Thomas County cat., 1890-02-27
$500 insurance on the school building
which was burned in district 40.

which was burned in district 40
The first number Of the Atwood Dem
ocrat has reached our table. 1t is "a good
specimen of an excellent newspaper and
we wish it long life ani success.
The High School literary society cxer-
cises every Frilay afternoon are proving
to be an interesting and efficient mode of
instruction for the higher grade.
W. \. Brown aud wife. Of Rexford.
left Tuesday nigh. for Seattle, Wash,
where hey will make their future home
The best wishes Of many friends go with
them.
Joe I.amont's little girl aged about
three wears died Tuesday night and was
bur ed this morning AT 10 o'clock. The
family have The sympathy OF MANY
friends.
G.. W. Smith has sold the balance OF
his stock to F.mm.t FraZe and the latter
will continue to close it out Mr.. Smith
will retire from business for the present
Il: least.
June the L. p. and c. & A compan-
les will run through solid trains from
Chicago to Denver. exchanging roads AT
Kansas City This will be a popular com
binalion.
The beautiful spectacular cxtravagan
zia, The Masque of Pandora will be
given al ArmoIy hall Friday night March
z. The costumes and special scenery viii
be lovely.
DR.. l. f. Larrick, surgeon dentist, OF
Oberlin. will again be in Colby, March
4, 5, and g. Those desiring to have teeth
extracted or treated in any way should
not fail to call on him.
The Rock Island does about $1,000
worth of business, clear Of all expenses
each month in this ci,y The profit is
about equally divided between the pas
senger and freight business.
| All school boards desiring teacher
! for the spring term are requested to not
ify Supt, Sullivan. and likewise teachers
wishing to engage school should cal
upon or notify the superintendent.
! T. l. Moreland, postmaster at Otter
bourne, has sold out his stock OF store
goods As postmaster he will probably
be soon succeeded by w. Ii. Archer. .ant
in that case the poS,otfice will be moved
G. F. Plott who has been spending tht
winter in Thayer, Nebr., has returned t
Colby, He reports it exceedingly dull il
Nebraska and that there will tie IA larg,
immigration from there here in tn,
spring.
The catholic church society have pur
chased a Luilding site un west Fourt
street, northwest of the school house
and work will soon be commenced upo
the new structure, which will cost neal
" 81. 800. Father Heinman is a hustle
and worker.
! +. G.. Nichols, agent at the | C.P.depot
, has obtained IL leave of absence an
gone back to Indiana for a visit anon
old time friends. We are p'eased to not
{ that his resignation was not accepted b
Mr.. Palmer and that the difficulty wa
amicably settled.
The state school apportionment h.
been made and the county treasurer ha
received the amount for Thomas county
, Supt Sullivan is now busily engaged i
making out the apportOnment for tn
different districts in the county. and th
funds will be ready for distribution ne,
week.
We learn that. Howard Carpenter. la'
of Colby. and l.. A. Hannisan, late {
Brakeman. will go to Oregon and el
gage in journalism. salmon fishing. al
other kindred pursuits. They are genll
men largely given to castle e-building an
some day We hope 10 learn that their all
r structu' es have materiaiiZed into som
! thing more substantial than "'gab.
Atwood Citizen.