Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-12-25


Persons calling for the above will please
say: Advertised.
Very respectfully, Daniel Bradbury, P. II.
! A banquet was given at the Opel
Hotel by the Odd Fellows on Monday
night after installation ceremonies.
Mrs. Nary Dunegan is ono of our
new subscribers this week. She says
she csnno tget along without the best
paper ia the county.
a. J. Taylor, the efficient clerk at
Thompson & Cos. store of Brewstr,
was in this city between trains, Tues
day morning.
T. S. Foster of Kansas City, the
Junior member of, Foster & Sons
Lumber Co., was in the city the fore
part OF the week.
The Knights of Pythias are max
ing extensive preparations for the in
stallation of officers and banquet on
New Years night.
Tom Reed, of Randall township.
has sold off all his stock, and says he
is now looking out for a job. We
hope Reed will not conclude TO leave
our county.
Mr.. Shanklin has the contract for
building the parsonage for the Cath
Ole Priest, at this place. The foun
dation, for which, is already compile
ted.
Chas. P. Cook, who for some months
past, has been Agent of the U. P.
road, got bounced last Friday, and
left on the ! m. train Tuesday. He
was not at all popular among our
business men.
Geo. 7. Frey, the slick looking
bachelor, of Barrett township, was in
town Tuesday, buying apples and
candy for the Christmas tree, which
will lie at Garden Plain school house
, Christmas eve. BY the way, George
} of late, always wears a smiling coun-
5 tenance, and a happy look. Some OF
his neighbors say that certain young
lady is the cause OF his happiness.
G. Porter, formerly of our city and
at one time editor of the .'CAT"; but
who now lives at Custer S. d., came
, to our city last Friday and remained
until Tuesday. Mr.. Porter is now
County Attorney of his county. He
likes his location at Custer, and say s
that times are quite brisk out there.
| He says the Indians, at the time he
left there, were causing considerable
' trouble, not far from Cusrer, by steal
t ing stock. Before leaving for
r home, he ordered the CAT sent to
his address.
Mr.. G. R. Cook, formerly of this
place, who has been working at Flor
encs Colo. for the past three years. &C
ciden.aly fell from the topofa large
Oh tank, or which be was working, on
Monday OF las, week. His wife was
T. telegraphed for and she left this city
f the following day. Mr.. Cook never
regained consciousness and died on
, last Saturday. The first report was
;hat the body would be brought here
} for burial, and be taken in charge by
: the society of Modern Woodman, OF
, which he was member; but this ar
5 rangement was changed and he was
buried at Florence, last Monday.
, We send out large number
of extra copies. this week TO parties
IN this county, and by so doing we
solicit their patronage as subscriber
The CATis the oldest and best paper
; printed in the county, and will con-
tinue, to work for the best interests
of the people OF this county. In this
t issue our readers will find several
j liberal clubbing offers. Besides
J.. those given we have several others,
/. equally as good. In fact we can
= furnish our subscribers any paper or
magazine they want at less figures
than they can get elsewhere. Far
e mers who wish to take our paper
:, and have not the money, 10 spare
$ can pay US in butter, eggs, poultry,
or any thing we can use, at the mar
!. !. ket price.
In answer to the statement OF u
g Herburger in your last weeks issue
that | owed him S4.25 for meat: | wish
your readers to know that l did moi
lowe him any thing at all. I rented
him : building and At the FIRST O
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