The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1904-03-04
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Chas. Diyitt, who has been in the
county Jail for some time awaiting trial
upon the charge of assault with dead
ly weapon, plead guilty Friday to simple
assault and was fined SIS and costs by
Judge Chadwick in the superior court.
The fine and costs amount to SOL, which
will be served out in Jail.
The funeral of Mrs. J. G. Combs was
held at the Baptist church Sunday
afternoon, at 2 O'Clock, the services be-
ing conducted by Rev. II. s. Black A
large gathering of friends were present
to pay their last tribute Of respect to
the memory OF Mrs. Combs, who lived in
COIfax many years prior to moving to
Seattle. lnterment was made in the
Colfax cemetery.
John Maier, farm hand who has
worked around Pullman for several
years, was brought to Cofax Sunday
and examined as to bis sanity Monday
He has strong desire to do himself
bodily injury and has attempted suicide.
He was committed to the asylum at
Medical Lake and was taken to that
institution Tuesday by Deputy Sheriff
Nessly.
The precipitation for the month OF
February was 2 81 inches, as against
10 inches for the same month III 1903
1t will be noticed that the rain and
snowfall this year for the month of
| February is almost three inches, while a
year ago it was less than one fifth OF an
| inch. The temperature for the two
| periods was about the same.
Whitman county was visited by the
| heaviest snow of the season Tuesday.
After dark the sky cleared and the mer-
curry dropped TO IA degrees above zero.
A bright, sunny day on Wednesday how
ever, made the white mantle disappear
! rapidly.
| The contractors and builders of Col
fax and their carpenters have signed a
wage agreement. Carpenters are to
work nine hours per day in the city and
ten in the country and will receive 40
cents per hour in town and 35 cents in
the country. When they work in the
country their board must be furnished
The superior court of Whitman county
has declared John Striker an habtual
! drunkard and notices are being posted
! in all saloons to that effect. John is a
bad actor when he gets full of booze and
always winds up in jail as & vagrant.
In the eighth grade examinations for
April and May the state superintendent
announces that no questions will be
given on chaprers XIV and XVI of the
Grammar school arithmetic, but that
one or more questions will be based on
| the work OF chapter X.
Deputy Sheriff Nessly captured Peter
| EsterbroOk at Greer, Idaho, Wednesday
and brought him to Pullman, where be
faced charge of forgery before Justice
| Swain. EsterbroOk forged q note on T.
Nlenaber. q farmer OF Uniontown, for
$500 and sold it to a bank for $3.50.
| EsterbrOok was bound over to the su-
| periOr court and is now in the Whitman
county jail.
DR.. DeWindt, who was scheduled to
deliver a lecture at the Methodist Epis-
cOpal church in this city in the near
future for the benefit of the Rest Room,
has been called to England on account
of the serious illness of his sister and
has cancelled all engagements.
Sheriff Joseph Canutt has appointed
&. B. Carter deputy sheriff and Mr..
Carter will act in that capacity until A.
| l.. Steward RECEIVERS his health Mr.
| Steward is able TO be around, but his
physician thinks that it is best if he does
no work for awhile.
Milton McCroskey had the misfortune
! yesterday morning to fall on an icy
porch at the home of his sister, Mrs
| MOnta BrOwder, and fracture is right
shoulder blade. The accident is not con
sidered serious, although Mr. McCroskey
will be detained from his work for d
month or six weeks