The Grange advance., 1874-09-23


and as fees as arbitrators. Provided. how
ever that in taxing costs they shall not al
low witnesses or arbitrators to exceed one
dollar per day while actually engaged in
the cause, and at the rate Of six cents per
| mile for the whole distance necessarily
travelled in going to and from the place Of
| residence to the place Of hearing. All
fractions of 4 day after the first day to be
computed at the rate of one and one-half
dollars per day, unless the fraction equal
! or exceed two-thirds Of day, when it shall
be computed as d whole day.
Dated this day of
A. D. 18
Signed
And the Master shall subjoin to the said
agreement his certificate in substance as
follows:
l. STATE OF MINNESOTA, ! &C
County OF Goodlue. o0'
The above named and
personally appeared before me
this day Of at
! and in my presence signed the foregoing
| agreement, and acknowledged the same to
be their own free act and deed.
Master, Grange No.
SEC. 4. The arbitrators thus selected
shall appoint time and place for the hear
ing, and shall adjourn the same from time
to time as may be necessary and an ap-
plication of either party, and for good
cause, they may postpone such hearing to
time not extending beyond the day fixed in
such submission for rendering their award.
Sec. s. Every award shall be in writ
ing, subscribed by the arbitrators, copy
of which the arbitrators shall make or cause
to be made and sent to each of the parties,
the original to be filed with the Secretary
! of the Grange.
SEC. 6. The arbitrators may be recon
| vened at any time after the award has been
made, upon notice to each Of the parties Of
| the time and place Of such meeting, for the
purpose Of correcting such award where
there is an evident mis-calculation Of fig
| ures, or an evident mistake in the descrip-
tion Of any person, thing or property re-
ferred to in such award.
SEC. I. The parties disputant shall
have the right to select the arbitrators in
such manner as they may choose, but in
case the disputants fail to agree in making
selection Of such arbitrators, then the Mas
ter, or in case he be relative Of either Of
the parties or financially interested, then
the Overseer of the Grange to which the
parties belong shall appoint the arbitra-
| tors provided that if tue disputants be
| members Of two different Oranges then the
Master or Overseer of each Grange shall
appoint one arbitrator each, and these two
shall choose third.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
E.J. HODGsON,
WIN. FEATHERSTONE,
LELAND JONES,
f. A. SARGENT,
J. F. P1NGREY,
Committee.
The report was accepted and the
Committee discharged.
Under motion to adopt, remarks
were made by William Featherstone, H.
F. Armstrong, E. j. Hodgson, E. G.
Wright, A. Coons, F. Tether and 9th
ers.
The report was amended by fixing the
number Of arbitrators at three, and by
adding sectiou7, aud by requiring arbi-
traitors to render their decision within
ninety days. and then; adopted as a
whole. ...t:
The County Business Agent, Mr.. T:
N. Lowater, made very interesting re-
port, showing that he had been able to
make some most satisfactory purchases
for parties dealing with him. He gave
very strong testimony as to the success
Of the Werner Harvester, and showing
that in the prices of agricultural imple-
ments there had been decided down.
ward tendency. The report was we'll
received and the following resolution in
troduced by j. s. Nelson, of Welch
Township, was passed by unanimous
vote:
Resolved, That it is the duty Of the Pat
rons Of Husbandry to sustain as far as pos
sible our County Purchasing Agency for