Thomas County cat., 1890-08-14
PERSONALS
And Other Items of Interest to
Our Readers.

Our Readers.
School board day at the institute will
occur one week from to-day, at which
time whole day session will be held. i.
e., from a. m. to 1890 p. m. and from
2to4p. m. All members of school
boards in the county are requested to be
present all day or as much of the time as
may be convenient.
Miss Frank Talbert visited in the city
over Sunday.
DR.. j. W. Martin left Saturday last for
eastern Kansas.
Ned Beaver went to Kansas City Tues
day on pleasure trip.
John Bott returned Saturday night
from Colorado Springs.
Theo. Haldenwang returned from Col
orado Springs last week.
A nice rain fell night before last that
will freshen up the pastures.
Misses Heming and Chambers, OF At
wood, are attending our institute.
Attorney j. A. Gill went to Seldom
Monday on business of Importance.
Dea and Villa Mum were not attending
the institute the fore part of this week
Ed Case, prominent fruit tree rustler
of this county. left to day for Colorado.
Warren White, typo Tfrom Smith
county, passed through this city Monday.
Mrs. |. W. Crumley left last evening
for an extended visit in Nebraska City.
Nebr.
Mrs. C. W. Smith, wife of Judge
Smith. has been i'll since July s, and is
not likely to recover.
Mrs. A. w Patchln. of Plainville, is
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Bean,
of this city this week.
Miss Westerman, a prominent school
teacher of near Brewster is in attendance
upon the institute this week.
The prairie schooners are seen on the
streets nearly every day. The majority
of them are headed eastward.
Capt. J. B. McGonigal, receiver of the
land Office at Oberlin. was in the city
Tuesday. He has cow tor sale.
Quite a number of persons who left
the country are returning. They find no
place better than Thomas county.
C. e. Siggins. former Colby boy and
well known to our citizens, but now of
Flagler, Colo. visited in town several
days.
Some very handsome transfers in real
estate occurred last week and business
in that line shows some sign of advance
ment.
&c. PasseN. our register of deeds, is
happy and smiling. even if il did cost
him a box of cigars 1t is girl, and a
bright one at that.
Henry Boerner. the junior member of
the popular shoe firm, Boerner Bros, of
this city. is taking an extensive pleasure
tonr in the Rocky Mountains.
Chas Morrison left Monday for a trip
to the Rockies. and ere he returns to
Colby he will visit his old home in Iowa.
He will be absent about month.
Attorney NJ. D. Lessepger returned
Monday night from the west He is well
pleased with all he saw and intends to
locate somewhere in that country.
Rev. s. R. Ferguson. ex- x-pastor of the
N. E. church in this city, will. we under
stand. return here soon to look after his
property south of town. His home now
is Glad Brook, Iowa.
A race occurred at the track last Satnr
day afternoon between Sam Huey's
horse and Amos Myers Bogart colt. The
race was one quarter of mile and won
by the former by 70 feet.
Rev. Shackleford delivered an excel
lent sermon Sunday morning expressly
for the yorng people. A large congrega-
ton was present mainly composed of
young ladies and gentlemen.
Copious showers of rain visited this
county Tuesday night. 1t came little
too late 10 help the corn much but will
render the ground in excellent condition
for fall plovlng and seeding.
Mrs. Linnie Jessup. one of the normal It
tendants. was called home to the bedside