The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-06-17
FARMERS AT OROFINO.
Over zoo Attend Tri- County Conven-
vention Of Farmers Union. Nez-
perce Well Represented.

vention Of Farmers Union. Nez-
perce Well Represented.
The summer convention of tn,
membership of the Farmers Edu
cational and Cooperative Union O.
America of Lewis, Nez Perce anc
Clearwater counties was held on last
Thursday and Friday at Orofno
with an attendance of so delegates
and over 200 visitors and spectators
The meetings we're held in the
Oddfellows hall and the first session
was called to order at II 100 a. m
Thursday. The visitors were vel
coined in speech by Edward Hof-
stede. To whice replies were made
on behalf of the farmers by President
Jas. V. Mccall of the Idaho Wash
ington Union and c w Booth, pres
ident of the tri county Unicn.
At the close of this session din
ner for all was provided by the good
people of Oro6no and thereafter an
automobile ride over the city
and about thu sanitarium grounds
was given the delegates.
In the afternoon President Mccall
delivered an excellent address ong
the lines of real cooperation aad the
elimination of the selfish, personal
equation.
The assemblage then adjourned
to the ball grounds and watched the
farmers defeat the business men in an
exciting game, the resultant score
being ID to IL.
The balance of the time was de-
voted principally to business behind
closed doors, and many matters per-
tanning to grain handling and market
ing and the improvement of farm
markets were considered and plans
put on foot for bringing about results
in this respect.
The Nezperce delegation included
c. w. Booth, president, and R. L.
Anderson, secretary of the tri-county
Union; John D. Graham, R. T.
Johnson, E. Nelson. K. G. Oster-
hout, M. Schmidlkofer, Geo. Thomp-
son, w. A. Burghardt, Anton Soren-
son, S. w. Tanning, Carl Bubel, Jr.,
and Mrs. T. F. Jacobs, as delegates
from this local.
Seven new members were initiated
into the Union at the last session of
convention.
The official moving pictures of the
Cello canal celebration at Lewiston
will be shown at the Artic Theatre
during the first day and night of the
stock show under the direction of
Mr.. Mcclellan, who also gives an in
teresting description of the many
scenes. These pictures are fine, and
are known to be the genuine official
views of that historic event. They
were taken under the direction of
Walter B. Strubble, we'll known
throughout the Lewiston country as
a boosting power, and now in the
boosting work at Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. W. Felt and
children returned in their big Buick
Monday from a two weeks stay at
Walla Walla, where Mr.. Felt was
looking after his newly acquired
properties, The Togs clothing store
and the Model Boot Shop. He start
ed big sale in these just before
leaving, and is much pleased with
the prospects there.
Thos. Thostenson, of the Mohler
who started with his
family in his Ford for the San Fran
Cisco exposition about two weeks ago,
sends back word that they made the
rip nicely and reached Frisco in just
IL days from the time of starting.
Mr.. and Mrs B. N. Savage re-
turned Monday from their two-weeks
honeymoon trip on the coast, and
we're warmly welcomed home.
] D. Roberts, grain merchant
If Lewiston, was transacting business
in Nezpercc yesterday.
Coming, Dorothy Bruce and Com
oany, featuring Baby Orpha. at the
opera house soon.