The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-12-28
WHAT NEIGHBORS DO
Letters Full of Interesting News Notes
From Many Country Points.
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Peter Hendrickson of Neg Perez Citv
paid recent visit to old acquaintance
here.
The Guy grist mill is now moved and
ready for business. 1t has a large water
wheel and strong power
Rev. Galloway and family have been
entertaining visitors from Oregon.
Mr.. LAWN has moved out OF the hotel
into VIII Sage's house, and again there
is no public eating house in Guv.
There is freak of nature on exbibi
ton at Ben Ravens ranch near CIV
cali with two tails and otherwise do
formed so that it's sex cannot be determ-
ined. The little animal is now two
months old and growing finely.
NJ: Il. Ladies Aid Society gave an old
lashloned home supper at the new hall
thursday night, Dec. 20; and, despite
the lnclemency of the weather, there was
6lg crowd and general good time
Inc Masons, recently organized here
named their lodge after Mrs Ella Whet-
sells father, Mr.. Reynolds, he being the
nrst Mason that lived in this town,
John y. Kelly and wife spent Christ
mas with relatives in Johnson.
The public school closed Friday for
one weeks vacation.
college students had q pleasant marty
at the college Thursday evening. Among
other entertainments was picture con.
test, Miss Lena Stevens getting the
prize Tor most successful guessing.
lt Is evident the "blind pig" has not
been scared away. He is still penned in
at the corner building, but has a new
owner.
college closed it's fall term Friday
night, with rhetorical exhibition that
lar exceeded former efforts. The Dro-
gram was well constructed and we'll rem
dered. One tableau, "The Nations" was
worth coming many miles to see. The
decorations we're very pleasing, bespeak
ing true artistic taste OF the appointed
committee. In fact, everything spoke
wei Tor the master hand that is building
this educational craft on a sure and firm
foundation.
Fred Peterson and Miss Mary Hoskins
won hrst and second prizes for best
scholarship I'D grammar class.
goodly number of students went to
their various homes for the HOLIDAYS.
Prof. Watkins is spending vacation at
st. John.
w. Z. L. L. meeting was held at Mrs.
). 5. Roberts, Thursday Dec. 81. Dav
OF meetings has been changed to accom-
mOdate new members.
Saturday night, Dec. %, Miss Giles the
state superintendent for W. c.. T. It.
medal contest work, conducted a success
ful contest here in the auditorium of Ed
wards college. The class had good
selections, and they were we'll rendered
George IsGacsOn, a young man living
near town, won the medal. Miss Giles
organized two more classes of eight con-
testants each, who began work right
away, and she will hold another contest
here the last of January We hear com
ments of Miss Giles and her work here of
a very pleasing nature, and will be glad
to welcome her again.
Mr. and Mrs Wilson closed a series of
revival meetings on Four Mile last week.
Leslie Wallace, of Portland, came home
Saturday to spend Christmas He ate
Christmas dinuer with his people. his
mother being in good spirits and better
health than for long time past After
dinner he left on the afternoon train to
return to Portland; soon after his de-
parture his mother was seized with the
third stroke of paralysis, she having had
two strokes in the past two years, she
now lies in a dying condition. The son
was recalled and the other son, Wilbur,
telephOned for at Portland; and now the
Christmas of our village ends in much
sadness, for Mrs. Wallace has lived
long among US, much loved and re-
spected.
Meetings are being held every night
this week in the college.
The last Christmas of the century is
about ended, and the last item we shall
pen for the Gazette in the old century is
written. A new year and a new century
to begin new life. We wish for every
reader OF this paper peace and happi-
ness that will make their wel-doing his
torical for all future time.