Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-10-02
PERSONALS
And Other Items of Interest to
Our Readers.

Where. Oh. where are the people, and
where have the people gone!
r. X. Revmer is happy over al pound
boy who came to his house last night.
H.. l., Dedrick left last Saturday night
for Colorado and other western states.
Mr.. Grard. of The Osborne News. ,fav-
ored this office with pleasant call last
Saturday.
Mccormick & Bolt shipped 1877 dozen
chickens last week to Colorado markets.
with a cash value of $3.50.
J J. Castor left last night for the San
Louis valley where he expects to inves-
tigate the merits of that wonder land.
Several dances have been given at
country residences of late much to the
enjoyment and pleasure of the rural lads
and lassies and the city young people.
The reading circ'e books are at the
county superintendent Office, and
teachers who are members are requested
to come and get them and get to work.
Miss Halle Himebaugh was in town
Saturday. She is teaching "A successful
school northwest of Brewster, and rather
enjoys the novelty of teaching in west
ern Kansas.
NJ w. William returned home Tues
day evening from Leadville, Colo, where
he has been for the past three months.
He is the same old Mart but considerably
reduced in adipose tissue
The hour for holding the Methodist
Sunday school has been changed from
the forenoon until $50 o'clock in the af
ternoon. Every one invited to attend
} |. LuAE. Supt.
4 man named Sourbeer has purchased
the Parsons Journal and will run it as 4
republican prohibition paper. A man o
has carried a name like that all his life
should not be blamed for being prohi
bItionst.
The republican speaking advertised for
last Tuesday did not materialze for
some reason. A good many came to
town for the purpose of hearing poliii
cal issues discussed by the Hons Geo. T.
Anthony and w. S W,llcoxon
Thief, has been committed quite fire
QuentIy OF late both in the city and coun
try. While the thief or thieves are un
known certain evidence points very
strongly and it will be well for those en-
gaglng in such business to look a leedle
oudt"
The W. r c. purpose giving an enter
tainmen; of some nature each week dur
ing the coming winter. Judging from
the iaffv publ of last Tuesday evening
they will be a decided success and will
aud greatly to the amusement of the
young people this fall and winter.
A Beloit farmer played very shabby
trick by fixing the big arm chair in his
parlor to upset if a greater weight than
14O pounds rested in it. On the first
Sunday evening thereafter his daughter
got a broken shoulder and her young
man h.d his nose acknowledgements.
The attention of the young people of
the city is invited to the change in the
time of holding the NJ. E. Sunday school
The hour Is now $50 in the afternoon
and all are cordially invited to attend. A
special effort Is being put forth to make
the school better aud of more interest to
all who will come.
Yesterday was the first" that awful
day when the printer tries in vain to
shun his fellow man, and when a new
page of The journal is started with Il
much larger debit than credit side. We
once more succumb to the inevitable and
prepare 10 wear our old collar and
patches another month.
Henry Morrison left Saturday night
for Iowa. A rather pleasant smile rested
on his genial countenance when We last
saw him-one of those knowing smiles,
you know, and one could almost imagine
they could read there: You may think
Pm too young TO get married. but III
fool YOU" We do not think that Henry
would do 80 foolish thing for eyerone
knows he is too young.
The w. r. C. gave an old fashioned
tatfy pull in the brick block Tuesday