Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-02

Ice cream at BOWS.
News items scarce this week.
May 1 was house cleaning day.
h. C. Shrimp spent Sunday last at Good
land.
All kinds of farm machinery at Ram
sey's.
Fresh pies, cakes, crackers, etc. at Fer,
guson's.
Cane seed at Huntley & Behne's Grand
Central.
w. h. Bowman now gets his paper at
Rexford.
Buy your Wall Paper of Van Petten,
Deane & Co.
California cabbage and canned fruits
at Ferguson's,
E. B. Compton of Brewster, called on
us on Saturday.
Hardware stock to be closed out at J..
E. Meglemre's.
New patterns of wall paper at Lands
Court Drug Store.
Fresh vegetables just from the garden
at Fergusons.
Canned goods of first-class grades at
Huntley & Behne's.
Oscar Williams, Esq, of Summers Tp.,
was in the city Tuesday.
Charlie Robbins will write your proof
and guarantee satisfaction.
Commissioner Baldwin of the third
district, spent Saturday in Colby.
Good hotel accommodations at reas-
enable rates at the Commercial hotel.
Mrs. G. K. Stevens oflRussell Springs
Kas., registered at the Opelt on Saturday.
Twenty Books offered free by the
Thomas County CAT. See our great club
offer.
G. W. Rockwell, the. old veteran farm
er of RovOhl township, called on US last
week.
Thomas C. Gamble, the flour mill man
of Marysville, Kans., visited Colby on
Monday.
Rev. Mr.. Wilson, presbyterian clergy
man of Oberlin, Kas., visited Colby on
Tuesday.
Joseph Opelt, the hotel man of Lin
coin, Nebr., made Colby a flying visit
last week.
Hon. J. B. Burton of Abilene, was in
the city and registered at the Opelt on
Friday last.
l.. B. Train of Norton, auditor of the
Chicago Lumber Yards, was in the city
on Monday.
Capt. ]. B. McGonigal has fine driv
ing horse which he wishes to exchange
for other property.
Messrs. o. w. Fuller and D. B. Cop
peck of Hale Tp., perambulated our
streets on Saturday.
Mr.. Clarence Lester, farmer from
called on us Tuesday to re-
new his subscription.
Call at Niskern's Furniture Store and
and price his fine line of carpets.
1t will pay you to do so.
Visit Van Epps' photograph gallery
next week if you want some fine work
done. One week only.
Mr.. NJ. E. Bagley Of Jerseyville, Ills,
who spent several days in our county,
home last Friday.
L. S, Levitt, Esq, on Tuesday shipped
a car load of fine hogs to Kansas City
over the c., K. s. n. Ry.
F. NJ. Cullison, q prominent young
farmer of near RexfOrd, was in on Thurs
day and made this office friendly call.
F W. Ladd, p. NJ, at Quickville. re.
plenished our purse to the amount of one
years subscription, last week. Come
again Mr.. Ladd.
Miss Laura Baldwin, daughter of w.
NJ. Baldwin, school teacher of Hale TIP,
was in attending the teachers examina-
ION on Friday last
Frank Sollenberger has been busy for
The past week in planting trees on the
timber claim of NJ. E. Bagley l2 miles
northwest of town.
DR.. and Mrs. Shively have been hard
It work during the week at the Opelt
They seem to be very popular dentists
.mong our citizens.
Messrs. J. &. Bently and F. NJ 3eeson,
farm ers of the county living near Menlo,
visited our editorial room Friday. Glad
to see you gentlemen.
James s, Warden, Esq, of Kansas
City, arrived in Colby on Wednesday
evening. He is looking in perfect health
sud is the same energetic business man
Is of old.
Mr.. III. T. Faidley. editor of the Burr
Oak Herald. was in the city Wednesday,
md favored our Office with a pleasant
,all. Mr. Faidley expressed surprise and |
pleasure at seeing our prairie city