Good Old Days: Oct. 25, 2018
October 25, 2018
125 years ago
The Commoner, Oct. 13, 1893
“Poker Jack,” the big Palouse brave whose fame is not confined to local limits, and whose cleverness at cards has won him the significant title of which he is proud, was the other day induced to enter a downtown photographic studio for the purpose of getting his shining bronze face gazed at through the magic camera. “Poker Jack” was very much tickled to learn that it was the artist's desire to take his picture and hang it up in the studio alongside those of the magnates and handsome people of the land. He was shown all about the workings of the camera, but the trick of the negative was beyond his comprehension. The artists then informed him that only a few weeks ago, an Indian brave had sat for his photograph. “Me see him?” asked Jack.
“Of course,” and the artist opened a case and fished out a likeness of To-Kai-Laksha, the Nez Perce. Jack became enraged. His eyes flashed fire. And he looked upon artist with direst scorn. “Ugh. Take him picture?”
100 years ago
The Colfax Commoner, Oct. 11, 1918
Tuesday afternoon, S.A. Littleton, police officer of this city, captured Cottingham for bootlegging. Cottingham escaped from the Moscow officers and made his way to Colfax. He was picked up a few moments after he arrived in this city by Officer Littleton, who immediately notified the United States Marshall, Jas. Rice of Lewiston, that he had the prisoner in charge. Cottingham was lodged in the county jail and he was taken to Idaho Wednesday morning.
75 years ago
The Colfax Gazette-Commoner, Oct. 8, 1943
The city council voted unanimously Monday evening to table an ordinance that would have established a 10-o'clock curfew for persons under 18 years of age, a repeal of the present 9-o'clock curfew law affecting persons younger than age 14.
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Merchandise stolen from the C.R. Pickett store in Thornton sometime Friday night was recovered Sunday evening when two sailors and a soldier were arrested by the state highway patrol on the Sunset highway west of Spokane for speeding in a car that turned out to be stolen in Portland. Another soldier was still at large Thursday morning, officers here said.
Some small change in the cash register, cookies, potato chips and other small articles were stolen at the Thornton store.
50 years ago
The Colfax Gazette, Oct. 10, 1968
Opening of the new Whitman Community Hospital in early November will be marked by the retirement of a veteran hospital administrator, Sister Amedee Marie of St. Ignatius, and the advancement of St. Ignatius' present treasurer, Sister V. Davenport, to manager of the new institution.
25 years ago
Whitman County Gazette, Oct. 14, 1993
A quietly moving lesson on what results from math and science studies rolled up in front of Colfax High School last Wednesday. The lesson was in the form of a “racing” car which was produced by students and faculty from the University of Idaho and Washington State University. Heading the project has been Phillip Appel, a 1984 CHS graduate who is now studying for a doctorate degree at the University of Idaho. Appel is studying lead acid batteries for electric vehicle applications. That made him a leading nominee for heading a team which produced the car. Kathryn Volger, Colfax science teacher, said the car and Appel's team were here to show students what can result from taking math and science courses.
10 years ago
Whitman County Gazette, Oct. 9, 2008
Library services are now available around-the-clock to Jennings Elementary and Junior High students in Colfax as the result of a $10,000 Project Library Automation grant that converts the library from card catalogues to barcode scanning, among other improvements.
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