Good Ol' Days - Sept. 22, 2011

8 years ago

September 24, 1886

As far as heard from Frank Hardesty on the R.P. Owen place, settled fourteen years ago, reports the prize wheat yield. A patch of ten acres yielded 52 bushels per acre, and one of 13 acres went 47 bushels. The land was summer fallowed and fall sown.

The boys of the Colfax brass band will give a concert in City Hall next Friday evening. Admission 50 and 75 cents.

McCord and Ford’s planing mill and furniture factory was set in motion Saturday and on Monday commenced active operations.

Snake River steamers are compelled to “line” in several places, on account of t...