Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
25 Years Ago From the Whitman County Gazette, Thursday, April 3, 1997 BURI OPENS COLFAX BUSINESS Blake Buri and Colfax Mayor Norma Becker do the honors at a ribbon cutting for Buri Medical Equipment Monday in Colfax. Buri, a 1985 Colfax High School graduate who studied Youth ministries at Southwest College in Phoenix, has over six years of experience in the medical supply business. Approximately 200 attended the open house Monday morning. Buri and Debbie Herman make up the staff of the new business.
125 Years Ago
From the Colfax Gazette, Friday, April 9, 1897
LEFT LEG BROKEN
Tramp Tries to Steal a Ride with Disastrous Results.
Thursday evening of last week a man named Steward was brought to the city on the O. R. & N. train, and taken to St. Ignatius hospital, with the bones of his left leg broken below the knee. He had been picked up near Tilma, on the Coeur d'Alene branch of the O. R. & N. railway.
The trainsmen say that Steward, as the train was passing him at a lively rate, seized the hand railing on one of the passing cars and attempted to get on the car. Unable to do so, he hung there and was banged and slammed against the side of the car and the ground until his leg was broken. Then losing his hold, he dropped to the ground.
The train was stopped as soon as possible and the man was taken on board and brought to Colfax. Steward being entirely without money is a county charge. The Commissioners, however, believe that Kootenai county, Idaho, can be made to pay for his car, since his accident, occurred there.
100 Years Ago
From the Colfax Commoner, Friday, April 7, 1922
DEPENDENT BALL AFTER THE FOURTH OF JULY - SIX TEAMS SIGN UP FOR THIS SEASON
One of the most enthusiastic base ball meetings that has been held at the Maple Monday night when between forty and fifty base ball fans met and decided upon forming a Whitman County base ball league.
The officers of the new association were elected at the meeting and all that is now necessary is for the managers of each team to put up their cash forfeit to insure that they will play out for the season schedule.
75 Years Ago
From the Colfax Gazette-Commoner, April 4, 1947
HIGHEST RATING FOR GIRLS' TRIO In MUSIC MEET AT CHENEYS
Receiving superior rating in the eastern Washington high school music meet at Cheney Saturday was the Colfax girls' vocal trip composed of Gladys Aeschliman, Thoral Urness and Arlene Neumann, whose director is Blaine Harbaugh.
Of the 10 entries, six, besides the trio, became eligible for national competition at Ellensburg May 5 and 6.
50 Years Ago
From the Colfax Gazette, Thursday, March 23, 1972
COLFAX-PULLMAN GRAIN GROWERS MERGER OKAYED
Merger of the Colfax Grain Growers and Pullman Grain Growers was approved by a wide margin by members of both organizations in balloting last week, Manager Larry Brownell of the Colfax firm reported Tuesday afternoon.
Members of the Pullman cooperative voted 180 in favor and 12 against at a meeting Friday in Pullman and the Colfax members voted 179 in favor and 41 against by mail. Colfax ballots were tallied Tuesday morning by Adolf Hardner, Elmer Schmick, Max Ripley and Fred Mader.
10 Years Ago
From the Whitman County Gazette, Thursday, March 22,
MARCH RAIN TOTALS BREAK RECORDS AT STATIONS ACROSS COUNTY
If march went out like a lamb, it was a the most water-logged lamb ever seen in Whitman County.
Monthly rainfall totals were shattered at monitoring stations in Colfax, Pullman, Rosalia, and Tekoa as a month of steady precipitation soaked the county.
David Jones at the Natural Resource Conservation Service station atop hospital hill in Colfax recorded 5.05 inches of rain for the month.
That was almost a full inch more than the previous record of 4.1 inches set in 1983.
- Compiled by Olivia Harnack
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