Thomas County cat., 1890-09-04
PERSONALS

XANOOANEAAO
And Other Items of Interest to
Our Readers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Lamont were in
Oakley this week visiting friends.
J.B. Morrison is in Topeka this week
as member of the state central commit
tee.
Miss Pearl Summers has commenced q
two months term Of school southeast OF
town.
Elder Stewart lost his best horse last
night, worth $4,000. This breaks up his
farm team.
Albert Addlngton is to be found be-
hind the glistening counters at j. B.
Morrison's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Paris left to-day for
Denver where they will make their fu-
ture home.
Mrs Grant Stewart left last evening for
visit to her parents in the eastern part
of this state,
Mrs. and Mr.. Defiance Wallace visited
at Brewster Friday and returned Satur-
day morning.
A dance was given at Shilrs last night
as the CORY eyes of the many young peo-
pie who attended indicate.
Barrett township is entitled to five del
egates to the county convention. The
types made US say last week only three.
Jap Fulkerson has returned to this city
to spend the winter after his season s
work travelling for the Esterly Harvester
Co.
Miss Halle Himebaugh has taken upon
her the duties of Kansas school ma am,
and is now teaching about % miles north
east of this city.
Many of our citizens are attending the
state convention at Topeka this week to
witness the nomination of Hon. G.. NJ.
Hovey as our next auditor.
The funeral sermon of Mrs. v ills
Summers will be preached on Sunday,
Sept IA. 1890, by the Rev. Morrow at
Harrison Chapel, Wendell township.
Many farmers were in town last Satur
day trading with our merchants, and
Colby once more resembled her old self
by the crowded streets and the big busi-
ness done.
Col. B. j. Woodruff has gone to Chica-
go to purchase his fall stock of goods.
The Colonel is ever awake to the inter
ests of his customers, and knows how to
please them.
Mrs. W. h Black and Mrs. VIM Dow
dali made pleasant visit to this office
on last Thursday, and were shown some
of the wonders of the print shop, includ-
ing the devil
The Harvest Home ball to be given
at the Goodland opera house Friday Sep
tember 70 promises to be most enjoy
able affair and many of our society peo-
pie will doubtless attend.
Mrs. C. F. Glazier, of Edgar, Nebr..
daughter of A. B Garfield, of this city,
and her two little daughters have been
making short visit to her parents, and
returned home yesterday morning.
Miss Mae Donelan is again teaching
in the district four miles south Of town.
The school board of that district seem to
have lease on Miss Donelan for this is
the third term she has taught for them.
Miss Vena Robbins will commence q |
term Of school at Levant this month. To
the patrons and scholars of Levant we
most heartily recommended Miss Rob-
bins as an efficient and able school mis-
tress.
The report of expert accountant w. q. |
Moore will be found in another column |
of this paper, showing the standing of
both clerks and treasurers since the or
ganization Of the county. All should |
look it over and read it.
We are under obligation to J. N. Sum-
mers for handsome Bartlett pear, rich, |
ripe and juicy. Our citizens would hard |
y know how to get along without the
postoffice store. Jim" always keeps |
the best and everything in seaeon.
Judge ]. e. Lesh visited his farm in |
the southeastern part of the county Sat
urday night and Sunday. He has order
ed his farm hands to begin sowing wheat