Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-01-20

National Grange. The Kentucky State
Grange has approved and ratified all the
amendments to the constitution proposed
bv tee National Grange at their late meet
ing.
Kentucky has,G23 Oranges and 100000
enrolled members. with a prospect for Il trap
div increasing List in the future.
The Patrons of Mississippi are seriously
contemplating the establishment Of a college
for their children.
The Grange tAnnery at Ilazelhurst, Mis-
sissippi, is flourishing. So also is the Grange
tannery at Clinton.
A Grange cooperative store at Grand
Rapids, Mich, is doing a tlourisling bust
ness.
Bellefontaine Grange, in Missouri, recent
~ planted a memorial tree over the
grave OF one of its deceased members,
the Grange in a body taking part in the GER
emony.
The Saline county (Ky.) council has Of
fered $500 premium Oh the best ten acres of
corn. That county has over 100000 acres
this year of this great staple, all of which is
very fine.
Great care should be taken by the Secre-
taries or other Grange officers, receiving
circulars from their respective business
agencies, to have the same read to their
Grange. The members of Oranges should
insist on hearing and knowing the contents
of these circulars, as they contain informa-
ton that will save them money.-Kansas
Farmer.
The Waco CTeX.) Examiner says: The
manufacturing era, thanks to the State
Grange of Texas, has at last dawncd upon
lis, and from every part of the State comes
tidings Of new enterprises, with every pros
pect Of speedy commencement With such
Il State as ours, growing both cotton and
wool at q mere nominal outlay of money
and effort, and where manufacturing ia
elites are so abundant, the promise which
comes in with the new era is very bright in
deed.
The Kansas State Grange viii ship from
that State this season, on Grange account,
two million bushels of wheat, by which
farmers will be able to realize about ten
cents per bushel more than by selling to
wheat dealers. They also intend handling
cattle i'll the same way. This is business III
the right direction. If the leaders Of that
institution had started out to operate the
Grange in this way, instead of making it i
political machine tor the benefit of unscrup-
ulous deInagogues, it would have been far
better for the membership, and it would not
be to-day SO nearly abandoned and disor-
gained as it is. Agricultural cooperation
is a good thing, but political coquetry is
abominahle. There is a set OF political
hacks in Kansas that mount every hobby
and seek to riue into office on everything
and anything that is started. They came
near killing the Grange movement in this
way in Southern kansas.-Cor. Ohio Pa
tTon.
The meeting Of the Illinois State Grange,
at Champaign, WAS largely attended. Sgd
ney Myers, Esq, gave All address under the
auspices OF the Grange, on the financial
question, to a very large and enthusiastic
audience.
The Iowa State Grange met at Des
Moines, recently. Resolutions were offered
and referred, to memorialiZe the Legislature
to make the stipulation i'll promissory notes
for the payment Of attorneys fees illegal !;
that 4 committee Of three be appointed on
the salaries OF officers of the Iowa State
Grange requesting the National Grange to
abolish all degrees above the Fourth ask
ing that the State Agency be remodeled SO
as to reach all parts Of The State; asking
the Legislature TO pass u law prohibiting
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