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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08
PATENTS GRANTED

To citizens of Kansas during the past
week and reported for this paper by c..
A. Snow & Co.. Patent Lawyers, oppo-
site Is. Patent Office, Washington, D G..
d. Brown, Brownsville. water motor;
L. Close, Leona, band cutter and feeder;
4: N. billiard, GoOdland, hame strap; j..
Enrich, Marion. flue cleaner. T. ]. Cor
don, Olathe, burglar alarm; Peter ]. J0r-
dan, Wakefield, cutting corn fodder; w.
A. a. Laldlaw, Cerokee, baling press; s. n.
Moore, Harper, mail bag fastener; 4: B.
Newcomb, Parsons, Motor; J. ]. Singley.
Eld0rado, corn or sorghum harvester. J.
W. Wilson. Brookvillc, roller mill feed
regulator.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08
Our experiment stations now Ell

Our experiment stations now en-
ploy over 80 experts in agricultural
science and practice, and are support
ed by national appropriation of
5000, 900, to which the states add
about s125,OO 1925, 5000 a year may
seem like large sum to expend an
nually for agricultural experiments,
but it is less than 10 cents for each
of the 100000 farm-workers of the
country. less than 2! cents for each
Of the 30,0O0,OO0 of our population
directly dependent upon agriculture
for their support, and less than II
cents for each of the 6O,0OO,OOO of
our people who consume the products
of our farms. The farming lands,
farm implements and live stock of the
country are estimated to be worth
s12, 0O0,O0O,O0O. The experiment
stations cost us, therefore, about 1928
year for every million dollars in
vested in agriculture. Or, reckoning
the annual value of the products of
our farms at s2,200,OOO,OOO, we are
now spending about 334a cents for ev-
cry thousand dollars worth of pro-
ducts in an attempt to increase the
value of those products in future
wears.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08
NORMAL INSTITUTE.

Thomas county institute opened on
last Monday morning with = pupils
Since then the number in attendance has
increased to sc pupils. The instructors in
charge are Prof VIM. Davidson, of To-
peka; Prof. w. P. Sullivan, county sup
erintendent of Thomas county; Prof. J.
w. McDougal, superintendent Colby
High School; and Miss Irene Werner, OF
Kansas City. Mo-, teacher in elocution.
The school starts out .flatteringly in all
respects. The corps of instructors is
able, and the pupils enthusiastic. Among
those enrolled are the following:
Misses Carrie Goevrez, Vena Robbins,
Clara Rosenquist, Flora Davidson. Mae
Donelan, Clara Beaver, Stella Hawk,
Laura Baldwin, Cora Pratt. Grace Cur
well, Perlie Summers, Alice Markham,
Clara Harper, frankie Talbert, Nellie
Hamilton. Matte Williams. Iona Thomp-
son, Minnie Chapman, Clara Collins,
May Spicer, Cora Richardson. Iva Miller,
Ida Sweezy Kate Ketchum. Annie Doer-
ing, Clara Ball, Lucy F. LADDERS, Alice
Gordv, Carrie Lewis. Ora Miller, Hattie
DERRICK, Jean Jardine, leila Hatcher,
Nettie Tslbert, Eva DAVIS. Sarah Will
Jams, Abbie Richardson: Mrs. n. E.
Pratt; Misses Nettie Wilson. Lillian
Souders, Clara Dewty, Anna Fike, Ma
bel Hemming, Eva Gurwell; Mrs. Minnie
Cumpston; Misses Nora Fike, Anna
Bates, Jennie Bates, May Gilbert, Laura
Ball, Eta Smith, Matte Munkres. Sarah
Munkres, Margaret Doom, Ella McClung,
Stella McClung, Emma Windrel, Laura
Sigman, Nettie Gilmore, Eva Hanscom,
Blanche Senter, Geneva Smith, Dea
Mum, Fannie Dunkin, Cora Stobie.
Villa Mum.
Messrs. John D. Potter, VIM. L. Pot
ter, c. M. Goevrez, John Copnely, Carl
Smith, Tom Kennedy, F. NJ. Houston.
Ned Beaver. Ira Kingery, Geo. Troutfet
ter, John WItter. Cornelius McGreevy
Albert Weaver, A. l.. Glenn, Grant Blake,
NJ. ]. Role James A. Cole, c. w. Fur
guson, j. l.. Winner, j. J. Dilatush, j.
w. Summers. j. E. Bixby, H. n. Will
Iiams. Lee Hawk.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08

The CAT moved last week into the
Horseshoe building, and its patrons
will find it much more convenient
than climbing upstairs. It is no
small job to move such large CAT as
this one is, and hence our time has
been consumed largely in that direc-
ton when we should have been hunt
ing news. We are now located" and
next week the CAT will be one as fed
or milk and mush to our readers.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08
ROCK ISLAND AHEAD
The --latest Thing In Tourist Sleep
Ing aPS.

The Rock Island has inaugurated new fea-
interest In railway Improvement, it being q
free tourist car service. with nearly all the
cOnveniences Of the palace car, including col
porter In attendance, fine hair mattresses,
pillows, blankets, soap, etc. When made ND
Tor night. the fourteen sections are partition
ed on with sliding panels, and curtained with
heavy damask draperieS. Tables, attachable
10 the sides Of the interior, are provided for
each section. The cars are heated by steam,
the aisle carpeted. and cuspidors for the
cleanliness Of the cars. are added. The duties
OF the porter accompanying each car will be
similar to those of the palace car service-te
look after the wants of the passengers and
see that the car is kept perfectly clean. In
one end Is the ladies' lavatOry, and in the
other, one for the gentlemen, which are a.
nicely appointed and furnished rs the most
fastidiOus would desire The intention of the
these cars free to tourists and excursion part
large enough to justify the use Of q car or
cars. With such accommodations, and with
out charge, there ID no further necessity of q
western tOur,without sleeping accommoda-
tons, nor is 1t necessary to make such = trip
expensive. It Is great induceEent for part
les, clubs or any considerable number of per.
sons contemplating trip to the Rocky Noun
tains, for instance. And. too, the Denver l.
Rio Grande has adopted the same scheme.
and a. the Rock Island connect with this
route in Colorado tho free tourist car system
will no doubt DO generally adopted by those
in search Of the pleasure and health giving
regions Of our continent.-Kansas City Jour-
nal.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08

The premium list of the Kansas
state fair, to be held at Topeka, Sep.
1921, has reached our table. Typo
graphically it is beauty, and practi-
cally of great value. The premium
list IS large, and will have a tendency
to bring sharp competition from all
parts of the state to the fair exhibit.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08

Congressman E. j. turner will be in
Colby tomorrow friday and in the eve
ming will address the citizens of Colby
and Thomas county at G. A. r. armory.
probably be followed by other able
speakers. A grand banquet will take
place at the Opelt hotel Immediately
after the speaking. Mr.. turner is one of
the most popular congressman in this
state, and his visit at this time will call
out large and enthusiastic crowd to
give him the royal welcome which he de-
serves.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08

In the matter of the county printing,
the county commissioners at the JAN
uary meeting each year receive bids
from papers and let the printing to
the paper by them deemed to be the
best in which to have the matter pub
lished. In a very labored effort an
attempt was made last week to get the
idea into the minds of the people of
the county that a swindle was being
perpetrated on the county in the mat
ter of the printing. The use of leads
in the county printing being ascribed
as the means OF the swindle, and it
being said that some $65. 90 or $1,000
more had been paid for county print
ing during the present year because of
the use of leads than would have been
paid had the matter been set solid.
The type used by this paper for coun-
ty printing is small Eonpareil; with
leads it is much more easily read than
when set solid. Since the organiza-
ton of Thomas county it has been
the practice and custom to lead the
publication of all county and city
printing. This was done under all
previously elected boards of county
commissioners; this was done in the
publication of the railroad proclama-
tons and propositions, the bills of
which were examined and approved
by the most skilled railroad attorneys
and paid by the railroad companies
without question-and such custom
has never been questioned as correct
and within the law, until the Jul.
of the commissioners. In
last January the Thomas County CAT
was awarded the county printing for
the ensuing year at 70 per cent of le-
gal rates to do the county printing
just as it always had been done, and
this paper has fully performed its
contract in every particular, and for
a disappointed, sour-stomached Office
seeker to undertake to smirch the
character of honest men by lying at
tacks such as were made last week,
and in the face of even the opinion of
the attorney general of the state that
there was no law governing the meth
Cd Of publication, to assert that a
swindle on the county had been per-
petrated, is an outrage on the good
sense of the people of the county.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08

As you may have noticed, the de-
linquent tax list appears IN this issue,
and while not serial, its publication
will be continued for four weeks.
Those delinquent will have to hunt
out their numbers and pay up, and
thus avoid cloud on title by the sale
in September.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08

An Increase Of Over Seven Million
Dollars In Ono Yoar.

The state board of equalization has
just completed its work, and the final
summing up of results was reached Sat
urdav. A few of the more important
items are given herewith, showing among
other things, an increase in the total val
uation for the state during the past year
of over seven and one half millions, and
in the valuation of railroad property of
over four and One-half millions Follow
ing are the figures:
Total valuation Of taxable lands. sra sol OlO
Total valuation of town lots. ..... 76,3O,6sl
Total valuation of personal property E1S7,3 81
Total valuation of railroad property B., 40, $40
Total valuation as returned by coun-
Total valuation as fixed by state
board of equalization ............ 3oOsl5.O,3
A levy of AZ mills is levied by the state
board of equalization, for the following
General revenue fund. 81 ,Ss6,771 "a
State house fund. IN, 396.Gs
1ntses. lutu ;''''''''''-'.' $500 .S'iS ~
Total levy ~ bl5, 4is. q
The total increased valuation over 1888
is 1851, 5000. Increase in railroad
property, $4,665, 1868. Increase in levy
$67. 1O5.09. This additional increase in
levy is occasioned by the legislature pro-
viding special levy for current expenses
of the state university for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1891. This levy has to
be made this year to be available in
1891.
The county having the largest assessed
valuation as fixed by the board. is Shaw
nee, being SIG, 400, sO9.29. The next lar
gest is Sedgwick county. which has a
valuation of $16. 100, 1906. The county
having the smallest valuation is Stevens,
1861, 1885, There are 1O6 counties in
the state of Kansas, all organized. All
have railroads except six, viz: Garfield,
Grant, Haskell. Morton, Stanton and
Stevens.
The Thomas county valuation of prop
erty for 1888 was 81 1909, 1892, and for
1889 81 $50, 594.9 an increase of 1926,
S11.O5.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08

Now that we have -four mill which
will be running in few months. let
all hands pull together toward secur-
ing an elevator 1t is now the zone
thing needful"
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08

The question of resubmission seems
to be largely out of place, and great
deal of wind and ink is unnecessarily
consumed. So long as Kansas people
are satisfied with prohibitory laws,
why should attention be paid to out
side papers.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08

As England is building fifty-two
new war ships, it would not be bad
plan for Uncle Sam to follow suit.
Who knows but that they may be
needed to stop pauper labor being
sent into this country.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08
G. Z. KALB, Editor and Manager
JOSEPH A. GILL, Associate Editor
FINAL PROOFS.

All final proof notices must be paid
for or payment arranged for in adj
vance. The charge for publication is
$500. Parties having proof notices
running in the paper should notify
us at once in case of mistakes IN
notice.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08

Hon. +. j. Turner, congressman
from this district, will address the cit
liens of Colby and Thomas county
to- morrow friday evening. He will
be rendered grand banquet at the
Opelt hotel after delivering an address
at the G. A. r. armory.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08

It is estimated that it will require
Sc, 900 cars, or 3, 200 trains of thirteen
cars each to haul the Kansas wheat to
market. The corn crop will be pro-
DO rtionally large and farmers have a
right to rejoice and be happy.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08

An exchange says that corn is tas-
selling and shooting. 1t must be dan
gerous to be safe in that neighbor-
hood.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08

Horace Leland, one of the renowned
hotel Leland brothers is dead. He
was associated with Col. n. B. Wig
gins, his brother-in-law, in running
the Leland hotel at Springfield, Ill.,,
and had reached good ripe old age.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08

lican party in this county, and have
invited this paper to become a party
to their scheme by personal attack
on its editor, false and misleading in
ev cry particular. The Thomas County
CAT refuses to be q party to the
scheme. Conscious of being free of
an ything not perfectly straight and
upright in relation to the county and
city printing, the malicious and un-
founded lies promulgated last week
concerning it will fall to the ground
harmless and ineffective. Once again,
in politics the Car will war against
democrats and not against republi-
cans. 1t knows all those in this city
and county who travel under the
guise of republicans and yet work all
the while to disrupt the party in the
interests of democrats, and is prepar-
ed to expose them on properoccasion,
but refuses positively to assist their
schemes by being led into discussion
by even denial of their malignant lies
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08

Fairbury, Neb., has quarantined
against Hollenburg, this state, on ac-
count of smallpox, which exists there
to slight extent.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08

President Harrison has returned to
Washington from his summer sojourn
ut Deer Park, Md.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08

The Car is issued this week from
its new quarters in the old Horseshoe
Grocery building, on the ground floor.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08

Held down with heavy tax-the
carpet.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08
Vol. Obs. Signal Service US. A.

For comfort, ease, elegant equipment. good
connections and quick time, take the Great
Rock Island Route for all points east, west.
north or south.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08

Rarer than day in June-hen's
teeth.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08

laborious work of setting up the tax
list. Our patrons must bear with u.s.
and next week we shall be s'on time.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08

The CAT appears one day late this
week on account Of the tedious and
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08

l hereby announce myself as candidate
for nomination ut the hands of the republican
county convention for sheriff and subject to
its decision. L. n. HITCHCOCK.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
SHERIFF..

hereby announce myself a candidate for
the nomination before the county republican
convention for the Office of sheriff of Thomas
county. JOHN MCFARLAND.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08


Ts Dses fcS e ;nd ROT G1s:s0 51ni
osgna Council
DAKOTA-Ceunegon
and NelSon In ToRsk
Reno e t1s y co.orsdo
ccaeo Wh and autchinso T.verses new and
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08

rs. Donovan. of Barrett township, annOun-
ces himself as Il candidate for nomination for
to the decision of the county republican con-
YentiOn.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08
THE THOMAS COUNTY CAT.
OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PAPER.

Issued ny Thomas County Publshing Co., at
Colby, Kansas every Thursday Of each week.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08

81 Paul
Renine Chcir Ca GR11 and hon hose R1n and
n o1I Via 1oriss
Groun a. OF Northwest
TIE SHORT s1NscA senites e
Paul
oncen 80 Usised s - -
e. ST. JOHN, JOHN SEBASTIAN,
oeaeA Hs.aer .N1ICA00s Ill. on1uAk IN AGO.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08

Leading all competitors In splendor Of
ffeo nom dust. Through Coaches,
CHAR Cars. and (eaSt Of Missouri RIVER
Oes Moines, Council Blu0S, and Omaha
North Platte, Neb., and between Chic
and Pueblo, via ST. Joseph, or Kanooo
CSiiSornia Excr00{one daily, with CHC
Lake, Ogden, Portland, 1oe Angeles,
LINZ to and rom Rtkefs Peek 1anife
The evening world., 1889-12-13
OUR BOX OF CHILDREN'S LETTERS.
Pathetic Epistles, Telling What Is
Needed to Dress the Christmas
Trees,

Pathetic Epistles, Telling What Is
Needed to Dress the Christmas
Trees.
Dear L,Hs People:
Pity would move your tender hearts and
the tears OF sympathy dim your bright eyes
if you could read some of the letters that
come to The EVENING WORLD from the poor
children of New York and Brooklyn. They
don't come casually, but constantly, and as
the holidays approach the bundles grow
bigger, the letters longer and the childish
appeals more touching.
need not tell you what they are about, for
you know, but | will tell you this. that every
letter penned by these unfortunate little
ones is an argument in favor of subscribing
to THE EVENING WORLDS Christmas Tree
Fund.
Instead of being written on the pretty
sheet of antique cream.laid or the delicate
Yale blue note paper that your mamma
would provide for your private communica-
tons, these humble little scribblers use a
postal card, half a sheet OF blank paper torn
from a book, or a square of wrapping paper
often odorous with the smell of soap and
starch. The stamp is generally on the wrong
end of the envelope and sometimes it is
omitted altogether.
And the chirographyl How you would
laugh over Il. Letters as long as your finger
and the periods as broad asIyour thumb nail.
Quite as many are done in print as in
script, and crayon, paint, indigo and lead
vary the monotony of'red, black, blue and
violet ink. Like the phonetic enthusiasts,
these little people have their own ideas about
spelling. and by common consent ''kismas."
SANDY claws" "hob-e-hors," dol"
"shus" and "candee - pass approval.
There is this charm, however, about the
letters of childhood: they are easily read
and perfectly comprehensive. For in
stance, who could misunderstood q supplica-
tion like this:
Wont you please ask Sante Klas to send
me an over-coat?"
Or this: ~ am q very poor little girl, and
l can't go to school because l haven't any
Shoes"
A child who writes with q white pencil on
brown wrapping-paper and signs herself
Mary says: II prayed two weeks for a new
dress, but l didn't getit, and now 1 am pray
ing for The WORLDS Christmas tree and a
set of dishes"
Isn't that sad, and can't you read between
the lines?
One small boy in Avenue G sends a postal
card written with pencil asking for q rub
Der coat. THE EVENING WoRLD is a bully
paper he says by way of introduction,
"but l have rheumatism, no money to buy
n coat and | suffer awful when it rains"
"Please let me come to the Christmas tree
and please give ME q pair of good stock
CHILDREN subject TO diarrhnA and dysentery
cured by MonelrS Teething Cordial. Price 26c.'
The evening world., 1889-12-13
A POLITICAL SYMPOSIUM.

Ideas and views had q great inning at
the banquet Of the Merchants Association
at the Hotel Vendome in Boston yester-
day. GROVER CLEVELAND was greeted
with immense applause before, during
and after his discourse on Political
Sel6shness." Taking the character of
the assemblnge as his keynote he devel-
oped the idea that business interests were
prone to lead to a selfish view of political
action, and declared that the imperative
need of the hour was ballot reform. He
congratulated Massachusetts on being the
first to inaugurate a movement looking
TO purifying voting from all coercion.
ANDREW CARNEGIE, HENRY w. GRADY,
Of the Atlanta Constitution, and w. l.,
PUTNAM also made live and stirring
speeches. If the Boston merchants
dlgested the after-dinner speeches as we'll
as they did the elaborate menu. they took
away from their dinner a great deal of
cerebral diet, we'll garnished by intellect
ual chefs.
The evening world., 1889-12-13
EFT TU,

The last man who could have been i'm
Agined as an advocate of The EVENING
WoRLD's Children's Bill, which provides
. rehearing and repeal of judgment in the
cases of commitment of children by q
Police Justice, was ELBR1DGE Il. GERRY,
President Of the Society for the Suppress
sion of Cruelty to Children. and COM
mander Of that gallant craft. the Electra.
Commodore GERRY almost worked his
sea-legs of in hustling round to kill the
bill. Now, presto! the old tar declares
himself in favor Of the bill!
Well, we'll, we'll! One is tempted to
quote Virgil to Mr.. GERRY and say: Timeo
DGndoS ct dond JerenteS. But no! A good
thing done Is a good thing still, be the
doer who no may.
The evening world., 1889-12-13
ATHLETES IN REPoSE.

@. NJ. Smith, of the New York Athletic Club
is an ex-champion half-mile runner of America.
He won the championship In 1886. At present
his law business takes up all his time.
William @. Davis. of the Staten Island Ath-
letic Club. ia q hard-worker in the interests Of
his club. Though a good all-around athlete he
is usually identified with the executive depart
ment Of the Club.
c. Britton, OF the American Athletic Club. is
notIabove medium height and is slender. but he
makes up in stamina what he lacks IN size. He
Is 4 good long-distAnce runner.
W. NJ. Moore, OF the New York Athletic Club,
runs in a peculiarly graceful manner. He wears
glasses during his contests. which gives HIM a
very earnest look.
The evening world., 1889-12-13
AN % ANVIL

Europe ia q big anvil ON which the
strikers are playing o chorus to which it
iS we'll for the civilized world to listen.
The London +" strikes " afford the student
of modern society o splendid opportunity
to grasp its constitution. These strikes
are perfect examples of organized indus
trial protest.
Without entering into the ethics of the
question, it may be said with all earnest
ness that the significance of this sort of
thing cannot be exaggerated. The feature
of adjustment of the turning points at
Issue by arbitration is a fine one, deserv-
ing all approval.
The evening world., 1889-12-13
WO

Miss Bettic Scovel, q young Tennessee
evangelist who has won fame by spreading the
Gospel among the mountaineers Of the great
Smoky Mountains" Is a handsome and Guilt
waited young woman who started out to be an
artist. Her parents are prominent Nashville
people. Miss scovel is q capital
and is devoted to an outdoor life.
George W. Gable, the novelist. is o man Of
about forty-hve years, of medium stature.
slender figure and with general air Of awkward
ness. He hes u dark complexion, with black
hair, and wears a full black beard.
The wife Of Congressman Burrows, Of Michi-
gan. is one Of the most noted conversers Of
Washington. She Is also an artist of considerable
talent.