Good Old Days: Mar. 15, 2018

8 years ago

The Commoner

March 3, 1898

The Congregational church was crowded Monday evening on the occasion of an entertainment by the Peak sisters and an old-fashioned spelling match by everyone who felt like spelling.

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The substantial growth and well-grounded prosperity of Colfax is constantly attracting new capital hither to invest in paying enterprises. The latest news with reference to additions to our local industries is that the Tudor brick-making plant, which formerly did an immense business in Spokane, is to be removed from that city to Colfax. The plant will be shipped here and...