The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-05-21
Grange Items.

The Buchanan county grangers have
decided to establish a plow factory at
Independence, Iowa.
The grangers of Winncbago county
have decided to establish 4 grange
store at Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
The grangcrs of Bartholomew, Ind,
have established a black smith shop,
and pay foreman three dollars day
TO run it.
The grangers of Goodhue county,
Missouri, are making preparations for
a monster celebration on the Fourth of
July next.
The grangers of Wabasha county
have decided to purchase large build
ing at Lake City, Mimi, and convert it
into a warehouse.
Rich Valley, Ind, Grange has resolv-
ed TO vote for no man for Office who
uses Intoxicating liquors or signs a pc
tition for a license.
A library for the grangers is 10 be
opened at Marshall. Mich. Some $500
have been raised for the purpose, and
it is proposed TO ask the grangcrs in
the county TO contribute TO the fund.
The word grange is Roman by birth,
English by association. and American
by adoption. Ii signiied corn farm
were sithcs and rents due religious
house were kept"
The grangers of Clark county, Ind,
are proposing TO establish bank, hav-
ing already obtained charter. They
say their object is to make money
cheaper, and think they can loan at 8
per cent. per annum.
Dora Grange, Moultric county, Ills,
have adopted resolution that in all
cases of dispute between members, the
parties shall try to settle by arbrita-
ton before going into the ligitation.
The grange storc-housc at Camden,
Tenn. was recently burned. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, 81 800. The fire is
supposed TO have been the work of an
incendiary. Ii was one of the largest
houses in that portion of the state, and
considerable business was transacted
through ii by the grangers.
The New York state grange is en-
deavorins to secure the passage of a
law, by which insurance of farm build
inss can be effected through local COM
panics, organized and managed by the
oranges themselves. Ii is claimed that
such insurance can be made entirely
safe, at much less rates than any offer
ed by existing companies, and that
through such companies far greater
proportion of farm property would re-
ceive protection.
a committee of the County Council
of The patrons of lroquois county, ILL.,,
p" have recommended plan of insurance
which viii probably be adopted by the
council at a future meeting. 1t divides
Inc IlclilutTs lilio loul Siasets StNofu
ing TO age. the limits being twenty-ons
and sixty. Upon the death of mem
Der, to be certified by the master and
secretary of the grange, each member
of each and every c.ass is assessed il
sums varying from 90 cents TO Sl.50
according To the class 10 which he be
longs, and an entering fee of s. is alss
required.
A short time since, Mr.. Thos. Hale
of Monroe township, Marion county
Indiana. had his house and his entire
stock of provisions for the year, burn
ed, together with his farming nipple
mcnts. The fire had not died out be
fore the grangcrs of the vicinity hat
commenced to rebuild. They had sooi
cut and hewu logs enough 10 build
two-story frame house, lSx24. Tit
Indiana Granger adds: "Let those wht
have heretofore sneered at the grang
ers take a lesson in practical charlt.
from this. 1t has been charged by some
of the enemies of the order that selfish
ness was the motive that actuated then
in organizing. In no class is there
greater amount of the milk of human
Kindness than in the agricultural"