The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1909-03-12
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mr. Peschau went over the Canadian fa-
cific, passing through Winnipeg, the
metropolis OF Manitoba and the greatest
wheat center in the world, strange as it
may seem to US Americans, down the
Great Lakes to Chicago and on to Iowa.
He returned over the Northern Pacific.
Seymour Manning went to La Crosse
last Monday, which point be designated
the metropolis of the PalOuse.
August Seller and family OF Four Mile
valley were in town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs D. E. Kinsinger returned
Monday from a three months visit to
the middle western states, coming home
via New Mexico and California.
H. H. Wheeler came down from Spo-
kane, where he spends most of his time
now, Sunday evening, to make the ac-
quaintance Of his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Schaff returned
from Standpoint, Idaho, Tuesday, to re-
main.
James I. Brown returned from the
coast cities Tuesday, where he had been
for couple OF weeks.
Newton V. Rowe, until recently princi-
pal of the school at Hay, will put in a
line OF notions, stationery and confec-
tions at Garfield.
Judge Miller of Dayton is holding
court this week for Judge Garfield, the
latter being at Colville holding court for
Judge Carey.
Mrs. M. E. Dunn has returned to Col
fax after an extended visit in Portland
with relatives and friends, among them
the family of Fred Brown, formerly of
Colfax. She says the Brown Brothers are
doing a fourishing business with their
portable elevator.
C. M. Hitchings and S. d. Kinder,
prosperous Sunset farmers, were doing
business in Cofax Monday.
George II, Huntley went to Diamond
and Endcott Wednesday to look after
his landed estates.
Mrs. Joe McGifford and children OF La
Crosse left for their home Monday, after
spending several days with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Powell. Miss Rose
Powell returned with them.
J. A. Wilkinson Of Grangeville, Idaho,
a former prominent business man of
Whitman county, having kept stores at
Almota and Pullman, is in Colfax this
week mingling with friends and acquaint.
| ances.
DR.. Deitz is member OF the medical
profession who has cast anchor in COlfax
and will practice his profession here. He
was located at one time at Waverly and
was also assistant superintendent at the
Medical Lake asylum for awhile. This
makes Ii accredited physicians practic-
ing in Colfax at this time.
| Miss Villa Wilkinson OF Grangeville,
Idaho, arrived in Colfax last Friday and
wiln"be the guest for two weeks Of Miss
| Winifred Windus.
R. E. Miller. OF the Wenatchee firm
OF |. j. Bailey & Co., who have contracts
for building a humber of steel bridges in
Whitma county, was in Colfax Wednes-
day, on his way to view the several
bridge sites and surroundings. Material
for some of the bridges has already ar
rived in the county.
Miss Ethyl Kuhn left Thursday OF last
week for Seattle, where she will be the
guest OF Miss Emma Davenport for sew
eral weeks.
Mrs. Y. B. Mcdowell returned to her
home in Spokane on Thursday OF last
week, after a visit with her parents.
Judge Garfield went to Colville on Sat.
urday and held court there this week for
Judge Carey of the Stevens county bench.
He is expected home today, accompanied
by Mrs. Garfield, who met him in Spo-
kane yesterday.
Mrs. E. NJ. Kinnear and daughter
Mabel, OF Spokane, passed through Col
fax this week en- route to California, where
Mrs. Kinnear goes in the hope of recover
ing her health, having been very ill since
the death of her husband in January.
RI. Neergaard of Oakesdale is in town
attending to legal business.
Al Hammer OF Elberton, one OF the
pioneers OF the county, was Colfax Wis
itor last Saturday.
R. G. Bellus, the Garfield merchant,
was in the city yesterday.