The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-01-04
WHAT NElGHBORS DO
Letters Full of Interesting News Notes
From Many Country Points.
GUY

GOX
Very cold weather and very rough
roads.
MIR. and Mrs. J. W. Rice are spending
the week with their son and family in
Moscow, Idaho.
DIR. Hall reports a new son in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. |. K. Luce near
Fallons
Everybody is complaining of sore
throat and in some cases the trouble il
severe and serious.
There was a living illustration Of
catching a sucker" lately when a big
fish was found in trap set for a mink
on the river here near town.
The bellringers did themselves proud
ringing the old year out and the new
one in. We didn't know it did take so
long to ring out the last moments of
century. Perhaps twas introducing the
new century that took so long.
Miss Amy McCurdy had a severe at
tack of hemorrhage of the lungs
the first OF the week. Her mother
from st. John is with her. Miss McCurdv
Is student of the college here.
Mrs. j. B. Armstrong entertained q
lady friend from Troy, Idaho, over
Christmas.
And now it comes to light that there
Is an oil we'll on B. B. Wilson's ranch
near Guy. We hope the light will be SO
strong it will illumine the whole country
round with prosperity.
DR.. Banner, on his way from the
klOndike to London is spending the
holidays with his parents near town.
Public school began Monday after a
WPpk 8 vacation EJmord, ooIIooo H.
gan it's winter term Wednesday.
Students are returning from all the dis.
tant home points.
watch meeting in the new hall the last
night OF the old year. They also had a
fne literary program.
The dance going people had most
enjoyable time tripping the light fantas-
tic in Standard hall.
James Colwell has moved to Guy and
Is living in the old meat market rooms.
When the recent blind pig arrest was
made, the deputy sheriff remarked to
bystander that this was just another
dirty little Guy stink and that was all it
would amount to. We are wondering,
since we heard of the bonds being for
felted, ii it didn't amount to 5000 worth
OF smell, il no more comes of it?
Mrs. Hannah Wallace, wife OF J. T.
Wallace, merchant here, died Christmas
night of paralysis. Mrs Wallace had
been an invalid for 20 years, but the
final release came very suddenly We
have known her for 10 years and never
heard one word of complaint through it
all. One day after attending her through
day OF tOrtuOus agony we said to her,
and you have suffered like this all these
years and yet you do not doubt Gods
goodness" With soulful earnestness
she replied, never for one instant have
doubted His goodness, His mercy, or
His loving kindness. Such faith is a
supreme lesson and makes religion a
living reality. Sha had been a member
OF the Christian church nearly 80 years.
All the way her walk was consistent
because on solid ground. For ID years
she has resided in this place and though
seldom able 20 be out of her home, there
will be none missed more than she. She
was a member of the W. c. I. u, an
active temperance worker, one of the
prime factors in the first temperance
movement in this town. She leaves q
grand record, with loving memories for
the husband and five young men sons
who survive her. She was laid away in
the Guy cemetery Thursday. The Christ
ian minister from Pullman conducting
funeral rites. For her the glory OF gain
for us the lOnesOmeness of loss. May
the influence of her beautiful faith be an
ever present comfort for all those who
mourn for her, and to those who are left
in the home now so more than iesolate
without mother" may the sincere sym
pathy of many friends be a balm sooth-
ing to this newly-broken tie of nature.