Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-03-13
NEWS AND NOTES FOB PATRONS.

NEWS AND NOTES FOB PATRONS.
The Ohio State Grange, met last
Tuesday, the 9th inst, between 100 and
200 delegates being in attendance.
A bill to incorporate the State Grange
has been introduced in the Indiana
Legislature, and will unquestionably be
passed.
A Grange implement and machinery
store is about to be opened at Vim
cennes, Ind, by the Patrons of Knox
County.
The Patrons of Goodhue Co., Mimi,
have organized q manufacturing associ-
alton with capital of 500, 900, in $50
shares.
The bill to incorporate Oranges and
similar associations has passed the Ar
kansas Legislature with but one vote
against it.
The Post Office address of s. P. Lee,
Treasurer of the State Grange of Ore
gon, is changed from Oregon City to
Portland. ...
1t is held that Grange cannot sur
render its charter SO long as nine men
and four women, members thereof, vote
against SO doing.
A movement is on foot among the
Patrons adjacent to Kasson, MINI, to
build q grain elevator for tho handling
of their own wheat.
Rustic Grange, Black Hawk Co.,
Iowa, has given lecture course this
winter that is spoken of as having been
eminently successful.
The Patrons of Monroe Co., have
formed joint-stock company for buy
ing and selling goods. The head
quarters are to be at Abba.
The Farmers Fire Insurance Co., of
Minnesota, which practically is under
the direction of the Grange, reports
most favorably upon the business done
in 1874.
Samuel III. Ellis, Master of the
Ohio State Grange, under date Jan. Is,
reports that 500 Oranges in that State
have contributed 81, O74. 81 for the des-
titute in the West. There are over L.
600 Oranges in Ohio.
The Kansas Farmer recommends that
the meeting of the State Grange be de-
ferred one year on account of the hard
times in that State believing the Exec
utive Committee can transact all bust
ness necessary to be done.
Tho Changers of Pierce county are
talking of building q big warehouse on
the line of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road, two miles from Lakeview and
about twelve from Tacoma. They want
depot established there.
The Prairie Farmer estimates, in O
careful and timely discussion of the pat
emit system, that the indirect taxation
of agricultural industry through the
Patent Office is largely in excess of the
entire taxation of the farmers for the
support of local, State and National
Government, including tariff.
The growth of the Patrons through
out the South is remarkable. In Ala
barna there are now reported to be GAL
Oranges, with 80, 600 members; in Flor
ida, lot Oranges, with $500 members;
in Arkansas, 521 Oranges, with 81 900
members; while in other States there
are also numerous lodges with large
membership. -t.t
The following resolution was unan-
imously adopted by Salem Grange at
its last session:
Resolved, That we MS Patrons decline
to Join ourselves to, or in any way aid
the formation Of, the North Western
Commercial Company at this time, and
We would respectfully caution the mem
bership of other Oranges from being
induced hastily to enter into combina-
tons with this oraEy business scheme.
The National Grange adjourned on the
18th ult District and county oranges
are now recognized in the constitution
as amended. National Grange will here
after meet on the third Wednesday of
Nov. State oranges meet annually,
but have discretionary power to name
the time and place Subordinate grang-
es must meet monthly, and may hold
intermediate meetings. No grange shall
confer but one degree upon one person
at the same meeting. Action was taken
authorizing the granting Of charitable
donations from the funds Of the Ma
tional Grange. =