Thomas County cat., 1890-06-19

gagged for the Thomas county normal
institute, to be held here commencing
July %, E. NJ. Wood, II. M. Worley, Mrs
n. E. Pratt.
Mr.. Simondton brought in some whea
Monday which will make fair crop. Th'
fall wheat is the best but the spring crol
will come out in pretty good shape after
! the recent rains.
School district treasurers will take no
tice that no money can be drawn from
the county treasurer in July, and if they
need funds to pay teachers, etc., they
must draw it out this month.
A. G. Van Petten and wife are in the
city visiting, and looking after some bus,
mess interests here. Van thinks we'll OF
Ogden, Utah, and says it is fine agri-
cultural and mineral country.
The Nations will be given by the
Presbyterian Sunday School on Sunday
evening. Twelve nations will be repre-
sented with ''Chris:ianity' as a central
figure All are invited to attend.
j. w. Potter, who resides miles from
Menlo, brought to this Office on Monday
the finest samples of wheat and rye that
we have seen this season. He has seven
ty acres of rye and fifty acres of wheat,
which will make IS per cent of a crop.
Miss Eva Gurwell will close her school
near Gem, at the Victory school house,
to morrow. with basket picnic. Ice
cream and sumptuous dinner will be
served. Friends and patrons of the
school are cordially invited to be pres
ent.
T. J. Sisson desires to say that the
Free Press was i'm error last week in say
ing that he had left the county and the
democratic party. He says that he has
not left the county nor the democratic
party, but that the democratic party has
left him.
A rattlesnake was killed near the resi-
dence of Register J. C. Passell by DR..
Chas. Martin, and brought to the Palace
Drug Store, where it caused considerable
amusement. 1t was laid upon its back,
and this, no doubt, had much to do with
our big rain on Sunday night
Jap Fulkerson left Monday morning
to travel in this state for the Esterly
Machine company. Jap has good posi-
ton and we feel sure the company has
made no mistake in securing his services
He is thoroughly posted in regard to ma
chinery and is a faithful worker
Frank Pingree has a couple of hundred
acres of wheat which he thinks will make
him some money. He brought some
samples in, and the heads are well filled
with solid grains for this time of year.
Frank is an excellent farmer, and if any
wheat is to be harvested he proposes to
have his share.
Monday was agricultural day at the
CAT Office, and numerous kinds of wheat
and rye were displayed. Bring in your
samples, so that the merchants may
know that the small grain crop is going
to be much better than they anticipate.
Orr trent window is at the disposal of
the farmers at all times
Oscar Williams, of Summers township
captured white gopher Wednesday
morning, and presented it to this Office.
1t is quite curiosity and we have fenc
ed it in, but owing to its tender age, it is
doubtful if it can be raised. We return
many thanks to him for the present, and
shall feed it we'll if the old COW don't go
dry.
Hon Richard Picker, of Smith county,
who presided over the Sixth district con-
gressional convention last May, was in
the city yesterday, looking after some
cases in court. He reports the republi-
can party thoroughly in line for Webb
McNall, and that it is only the union la
Dor and democratic members of the alli-
ance who are kicking.
]. E. Carr and Miss Melvina Doerlng,
both Of Randall. township, were quietly
married last Thursday afternoon by Rev.
]. T. Shackleford at his residence. Mr.
Carr is one of our most efficient school
teachers and a faithful, earnest Sunday
school worker. The CAT extends best
wishes to the young couple as do their
many other friends in the county.
Tom McCue's house was entered on
the night of the 18th and all his furni-
ture taken except stove and table. Ger
tain parties are suspected and the best
thing they can do is to return the prop.
erty and have the matter dropped as
steps have already been taken to obtain
evidence against them. The neighbors
propose to put stop 10 such kind of
work if it requires the assistance of all
the courts in the United States.
David Null, Of Goodland, and Miss
Jessie Brewer, of this city, were married
Tuesday evening at s O. clock, by Rev. ].