Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-07-10

made by the several delegations, a. fvl.
lows:
l'rownsdale-H. +. Tanner.
Cedar River-M. Teeter.
Enterprise j. q. Hawkins.
Frankford-P. NJ. Rudy.
Hamilton-F. A. Elder.
Hopc-Andrew Peters.
Lyle-R. B. Foster.
Nevada-G. Halverson.
Prairie Grange-B. F. Langworthy.
Rose Creek--D. 8. Il. Mollison.
Wood Lawn-H. b. DcGocd.
The committee made the following
report:
That tho Council be held with closed doors,
and have similar officers to those in regular
~ organised Grange, and that the following
persons be the odacers:
Naster--J. s. Bowers.
Overseer-L. e. Pearoe.
seeretsry-0eorgs c. Weed.
Chaplain-Gsorge Elliott.
8teWard-D. L. Tanner.
Lecsursr-F. 4. Elder.
! Assistant Steward---S. h. Pearce.
| Gate-kecper-DavidO o. Pratt.
Tressurcr--G. ". Grimshaw.
Ceres-Mrs. B F. Laugworthy.
Flora-Miss Bette Peters.
| Pomona-Mrs. L. E. Poarce.
| Lady Asst. Steward-Mrs. J. A. Tanner.
The report was accepted, and the
foregoing officers declared duly elected
for the ensuing year.
Carried that business committee ii
one from each Grange be chosen by
the several delegations, the selection in
each case subject to the approval or re-
lection Of the several Oranges. Choice
was made If the same members com
posing the committee on organization
before mentioned.
Carried that committee Of three be
elected to draft by laws for the council.
The following persons were elected
such committee: J. J. Hunt, Horace
Green, and l.. +. l'esrce, who made q
report, recommending the adoption Of
bylaws similar t" those Of Waseca
County Council. With the following
amendments:
The name Of this organisation shall be the
bandry.
The regular meetiues Of this Council shall
bs held on the first Saturday of January, Nay
July, and October, respeotivsly.
The business committee shall have tho right
70 call . special meeting when they deem thu
same necessary.
Five memters shall constitute quorum fo'
the transaetion Of business.
The Business committee shall consist Of one
member from each Grange to DO elected BY th'
several Oranges.
The report Of the committee vas &C
copied, and said bylaws as amended
adopted
! Carried that territorial jurisdiction
be referred to business committee.
IT six P. NJ. council adjourned til
eight r. NJ.
| EVENING SESSION.
! Council met according to adjourn
mcnt, when the following business VA
transacted:
Carried that an agent for this coun
ty be elected for the purchase Of ma
chinery and for the transaction Of suct
other business of a like character u
may properly be referred to him.
B. F. Langworthy was nominated
and unanimously elected such agent.
; The following preamble aud rcsolu
ton was adopted:
wsEaEAs, we have reason to believe tba
certain manufacturing interests have entsre,
into combination, and have Organized sgsins
; tho order Of tho Patrons Of Husbandry in it
efforts to dispense with middle men and re-
duce the cost Of machinery therefore DO it
Resolved, Thatas IN order we are deter
minen to deal with aud patropise these manu-
faetucrs only who are willing to deal with u
directly, or with our agents, and not through
the class of agents known - middle men.
The following resolutions were also
adopted:
Resolred, That we as community, do bore
by renouncs the agency system. and that VI
: recommend to tho patrons Of Mover count!
that by repairing old machinery and telpinl
cash other, they will postpone buying %,
f new machinery this year unless said purchas
10 unavoidable.
Rssolceti That oil tho deputies Of Ito Stat
Grange be requested to instruet oil applicant
, for formation OF Oranges that thsj admi
= none but practical farmers ~ charter nom
bers.
The business committee offered tn
following resolution which was adopted
Realized That This committee recommeu
that tho executive committee Of tho Stat
Grange be, and are hereby requested to max
such arrangements % may DO necessary for th
shipment OF grain Of Grange members Of thi
st~te, and
Igssolssd That we ~ = committee recon-
. nsnded that thcro be IN agen. appointed b
the said executive committee, and located j
i milwaukee to handle said grain, said agent t
, DO placed under suitable bonds for tie faithf.
disohsrgs Of his duties ~ said agent.
A vote Of thanks was given to tn
Brownedale Grange, and also to til
u trustees Of the Baptist church for tn
}. use of their building.
a The evening session last ed till bal
o past two Tus*day morning. somc Of th
b members not retiring at all that night
Tho next regular meeting Of th
council will BE- held in the hall Q
J. P1irie Grange, At Grand Meadow, o
the first Saturday Of October.
y "A CRY ORDINANCE requires q
:, cattle to be yarded during the nigh