The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-12
THE LETTER WRITER'S
Some Things Other People are
Doing and Saying.
WINONA

FOR the dement, OF those who know not
where we are, we would say that our
little village nestles between the wheat
grown bills that form the valley of the
Palouse. IN the western end of the coun-
ty. While our location is not favored
with the advantages enjoyed by the
country nearer the mountains, or while
perhaps our environment is not cOnduc-
We to the highest and purest thoughts
OF man, yet we are all glad we are here
happy and cOntented, and with firm
resolve, weak as we may be, to make
the most out of ourselves and our sur
roundings. We ask the good wishes of
the people of neighboring towns to
whom we extend a cordial welcome.
The Fourth was quiet day in Wi
mona, the stiffness only being broken
occasionally by the irrepressible boy
with his fire cracker; but as the star of
day sank slowly in the west and the
evening shades began to gather, the new
hall resOunded with sweet music, and
the chatter of merry voices, and "the
glowing hours were chased with flying
feet till morn. 1t was the most en-
jOyabe affair of its nature ever witnessed
in WinOna, there being parties present
from EndicOtt, Diamond and other near
by points.
WinOna is experiencing a kind of a
building boom this year. At the present
we have buildings going up in all stages
OF completion. The new store building
which is being put up by MIR. Hart, will
be finished in a few days. Mr.. Condor
will then move his stock of goods from
his little store on the corner" into it.
Mr. Baldwin is building a neat little
cottage on the bill.
A number of Winonaites went to Col
fax to spend the Fourth, returning in
the evening in order to attend the dance.
They report having a breezy time.
Wheat looks exceptionally well in our
vicinity, and unless it is visited by hot
winds or some other destructive agency,
the yield will be immense. Haying has
been in progress for about two weeks
and will continue for at least 10 days
before everyone will have finished, Kirk
Mccall, who is putting up a large
amount OF rye hay, says it is of an
extra fine quality this year.
Miss ROxanie Tribbett, who has been
attending school at Philomath, Ore, is
expected to return in few days.
1t is humiliatng fact that there are
great number of bachelors around WI
mona and what makes the situation so
embarrassing is that they are still in
creasing. 1t has often been remarked
that wedding in or around WinOna
was a thing of the past but at last we
have the pleasure OF congratulating the
happ, cOuple-Mr VIM. krOuse and
Miss Pearl Irvine, who were quietly
marrid at the brides home the even
ing ofthe Bird.
Isaa James, who recently shipped a
car loel of horses to Kansas City, re-
turned last week. He says the horse
markets rather dull in Kansas at the
present
Messr. Catlett & Waggoner, with a
number)f we'll broke horses to place on
the maret, left for Ritzville Monday.
We hse noticed from time to time
statemers in The Gazette and other
papers demonstrating the prosperity
and actiVy in the Palouse country, es-
pecially othe eastern part. We do not
question he veracity of such statements,
but as wen the western part have not
been lyintdormant during these pro-
gressive ties, perhaps a few remarks
relating tour general condition would
not be ans In order to give some
idea of howhe country around WlnOna
has been stled and improved within
the last cOue of years, it Is only neces
sary to sayhat only a short time ago
the entire wtern end of the county was
vacant, uiccupied and unclaimed:
Herds of sixit cayuses grazed on land
that heretOfe was considered useless,
except for gring purposes. No fences,
no gates, evething open; but now,how
altered. how anged. Today there re-
mains but veilittle vacant land. Most
all the railroa land has been bought,
principally bheep and cattle men and
fenced eectionv section to itself. Owing
to the great lux of settlers within the
past year mosall the tillable govern,
ment land ha been homesteaded and
the country is tied with houses: This
land, when prerly farmed, will pro
duce from 20 t,5 bushels per acre ano
is worth at pre,t from $6 to $lO pei