The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-04-05
WITH THE CORRESPONDENTS
An Ep1tOme of News, Views and Community Notes
Gathered from Many Sources.
ALBION.

Thomas Lawson returned Saturday
night from his winters stay in Colorado,
much improved in health.
n. G.. Bissell is home from Louisville.
Kentucky.
Ladies of the Christian church will
give their annual Easter supper in the
new hall Saturday night.
There were baptismal exercises at the
river, here in town, Sunday, under the
Jurisdiction of the u. B. church.
The W. G. I. U. met April 4, with Mrs.
S S. Roberts 1t was a general meeting
The recent Nj. +. social netted the So
ciety $13
Mrs. John O'Kelly is recovering from
severe illness of some weeks.
Mrs. Jennie ThompsOn's father, Rev.
Mr.. Pickett, has gone to Oregon to visit
brother.
The winter term OF Edwards college
closed March 81, with one OF it's unex-
celIed public rhetOricals. The summer
term began Tuesday, April 2. Several
students had to go home for good at
close of the winter term, on account of
spring work.
H. d. Sage has gone to OrifinO, Idaho,
to visit his daughter residing there.
Mrs. Glider and daughter, Miss Alice,
have returned to Albion and are gladly
welcomed by all.
Six young ladies of this place went to
Pullman sunday to attend the funeral
of Miss Barbara Robinson. former resi-
dent here and their esteemed schOolmate.
Miss April introduced herself this year
with more than the customary amount
of tears. Weather has been very chang
able for 10 days. Few early gardens
have been planted, however, and there
has been a general bracing up for the
annual spring cleaning and fixing up
time. Every clean back yard is a stride
toward the Improvement of property
and health, as we'll as the newly painted
farmyard fence and gay flower beds.
man by the name of McFadden has
been in town for some time past working
up history OF resident pioneers for his
Whitman county book.
Our new brass band is progressing
finely under the tutorship of Mr.. st.
Lawrence.
Bert Coon has left this place for good.
He has gone to work in the photography
business in Oregon.
Squirrels are uncommonly large in
quantity and quality this spring. 1t is
thought their increase in numbers is
caused by the lessening in the ranks OF
coyotes.
Saturday night Miss Giles gave a sill
yer medal contest in the new Christian
church, which ends the silver medal con-
tests for a time. The winners of the
recent contests are Misses Hila Patter-
son, Amy Whetsel, Lottie Saylor, Vera
Pearson and Claude Wright, and they
are now striving for the gold medal
The public contest is to be given the last
of this month. Miss Giles has been
doing some very effective work here this
winter in the temperance cause.
The new name of our town is hoped
to be fitting illustration of the bible
saying that old things are passed away
"BehOld, all things shall become new,
and if this new christening will make US
all a better people, give US broader
charity, help US to be 'wise as a serpent
vet harmless as a dove" give us daily
the golden rule to point out to eact
other the eleventh commandment anC
see that we use both faithfully, then, in-
deed, will there be great rejoicing ove1
this name, which means "white cliffs
suggestive of pure climbing anyway
and we thus hope for greatness.