Good Old Days: Jan. 3, 2019

8 years ago

The Commoner, Dec. 22, 1893

Justice of the Peace Truax Tuesday sent Daniel McDonald to the county jail for 40 days for selling a pint of whisky to two Indians.

100 years ago

The Colfax Commoner, Dec. 20, 1918

The influenza epidemic which has been raging throughout the county for the last two months is slowly subsiding, is the statement that was made by Dr. John Benson before the members of the city council at their meeting at the city hall Monday night.

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J.K. Mullaly and Jack Smith were on the public road between Colfax and Endicott Friday when they were charged with having an...