Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-25
minnesota Masonic Lodge.

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Minnesota Masonic Ledge. Il
The grand lodge of Masons 81
NJ nnesnta convened for its annual session
81 ST. Paul last week. There was q full At
tendance OF grand officers md o St grand
officers, and the roll call showed this 10 ba
the largest meetisg ever held, representa-
tives from 1872 lodges being present.
The grand master, Be iton delivered the.
annual address. TIE reports of the grand.
secretary and grand treasurer were read.
showing the financial affairs of the grand.
lodge TO be IN very t, Furnishing condition.
The report of the treasurer showed BAL
ance Of Sc, 900, and the SUM $500 col
lected from dues The pay roll is ST. 800
and the expenses will aggregate $40, COO.
leaving balance of 5000.
The election OF Officers Tor the ensuing
year, resulted IS follows:
al r. Denny, Carver, G. II.
r. d. Cove. Rochester, D. g. M.
a. p Fitch, Glencoe. G. s. w
G, H. Saith, Worshington, G J. W..
J. 81 Thompson, minneapolis, G. T..
A. T, G.. Pierson, ST. Paul @. S.
Messrs. Thompson and Pierson were re-
elected.
Grand Master Denny a nounesd the fol-
lowing appointments:
Rev. Edward Ashley, Browns Valley,
j.. A. Hester, Blue Earth City, grand
orator.
9. NJ. Foote, Minneapolis, grand mar
nsvi Folsom, Taylor's Falls grand Sc
Nor deacon.
A. Barto, Sank Ceatre, grand junior des-
con.
O.s. Andrews, Eyota, grand standard
bearer.
G. II. Jacobson, Preston, grand sword
bearer.
J. 9: Hill, Montevi5e., grand senior
George W. Lamson, s.. Paul, grand ju-
nior stewara.
Henry Hutchins, Morris, grand persui.
want.
the grand lodge adjourned to meet again
in st. Paul On tne sseouu Ta~sfay afssr the
first Monday in Ja uary, 1875 AZ er sd-
journment Grand Master n'' rendered
the lodge banquet g. the II rchants, at
which were quite number ot pron1;n ent
members of the order and invited guests.
The Masonic Relief association re- iecte6
its old board of directors With the excso-
ton OF F. joss, who is succeed-c by S. B.
Foote, OF Red Wing, Vacancies to bs filled
by the board IN EVaseca, Morristown and
ST. Charles.
Sheriff Allen Cummings, of Faribsul
county, delivered up at Saltwater state pris.
on, Willis P Chase, sentenced to two wears
and Six mouths, tor larceny; Herman Smith
two years. for assault with intent to COM
NIT rape; and Pat German, six months,
for larceny.
A we'll dug in Fergus Falls freezes al a
depth of seventy feet, tut not at the surface
and draft Of cold air rushes out Of the hole
sufficient to blow off the hats OF workmen
ct the surface.
Two sons Of Peter Peters u of the town
of Harvey. Meeker county, ware foolingr
with revolver. As usual, the thing was
loaded, and went of Just at the wrong
moment the bail entering one of the bows
head inst above the mouth. The boy will
recover.
The Southern Minnesota Poultry associ-
alton will hold their first exhibition az
Rommel's hall Rochester on Feb. 10. 20
and 81. A. S Grant of Oronceo is secre-
tary, and all con municstons and requests
for premium lists should be addressed to
him.
Judge Buckhann decides that the Waseca
county bank is ho,aen to pay its taxes as
capitalized by the ssate beard, and also all
costs and disbursements oithe isssuis that
has been necessary to get this desEat3l.
Charles Betcher, of Red Wing. has pur-
chased the land and buildings recently
Us bv W. P. Sergeant, at Alosr5 Lea, pay
ing therefor S. $50. and will go into tie
lumber business there.