| Book
1 |
Begins with Oct 25 1913 |
| Oct 25 1913 |
"There being no
minutes from previous meetings all of our Books and records being burned
on Oct 2, 1913."; will see about donations from the Grand Lodge;
will see about securing money from brothers for a new hall; 9 members
present; $42 in treasury |
| Nov 1 1913 |
will solicit money from
Nez Perce, Winona, and Cottonwood Lodges; will see Bro Long re: his
location for building purposes and offer him $350 for it |
| Nov 8 1913 |
Bro Long wanted $400 for
his location but stated he would take four shares in the Building as
part payment; will go back to Long and offer $350 and no more; will get
stationery and stamps as well as a lamp bracket and oil and a seal |
| Nov 15 1913 |
Bro Long accepted $350.
Long will have the deed made out and leave it in escrow at the
Bank of Steunenberg; seal to be returned due to wrong name on it |
| Nov 29 1913 |
Bro C.G.(?) Benson was granted a tranfer to Merced, CA |
| Jan 10 1914 |
bills presented for
lumber., labor, freight; $30 sick benefit to S.J. Adams who is sick
since Nov 28 1913; will purchase some window blinds |
| Jan 31 1914 |
"Brother Harve
Parsley was here howling his head off; said he was going to have his
receipt (?) from now on or he would turn the plat for the graveyard over
to someone else. So seeing
how the worthy brother felt about the matter, Bro Smith made a motion |
| Feb 7 1914 |
E.P. Martin presented
bill for printing letterhead; Ferdinand Hardware bill for picture
frames; then withdrew to Bushue's to take part in refreshments |
| Mar 7 1914 |
voted to move Lodge from
other Hall |
| Mar 14 1914 |
The old Lease between
this lodge and School Trustees District #41 has expired; the Lodge
trustees have leased the hall from the K of P Lodge until Jan 21 1915 at
$50 per year; need to look after insuring the property of the Lodge;
"Bro Manring spoke of r |
| Mar 21 1914 |
have insured Lodge
property for $300 with Pacific States Fire Ins, Portland, OR |
| Jun 13 1914 |
bill from Ferdinand
Enterprise for printing 100 visiting cards $3 |
| Jul 18 1914 |
"Bro J.H. Johnson
got his bone of contention in to some of the Bro when the question of
plotting off another semitary here at Ferdinand for the IOOF" |
| Aug 29 1914 |
It was talked of that a
Team be organized. |
| Sep 5 1914 |
will make arrangements to
borrow $50 from the Bank of Steunenberg for 60 day note at (?) 10%
interest; will pay $105.64 to Ward Shilson Regalia Co |
| Oct 10 1914 |
Ed Tautfest being hurt by
being thrown from horse; E.P. Martin, Insurance Agent, concerning
additional insurance on regalia |
| Dec 19 1914 |
will see about borrowing
$400 from Bank |
| Jan 16 1915 |
borrowed $400 from the
Bank of Steunenberg |
| Jan 23 1915 |
auditing committee found
$17 shortage in books |
| Mar 12 1915 |
vote on amendment of age
limit; vote was 14 for age 21 and 1 for age 18 |
| Mar 20 1915 |
E.P. Martin presents
insurance bill; Bro G.W. Tautfest is entitled to sick benefits even
though he doesn't want it |
| Mar 27 1915 |
gave Harve Parsely a
recept for a year's dues ($8)
for cemetery work |
| Apr 10 1915 |
want to meet the 2nd and
4th Saturday of every month instead of every Saturday |
| Apr 24 1915 |
Grand Masters think
meetings should be regular |
| May 1 1915 |
paid Bank of Steunenberg
$200 on note |
| Jun 5 1915 |
will decorate graves of
departed Bros for Memorial Day |
| Jun 12 1915 |
there is no one to look
after the graveyard; Bro W.E. Brown was appointed and his dues will be
paid while he is the Sexton |
| Jun 26 1915 |
will buy lemons and sugar
for July 4th picnic |
| Jul 3 1915 |
bill from Hotel Ferdinand
$3.40 for a Grand Master visitor |
| Jul 17 1915 |
"The Sexton was
instructed to write Bro W.R. Gibbs in regards one Phil Weyman who being
buried on an Alley Way in Grave Yard"; Bro Wm Brown, our Sexton at
Grave Yard, asked for help in staking out lots in the Grave Yard so as
to be seen in Winter |
| Jul 31 1915 |
"Bro Melvin L.
Johnston was reported as sick, being kicked by a Horse causing a
Hemmorage of Kidneys" |
| Aug 7 1915 |
Bro
Melvin L. Johnston well, gave him one week's benefits |
| Aug 21 1915 |
paid Bank of Steunenberg
$25.25 on Note |
| Sep 11 1915 |
Alfy (?) D. Nolan very
sick |
| Sep 25 1915 |
Bro Elbert Bush reported
sick |
| Oct 2 1915 |
Bro Elbert Bush better,
Bro J.H. Johnston visited him |
| Oct 9 1915 |
Elbert Bush much better,
Bro Edward Tautfest visited hin |
| Oct 16 1915 |
Bro Smith reported Bro
Bush as a little better Oct 11 |
| Oct 30 1915 |
Bro Bush able to be up |
| Nov 6 1915 |
gave Bro
"Albert" Bush 5 weeks benefit |
| Dec 4 1915 |
Bro Strauss from Spirit
lake visited |
| Dec 18 1915 |
decide to purchase book
for records of IOOF cemetery |
| Jan 1 1916 |
Bro O.A. Risdom hurt in a
street car accident in Spokane, WA |
| Jan 8 1916 |
J. C. Johnston sick two
weeks before this |
| Jan 15 1916 |
sent $20 burial expense
for Geo Parker who died 12-15-15 in Douglas AZ; asking Mr. Bushue about
renting hall |
| Jan 22 1916 |
Bro Edgar Fry in hospital
at Moscow; Bank of Ferdinand new Note |
| Jan 29 1916 |
received a bill for $20
Sect of Spokane Relief Committee for O.A. Risdom |
| Feb 12 1916 |
leased hall (from whom?)
and appointed Janitor Bro Kerr |
| Feb 19 1916 |
made $5.80 from having a
dance; confer with Sunday School to see about paying for electric light |
| Feb 26 1916 |
allow $3 to Royal
Neighbors for use of their organ |
| Mar 4 1916 |
will let Bro Fry use hall
for Road District; collected $1 for lights from Church |
| Mar 11 1916 |
"the Royal neighbor
thought the hall rent was too much"; Lots of Talk about amount too
much |
| Mar 18 1916 |
need sweeping compound
for the hall; need to tell E.G. (?) Pollock that the blocks in the
cemetery are $15 not $5 for a grave |
| Mar 25 1916 |
committee named to rent
out hall |
| Apr 1 1916 |
Road commissioners will
pay $2 per month to rent hall from us |
| Apr 8 1916 |
In regards to the piano
committee Bro Edgar Fry reported as H.I. (?) Hanson was leaving the
country they would sell their piano for $150 and take payment at the
fate of $5 per month; The Rebekah paid their year's rent amounting to
$12 |
| May 13 1916 |
hall donated to Sunday
School for Sunday only; will get a padlock and will keep hall locked;
Farmer's Union paid $2 hall rent |
| May 27 1916 |
Bill of J.A. Bushue for
hall rent of $27.50; bill for 75 cents for a padlock; Petition made to
let the Hall free for a Rest Room on the 4th of July; decided the Hall
will be thus donated |
| Jun 3 1916 |
Bro Alfred Collier paid
$1.22 as interest on his Note |
| Jun 16 1916 |
paid 60 cents for a
broom; Geo Pollock will pay for Jack Hill lot in cemetery and Lodge can
leave receipt at Bank of Ferdinand; Odd Fellows will furnish lunch and
ice cream for Rebekahs this evening |
| Jul 8 1916 |
receipt made for $15 for
block in cemetery for Jack Hill, the receipt being sent to G.W. Pollock |
| Jul 22 1916 |
Bro J.H. Johnston had a
note for Lodge due 14 July for $206; Lodge paid interest and renewal |
| Jul 29 1916 |
received check from Band
Boys for $2.50 for lilghts and rent |
| Aug 5 1916 |
light bill for $2.50;
received of Mrs. G.W.Pollock $15 for block #94 in the IOOF Cemetery at
Morrow Town |
| Aug 19 1916 |
motion made and seconded
that a committee wait on Bro Kirby and notify him that he would have to
change his ways or be dismissed from the Lodge |
| Sep 9 1916 |
Committee on the case for
Wm. Kirby report that they had a talk with him and he positively refused
to quit running a gambling house; so they prefer charges against Bro Wm
Kirby of conduct unbecoming an Odd Fellow.
The aforesaid charges being running a g |
| Oct 7 1916 |
Bro J.C. Johnston stated
he was unable to continue as secretary; C.S. Lewis elected new secretary |
| Oct 14 1916 |
letter indicating Kirby
would quit as soon as his lease was expired and he turned the place over
to L.C.Stonebraker; suspended Kirby for 60 days |
| Nov 11 1916 |
received $18 from
Ferdinand Hwy District |
| Nov 18 1916 |
motion to pay sick
benefits for Av.C. (?) Bolio for 5 weeks |
| Dec 2 1916 |
bill of E.P. Martin for
$19.80 for insurance policy |
| Dec 9 1916 |
W.E. Nolan sick |
| Dec 16 1916 |
Nolan pretty bad but not
in need of assistance now |
| Dec 30 1916 |
"Being regular moved
and seconded that the cuspidores of this lodge be thrown in the river.
Motion carried and the warden was instructed to cart them to the
river." |
| Book 2 |
Begins with Jan 6 1917 |
| Jan 6 1917 |
Bro Henry Womack sick;
W.C. Bolin to Kimberly, ID |
| Jan 13 1917 |
report of Alfred Collier
on the case of Henry Womack. He
could not be very bad as he went off two days afterwards and got
married; Wm Brown taking care of the cemetery |
| Jan 20 1917 |
Bro E.F. Sohns transfer
to Farmington Lodge |
| Feb 24 1917 |
communication from L.F.
Parker of Sparta, OR |
| Mar 17 1917 |
Bro J.H.
"Johnson" brought up the question of buying the John Schiller
hall, the price being $1300 |
| Mar 24 1917 |
decided to buy John
Shiller Building and finance it as best we can |
| Mar 31 1917 |
will insure new Lodge
building for $1500 and paraphanalia for $1200; will borrow $400 from
Bank of Ferdinand; could insure building for $1500 by B.C. Barbour,
Cashier Bank of Ferdinand |
| Apr 7 1917 |
decided to have 4 lights
in the upper hall and a red light in center of room |
| Apr 28 1917 |
will dedicate hall on May
12 and will invite Ilo,Winina,Cottonwood Lodges |
| May 26 1917 |
allowed the bill for the
Bank of Steunenberg for $87.78; proposition to buy the Piano of the
Picture Comm. And also the stove (?) |
| Jul 14 1917 |
sick benefit to Wm. Brown
for one week $5; will get a sign for the hall |
| Jul 28 1917 |
first payment on a player
piano to Bush and Sons for $103.75 |
| Aug 11 1917 |
bill of H.G.Sasse for $5
for letterhead |
| Aug 18 1917 |
Ferdinand Hardware Bill;
Heaner Bill paid; bill of J.A. Bushue allowed |
| Sep 29 1917 |
motion to build a
sidewalk in front of hall |
| Oct 6 1917 |
want to give a
Thanksgiving Deance with the Rebekahs and make it into an annual affair |
| Oct 13 1917 |
Sexton Wm. Brown leaving
so need another caretaker |
| Oct 20 1917 |
recess to go to Bro L.M.
Kerr fire then came back and reopened then closed Lodge in regular form |
| Oct 27 1917 |
need to rustle some Wood |
| Nov 24 1917 |
will build a chimney in
the back of hall |
| Dec 1 1917 |
Thanksgiving Dance netted
$98.93 with expenses to come out of this - made $56.85 after expenses
and divided this with the Rebekahs |
| Dec 6 1917 |
trial held for Bro
M.J.McMurray - he had nothing to say in self defense - he was suspended
for 3 months and was told to apologize to IOOF and Rebekahs and to
Ernest Beck and then matter will be dropped |
| Dec 29 1917 |
bill from Madison Lumber;
Bill of John Shiller for chimney work $9 |
| Jan 26 1918 |
bill of Ferdinand Dray
for $3.25 |
| Feb 2 1918 |
proposed a masquerade
dance |
| Feb 9 1918 |
bill for sidewalk $82 to
C.W. Lewis |
| Feb 16 1918 |
Bro Milton Bush laid up
with the measles |
| Feb 23 1918 |
made $33.96 from dance
and divided with Rebekahs |
| May 25 1918 |
M.S. Johnston quite sick
with pleurisy |
| Jun 1 1918 |
dues rebate for the boys
in the Service; Melvin Johnston better - he is up and around - will give
him 2 weeks sick benefit $10 |
| Jul 13 1918 |
C.E. Haden in Portland
Surgical Hospital for an operation |
| Aug 3 1918 |
C.E. Haden home from
Portland |
| Aug 27 1918 |
3 weeks sick benefit to
C.E. Haden |
| Nov 16 1918 |
communication from G.W.
Tautfest in France |
| Dec 12 1918 |
Milt Bush down with
influenza |
| Jan 25 1919 |
Elbert Bush down with
high fever; need to get more sweeping compund and floor wax |
| Feb 22 1919 |
appointed committee to
confer with Dr. A.J. Alcorn in regards to medical examination of
candidates and as to charge |
| Mar 22 1919 |
Wm. Kirby has just been
convicted of gambling and conducting a gambling house and he was
suspended by this Lodge in 1916 for same offense - Kirby is expelled |
| Apr 12 1919 |
Community Club is asking
for use of the hall |
| May 10 1919 |
refunded dues money to
Wm. Kirby; the Lodge will sell to Forest Sisher the remainder o f the
Block in the cemetery for $10 |
| May 17 1919 |
In regards to the Janitor
work, as they think they do not get money enough. |
| May 31 1919 |
paid Mrs. Ana Bies $1.50
for cleaning the hall |
| Jun 21 1919 |
Bro G.W. Tautfest gave a
good talk on the times he had overseas |
| Jun 28 1919 |
check from F.C.Bicknell
for $18 for lots in cemetery; Trustee to"see Mrs. Bies and make
some arrangements to have the dishes kept them clean" |
| Aug 9 1919 |
from Kuther and Kinzer in
regards to their Hall rent |
| Aug 16 1919 |
J.H. Johnston made a
motion that a box be made for the piano records and lock them |
| Sep 6 1919 |
paid to Mrs. Ana Bies for
dishwashing $8 |
| Sep 13 1919 |
Bro W.E. Brown paid 2
weeks sick benefit |
| Oct 4 1919 |
Bro Roy Goodall reported
pretty bad off with Tonsilitis |
| Oct 25 1919 |
paid W.E. Brown 3 weeks
sick benefit |
| Nov 8 1919 |
new business on the
subject of the Basket Ball team and arrangements left up to the trustees |
| Nov 15 1919 |
W.E. Brown better in mind
but no better in body; decided to purchase some records for the
Graftrola and the sect.be instructed to send to the Owl Drugstore of
Lewiston |
| Nov 22 1919 |
paid J.A.Johnston $32 for
4 cords wood |
| Dec 13 1919 |
need to see about a floor
mat |
| Dec 27 1919 |
decided to rent the hall
to the Picture Show, them to clean the hall, furnish their own Juice and
no dances after the show |
| Jan 3 1920 |
C.B. Holderly bought
cemetery lots $10 |
| Jan 31 1920 |
Wm. Brown has drawn 2
weeks sick benefit |
| Feb 7 1920 |
will write a letter of
condolence to Mrs. Riley Dixon of Lewiston |
| Feb 14 1920 |
R.H. Hill behind on dues
and would like to take charge of the graveyard and keep it in repair |
| Feb 21 1920 |
card of thanks from Mrs.
Riley Dixon; see about light in front of Lodge |
| Feb 29 1920 |
received from Steve Hill
for cemetery lot $5 |
| Mar 20 1920 |
letter of condlence to
Bro Pedersen - send copy to him and copy to Enterprise; letter from Bro
Pedersen - he is in Denmark and his address is Westmann Islands, Iceland |
| Apr 10 1920 |
bill from Ferdinand
Enterprise for $3.25 for envelopes and $1.50 to publish letter of
condolence |
| Apr 31 1920 |
from Winona Lodge No. 115
with an invitation to visit with them this evening but as the roads are
nearly impassible we could not go; Bank of Ferdinand concerning fire
insurance |
| May 1 1920 |
Owing to the lights being
off, no lodge was held. |
| Jun 5 1920 |
bill from J. Kuther for
60 cents for coffee; bill from Mrs. Hassee for $4.60 for room and meals
for visiting Grand Officers |
| Jun 19 1920 |
receipt of $10 from Fred
Bicknell for cemetery lots |
| Book 3 |
starts with Aug 21, 1920 |
| Sept 11 1920 |
Bill of $6.00 to S.C.
Stonebraker for cigars |
| Nov 6 1920 |
J.C. Johnston has been
very sick but is now reported to be on the road to recovery;
Thanksgiving Dance committee named |
| Nov 27 1920 |
certificate from Dr.
S.F.Shurr (?) for Chas. Dickey who was sick from Aug 20 to Sept 27 |
| Dec 18 1920 |
bill from Enterprise for
$3.50 for Thnaksgiving Dance; bill from J.H. Johnston for wood for $22;
discussion on dance for the new year |
| Jan 8 1921 |
bill of Case
Confectionary for $8.00 for Ice Cream furnished last June at the time
the Grand Officers were here |
| Jan 22 1921 |
Lodge will give a
masquerade dance on 14th of Feb |
| Feb 14 1921 |
W.E. Brown is sick in
Portland, OR since Feb 1 1921 and instructed Central Relief Committee of
Portland to give such aid as necessary |
| Mar 5 1921 |
committee from the
Rebekah Lodge to see what they could do about their rent, but as they
never have Paid any rent they think they should fix up the hall |
| Mar 19 1921 |
From the Rebekahs in
regards to putting water in the Hall; motion passed to put water in the
hall; W.E. Swatmans paid $10 for Block
?3 in cemetery at Morrow Town |
| Mar 26 1921 |
$30.00 sick benefit to
W.E. Brown in Portland; bill of H.G. Sasse for $7.75 for Flowers for
Prof. Shallock (?) |
| Apl 9 1921 |
from
Bank of Ferdinand for premium on fire insurance policy to the amount of
$84.00; to B.F. Nesbit drug store for alcohol for lights $.50 |
| Apr 16 1921 |
discussion on the
question of putting in the water |
| Apr 23 1921 |
owe $20 more for W.E.
Brown sick in Portland |
| May 21 1921 |
from Mrs. Sarah Bedwell
of Forest with check for $15 in cemetery and she wishes that the
necessary papers be sent to her |
| Jun 25 1921 |
Geo Remmer (Renner?)
reported sick at Clarkston - he is at Fosters |
| Jul 2 1921 |
Bro Geo Renner returned
from Ca, is feeling better and will return to Clarkston after the 4th of
July |
| Jul 9 1921 |
instruct Portland that
Geo Remme will be there in the near future and please look after him |
| Sep 17 1921 |
No one present so Yours
Truly Will go home and go to bed and go fishing To Morrow signed C.W. Lewis |
| Sep 24 1921 |
The Basket Ball team wish
to rent the hall for practice. |
| Nov 5 1921 |
bill from Madison Lumber,
J.A. Kuther, Ferdinand Hardware; we shall give our annual dance |
| Nov 26 1921 |
claim of J.C. Johnston
for sick benfits from Sep 21 to Nov 23 - 9 weeks at $5 per week = $45 |
| Dec 10 1921 |
committee to confer with
the School Trustee to try and make some arrangements in regards to the
Hall; decided to give a Christmas Dance |
| Jan 6 1922 |
E.W. Kincaid appointed to
confer with Mrs. Ana Bies and see what can be did with her; C.S. Steen
is at Yakima,WA |
| Jan 14 1922 |
from Mrs. Geo Renner of
Lewiston in Regards to Bro. Renner who has been sick for some time and
don't seem to be able to get any relief; will write to Bro Geo Renner
and explain the circumstances to him |
| Feb 4 1922 |
Bro Johnson wired
Portland Relief Comm. in regards to taking care of Bro. Renner |
| Feb 18 1922 |
bill of Stevens Bros;
Elory Martin hired as janitor at 25 cents a night; telegram announcing
the death of Bro Geo. Renner |
| Mar 4 1922 |
bill from Ellery Martin
for $.75; discussion to rent the hall to the Commercial Club |
| Mar 10 1922 |
Motion
passed that the trustee confer with F. M. Bieker and try and make some
arrangements; bill of H.G. Sasse for wood $8; will send Mrs. Renner $50
at present and sick benefits as soon as we find out what they are;
discussion of the hall as to whether |
| Mar 18 1922` |
committee to confer with
Mr Bieker what we should do about the hall we could do nothing until we
heard from the Schiller Estate; bill from Mrs Joe Bies $23 |
| Apr 8 1922 |
bill of Ellery Martin for
$1 |
| Apr 22 1922 |
regarding notices from
the Bank of Steunenberg, one for $300 on note; and Fire Insurance of
$84; some talk on cleaning up around the hall; bill from Ellery Martin
for 2 months janitor $1.50; bill of Ferdinand Trading Co |
| May 20 1922 |
bill of the Shiller
Estate $77.39; bill of the Bank for interest $16.98; talk on what shall
be done with the money taken by the picture (crossed out) Show pulled of
on May 13 1922 |
| Jul 8 1922 |
bill from Elery Martin
for $3; bill from Mrs. Martin for Bx. rent $.25 |
| Jul 15 1922 |
will ask for a special
dispensation to operate a Moving Picture Show and also to mention that
BJF donated $50 towards operating same; will write a note of thanks to
Bro Ben Fry for donating $50 toward operating the Picture Show |
| Aug 12 1922 |
decided to give a dance
in hall next Sat. night |
| Sep 9 1922 |
received and granted
dispensation to operate a picure show; receipts of the evening Orpheum
Theatre $2 |
| Oct 7 1922 |
communication from the
High School Students asking for the hall on 20th to give a Senior Class
Party for $2.50 ; voted to give Ben Fry a year's dues for services
rendered in operating the Motion Picture Machine and to cancel note |
| Oct 21 1922 |
discussed plan of the
Rebekahs to give an entertainment for Sister Hattie L. Fry, the new
Rebekah President; motion passed to have
two committees to furnish entertainment for next Saturday night
with the Rebekahs deciding the winning team and the losers |
| Nov 4 1922 |
decided to give a
Thanksgiving Dance on Nov 30 |
| Nov 18 1922 |
will renew note at Bank
for $300 and pay interest |
| Dec 2 1922 |
Dance
Committees reports $35 taken in, $22 for music, $.50 for wax, $3.50 for
advertisement; decided to have a New Year's Dance |
| Dec 30 1922 |
credit Bro Max Dietrich
and wife with dues payment for one cord of wood; will have Mr. Beasley
cut up our wood with his buzzsaw |
| Jan 13 1923 |
bill from H.G. Sasse $7
for stationery |
| Jan 20 1923 |
named a committee to help
Bro Ben Fry prepare the stage for the Odd Fellow play on Feb 9; paid per
capita tax on Jan 16; bill for Ferdinand Merchantile for $2.80; will
have a dance Feb 2 |
| Feb 10 1923 |
arranging to take the
play to the Winona Hall |
| Feb 24 1923 |
in regards to the High
School holding their play in the IOOF Hall gratis |
| Mar 3 1923 |
decided to reduce
insurance by $800 on building, $500 on the Regalia, and $250 on piano;;
the Trustees will interview Mr. Bieker in regard to the Waler (Water?)
Rent |
| Mar 10 1923 |
will give the School
Friday night the 13th for their play instead of Sat the 14th as asked |
| Mar 31 1923 |
will pay Box rent for 2
quarters (50 cents) |
| Apr 7 1923 |
Bro Hallen (Haller?) was
reported quite ill - will visit and see if anything could be done to aid
him; will give a dance on April 20 |
| Apr 21 1923 |
bill from H.G. Hasse for dance advertisement $3.25 - total
dance receipts were $23 and there was $6.78 remaining after all bills
paid |
| Apr 28 1923 |
Bro Bennett reported to
be in Deaconess Hospital in Spokane |
| May 5 1923 |
bill of H.G. Sasse of
$13.85 for flowers and will pay half that amount with the balance to be
paid by the encampment; bill of Muellers Drug Store of $2.30 for ice
cream; will publish a letter of condolence for H.H. Bennett; allow Bro
C. Hallen 3 weeks si |
| May 12 1923 |
bill of J.A. Kuther foof
$1 for coffee; bill of Ferdinand Merc. Co of $3.50 for balance on
oysters; will renew and pay the interest on our Note at Bank of
Ferdinand |
| May 26 1923 |
Lodge in Madras, OR
writing for info on Bro A.S. Wilson - will tell them to write to the
Grand Secy for info as our Lodge records were destroyed by fire. |
| June 15 1923 |
bill of Ferdinand
Enterprise for $1 for publishing Bennett condolence resolution |
| Jun 15 1923 |
letter from Mrs. S.W.
Clark of Seward, AK in regards to reinstating he brother W.R. Hollen (Holben);
several were approved for the Funeral Aid Assoc and paid the $2 fee |
| Jun 30 1923 |
renewed a note of $42 at
bank of Ferdinand and paid the interest |
| Jul 14 1923 |
bill of Ed Jones of $12
for 1 1/2 cords of wood; per capita tax of $40 paid for 42 members ($2
too much sent in with last report) |
| Jul 21 1923 |
will
investigate the sickness of Bro C.W. Hauntz |
| Sep 1 1923 |
will pay one $20 payment
and interest of $17.98 total of $37.98 on mortage |
| Oct 13 1923 |
Portland General Relief
Comm reports W.E. Brown sick with Pneumonia since Sep 24 1923 |
| Book 4 |
starts with Nov 3 1923 |
| Nov 3 1923 |
bill of Ellery Martin of
$3 for scrubbing the hall; decided to rent the lower hall to the
Athletic Assoc for $10 per month and they would furnish their own fuel;
will give a Thanksgiving Dance; E.L. Mueller appointed to see about the
grub for the next me |
| Nov 10 1923 |
discussion about moving
picture hall rent; will get 2 padlocks for the lower doors and a new
stove for the lower hall; will sign a contract with the Athletic Assoc
for $7.50 per month for two nights per week and $1 per night for any
extra nights |
| Nov 17 1923 |
bills for electric light
$2.05, two padlocks $.75, and $.75 welding stove front |
| Nov 24 1923 |
paid 1922 taxes of $17.36
and penalty - 1924 Notice of Taxes Due indicates property is Vollmer
Addition Lot 5 Blk 4 and its value is $325 |
| Dec 1 1923 |
will pay 8 weeks sick
benefit for W.E. Brown; decided to give a Christmas program |
| Dec 8 1923 |
notice of notes of $300
and $17 due Dec 20 1923 at Bank of Ferdinand; Christmas Program will be
Dec 24 at 8:00 PM; Grangeville Lodge invites us to a blowout Dec 8 |
| Dec 15 1923 |
electric globes will be
purchased for the lower hall and no one will be allowed to take globes
from the Lodge room; the Christmas porgram is changed to Dec 23 |
| Dec 22 1923 |
bill of Ferdinand Garage
of $8.35 for 10 light globes |
| Jan 12 1924 |
J.H. Johnston presented a
25 yr Jewell asking it be changed to a 35 yr Jewel |
| Feb 16 1924 |
communication of F.M.
Bieker, Admin. of Schueller Estate; decided not to rent hall on
Saturdays or Wednesday nights |
| Feb 23 1924 |
Bro J.H. Johnston has
been a member of the order since Jan 1889 |
| Mar 8 1924 |
statement from F.M.Bieker
in regard to mortage on hall: unpaid balance $530, interest paid to Feb
20 1924, from May 9 1922 sixteen payments made at $20 paying to Sep 1
1923 |
| Mar 22 1924 |
Bro Ed Jones delivered
wood to the amount of $12.50 and he requested that we give the Rebekahs
credit for six months hall rent |
| Apr 5 1924 |
Charles Hayde reported
hurt by a horse |
| Apr 12 1924 |
communication
and dues money from H.B. Whitecomb who is in Long Beach, CA |
| Apr 19 1924 |
decided to have a dance
May 3 |
| May 10 1924 |
will charge $7 for the
school dance |
| May 31 1924 |
"hall rent from
nigger show $3" |
| Oct 4 1924 |
bill of $1 allowed for
stamps and Post Office box rent |
| Oct 11 9124 |
bill of $4 for ice cream
bought on May 23 to entertain Bros Kerr and Dere |
| Nov 15 1924 |
will give a dance on
Thanksgiving night |
| Nov 22 1924 |
communication from F.M.
Bieker in regards to back debt on hall; will try and make some
arrangements to raise some money to pay on hall |
| Nov 29 1924 |
received notice of 1924
taxes on hall stating amount to be $14.95 total with $7.48 due in Dec
and $7.47 due in June: cannot get an orchestra for Thanksgiving so
postponed dance until New Years Eve and have engaged an orchestra for
that night |
| Dec 6 1924 |
bill for Electric Light
$1.25, J.A. Kuther bill for
coffee $.60 and sugar $.25 |
| Dec 13 1924 |
Bro E.L. Muller asked to
be dropped from membership as he was unable to pay his dues - he writes
from Portland, OR |
| Jan 3 1925 |
dance committee reported
total from tickets $66 with expenses of music $27.50 and $4, printing
$3.50, floor wax $.60, ribbon and pins $.35 so balance turned in was
$30.05; received six office rent from Ferdinand Hwy Dist $24 and $5 for
hall rent at elect |
| Jan 10 1925 |
communication from
Mountain Home Lodge in regards to gavels sent on approval - decided that
gavels be returned; will hire Bro Charles Lewis at 50 cents per night to
build fires for Lodge meetings |
| Jan 31 1925 |
It was decided that the
PTA can have the hall rent-free providing they want to give a Dance for
the benefit of the Gymnasium. |
| May 30 1925 |
communications from F.M.
Bieker and Haughton Taylor (?) in regard to indebtness on hall and the
foreclosure unless it is paid at once;
after much discussion it was decided to have a meeting next
Saturday with all the members out and see what can be done |
| Jun 6 1925 |
$8.75 collected from Show |
| Jul 18 1925 |
paid $100 in favor of F.M.
Bieker, administrator of the Shiller Estate at last meeting July 11 |
| Oct 3 1925 |
communication from Bank
of Ferdinand in regrad to a note of $300 which is past due |
| Nov 7 1925 |
communication from H.
Taylor in regard to the mortage on the hall; after much discussion, it
was decided to make an effort to save it.; Bro. Whitecomb writes that
his address is 19 south Redondo Beach |
| Nov 14 1925 |
Edgar Fry reported what
progress he had made in regard to raising the mortage on the hall. |
| Nov 21 1925 |
communication
from Goodin Lodge about a missing boy and asking that it be printed in
the local paper; communication about Hampton Taylor in regard to
securing a loan from W.H.Baulch of $300, also regarding mortage and note
to be executed; Lodge will get |
| Dec 5 1925 |
bill of Tom Hayden for
wood $4.50 |
| Jan 9 1926 |
proposition from the
School Board to let the Gym have our chairs for the opening night of Jan
12 and it was to let them go |
| Jan 16 1926 |
from Farmers Elevator Co
$1 for hall |
| Jan 23 1926 |
decided to pay $80 for
the interest on the note at the Bank of Ferdinand |
| Jan 30 1926 |
from lodge at Lawerenceburg, Tenn and asking for the Bro to
buy his book of poems at $1 |
| Apr 24 1926 |
read a copy of letter
sent to Bro Baulch (the Bro now holding
the mortage note on the hall) in regard to him taking over the hall and
we would rent it from him; in reply, Bro Baulch refuses to take it over
as he just loaned up the money as an accomodati |
| Sep 25 1926 |
decided to give a
Thanksgiving Dance on Nov 30 |
| Nov 3 1926 |
bill of the Bank of
Ferdinand on note past due - paid $15 which is six months interest |
| Nov 27 1926 |
bill for 2 decks of
Pinocle deck of cards $1.30 and one can floor wax $.75 |
| Dec 4 1926 |
Bro J.C. Johnston is on
the sick list; bill of Ferdinand Enterprise for $3.60 for dance bills;
bill of Elmo Kincaid for $.80 for light globes |
| Dec 18 1926 |
Bro J.C. Johnston of this
lodge died on Dec 9 and his body was shipped to Centralia, WA for
internment and Bro ----- was instructed to write up a letter of
concolence and transmit same to his widow and have the same printed up
in the paper; reading of le |
| Jan 15 1927 |
bill of C.W. Lewis for
$36 for janitor work, repairing chairs, setting up for it for the years
1923-1926; Bro Lewis received officials dues receipts for 1925-26-27 and
last half of 1923 for a total of $36 |
| Jan 22 1927 |
communication from S.J.
Craig regarding his lots in IOOF cemetery |
| Feb 5 1927 |
last meeting minutes
recorded |