Thomas County cat., 1889-10-31

charge last Tuesday His many friends
arc glad that he Is to remain among
them.
Walter Imam. representing the Kan
sas City Evening News was caller one
day last week. He is hustler from away
back and did some effective work here
for his paper
J. A. Gill was successful in getting
Rohrbaugh's bond reduced SO that the
bail could be given. A liquor warrant is
out for the arrest of Thomas Rutherford,
for selling the vile drink"
The Bogue Signal has suspended publ
cation, the editors, Messrs. Moriarity and
Thorpe saying that it takes money to run
a newspaper. The merchants there have
done well, but the town is too small
II. C. Shimp, the clothier. expects to
leave Colby by January 1. and will open
a clothing store at Colorado Springs. 1t
is. indeed an unfortunate thing for this
city to lose business man of Mr. Shimp's 8
| worth.
George H. Brown aged % and Sarah F.
Munkres aged 81, both of Rexford, were
granted marriage license by Probate
Judge J. E. Lesh last Saturday. They
were married on Sunday, Rev. Morrow
officiating.
L. L. French informs US that he has
removed from Morgan township and
therefore will not be candidate for
! township treasurer. The vacancy will
have to be filled by appointment by the
township committeeman.
W. h. Daily won the free-for-all and
2:50 races at Colby last week. The purse
in each race was $50. Mr. DAILY reports
that all purses were paid in full, and that
the Colby people treated their visitors
very nicely. y.-Goodland Dark Horse.
Chas. Buschow, chairman of the coun-
ty central committee, after talking with
leading republicans and other members
of the committee, has placed the name
of Earnest Boerner on the township
ticket in place of L. L. French, with
| drawn.
1t seems the weather clerk is in sym.
pathy with the G. A. r. Early this morn
ing cold, drlzzling rain set in and has
kept steady gate all day. This evening
as we go to press snow is falling and the
prospect bids fair to have quite stormy
time of it for few days.
The classification Register with a
reco I'd of each pupils standing and a
course of study for common schools is
one of the latest educational productions
and is worthy of place in every country
| school. 1t is combined with a book en-
titled How to organize. classify and
teach country school"
Prof Blake predicts an unusually hard
winter this winter. While we do not
take much stock in Prof Blake and his
predictions, yet it behooves our farmer
friends to see to it that they have plenty
of feed and good shelter for what stock
they intend keeping this winter. More
feed is saved by good shedding than many
are aware of.
II. A. Spielman, of Fairfield, a., repre-
senting the Joliet Barbwire fence firm in
relation to the Colby Hardware stock, de
mort OH for houo loot C,ndov of<oruoor
No definite action has as yet been taken
as TO how the stock will be disposed of.
Mr.. Spielman was here for couple of
weeks and formed many pleasant acquain-
tances.
Rev. Father Heimann was in town
Monday and Tuesday calling on his par
ishioners. Mr.. Rebman took him to Oak
ley Tuesday evening, where he will con-
duct services next Sunday at 10 a. M,
and thereafter on the fourth Sunday of
each month. Father Heimann is young
priest and hard worker. He has now
three church buildings under way-one
each at Goodland, Colby and Wallace
Monument Obelisk.
Messrs Miller and Spaid purchased nine
head of hogs from E. A. Mssso which
weighed, together, $500 pounds. they
paid $104 for the nine head Four of the
number weighed 405 pounds each.
Mr.. Masso lives about fifteen
miles south west of the city.
1t was as fine a lot of pork as has been
brought to this city. Messrs Miller and
Spaid shipped a car load east on Wednes-
day night.
Capt. Daniel Bradbury assumed the
official reins as postmaster of Colby last
Sunday morning. He has retained Thos.
McCue for while as chief instructor.
Thomas has been faithful assistant and
the patrons of the Office cannot but feel
a slight regret that he will retire from