The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-22
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Meeting Of Coodhue Co
Council, p. of n.
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| RED WING, JUNE 18th, 1875,
The Council met in regular quarterly
session at the Court House in Red
Wing. a#
Worthy Master, W. S. Grow opened
the Council in due form, Mr.. James
Sutherland acting as Overseer, D. II.
Towle As Steward, and Geo. Cook, 5as
Gate Keeper, in the absence of those
officers.
Under motion the salutation was dis.
pensed with.
The following persons were appoint
ed Committee on Credentials: J. B.
Smith of Wacoota, Joshua Allyn of
Red Wing, Frederick Wiech, of Hay
Greek, Valley Grange.
The roll Of Oranges belonging to the
Council was then called and the follow
ing named Oranges responded by dele
gates:
Featherstone Grange.-Wm. Friberg-
er, Master, Thomas Featherstone, B.
G.. Kline.
Talley Grange.--G. H. Bomback,
A. A. Buchart, F. WITCH. ~~.
L Red Wing.-B. B. Herbert, Master,
Joshua Allyn, VIM. B. Hancock.
Z Hay Creek--P. G. Erber, Master,
P. Stromberg, R. Kruger.
Burnside.-J. E. Simmons, Master,
A Howe, A. P. Wilson.
Farmers Guild.-W. H, Bruce,
Master, Chas. Parker, F. Tether.
Floral Gronge.-Chas. Saunders,
Master, G. 0. Reed, W. F. Kellogg.
L Wacoota 'Gramge.-J. B. Smith,
Master, James Sutherland, N. II. Post.
Vest Florence Grange.-W. w. Car
penter, Master, G. Luth, VIII. Bailey.
East Zumbrota Grange.-W. r
Chase, Master, A. Woodbury., A. Stod-
dard. =
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The Committee on Credentials made
report Of delegates as above, which was
unanimously adopted.
The Worthy Master suggested as
new topics of discussion, the subjects of
storing wheat, and the establishing of a
Patrons Mutual Benefit Society, Or Life
Insurance Company.
The Executive Committee were
called on for report, and the action of
the Committee on the place of meeting
reported with a suggestion that the
matter be discussed and decided upon
at this meeting; whether the Council
should be established permanently at
Red Wing, or be held at different places
as heretofore. Under motion the ques-
ton was made subject for the after
noon session.
Under motion the subject of harvest
wages, introduced by the last meeting
Of the Council, was taken up and dis
cussed.
The Worthy Lecturer made brief
statement of matters connected With his
Office, when on motion the Lecturer was
reelected by unanimous vote, and the
recommendation to the State Master to
appoint the Lecturer Deputy for this
County was also re-enacted.
The Secretary proposed the subject
Of harvesting grain as topic of dis
cussion in the afternoon.
The Council then adjourned one hour
for dinner.
AFTER DINNER.
The Council was again opened and
the matter of the Manufacturing Asso-
citation was called up and statement
made, as to the present condition of the
enterprise.
The Council under motion
took up the topic proposed by
the, Secretary, Harvesting Grain"
MI: G: N. Sanders of Gcodhue, stated
that he had used 4 Harvester for the
past two years. That he had used on
]y one span. Of horses and that with his
own work and that Of his little boy in
driving, and his team, he cut and put
into stack 100 acres Of grain for $74.25
which. was just half what it cost a
neighbor to harvest and stack the same
number Of acres using = reaper. He
managed TO- cut about eleven acres per
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