Good old days: July 6

125 years ago

The Commoner

July 1, 1892

Al Brown returned Monday evening from the Sound, where he went recently with three car loads of beef cattle and one car load of sheep. He reports a dull market in the Sound cities for cattle with fair offers for fat sheep and hogs. The price of beef has dropped one cent a pound from quotations of two weeks ago, while sheep and hogs have advanced one-half a cent.

Mr. Brown has been doing an extensive business in stock shipments to the Sound since last March, having transferred 42 carloads from Palouse pasturage to the slaughter pens of the principal cities of the Sound.

From his recent shipment he cut four head of cattle, which it was thought were stolen from the stock yards at Ellensburg.

Mr. Brown will arrange for another shipment to leave here about July 15.

***

A special Union Pacific train bearing a large party of officials of that railway system passed through the city Wednesday. Those on board were the newly elected president, S. H. H. Clark, Gen. Supt. Dickinson, Supt. Baxter of the Pacific Division, Ass’t. Supt. O’Brien of the Pacific division, Gen. Pass. Agt. Lomax, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt. Hurlburt, and Supt. of Motive Power Buckingham.

The party made a lengthy stop here and were met by Mayor Chadwick, Councilman Beebe and Hon. J. A. Perkins. These loyal citizens urged the representatives of the railway to rebuild and enlarge the depot here. The officials were very anxious that something in this line be done as it was evident it was needed, but were as yet undecided what it should be. They will communicate with representatives of the city later in regard to the matter.

The party visited Moscow in the afternoon, and returning, went to Spokane.

100 years ago

The Colfax Commoner

July 6, 1917

The big Chautauqua tent on the Departmental school rounds is a very popular resort this week and judging from the large attendance that greets every program, it would seem that the people of the community are loathe to miss a single number in the way of an intellectual treat and all turned out to enjoy the exercises from the very first day of the opening. The Australian Manikens presented the first evening delighted old and young alike. The mechanical men and women were made to go through all the performances of human beings.

J. W. Brougher was the principal speaker Monday evening. His subject, “What’s Under your Hat,” was presented in such a way as to cause each and every one to devote some time to examining their own deficiencies as the orator repeatedly suggested they should do if anything of importance was ever to be achieved. He insisted on the necessity of critics beginning reform measures on themselves before starting on the community and the grouches and gossips were rapped without mercy. His good humor and wit kept the audience laughing until the end of the lecture.

The concert given Tuesday afternoon and evening by the Davenny Festival Quintet was enjoyed by a large appreciative audience as was also the illustrated lecture by Chancey Hawkins on wild animals of the North land.

Wednesday forenoon the Chautauqua tent was given over for the Independence day exercises which was much appreciated.

The last three days of the Chautauqua promises to be even better than the preceding ones. The Musical Arts Quartet will entertain with concerts, also Robert Yale Smith, pianist, and James Goddard, bass-baritone of the Chicago grand opera. Last but by no means least, lecture will be given by orators noted for dramatic ability on international subjects of deep interest to all of the questions of the day. Whether we agree with them in their opinions or not, we should get their viewpoint in order to better understand many vexatious problems that confront the nation.