. 43tf
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-31
City Directory

City Directory
Mayor. b. Morrison.
Clerk-C. B. Dakin.
Treasurer E Meglemre.
AttOrney-JOs A Gill.
Police judge B Irwin.
Marsnall-L p Dean.
A McKillip
X NJ McGOnigal
Councilmen X X Beymer
E Vanmetre
Jos AlcOt
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1889-05-25
NUMBER 26.

he is worthy, and little while after
ward you will find him we'll started in
life, with good wife and home Of
his own. Why, it's just as certain as
day and night, and the only reason so
many fail is because they won't take
the road that leads to success.
eff, on the contrary, a young man
starts out as beat, spending his time
in rum-milis and where lOafers con-
gregate at street corners, the habit
will grow upon him, and after awhile
he is fit for nothing else. He becomes
confirmed tramp or something worse.
A man must be broken in to work in
harness juet the same as a horse or
mule, but those who find them
selves without any body to break
them in have the advantage
of mules or horses in the fact
that if they will begin in time they can
break themselves, and it often hap
pens that those who have succeeded
through self-discipline have really
trained themselves better than any
parent or other person could have
done. Therefore, no man in this coun-
try has the right to say that he came
to grief because his parents or some
body else failed to train him."
No one can make or mar man
without his own help. If a man fails,
there are as many causes inside of the
man as outside for that failure. He
can not stand before God and the
world and declare that he has no share
of responsibility for that failure, or
say it was his ''luck." He is as a man
the natural result of what he was as a
bOy-he used the opportunities and
pleasures that appealed most to him.
Christian Union.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1889-05-25

has a little stoop and a little limp.
There are many green willows on the
scroll now. She has great heart and
an undying hope that pretty soon she
shall know just exactly how the ac-
count stands that she has been taking
for granted so long.
If you search the Connecticut valley
you will find little dint where nestles
the Gods Acre which holds all those
for whom grandma longs and sighs.
AS the days go by the little smile
grows clearer, and she wonders how
people can think calmly of dying who
have not so many bright faces waiting
at the gate:
Over the river we've crossed it at last,
Over the river, our danger is past,
Safe in the harbor our bark is moored fast,
Ne'er from its haven to roam.
There will we sing with the gloritied throng
Loud hallelujahs in one happy song;
Praising the Power that has brought us along
Over the river-at home!
Elizabeth |. Hubbard, in Sprin gfield
Mass. Republican.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1889-05-25
STRIKING CONTRAST.
An Ex-Brakeman Tells How Railroad
Presidents Travelled Years Ago.

An Ex- Brakeman Tells How Railroad
Presidents Travelled Years Ago.
There is a striking contrast in the
mode in which railroad officials travel
nowadays from the modest way in
which their predecessors went over
their lines thirty or forty years ago.
Now the president and many of the
other officials of every railroad in the
country have their private palace cars,
and they never go out, even for short
trips, without them. Thirty years ago
l was employed as a brakeman on a
passenger train on the Pennsylvania
railroad. AS the train was filling up
at the Philadelphia depot one morning,
l was directing the passengers to their
respective coaches, when tall man,
wearing white hat, whom l did not
know, stepped up to the train to go
aboard. | directed him to the car and
he quietly took his seat. There was
one coach little more finely finished
than the others that was used
as the ladies' car, but did not put the
tall man in it. A few minutes later
the conductor came along and brusque-
ly inquired of me: Where's Thomp-
son?" Thompson" said l. what
thompson" why, Edgar Thomp-
son, president of the road" replied the
conductor. 81 don't know" 1 said, Il
have not seen him." wasn't there a
tall man with white hat here min
ute ago?" queried the conductor. Eyes,
ne is in this car" said l. why didn't
you put him in the ladies' carp" the
conductor asked. Because he had no
ladies with him." 1 answered. The
conductor went into the car, bowed
politely to Mr.. Thompson, and made
an apology for not seating him in the
ladies' car. mo apology is necessary,
Mr. Conductor, replied the president,
II made the rules myself, and expect
you to follow them" And Mr.. Thomp-
son remained in the car during his
journey. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1889-05-25
PATENT OFFICE CURIOS.
The Model of a Contrivance Invented b.
Abraham Lincoln.

Abraham Lincoln.
Occupying q prominent position in a
case in the center aisle is the model of
boat for lifting vessels over shoals.
1t was patented to Abraham Lincoln in
1849, when the future President
thought to make reputation as an in
ventor rather than a statesman. Lin
coin is the only President who ever Sc
cured a patent.
The first shoe was patented in 1911
by two Massachusetts men. 1t is of un-
dressed leather, and there is quite a
difference between the workmanship
of that and the present machine
stitched shoe. So well was the work
done, however, that it was impossible
to tell whether it was pegged or sewed
until some sacrilegious clerk cut the
sole and ascertained it was pegged.
In the class of perpetual motion ma
chimes the Patent Office is efficient.
1t has no working model, but an in
ventor stepped in the other day to say
that he had a completed and tested
"
1t required some few alterations, he
said. such as a governor to keep it
from going too fast and running down.
When the machine arrives it will be
given an entire case by itself.
OThe flying machine inventor is repre-
sented. There are flying machines of
all sorts, sizes, and conditions The
last one to be patented was an elabo-
rate arrangement of wings and tails,
which the aerial traveller dons for his
flight through space, and was patent
ed March 5, last.
There are in the neighborhood of
200, 900 models in the Patent Office, and
had it not been for two destructive fires
the number would be near half mill
ion. Washington Post.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1889-05-25
DIAMOND THIEVING.
Clever Tricks Played by Dishonest Men in
the Kimberly Mine District.

Clever Tricks Played by Dishonest Men in
the Kimberly Mine District.
One man left the fields, and upon be-
ing followed and overtaken, pretended
he was out hunting, and as we came
up with him, coolly put his gun to his
shoulder and shot bird sailing over
head, remarking as we came up: 81
don't suppose that bird has any dia-
monds under his skin, has hep" We
went through him and finding moth
ing, let him go. Some time after
wards we learned that the two shells
he slipped into his gun after firing it,
were loaded with diamonds instead of
powder and shot, and although the
butt had been tested and the amuition
in his belt inspected, no one thought
of looking at the two cartridges in the
barrels. Soon after this, the same
man was caught at the coast with two
shotguns among his baggage for Eu-
rope, both of them being loaded to the
muzzle with diamonds, held III their
place by wad inserted as though to
keep out the dust.
The greatest haul we ever made was
with a book-agent; he came into the
Fields with a wagon and team of oxen
and sold books to every one, staying
there quite awhile; when he left we
found seventeen of his books had a
cunning receptacle in the cover, made
by following it out, filling it with dia-
monds and plugging the end with
paper-pulp. One of our men picked
up a volume to look at it, and hearing
something rattle discovered the trick
There were over 100000 in diamonds
in his possession.
A Dutch Boor, who came to the
Fields to sell ostrich-feathers, filed
the quills of his surplus stock with the
stones and tied the ends over so natur-
ally no one would have dreamed they
had even been opened, and the quills,
being black in their natural state, pre-
served the deception. These were
only small stones, and although there
were a number of them they did not
amount to any large sum, compara-
lively speaking.
Another clever trick was tried by a
man who had been a shoemaker and
who still preserved his tools. He fixed
some hollow boot heels to a number of
shoes, filled them with diamonds, and
passing inspection, boarded the stage
and drove off. Six hours after he was
gone a woman whom he had been
drinking with gave the thing away be-
cause he refused to take her along.
We had long and weary chase and
dangerous one, as the stage had relays
of horses waiting and we had not, and
to get foundered on the veldt (prairie)
meant considerable hardship, if not
death. We caught up with him at
last and made him stare by asking
him to get down, while we went for
his boots.-W. F. Pond, in N. Y.
Graphic.