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Show Hailey's New Postmaster Will Succeed Veteran of Long Service BY O. B. ARNEY, Special to The Tribune. JIAILEY, Idn., Feb. 5. On January 10, Joe W. Field was confirmed by the United Stales senate as the postmaster at this place. Immediately his bond was forwarded to tho capital and be is now awaiting the arrival of orders from Postmaster General Hitchcock to assume as-sume tho duties of his new office. When he takes charge ho will relievo Mr. Hugh Cramer, whoso face at the mail window of the reading public has been soon smiling out al them for the past twenty years. In 1S90 Hugh Cramer -was appointed deputy postmaster under Ed Augel, and in 1894 reappointed under Charles Morris, Mor-ris, tho formor a Republican and the latter a Domocrafc. In 1S9S Cramer sue-cooded sue-cooded Mr. Norris and became tho post-mastcr post-mastcr in person, and for the succeed- J I J. W. FIELD. ing twelve voars hfe has held tho office of-fice in Haifey which ho now voluntarily volun-tarily yields up to .Toe Field. "T am tired of tho job and am going to rest for a while," said Mr. Cramer todav when queried as to his future; and if the public could .speak thoy would accord him a vote of thanks and a -well-earned rest from arduous duty faithfully performed. His successor is a native of Idaho, having been born in 1879 iu Placcrville. Boise countj', Idaho. Ho is a son of Loon Field of ibis place and a junior brother of Hon. Sidney Field, now of Boise. Mr. .Toe Field was educated in tho schools of Hailcy, his parents having removod hero when ho was a more lad. Four years aco ho was married to Lulu Floyd of this placo. For several j-ears Mr. Field has been conducting a confectionery con-fectionery and stationery store in Ilni-ley. Ilni-ley. the postofflce occupying tho rear space in his storeroom. Tho Hailoy postoffico carries with it a salary of $1700 per annum, an assistant as-sistant postmaster and one clerk. For 3'onrs past Hailcy has taken a prominent part in the fraternal spirit of tho state. For a town of scarcely 2000 population it is remarkable that it sustains so many active, up-to-date lodges. Hero are men's societies of A. F. & A. M., T. O. O. P., Modern Woodr men of America and Knights of Pythias, and women's lodges oi Eastern Star, Rcbekahs. Degree of Honor, Maccabees, Macca-bees, Ladies' Circle and Royal Neighbors. Neigh-bors. Each of these fraternities is active and crowing in numbers, and in the scope of the spirit inteudod by their respective grand bodies. Last evening the- Degree of Honor kept "open house" from 10 to .12 to their members and a few invited guests. There were more than seventy membors present, and initiation work and installation instal-lation of officers took placo in the enr licr hours of the evening. Later some fifty or more invited guests joined tho lodge assembled to partako of the bnnquot bountifully prepared by tho order and to, enjoy a high-grade musical musi-cal and literary programme, complimentary compli-mentary to tho local talent of the ladies of the Degree of Honor and the spe cial musicians which they had bidden to take a part in their interesting programme. pro-gramme. Mrs. A. M. Bowon presided during tho literary programme Additional to sccrot society work, the. Indies of Hailcy arc entirely up-to-date in the social nnd educational realm. 1 Chief among theso intellectual attainments at-tainments in which thoy aro pleased to engage, in an organized way, is the Hailcy Tuesday, club, a weekly society, educational in character, of which Mrs. Claudo Campbell is president : Mrs. S. D. Boone, vice president; Miss Daft, secretary, and Miss Friedman, treasurer. treas-urer. This ladies' club, composed of twenty members, has been organized one year. At present its membership is devoting itself 10 the study of French historj'. The musical talent of Hailcy is organized. or-ganized. For two months past it has maintained, a harmonious organization meeting from parlor to parlor of the many cheerful, hospitable homes of the city! and engaging in the cultivation of "musical accomplishments, vocal and instrumental. Miss Adelaide Harris, a native of the city, who finished her piano course in the oast lately, is a leading spirit in this movement. Miss Graco McLaughlin, superintendent superintend-ent of Blaino county schools, is in loucn through correspondence wim xurs. Emily C. Southwell, president of the Idaho Mother's Congress of Boise, looking look-ing to the organ iazlion here of a branch Congress of Mothers. This is a laudable work for those who movo in channels of advanced' thought as to tho development of child hood and the betterment of motherhood. mother-hood. Cards come in for their portion of attention with the women of Hailcy, who play bridge, whist and high live: many clubs devoted to this entertaining entertain-ing pastime having maintained organized organ-ized form here for four or live years last past. The business and professional men of Hailey beam with just pride when thev point to their new spacious brick and stono structure, built on Maiu street between Bulton and Carbonate streets, at, a cost of $12,000. This building is 30x90 feet and two stories in height. The Hailoy district land office removed re-moved 3'esterday from its former cramped quarters in the rear of tho Hailoy National bank building to the lower floor bf this splendid new club house. Theso quarters are the most spacious, elegant, and convenient of any district, land office in Idaho.' In addition addi-tion to adequate roopi for all the departments, de-partments, a splendid fireproof vault for tho important records and files of the office' has been provided. The cntiro second floor of the elegant ele-gant structure is now undergoing the finishing touches of the decorator and on the arrival of the elaborate new fur uituro already ordered for the rending, rest, card and billiard rooms of the club, the transfer will be made from the present location of the commercial commer-cial organization in the Alturas hotel to this new spacious homo for men. The hills about Hailey aro but sparsely filled with snow, albeit, the winter has been severe in comparison with past winter periods. But the men of years' residence here predict; additional addi-tional Bnowfalls sufficient to supply the existing deficit before the break" .of the winter. On tho level about Ilniley the snow now covers tho ground to an approximate ap-proximate depth of twonty inches. Tho market, price of bailod hay here is $18 por ton. Coal 6oIls at $8.50 por ton. The best cuts of steaks bring 35c per pound. Ronsts, 12c to loo per pound. At Shoshone, sisty miles below here, prices of theso products aro practically practi-cally the same. There are many sheep wintering about Hailej'. probably 50,000 head. They aro feeding them on hay at the price abovo suggested: shollcd corn shipped from Nebraska at $1,60 per 100 pounds, and potatoes at $16 a ton. There is practically no loss of sheep in this locality thus far during the substantial winter weather. |