|
The Coflax Press ran a contest (sorry, I don't know the date) for their subscribers to identify residents of the past. My grandmother saved and labeled every one! This is that series. The first person to identify either or both of the above pictures will receive one year's Free subscription to The Colfax Press. This is the first in a series of pictures from the past. To qualify for the year's subscription the picture must be identified before the Tuesday following its publication. Winners and their answers will appear in the next week's paper. Mrs. Frank Bilbrey was the first of five persons to correctly identify last week's elderly gentleman as James Williams, one of the first settlers at Colfax. Mrs. Bilbrey received a year's free subscription to The Colfax Press, as will the first person to identify this week's photo. The boy, which appeared with last week's old-timer was not correctly identified. GOOD NEWS FOR THE RURAL CONTESTANTS! Mrs. Emma Cole beat a good many people to last week's free subscription by naming the mystery man as Dr. D.F. Douglass. This week 2 free subscriptions, for one year each, will be awarded - one to the first person in town to correctly identify the above photo, and another will go to the first correct guesser from the rural routes. This is a chance for the country folks, who get their papers Friday morning, to get in on the fun. Last week's picture of J.R. Arnold was identified first by Mrs. Kate Grending, of Benton City, Washington, who was visiting in Colfax. Mrs. Ida Willhoite, of R.R. 2, received the second free subscription. The same opportunities are open this week, with a free subscription going to the first person in town to identify the above picture, and a second free subscription to the first correct identification from anyone on the rural routes. Due to a misunderstanding as to who lives on the rural routes and who lives in town, three free subscriptions were awarded last week. After Jay Turnipseed identified the picture as that of Dr. Frank J. Mittan, Mrs. U.S. Hatch, of Rt. 1, and Ival Bunn, of Rt. 2, both received subscriptions. We'll try to award two subscriptions this week, one to town and one to the rural routes, but anything can happen. Mrs. Nancy O'Neil was the first person to identify last week's picture of Mrs. LaSalle Stoops. The rural route winner was Mrs. Luther Wagoner, of Route 1. Both received a free extention of one year to their subscriptions. Two more free subscriptions will be given this week, one in town and the other on the routes.
Continue with the Contest:
|