Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-21
Hon. ]. B. McGonigal started for Wash
ingtOn. ID. C.. SATURDAY. last.

Does Oberlin want q college? is the
question now being propounded to the
citizens of that place.
Samuel Yousse, Esq.,, our popular liv-
eryman, proprietor of the o. K. Livery
Barn, made trip to Atwood Monday.
II. B. Finley, of Hastings. representa-
i've of the Nebraska Loan and Trust Co.,
visited Colby in the interest of his COM
pany this week.
Master Roy Dean, son of L. P. Dean,
city marshall, has been seriously Ill for
the past two weeks, but is said to be
slowly recovering.
DR.. C. H. lakewood, of Abilene, an
eminent specialist, was in the city last
week and performed a number of diff
cult surgical operations.
Capt. J. B. McGonigal returned on Fri
day last. He is now Junior Vice Com
mander of the G. A. r. having been elect
ed such at Emporia last week.
Now is the time of year when the thrift
ty merchant advertises. Place your bar
gains before the public, and you will reap
a benefit, as well as your customers.
Our constable received telegram from
Colby to arrest an absconding barber from
that place, but the train did not stop
long enough to accomplish the arrest
Selden Times.
Mr. A. G. Van Petten. of the firm of
Van Petten. Deane & Co., proprietors of
the Lands Court Drug Store, of this city,
is expected to return from his visit to II
lInois this week.
A company of young men consisting OF
James H. Hartman, Jas. E. johnson, p.
5. Keck and John Keck. started from
Colby for Sacramento. Cal, last Monday
evening on the Rock Island flier.
Thomas county was named in honor OF
General George H. Thomas, and all the
townships in the county were named in
honor of soldiers of the eighth Kansas
infantry killed at Chickamauga-Fran
fort Bee
J. B. Irwin, township trustee. was on
the rounds all last week assessing. One
of his duties is to take census of the sol
diers of late war. Jess says that he found
lots of officers, but very few privates, so
far
Plainville Times: c. H. Martin, presi-
IS 81, uo11 G. Of
who is also state agent for the National
Building, Loan and Protection Union,
was in the city yesterday for the purpose
of organizing local branch of his build
ing association.
DR.. L. L. Shively, the magnetic tooth
extractor and dentist, who created SO
much excitement about year ago, ex-
tracing teeth on the street, will be here
again Saturday, March 30, and remain
until Friday evening, April 9Th. Anyone
wanting dental work done should en-
brace the opportunity Remember, he
gives no pain in cleaning and filling teeth
and very little in extracting.
Our sincere thanks are due Hon. NJ
Mohler. Secretary of the State Agricul
tural Board, for copy Of its sixth BIZ
enniel report. 1t is complete cycloped-
ia of the products, valuation, description
of the state by counties, and also contains
complete information as regards the re-
cent discoveries of salt and the sugar in
dustry for which Kansas is becoming
famous.
Bird City is about to vote bonds for a
sugar plant. Bird City has been in the
habit of taking it straight, but she now
insists on having little sugar in hern. A
sugar mill would be the best thing in the
world for the town. and would put big
bundle of money in the pockets of every
farmer If no other plant would flourish
in the county, a sugar one would grow
like green bay tree.-Cheyenne Demo
crat.
The last of the annual reports from the
G. A. X, departments arrived at head
quarters, Kansas City Monday. Arkan-
sas and Dakota were the delinquents. The
official record shows an entire member
ship of 3S1 ,553, in the G. A. r. through
out the nation. Ohio has the largest
membership, 4s,a52; Pennsylvania Sec
ond. 42,OS1. and New York third, S9,S45;
Kansas, hitherto known as the Soldier
State of the West contains only $50
more members than Missouri, the latter
numbering 16, 346. gain of LAO during
the last quarter. For charity duripp the
year S75,945.5S were spent aiding old
soldiers and thei- families.
The Union Pacific has announced that
commencing March l, the contracts for
sales of all agricultural lands in Kansas
west of range 80 west. would be modified
as follows: All purchasers who, within
two years from date of purchase. shall
settle on the land and erect habitable
dwelling thereon. shall be entitled to a
rebate of 20 per cent of the purchase price