Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
Class of thirteen finish pre-cadet training at St. Ignatius School: Receiving their caps, capes and lamps at capping exercises at the St. Ignatius School of Nursing Sunday evening were these 13 young ladies who had completed their pre-cadet training. Seated, from left, are Margaret Mertens, Marine Rowland, Tilly Weber, Mildred Leinweber, Marjorie Hensle and Ann Hunter. Standing, from left, are Dorothy Byers, Jean Miller, Louise Schuelke, Mary Jane Kliewer, June Booth, Beatrice and Bernice Caine and Priscilla Grigwware. From the Jan. 7, 1944, Colfax Gazette-Commoner.
125 years ago
The Commoner, Jan. 5, 1894
Contractor J. W. Janney Saturday morning completed the temporary bridge over the river near the Colfax brewery. The location is about 200 yards north of the site of the bridge which was washed away in the late flood. The structure is 16 feet wide, and 125 feet long. It is a truss bridge, and will be a great benefit to the farmers until a new bridge can be built.
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W. L. Horton has completed the improvements of the bridge at the fair grounds which was damaged in the late flood. It was badly torn on the approaches and bent down the middle. Mr. Horton built a 40-foot iron span approach on the north side, raised the bridge 25 inches in the center and covered the whole structure in galvanized iron.
100 years ago
The Colfax Commoner, Jan. 3, 1919
The city authorities have set aside Lake Street for coasting purposes and the children of Colfax are advised that Lake Street and Lake Street only can be used for coasting purposes. The city police have been instructed to prevent coasting on all other streets and the auto drivers are notified that they must cross Lake Street with caution and to look out for children who are coasting down the hill.
75 years ago
The Colfax Gazette-Commoner, Jan. 7, 1944
Five tons of waste paper, collected in the community by Boy Scouts, were hauled to Spokane Friday last week in a Salvation Army truck. The paper had been in temporary storage at the Two by Four on Canyon Street, where there is still sufficient quantity for another truckload.
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Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Horne were called from the Rose Theater Sunday evening when their home at S 901 Meadow street was discovered to be on fire. Firemen, returning from an 8:45 o'clock call, reported that several boards in the outside wall of the house had caught fire from hot ashes in a cardboard box.
50 years ago
The Colfax Gazette, Jan. 2, 1969
The Palouse country shared in King Winter's vengeance this week with a new all- time record of 33 below zero recorded at the Colfax weather station Monday morning.
25 years ago
Whitman County Gazette, Jan. 6, 1994
A New Year's storm that dumped up to two inches of rain on portions of the county caused over-flowing ditches on county roads, at least one mudslide and flooding in Colfax. Road damages from the storm closed Mader Road to heavy traffic, and other county roads are being evaluated in a day-to-day basis.
10 years ago
Whitman County Gazette, Jan. 1, 2009
While most Whitman County residents enjoyed a white Christmas, road crews around the area worked though most of the night trying to maintain routes through the snow-covered Palouse.
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