The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-04-04
Commercial Club at Regular
Meeting Endorsed Action
of Bureau
Ask COUNTY TO AID
Annual Election Of Officers Re-
suited in M. r. Hattabaugh
as President

Commercial club occurred Wednesday
At the regular luncheon at which time
officers for the ensuing year were elect
ed as follows:
M. Reese Hattabaugh, president.
DR.. #. E. Wood, Ist vice president.
I. e. Edmundson, End vice president.
Frank Van Deventer, sec. and treas.
The appointment of the standing
committees was put over until the
next meeting Of the club.
President Hattabaugh appointed W.
W. Brown, ID. FL. Sasenbery and r. +.
Fulton as a committee to confer with
the county commissioners in an effort
10 secure funds to defray the expenses
In connection with taking Of the county
census and tabulating the same. This
Is a matter that is requested by the
government and an enormous amount
Of labor Is entailed.
On behalf of the Idaho County Farm
Bureau the club went on record as
fav0ring the employment of a county
agent and endorsed the proposed action
Of the executive committee In appear
ing before the commissioners to ask
scr an appropriation Of $1,000 per an
rangements have been made for a con-
ference between the commissioners and
the executive committee for next Mon
day afternoon. 1t is expected their re-
quest will be granted.
Among, the visitors present was a
gentleman named Rogers, who when
called upon for few remarks address
Cd the club in a very entertaining and
patriotic manner, touching upon a
number Of the more recent events that
have taken place at Cottonwood and
Ferdinand, the outcome of the visit of
Fighting Mckee" who visited this
place last Saturday night. The stu
ation was fully covered by Mr.. Rogers
BEFORE resuming his seat 1t is alleged
tnat Mr.. Rogers made the statement
mat ne knew Of couple Of men some
seven miles out from Cottonwood who
were running distillery and that he
mao seen the liquor, politics being given
as reason for the Illicit enterprise
not Deing severely dealt with. He
iurtner stated that the sheriff's office
nao oeen notified couple of times and
On account of politics nothing was done
BY the officers.
Inc windup of the gentlemen's talk
nad tne opposite effect to his opening
remarks, and Immediately after lunch
w oneriH Yates was notified of the
statements Mr. Rogers is said to have
l,' Iaue, and 1t is needless to say he was
a,gntiy rolled. The sheriff soon locat-
y MI. Rogers and took him up to
nlosecutor Griffith's Office to secure his
asa'enent In writing. On being ques-
uoned Sheriff Yates stated that the
ssn,leman hatly denied any knowledge
rne distillery, it being only hearsay
" me annual financial report of Frank
,aa Deventer, secretary and treasurer
me Grub was read, as was also the
membership list which follows:
arnold, Chster
Atwood, T. M.
Brown, w. w.
Barbor, B. G.
bayless, T. A.
Barton, Earl
Crossley, Tom
Dyer, A. N.
Evans, Evan
Eimers, J. p.
Elmers, J. G.
r,nunus0n, r,,n L. II.
Fulton. r. IT,
Ghkeson, A. L.
nattabaugh, Reese
nardy, A. s.
Harris, L. M.
Jefferson, Il. J.
hube, d. II.
LYDIA, f. Fl.
Miller, f. Fl.
madison Lumber Co.
Maugg, A. ].
McErane, Frank
sMcHarg, c. K.
sMlacNeill, DIR. VIM
Nelson, Ed '
pparker, A. #.
Peterson, Vic
robinson. w A
Russell R. Fl
nothwell, Herye
smith Geo. d.
SSimith, Geo. A.
sslms, ]. Frank
sweet q. 8
SSaassenhery, d. II.
SITES Sites Judge w. N.
SS,mon, DIR. John
urbahn. A
WnalD van lDeyenter, Frank
weo, MOD, DIR. F. r.
white. AL