Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-12-16
HAVE q ]. A COLONY.
German Lutheran Colony Com
ing to CamaS Prairie
REPRESENTATIVES AT CLUB
Club Will Work for Two Meet
ings-Other News

a most enthusiastic meeting of the
Commercial Club was the one held
Thursday night of last week at which
time a large number Of the members
OF the club were present and consider.
able business taken up and disposed Of
and plans made and committees ap-
pointed to carry out the same which
will mean great deal to Grangeville
and Idaho county.
The upper floor Of the club room
was asked for by the high school boys
and while the club has had some bit
ter and trying experiences with leas-
ing the upper rooms to boys clubs,
on account Of the more mature age of
the high school boys it was decided to
take one more chance and DR.. Smith
of the house committee was instructed
to make contract with the boys.
Upon motion it was decided to re-
duce the price of admission to the
next number of club entertainments
from IS cents for single admission to
fifty cents. The public should under
stand this applies to the next number
only, the Clara Won Wales CO., which
appears here December %. The COM
pany is high-class one and has the
reputation Of giving most pleasing
entertainment, one suited to all tastes.
If you dislike a lecture and want to
witness a frst-class musical program
and one of high-class acting buy your
ticket early to this entertainment.
Through liberal distribution of the
booster booklet gotten out by the club
this summer many peoples attention
has been directed to Grangeville and
Idaho county and a number have thus
been induced to pay this wonderous
productive Prairie visit and subse-
quently locate here. Among others
who have received booklet is Mr..
P. Ficken Of Lowell, Oklahoma. Mr..
Ficken perused the booklet and was
led to seek further information. A
number of letters were exchanged by
President Hattabaugh Of the club
and Mr.. Ficken and as a result Mr..
Ficken has become convinced of the
desirability of Camas Prairie as
place to live and last week sent his
son f. H. Ficken and his son-in-law,
D. G. Freund from Oklahoma to this
city to look over the country and if as
represented will organize colonization
company, advertise the country in
several German-American papers with
a circulation aggregating 100000 and
bring several hundred Of German
Lutheran families to take up their
homes in Idaho county. The young
men were the guests Of the club at the
and spoke favorably of the
country. A committee consisting of
A. Y. Baker, Frank McGrane and J.
|. Overman was appointed to take the
young men in charge and see that they
were shown the country.
Another matter was brought to the
of the club by Prof. H.
Cobbs and that was the desire of
North Idaho summer school, an insti-
tuition conducted for the teachers Of
Idaho, to hold its session in Grange
vile. The school has large attend
ance from over the entire state and is
in session several weeks of the sum-
ner, Just when this section is the fin
EST place in the world to live.
With an ideal climate, ample hotel
high altitude
where the nights are delightful and
he beautiful mountain scenery and a
rip over the most scenic line of rail
way in the world Grangeville has
much to offer for such school.
Another matter brought up was the
securing of the encampment of the
cadets near this city this
,pring. The climate is ideal, there is
lmple country for all sorts of mill
AIRY maneuvers, proximity Of camp to
-ailroad and city, if so desired, and
he historic associations of the coun-
.ry to the early pioneer life and the
Nez Perce war. A committee con-
,isting of A. V. Baker, Prof. Cobbs
md n. B. Atkinson was appointed to
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