Good old days - Nov. 26, 2009

8 years ago

November 28, 1884

Knapp, Burrell & Co. have their business office on Main street and warehouse near the depot connected by a Bell telephone.

From the 1st to the 26th of November, 400 carloads of freight were shipped from Colfax, 376 of which were wheat-laden.

Three prisoners in the county jail – Yates, the wife-beater, Geo. Sweme, the cattle-thief, and Ed. Wood, who sold whisky to Indians. There are a number of other people under arrest, but out on bonds.

T.F. Bergers has contributed to the Gazette’s specimen of wonderful products of the Palouse country several fine specimens of...