Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
75 Years Ago Athletic Coaches and Officials Hold Clinic After Dinner Meeting Here Interspersing a tombstone golf match and a rulesbook clinic here Saturday afternoon and evening was the dinner meeting these high school athletic coaches, officials and school men held at the Colfax hotel where this picture was taken. Front, left to right, Hugh Barr, Palouse; Wallace Mikel, Endicott, former Colfax high school basketball coach; Charles Giles, Endicott; Roger Phillips, Plaza; Lewis Bloom, Endicott. Rear, George Thiessen, Moscow; H. F. Schwartz, Paloouse; U.O Attebery, Tekoa; Ralph Strumski, St. John; Glenn Powell, Colfax; Melvin Whitlock, St. John; Richard Felber, Colfax. –Gazette-Commoner photo.
50 Years Ago Bulldogs ramble to season debut win over Wallace Miners These two Bulldogs were part of t he winning effort Friday when Colfax blanked Wallace 20-0. Dave Entenmann. left, grabs a 28-yard Colfax pass prior to being nailed by Miner Stan Covey. Don Pierce, a member of the Bulldog return team, edges past Pat Kinsey for a gain.
25 Years Ago Hey! Did we get it? Sarah Nielsen, a seventh grader at Endicott, points out a figure on the editing screen to Melody Anderson, also a seventh grader at Endicott. The girls are members of the Girls' TV Club advised by Mike Anderson.
125 Years Ago
From the Colfax Gazette, Friday, Sept., 24, 1897
THE WORK OF HARVEST
Two Weeks More Before Threshing is Completed
The work of harvest in all parts of the county is being pushed rapidly, but it is estimated that at least two weeks more of good weather will be needed before the work of saving all our grain can be completed. At this writing it is estimated that but little more than half of the grain crop of the county has been threshed, and not to exceed two-thirds of the grain has been headed. West and south of Colfax the proportion of threshed and headed grain is considerably greater than this, while to the east, although a large proportion has been but, but little threshing has been done. Aboutu Garfield, Elberton, Guy and Pullman fully half of the grain is already in sacks, while about Oakesdale, Rosalia, Tekoa and Farmington, the proportion is musch less. West of Steptoe about half the grain has been headed along Pleasant Valley, Hastings Gult, Cottonwood and Thorn creek. The grain in this vicinity is yielding enormously, whheat yielding from 30 to 45 bushels an acre, and oats from 75 to 116 bushels. The grain in all sections is of fine quality. Shipments from Endicott, St. John, Diamond and Lee Siding have been heavy during the past week.
100 Years Ago
From the Colfax Commoner, Friday, Sept. 15, 1922
Odd Fellows Celebrate Anniversary.
On Thursday evening, September 21st, the Rebekahs and Odd Fellows will celebrate the seventy-first anniversary of the founding of the Rebekah lodge. All Odd Fellows and Rebekahs and their families are to meet at the community building for an old-fashioned harvest time supper at 6:30, each family to bring its own well-filled basket of eatables and implements. Following the supper there will be music, entertainment and a general good time.
10 Years Ago
From the Whitman County Gazette, Thursday, September 20, 2012
After school event attracts artists
Twenty-six kids enjoyed the new School's Out Wednesday program at the St. John Library on Wedneday, Sept. 12. The outdoor reading garden was full of young artists exploring the media of paint. On Wednesday, Sept. 26, "Sculpture in different forms" is the theme for students in grades 1 – 5 to explore. This series of programs meets Wednesdays at 12:30 when school is dismissed early.
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