Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-21
District court adjourned yesterday.
W. 81. Barker was in the city on Satur


W. II. Barker was in the city on Satur-
day.
Business at the hotels is picking up
latterly.
Simon Miller, ESQ. of Barrett, Gale
on Friday.
DR.. Watson, of Atwood, was in the city
this week.
Nothing of much interest in the county
Offices this week.
The First Presbytery meets at Colby
April nth. 1889.
Wait for DR.. Shively, the magnetic
tooth extractor.
w. A. Pratt, of Brewster, was seen on
our streets Saturday.
J.H. Boden visited Logan county on
Tuesday Of this week.
County Commissioners Baldwin and
Smith were IN the city on Saturday.
Charley Plaster in some way managed
to get to town again on Saturday.
Judge Chas w. Smith was a guest of
the Opelt hotel during court week.
BORN, on Tuesday, March II, to Mrs.
and Mr.. w. H. H. Pratt of this city. a
son.
]. G. Allard, of Obcrlin, special agent
of the interior department. spent Saturday
in Colby.
Mr.. ]. Phinney, formerly of Frankfort,
but lately of Kansas City, was in Colby
last week.
Mrs. r. 8. Hendricks and Miss Belle
Spear, of Atwood, Kans. registered atthe
Opelt on Tuesday.
w. H. Lent. proprietor of the Windsor
House. of this city, returned on Tuesday
from tour in Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Wilson, of Oberlin,
we're in Colby on Sunday. Mr.. Wilson
was in attendance on our distrist court.
We publish the Colby ma rket this week
and hereafter will endeavor to furnish q
reliable local market report of the staples
For gasoline and coal oil,
60 to the Palace Drug & Jew
elry store.
Mr.. B. j. Woodruff is of this week for
the east, where he has gone to lay in a
large spring stock of bran new merchan-
disc.
Mr.. w. e. Dart, formerly of this city,
but now of Burlington, Colo, was in
town Saturday shaking hands with his
numerous friends.
Already candinates for county officers
to be elected next fall are beginning to
show their heads if not their hands,
little bit early is it not gentlemen?
Watches, clocks, jewelry, |
and silverware in endless val
riety at the Palace Drug 81
Jewelry Store.
Rev. Deaner, a Presbyterian minister
from Pennsylvania, will preach in the
Presbyterian church in this place on next
Sunday. March oath, morning and even
ing.
Hon. E. A. McMath. a prominent at
torney of Grainfeld, was in and attend |
ing district court this week. Mr.. McMath |
although crippled is still in the ring, with
all his old time energy.
A fog is of somewhat unusual occur
renee in western Kansas. On Sunday /
last, however, for part of the day the fog
was so dense that objects 200 yards away |
were difficult to distinguish in this vicin-
ity.
Quite crowd gathered at the Windsor
corner on Saturday attracted by Con-
stable Dakin who was selling lot of
razors on IN execution levied against
some luckless individual on account Of
board bin. The rasors brought from n
cents each to 500.
Miss Jennie Dakin, daughter of City
Clerk C. b. Dakin, left on Monday for
New York City, where she has an aunt
with whom she will live and attend
school. Miss Jennie's young friends and
regretted very much her de-
parture from among them. - her bright
smile and merry disposition made her .
fsvoFite with all who knew her.
John Akard, Of this city, received in
formation this week Of the accidental
death Of his brother. Charles n. Akard,
which occurred on the 4th inst. in Wyo-
ming. The deceased was head brakeman
On freight train running between Chey-
enne and Green River, and was standing
On top Of car-to frighten the rear
brakeman he stood up - the train was
!apidly approaching bridge, bat evil
5eatly Missaking he speed OF the train
he unfortunate man was caught by the
bridge before he could duck and dashed
% Tie ground.