Good old days - Oct. 29, 2009

8 years ago

October 31, 1884

To our readers who have little interest in politics, we promise more news henceforth.

G.W. Smith has for sale at Penawawa about 40,000 pounds of fall and winter apples at 2 cents per pound.

E.S. Bigelow, living near Colfax, added a 20 pound turnip to our museum this week.

Last Saturday’s down train consisted of 30 wheat laden cars. The grain moves.

Colfax Library is in receipt of about twenty miscellaneous volumes, part of an order for forty, recently sent to Harper Bros., N.Y.

There is no gainsaying the fact that Marshal Harris is an enticer of the first water,...