Thomas County cat., 1890-08-14

of her sister who was not expected to
live. Mrs. Jessup returned here Tuesday
and reported her sister as slightly i'm
proved.
Lew Ginger and A. q. Chessmore have
purchased the Ludell Gazette. The plant
will be removed to Atwood and Farm
ers' Alliance organ given to the people.
Success to the combinatiOn.-AtwO
Citizen.
Newton Williams, who has been visit
ing at his old home in Murray, Mo-, for
the past month, returned here Saturday
night. Newton is a staunch school teach
er and will teach in this county this fall
and winter.
Rev. Roundtree, of Nicodemus. Gra-
ham county, preached last Sunday NOR
ming at the Presbyterian, and in the eve-
ming at the Baptist church. He is col
ored divine and large audience was
present in the evening to hear him.
We have just received large stock Of
job printing goods and will sell you let
ter heads, envelopes. statements. ETC.. at
what the goods cost the other Offices
Buying rs we do in large guam
titles and paying the cash we get them
from one tn three cents a pound cheaper.
Our material is varied and we can please
all tastes.
Captain r K. Beymer sent challenge
to Goodland the other day for game of
base ball to be played at Brewster at any
time and for any amount that they may
choose. We have grave doubts if Good
land has any more sand left since it is
Colby's turn to choose an umpire. A
fair umpire would be selected, and none
of the Russell stripe.
A much larger acreage of small grain
will probably be put in this fall by the
farmers of Thomas county than any pre-
vious year. This displays the stick-to-it-
iveness of our farmers and the confidence
they possess in this being thoroughly
wheat country. and their determination
to forward its interests by not pulling up
and leaving at the first failure of crop.
Sheriff A. L. Korb, of Sheridan county
came down to Topeka yesterday with .
crazy man for the insane asylum. He
was one of the leading stock growers of
the county and three weeks ago received
u sunstroke. which made him q raving
maniac. About o'clock every afternoon
the man gets wild and it is necessary to
chain his hands and feet-Topeka Capt.
tai.
We are glad that the citizens and base
ball club of Colby treated the visitors
with great respect but regret very much
that some of the GOodland people should
SO far forget their dignity and manhood
as to raise merry war" on our streets
Friday night. Water barrels were over
turned window lights broken and prop
erty destroyed No wonder the umpire
feared such gang of toughs.
Charlie Ogilvie, of Kuka, Thomas
who is we'll known in this cOun-
ty as the agent for Kane's school furni-
ture, several weeks ago met with an
accident very similar to the one which
to Leander Felts of this town.
While attempting TO fire Winchester
rifle the shell exploded filling his face
with powder and destroying the sight of
one eye. Thinking that perhaps he might
save the sight of the eye ne, in company
with DR.. Montgomery. went to Denver
for the purpose OF consulting DR.. Rivers,
a noted occulst of that city. but the doc
tor informed hun that the sight was ruin
ed and refused TO operate upon the eye
fearing that the effect would be bad up
on the remaining one.-Winona Clipper.