The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-06-21
THE LETTER WRITER'S
Some Things Other People are
Doing and Saying.
KAMIAC.

A recent frost frOze the potatoes and
beans, but not the corn.
Fal! wheat il heading out and looks
in fine condition.
Good June rains make the gardens
grow. The cold weather of last week
has moderated and good growing
weather is here
The neighbOrs expect peas and pota-
toes bv the Fourth
Strawberries are ripe, and raspberries
will be in a week or ten days.
Arnold Guptill, jas. Kincaid, George
SmOOt and Buzz Wells spent week at
st. Joe lake recently.
Dave Whitney had his two colts
weighed last week The yearling weighed
$50 pounds and the two year-old 1900
Mr.. Whitney is famous for the fine colts
he raises.
Columbus Stevens lost a fine horse
last week
Mrs r. Gaines of Lewiston was visit
ing relatives here last week. She went
home Monday.
Ned Lyman expects to start to Pin
hook in two weeks He expects to be
gone month. He has a ranch up there
and has not visited it for a couple OF
years.
The Guptill boys expect to begin bal
ing hay the sixth of next month
Several from this vicinity expect to
attend campmeeting on Deep creek Sun
day.
Mrs Josie Espy and family are stay
ing with Mrs. Stevens while Mr.. Stevens
Is away.
A good many neighbours expect to at
tend the ElbertOn picnic.
JAS. Gaines started with his wife and
two children last Saturday for Spangle,
where they are going to see his wife's
father, who is i'll with measles.
Grandpa Deweese is sick again, with
heart trouble.
Preston Breeding is some better. He
has been suffering with a gathering of
water around the heart.
Rev. w. A. Mccall preached at the
school house Sunday. He will preach
again the second Sunday in July.
b. Mcqueen and family aud B. Wells
and wife expect to spend some time at
st. Joe lake in the near future.
George Tempero has moved on to the
Flint ranch and will pasture his cattle
on the place and pillow the summer fall
low. He gets paid for the blowing and
gets the pasture without charge. He
expects to remain until after harvest.
Mr.. GOOch gave dance last Tuesday
evening. Those who attended enjoyed
themselves. The family leave on Sun
days train for the sound.
Last Sunday night d. Whitney re-
celved under the cover of darkness two
sets of four horse double trees, which
were stolen two years ago. He offered
reward Tor the discovery OF the thieves
and he would have raised Cain" as the
saying is, if he had not got them again.
ms Is the first stealing we have ever
had in our neighborhOod, and we trust
1t will be the last.
MIR. Farley is coming back to the
ranch this summer.
School closed last Friday and about
20 visitors were present. This school OF
seven and one half months has been the
best we have had in this district. Toe
following program was rendered by the
scholars:
Defamation, Vacation" . Eunice Whitney
Defamation, That's Baby. leila Temperc
Defamation, "Tommy's Death Bed"
Song, Sweet Evening Bells" ....... Schoo
Defamation, Little Christie" Birdie Smoot
Defamation, "Mr. Nobody" Fred Blair
Defamation, "How Father Carves the
Duck" ............ Lizzie McQueer
Song, John Browns Body" Eight Childrer
Defamation, The Music Stool, Geo. Guptil
Defamation, Poor Rule" . Irwin Lon.
Defamation, Change d. Eunice Whitne!
Song, Carve That Postum" .. Schoo
Defamation ............R Ralph Trimb
Defamation, THAT Brindle Cow"
Observation-Disclosures ...... Lille Mcqueen
Defamation, Headaches Jes Fore
school .....-.-... george bali
Defamation, Perfect Peace" JAS. Skeer
Song, John Brown Had a Little Iudian"
........ ........ Eight School Children
Defamation, 'The Leeches Barney
O'Linn" .............C Carrie Lon.
Defamation, Little Jack" Wesley Temper,
Defamation, HE Worried About IT.
............ .......... Charley Duncan
defamation, 'The Little House Maid"
.MIlly Askin
Song, "Uncle Sans Wedding. $50. Schoo
defamation, "The Hero" Ralph Whitne,
defamation, Mr.. Bye and Bye" o. Howard