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Pa*» 10Odd Fellows Will Lay CornerstoneNext Tuesday. May 30th. has been fixed for the laying of the cornerstone of the new Odd Fellows Temple in Colville. The distinctive feature of the day will be the laying of the cornerstone by Robert E. Lee. one of the pioneer merchants of this city, a charter member of the Odd Fellows lodge of this city, and the present grand master of Odd Fellows of the state of Washington.With the single exception of Spokane. there is no record of any other place in the state of Washington having the distinction of having had its Odd Fellows temple cornerstone laid by a grand master residing in the same city, and not only the Colville Odd Fellows but the residents of this city generally are proud of the fact that one of their own fellow-citizens has been so honored by this great state that he may officiate at the cornerstone ceremonies of tTie beautiful building which is to tie dedicated to the principles of friendship, love and truth.4ROBERT E. LEE,Grand Master of the I. 0. 0. F. in the State of Washington, who will lay the cornerstone of the new Odd Fellows Temple in Colville next Tuesday.HISTORY OF COLVILLE LODGE NO. 109. I. O. O. F.On October 29. 1891, J. B. Kreinbuhl, state deputy grand master, came to Colville for the purpose of organizing a subordinate lodge of Odd Fellows.After some preliminary arrangements the following Odd Fellows met with Mr. K rein buhl in Rickey hall and organized Colville lodge No. 109: Herman Baum. R. 10. Lee. William Graham, Julius Albino, J. J. Kul-beck, Richard Nagle, J. F. Rice, Clark Whit beck, Harry Dolton and Fred Hobs. R. E. Lee was installed as noble grand of the newly instituted lodge. For the next five years this organization had nut. few members, and several of the original charter members either dropped out or left the country.For many years there were but five active members in good standing. These faithful five held their regular meetings every Wednesday night. They held their regular elections and installations of officers and each member had the honor of passing through the chairs several times.In 1897 the lodge entered an era of properlty. Many new members were added, and the hitherto depleted treasury had funds to Its chedit.At this time it was agreed to buy a lot and build an Odd Fellows lodge room. Whereupon a lot was bought for $85, lumber was secured for $6 per thousand, and a contract was let for the construction of a building 30xG0, two stories high, for the sum of $350. On this work the contractors made less than $1 per day for their labor, but they were Odd Fellow’s who did the work and were satisfied with the small profits. The building was completed, then mortgaged, and again the treasury was depleted.The trustees leased the lodge room to the various other organizations, while the ground floor was used as an opera house and dancing hall, which made n net income of about $100 per month. This income, with the rapid ine-p;oe of Membership, together with a number of judicious investments, enables the organization to build an Odd Fellows temple, which, when finished and furnished, will aggregate an expenditure of $25,000.Of the ten charter members of twenty years ago, all have passed away but three—R. L. Lee, Richard Nagle and J. F. Rice. R. E. Lee, the first noble grand of Colville lodge No. 109, now holds the exalted position of grand master of the jurisdiction of the state of Washington, and will, on next Tuesday, officiate at the laying of the cornerstone for the new Odd Fellows temple.FAITHFUL LODGE NO. 90.On March 16, 189G, Grand Master Jerry Fortain instituted the Rebekah lodge in Colville, under the name of Faithful No. 90. The following Is a list of the charter members: E. C.Nordyke, Annie Nordyke, W. S. Prlndle, Minnie Prindle, William Miller, Eva Miller, R. S. Underhill, Lucy Underhill. R. E. Lee, Belle Lee, E. S. Miller, Samuel Douglas, Margaret Albino, O. J. Smith, Delva Wolford, Mildred Dix, F. C. Fedder. Ida Fedder. With 18 charter members fifteen years ago there now remain but seven.This lodge, unlike the subordinate, did not sufrer the adversity of frontier life or times of panic, but has always enjoyed an era of peace and prosperity, and today is considered one of the strongest fraternal and social organizations In the city, with an active membership of 145. Mrs Belle Lee, one of the charter membersof this lodge, has also the distinction of having been elected as president of the Rebekahs of the jurisdiction of Washington.ENCAMPMENT NO. 42.The Encampment lodge No. 42, an auxiliary to Colville lodgs No. 109 was Instituted August 6, 1906, by Grand Patriarch R. W. Starr and Grand Scribe Louis Clark. This organization has a large membership. It is a uniform rank with gorgeous costumes and elegant paraphernalia.The furniture and equipment owned and used by the three lodges aggregate a value of at least $3000, with a total membership of 400.ODD FELLOWS TEMPLEThe new building now in course of construction will be 60x90, twostories, with basement. The ground floor will be fitted and furnished as an up-to-date opera house. Thestage will be twenty-two feet deep, fitted with an asbestos drop curtain. The stage will also be fitted with movable wings and adjustable files, with modern and convenient lightings. The ceiling, which will be twenty-four feet high, will be arranged for the best acoustic effects. The seating will be of modern opera chairs on an elevated floor. Theparquet will he furnished with leather upholstered furniture. The second floor will he designed for lodge purposes only.The main lodge loom will be 37x55 and will be furnished with leather davenports, Bettees and chairs. In addition there will be a large kitchen and a dining room, with a seating capacity of 250. There will also be two large recreation rooms furnished with card and billiard tables for the comfort and pastime of members of Colville lodge No. 109 and their friends.The laying of the cornerstone of the new Odd Fellows temple will be at 11:30 o’clock, Tuesday, May 30th, by Grand Master Robert E. Lee. All members of the order have been requested to be at the hall at 11 o’clock and the Memorial Day services will he adjourned at 11:30 promptly.Baseball News and the Colville TeamYes, Colville beat Chewelah again on the baseball diamond. This has happened frequently in the past, but last Sunday at Chewelah the teams were more evenly matched than they have been for a long time, the score being 2 to 1 for Colville.Chev/elah’s only run was made in the seventh on an error by Colville. This was the first run of the game. And at the beginning of the ninth inning it was utill the only run of the game. Chewelah thought she had the game for sure. Then things happened.Snapp walked to first, Wrightsacrificed and sent Snapp to second, Hard, Moore and B. Phillips eachslammed out a hit, and three runners came In. Moore was called out at home plate, although the decision was most questionable and admitted a mistake by the umpire afterward. But the game was won for Colville.Chewelah’s team was Importedtalent with three exceptions. She had two Spokane pitchers, one of them remaining on the bench in case of emergency. Contrary to the Chewelah statement made In the Spokane papers that there was lots of money up on the game, there was nothing In sight when Colville arrived there, and Chewelah backers kept their hands on their pocketbooks.Following is the tabulation of the game:CHEWELAH,A.B. R. H. P.O. A. E.Smith, 3b....... 5 1 1 2 1 0Bush, hr........4 0 1 1 3 0Veley, c.........4 0 2 8 4 0Chapman, If 4 0 0 0 0 0Remer, 2b ...... 4 0 1 4 3 0Warren, lb 4 0 0 10 0 0Cattanach. rf . . . 4 0 0 0 0 0King, cf ........ 3 0 0 1 0 0Engles, p.......4 0 0 1 S 0•Schrlver....... 1 0 1 0 0 0Totals ........37 1 6 27 14•Batted for King in ninth.COLVILLE.A.B. R. H. P.O. A.Snapp, ss....... 4 1 1 2 2Wright. 3b .....4 0 1 4 1Hard, cf ........ 4 1 1 3 0Moore, lb....... 4 0 2 8 0B. Phillips, 2b.. .4 0 1 0 1Johnson, If ..... 4 0 0 0 0D. Phillips, c 3 0 1 10 0Tremblay, rf 3 0 0 0 0Steltz, p ........ 3 0 0 0 1TotalB ........33 2 7 27 5 3Two-base hits—Wright, D. Phillips. Struch out by Engles 8, by Steltz 10. Stolen bases—Smith, Bush, Veley Schrlver, Engles, Snapp, Hard, Moore 3, B. Phillips. Sacrifice hits— Warren, Cattanach, Wright, Tremblay. Hit by pitched ball—Warren Moore. Umpire—Graham. Time of game—1:40.Colville tried to secure a special train to Chewelah, but the Great Northern’s lack of equipment and Inability to handle extra business prevented. Some day Jim Hill will get money enough ahead to buy another coach, but until that time, Colville people will have to content them-Chewelah's umpire was questioned
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