Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-05
GRANGE ro|Es'
AT HOME


son school house last week.
The Changers of Thayer coun-
ty propose to have a grand festival
at Hebron the fourth Saturday OF
May.
The Patrons of Clay county
held a social gathering at Edgar
Saturday.
The Grange hall at Grand
Island will be completed during the
present week.
From Nehama county, Neb.,
w. H. l.. writes to the Cincinnati
Times that "none who have watch
ed the signs of the times closely
can fail to see that the farmers,
through their Grange organization,
are lettering their condition, and all
that is lacking is a unity OF actlon,
and a steady onward march IN the
course they have inaugurated, ana
success is sure to follow"
The Cooperative Council OF
Thayer County Oranges VIII meet
at Hebron on the second Saturday
in May.
Delegates from the different
Oranges i'm the county will make
their report regarding the number
of acres of small grain sown in their
respective localities, the present
season, and each one should see that
he is prepared to make a correct re-
port.
Price lists, catalogues, and other
information will be laid before the
council for consideration, looking to
the growing crop and interest there
of. If any new Changers unite
with the council they should furnish
their delegates with the proper re-
port, that it may be complete.
"A Grange feast OF the Pawnee
County Patrons, was held at West
Branch last Monday. The fourth de-
gree was conferred on several
members, male and female, and
Ex-Governor Butler delivered an
Grafton.
Elk Dale Grange was organized
in Gage Valley, Howard county,
April q.
The Howard County Advocate
says: This valley n year ago,
had not the remotest sign of civili-
cation, and its progress is remarka-
bic, as can be seen from the above.
ABROAD.
"A new order called "Progres-
sive Farmers" is establishing
lodges in Illinois.
A library for the Changers is to
be opened at Marshall, MINI.
The Master of the Missouri
State Grange, i'm answer to a cores
pOndent, asking if Changers should
take stock i'm railroads, discounte-
nance the idea.
The Patrons of Husbandry, of
Brownsville, Mo-, are making a
move toward securing the location
of the State Grange manufactury at
that place.
One writer says: "The word
Grange is Roman by birth, English
by association, and American by
adoption. 1t signified a corn farm
where tithes and rents due religious
houses We're kept"
The Changers of Clark county,
Ind, r proposing to establish a
bank, having already obtained q
charter. They say their object is TO
make money cheaper, and think
they a loan at s per cent. per III
mum.
The Newton county, Indiana,
Changers have organized a deposit
and loan association.
The proposition to locate a
State mandatory Of agricultural
implements at LOganspOrt, Ind, is
being discussed by the Changers.
The Changers of Wisconsin are
denouncing the new tax law in I'M
measured terms, and several have
resolved never to support for Office
any member who voted for il. They
also propose to make its repeal IN
issue at the next election.
The West Virginia Patrons have
sent word to the Congressional del
egation of that State that they OBJ
ject to an appropriation for the Cen
tennial when Congress is talking of
increasing the taxes. They do not
believe that the Centennial will be
of much or any advantage to farm
ers, mechanics or laboring men, or
other producers.
The total donations received by
the agent of the Iowa State Grange
from the Patrons for the North
western homesteaders amounts to
S6,915.
A Woodson county (Kansas)
Granger has bought a plow through
the State Grange for Sill that he
could have bought at home for
$3.50, but he don't care for 1851
when a monopoly is to be broken
down.
-Jordon Grange, No. q, of
Whiteside county, Illinois, lately
passed the following resolutions:
"Whereas, Travelling agents prowl
around and devour a great deal of
hard-earned money; therefore, Re-
solved, That the members of this
Grange do no more purchasing from
travelling agents.
The Secretary of the National
Grange, at Washington, on Tues
day expressed to the Master of the
State Grange of Louisiana 81. 900
for the suffering members Of the
Order.
Since December last over fifteen
hundred Oranges have been organ
lied, making the total number I'D
to date eleven thousand. The esti-
mated membership is very near
eight hundred thousand. No secret
society has ever been formed which
has, in so short a time, achieved
such wonderful success.
The Patrons of Husbandry will
be glad to hear-what they are not
to through their official organs i'm
mediately-how it was about the
expenses of the National Grange for
the year 1873. The St. Louis Globe
presents the following condensed
of the accounts: The re-
for the wear were SI32.l51.28,