Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-10-14

sires to put on airs, like the occasion
of the visit of commercial club.
towns of 5000 like Grangeville have
a failing the same way, during these
occasions we always put Hattabaugh
down as chairman and many time
has kept us in convulsions by his re-
partee. There is always plenty of
work of public nature for men of his
type and Grangeville sure appropriate
ed much of his time.
Leaving his native state of Indiana in
the early seventies the subject Of our
sketch arrived in Lewiston in 1878
after a tedious and perilous overland
trip through Utah and Southern Ida
no. Long on muscle but short on
cash his first job in the West was
saving wood for John p. Vollmer, we
believe something like 1925 was the
amount received, this constituted his
first capital in the West. IF a man
had ability that was enough then and
with the same qualifications that's
plenty today. Mr.. Hattabaugh has
succeeded, he has twice succeeded.
having lost fortune during the panic
of 1898.
He has been the recipient Of many
offices from the hands of the people,
being deputy-sheriff of Nez Perce
county when it included the present
county of I.atah, also auditor of the
same county for four years. Then
when Latah county was formed from
portion of Nez Perce he was clerk of
the court OF the new county. In 1893
he was president of the Board Of Re-
gents Of the State University, this was
at the time when the Legislature passed
a bill providing for the construction Of
the administration building to be paid
for with state warrants. Times were
stringent then and state warrants
were selling at sixty cents on the dol
lar. However the board succeeded in
financing the project and to its credit
today stands the substantial building
on the college campas.
In 1899 Mr.. Hattabaugh was made
a member of the firm of Elder Bros,
implement dealers of Moscow and sent
to Cottonwood to take charge of then
recently established branch at that
wood, but later on this house was
moved to Grangeville on account of
the central location. In 1902 the
business had SO grown that reorgani-
zation was made and the company in
corporated as the Grangeville Imple-
ment Go. and the Cottonwood manag-
er was made secretary-manager The
business has been successful, very sue
cessful, and today has customers as far
north as Lewiston. 1t has the best Of
business management and there has
been a square deal to all.
Approaching his knowledge of the
implement business the Inland Empire
Implement and Hardware Dealers
Association, composed of the leading
dealers in Washington, Oregon and
Idaho, elected him to the presidency
of that association at their last meet
ing.
He is prominent in fraternal orders
and secret societies and is Past Grand
Master of the Masons.
Men Of his type are city-builders
and his decision to leave the county
will be read with general regret and
there are none who hate to 90 more
than he In conversation with him he
stated he knew of no other place he
liked better, no place with better peo-
pie and no country with brighter pros
poets for the future than Idaho county
and his only reason for leaving was on
account of Mrs. Hattabangh' health.
the physician advising her to seek a
lower altitude with milder climate.
He still retains his ranch in the coun-
ty and also has other business connec-
tions. We share the expressed hope
Of our subject that his wifes health
will improve and enable them to re-
turn and make Grangeville their
home.
Mr.. Miller, the new proprietor,
seems like a hustler, good man for
town. He is thorough westerner,
man you will like He is an excellent
business man and comes with the best
of recommendations and endorsements
from his home town. He lived in the
Northwest for number of years and
is thoroughly conversant with the
needs of the ranchers of the greatest
wheat country in the west. He will
take possession of the stock the first of
the month at which time it will be re-
moved to the brick block opposite the
Imperial Hotel and now being conn
pleted by Mr.. Scott.