Thomas County cat., 1890-08-28
PERSONALS

And Other Items of Interest to
Our Readers.
State convention at Topeka next We'd
nesday
James NJ. Stewardson was in the city
yesterday.
Judge Giese was taking in the town
last Monday.
There will be harvest home ball at
Goodland September 12.
Attorney j. A. Gill went to Rexford
Tuesday on legal business.
Mrs. Joseph A. Gill is visiting her par
ents in Omaha, Neb.. for few weeks.
Bro. Fike, editor of the Free Press.
brought IN some fine hogs Tuesday to
market.
Hon. C. NJ. Hovey and Atty. W. 8.
Willcoxon are in Topeka this week on
business.
Hon. NJ. A. Chambers and lady. of
Hoxie. are IN the city this week visiting
with R. L. Chambers.
Remember that there will be preaching
at the Presbyterian church next Sunday
morning and evening by Rev Bracken.
CD Nahrung. staunch honesteader
of near Oakley. helped us out by sub
scribing for the CAT and Leavenworth
Times both one year for s1.0O.
John Vedder. formerly of this place,
but now of the Hoxe Democrat, was in
the city Sunday. John is just as hand
some as ever and not bit stuck up.
Next month will be lively one for
Colby as the Editorial Association,
democratic convention and the G. 4. R.
encampment all convene in this city
But three teachers reachcd100 per cent
in any one study and they were J. W.
Summers, in arithmetic: Geo. Troutfet-
ter in history; S. E Mckinney, in pen
manship.
Mrs. Showalter is spending the week
Oh the farm. and AleX-well, he is hav
ing a good time with his friends. Sher-
if business is light, and he has plenty of
time to eat.
The base ball craze is diminishing
since Goodland refuses to play Colby
again How truthful report of the
game did hurt the Goodland News and
Dark Horse.
During the thunder storm Monday
afternoon the lightning set the dry buff
falo- grass on fire few miles southeast
of town but was soon extinguished by
the rain following.
A heavy rain fell in the northeast part
Of the county last Monday. Some hail
accompanied the shower, and as one
farmer expressed it, the hail stones were
"bigger'n hem egg"
Dancing seems to be taking the place
of high five parties of late. At nearly
every social gathering goodly portion
Of the young people engage in this nim-
bic and fancy amusement.
W. G. Weld returned Friday evening
from Vona, Colo. and, judging from
the immense growth of hiresnte, one
would be led to think he had just pulled |
in from the wild and woody west.''
A lawn party was given at the resi- |
dence of Supt. W. P. Sullivan for the
pleasure and pastime of the normal stud
ents last Friday evening. A large num-
Der were present and report an excel
lent time.
DR.. I. E. Larrick, the surgeon dentist,
will visit Colby Sept. 1. 2, 8 and 4. He
makes speciality Of saving the natural
teeth. Artificial teeth put upon gold,
rubber and gold-lined rubber plates.
Teeth extracted without pain.
Niss Dea Mum met with q serious &C.
cident week ago last Monday. While
out horseback riding. her pony stepped
in hole throwing her of instantly. the
horse falling on her right side sustaining
severe but we understand not serious
bruises.
The Car has just turned out . flne job
Of whole-sheet posters advertising the
1fth annual eucampment OF the Veteran
of northwestern Kansas. Ex-
tensive preparations are being made for