Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-01

SURPRISE PARTY. A surprise party
vas given at the residence of Mrs. X. III.
McGonigal on Monday evening last. in
honor of her cousin Miss Lizzie Marsh,
who for a number of months. has been Wis
ting in Colby, and is highly esteemed by
her large acquaintance. The company
was large, and pleasant time was had.
Miss Marsh leaves this week for Oberlln i.
slugper Sullivan's fond mother has
heen interviewed rs to the early years
of the pugilist, and she declares that even
during his infancy she saw signs OF bis
coming greatness. :'He was under a
year. says Mother Sullivan, proudly,
when he gave my sister as beautiful
black eve as you ever saw. She was
kneelin' down holdin' her hands out to
him when he ran across the room an let
her have it with his right" Few mothers
can relate such charming anecdotes of
their sons infancy.
|. is said THAT over 100000 have
already been invested in sorghum sugar
plants, in Kansas-principally in the
southwest portion of the State. Med
icine Lodge, Meade Centre, Anthony and
Garden City have recently put in very
large plants The pioneer plant is at Ft.
Scott, and one was also established at
Topeka two years ago. But nobody
seems to know anything about the finan-
cial result of the plants that have been
in operation long enough to determine,
in practical way, whether the business
of manufacturing sugar from sorghum is
profitable. The Fl. Scott and Topeka
companies ought TO know, but they don't
tell, except in a way that seems to point
to big profits. but summed up, is indefin-
lite and elusive. We hope the business
will prove to be great success, but no.
body can now say, with certainty,
whether it is or is not profitable. -Atchi-
son Champion.
ALADIEs' TEA. On last Friday ev
enIng Mrs. Charles NJ Hovey gave a
ladies' tea party at her residence, which
was greatly enjoyed by those who were
present. Elegant lunch was served and
the company one and all entered into the
spirit of the occasion and We'd with each
other and hostess IN making the first
party of the kind given IN Colby sue
cessful and enjoyable event in the So
cal history of our little city. Among the
guests attending were Mrs. j. B. McGon-
lgai Mrs. and Miss Marsh, Mrs. Theo.
Weld, Mrs Samuel Yousse, Mrs. J. B.
Morrison, Mrs. JAS. NJ. Summers, Mrs J.
E. Lesh, Mrs, Joseph A. Gill, Mrs. W. z.
Sullivan. Mrs E. VanMetre, Mrs. E. A.
Ryder, Mrs c. H. Martin, Mrs. r. NJ.
McGonigal, Mrs. A. Lauterbach, Mrs }.
NJ Kennedy, Mrs. G. W. Smith. Mrs. F.
G. Lauback, Mrs A. G. VanPetten, Mrs.
W. l.. Baird. Mrs. Geo. McGonigal, Mrs.
]. Crumley, Mr.. A. J. Senter and Mrs.
Frank Pingree.
1t is very unfortunate for a man who
finds he cannot be at the head of every
move in his community, to set himself
up as bucker and kicker against every
move that is put forward by some one
else; besides it is unfortu.
nate for the community to have in its
midst such man. They will eventually
be compelled to sit down on him if per
sisted in; and further, it shows that he
seeks honors that he is not fit to hold
Such men will usually be found holding
positions in all public matters which sit
down to his benefit, or they will be un
popular W it'll them. When man gets so
contemptably mean that he cannot agree |
with anybody but himself he should be
put on his level. SO far as public enter
prise is concerned and the sooner it is
done the better for all public enterprises
A public spirited man will always be
ready, and can always see something |
good in public move. Give us more
men with public spirit and less narrow
minded for thriving town or cOmmun-
ity-Herndon Courant