The Grange advance., 1874-05-20
HOMER, MIMI, May 11th, 1873.

AAou0a O1du6os NO' o1o, ooA1A AAA0'Sss
and is growing larger every meeting,
aud more interesting and beneficial to
each other.
Death has called from us our Brother
and Worthy Treasurer, N. B. Huffman:
He was laid to rest with Grange honors.
Resolutions of respect, &c., were passed
at our last meeting Of which a copy
YOU have no doubt received tor publ
cation. Our Worthy Master, E. B.
Huffman, and brother Of the deceased,
was thrown from his horse on the even
ing Of April 18th, and was severely in.
jured; but am glad to report him
nearly recovered again.
Our A. S, A. H. Rogers, has resigned
his Office and it is now filled by Bro.
Gustas Sterner Bro. W. Martin fills
the vacant Treasurer's chair. And at
our last meeting, I am sorry TO Say our
Worthy Chaplain, D. Cook, asked for
Demit and had it granted, so that you
see we have our changes Of clouds
and sunshine. We still have things III
good shape about the time the fourth
degree is given, and tell you, Mr.. Ed
tor, that it is good to be Granger
about them times come and try US.
There is another Grange down this
way that for some reason l have not
seen anything said about in your valuable
paper. 1t is the Homer Valley Grange,
Of Homer village, situated on the Mis-
sissippi river, six miles below Winona.
1t is what you might cali model
Grange. They have good officers aud
nice hall, and everything in apple-pie
order. Worthy Master, DR.. j. Q. A.
Vale, 1 believe that's all his name,) is
the right man in the right place. He
has represented this district two terms
in our State Legislature, aud under
stands parliamentary rules we'll. Jacob
Beech, Overseer, is another good
choice, and while present at one Of the
meetings not long ago we noticed that
| when the w. 0. wished to stand up aud
sav a few lines on a certain subject that
that nice arm chair came up also. Now
there is just one of two things got to
be did in that Grange or there'll be
trouble, either get larger chair or
| smaller man for the above Office. R.
+. Norton, Worthy Lecturer, is the
man what prints the Homer Press, and
keebs dat liddle grocerie around de cor
ner, and what sells dem groceries chebe
to dem Grange fellers. Bob is good
boy. Mrs. s. Beech, Worthy Chaplain,
fills her place with credit both to her.
self and the Grange. The selection
could not have been better. Samuel
A. Alling, Worthy Treasurer. Their
choice for this place was a slim, one.
but guess he can stand as high as any
of them, (6 feet.) Don't know how
many stamps he keeps for the
Grange, but we do know that Uncle
Sam is rich enough to give US
(Grangers) all trout, ifhe wants to.)
A few items taken from the Homer
Press for May says that Mr.. Alling, Of
the Homer Trout Works, has in his
Matching house 175, 475 young fry, with
10000 eggs to hear from. He has
some hatched two years ago that will
weigh over half a pound each. In the
lower pond he has $500 trout which
will weigh from one to. three pounds.
Iu another pond he has about 10000
Of smaller size. May his shadow never
grow less.
Ed. Hammond, Worthy Secretary, is
the man that can do this business about
right, is attentive and obliging at home
or abroad, at least we heard there is a
young Granger at his house.
Last, but not least, is General Moses
Decker, Worthy Gate Keeper, who
meets you at the gate and says, go in, l
know you're all straight. But then,