Good old days - May 20, 2010

8 years ago, May 22, 1885

Report of a sensation, scandal, hurried flight and pursuit reaches us from Farmington. A young man of the town and an indiscreet maiden were discovered to be on too intimate terms for respectability, and relations sought to quiet the matter by bringing about a marriage. The young man refused to consent to this and skipped between two days. Relatives of the girl are in pursuit and if they overtake the fugitive we are liable to have a tragedy to chronicle.

Colfax has four barber shops, and the delightful pastime of waiting your turn is a thing of the past.

Gov. James...