Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-02-18
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Synopsis Of the Proceedings of thu
Mower County Council P. of H., al
their Regular ii setting, January z
1875; and the Special Il citing held
February 10, 1875.
At the regular meeting Of the Mower
County Council, held ii Ramsey, January
9TH 1875, the following business was trans
acted:
The report Of the committee on By
Laws of the Mower County Agriculture
Society was received and ;lticrward adept
ed, section by section.
Next occurrcDthe annual election Of of
iccrs of the Council, which resulted a.
follows:
MAsrER-S. Y. Paddock, Pleasant Val
ley.
OvERsEER-John c. Hawkins, Nevada
LEcTUEER-L. Z. Pearce, Grand Mead
Ow.
STEwARD-W II. Merricls, Austin City
ASSISTANT STEwARD-M. Tetcr, Ian
sing.
CHAPLA1N-J. S. Ki1gore, Lyle.
IREAsUEEE-G. W. Grimshaw, Ian
sing.
SEcRErARY-E. c. Dorr, Austin City
GATE KEEPEB-Geo. G. Allen, Lyle.
CEREs-Mrs. E. II. Wells, Lansing.
PoMoNA-Mrs j. C. Hawkins, Nevada.
FLoRA-Mrs. W. IL. Mcrrick, Austin
City.
STEwARDEss Mrs. I. Ingmundson
Austin City.
County DEPUrY-M. B. Slocum, Ros,
Creek
Al this point the Council took recess:
to partuke Of all elegant collation. prepar
cd by the ladies OF Cedar river (ltainse,
G,ange).
After refreshments the following rc>o
luton was adopted:
Resolved, That the delegates to the
Mower County Council, Patrons of Hus
bandry, now in session al Ramsey, return
thanks to the m mberssef Cedar River
Grange for the COLLATION. and their kind
and hospiable trcatment.
The subject OF the manufacture of farm
implements atsomc point in Mower coun
ty, was thoroughly discussed, and result
cd in the Giro lation of a subscription
list to aid such manufacture, on which
the sum Of eleven hundred dollars was
subscribed.
1t was further ordered that this sub.
scription list be circulated in each and
every subordinate grange in the county
The Council fixed upon Austin city az
the place Of its next regular meeting
which occurs on the first Thursday in
April.
Council adjourned to meet in special
session at Austin, February 10, 1875.
Special meeting Of the Council, held
February 10, 1875:
The officers elected at the January meet
ing were installed and assumed the duties
of their respective offices
The subject Of county manufacture OF
farming implements came up and was
discussed.
The following resolution was adopted
Resolved, That the Masters Of Mower
County be especially requested to encour
age in their respective oranges the active
discussion of the subject of Unsatisfactory
of farming implements in Mower County
and that they be prepared TO report at the
next Council the amount their respective
; oranges will contribute to aid such q
work. Further, that the Masters Of this
county see TO- ii that their oranges arc full
ly represented in the next Council.
A committee Of one was appointed tc
visit the different oranges of the county
and address them on the subject of q
mandatory Of farming implements.
The following was adopted: ~>"5
WHEREAS, There is likely to be intro
duced in the Legislature, i bill to repeal
j, or modify the act Of last winter relative
to railway p .ssenger and freight rates.
| Resolved, That our Senator and Rep
resentatives be and they are hereby re-
qucstcd to oppose by their influence and