Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-06-20
met At k0OskIA
FARMERS UNION CONVENTION
HELD AT POWER CITY FRIDAY
were ROYALTY ENTERTAINED
President Grow Delivers Address
Grangevilie is Selected as the Place
Of Holding Next Meeting.

the Idaho County Farmers union was
called to order at p. m. Friday after
noon at the Fraternal hall at Kooskia
Although the weather was bad and
there was not full representation of
all the delegates selected from the var
ious locals in the county, the meeting
was considered to have been the most
enthusiastic and successful in the his
tory OF the union in Idaho county.
State President l.. c. Crow, of Pull
man, Washington, and State Vice Pres
ident Riley Rice, of Cottonwood, were
present at the convention and added
much to the interest of the meeting.
The first matter to claim the atten
ton of the delegates was a fine din
ner served at the convention hall by
the ladies of Kooskia. The tables
were decorated with profusion of
roses and lars,, luscious strawberries
were the feature Of the food supply.
The strawberries were donated by j. A.
Hem, the strawberry king of the
Clearwater valley.
After the dinner an open meeting was
held which was attended by many farm
ers and their families and also a large
number of citizens from Kooskia.
The chief addresses were delivered
by State President L. G. Crow and
State Vice President Riley Rice.
The evening session began at 8
o CLOCK with a street concert by the
splendid Kooskia band, after which
the crowd assembled at the convention
hall, when the Kooskia orchestra Of six
pieces rendered several enjoyable 20.
lections.
President Crow was then introduced
and made touching address that
reached the hearts of his audience His
subject was, "a closer union and
better understanding between the
farmers and the business and profess
ional men Of the towns and cities"
Vice President Riley Rice followed
with brief address. An instrumental
selection by Mrs. Quist, piano, and
Guy Cleveland, violin, closed the pub
lie meeting.
The union then went into executive
session, which lasted until after mid.
night, after which the young folks of
Kooskia and visitors danced until an
early morning hour.
The delegates present and the To-
Gals they represented were as follows:
Grange No. Z, J. D. Lytle, Neil -Zeh-
ner and Riley Seay; Ferdinand No. 10,
Nick Ringer, Fred Tautfest; Sites
No. 35, c. B. Moore, Fred Huffman, p.
E. Hayden; Winona No. 81, T. H. Seay,
s. w. Patterson, Charles M. Fargo, A.
L. Harchelrode, John A. Keller; Koos-
kia No. "a, Carl Jenney, Fred Carlberg;
Cottonwood No. IA, George Terrhaer,
A. McMasters, A. Jansen, John Knop.
The members of the committees were
as follows:
Committee on program, A. Jensen;
A. Harchelrode and E. D. Lamb; on
credentials, j. A. Hem, Carl Jenney
and Fred Huffman, c. M. Fargo and G.
B. Moore.
Grangeville was chosen as the next
place of meeting and the date set for
the second Saturday in January, 1913.
The report Of Secretary Wade
showed that the unions Of Idaho coun
ty were progressing numerically and
were in good financial condition. The
warehouses owned by some Of the Ida
no county farmers unions have paid
the past year dividends ranging from
25 to so per cent. a.
The officers for the Idaho county
Farmers Union for 1912 are:
Peter Aschenbrenner, Ferdinand,
president; A P. Mundt, winona, vice
president; Jos. B. Wade, Grangeville,
secretary treasurer; j. A. Hem, Koos-
kia, chaplain; G. B. Moore, Sites, con-
ductor; John Forseman, Cottonwood,
doorkeeper; Riley Rice, Cottonwood,
county organizer; R. w. Overman,
Grangeville; E. D. Lamb, Cottonwood;
Adolph Hinkleman, Winona, executive
board.
Convention Notes.
| G. M. Fargo Of Winona, was made
permanent chairman Of the committee
on education.
President Grow was introduced by
Chaplain Henn-Not often that crow
and hen are seen 80 close together
"Those Kooskia ladies are such fine
cooks, but they are all married." wa
the wall Of prosperous young farmer
from the Green Creek country. He il
not married.
The visiting delegates and members
were loud in their praises of the bus
;poas men and citizens of KoOskia fol