The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-13
Wnxahachio,

Last night in the council hall, Hon. Il.
f. Yeager, in behalf of tho city of
Waxahachie and Ellis county, dellv-
cred an address Of welcome to the
State Grange now in session here,
which was responded to by Secretary
r. T. Kennedy, after which Professor
l.. l.. McInnis, Of the Agricultural end
Mechanical college, spoke at lengih
upon education. The house vas filed
with an appreciative audience.
This mOrning the Grange roasssm-
bled at O'Clock, and was called 10 or
der by the worthy master, Mr., Rose.
The minutss of Yesterdays proceed
ings w6ro read and adopted.
Upon call for reports, the seoreta-
ry snd treasurer made their annual
reports which were referred 10 tho
| finance committee.
The committee on credentials re-
ported the following new delegates
seated; Noah Bovett, Jasper; Nj. Nc.
! Kinney, Milan; w. NJ. Huey aud wife,
Grayson; j. s. Williams, Pamela; q. p.
| Mertindale, Shelby; j. M. Mckenzie,
Caldwell; Ii. II. Mcbride, Guadalouue;
w. Z. Hodges, Limestone; d. NJ,
I
Tho committee appointed ut the last
State Grsnge to take into considera-
ton the interests of the grSin.growing
socncus of the State recommend the
building OF cooperative elevators in
each county who're q sufficient amount
Of grain Is marketed to Justify tho
building thereof; and they farther
recommend tho building OF Corpora
tive roller mills in each wheat grow
ing county. The report was adopted.
a motion to purchase 1900 copies OF
tho Texas Farm, for free distribution
among tho mombars, by j, b. Long,
was adopted.
The worthy msstor made short re.
port of tho action of the Grange in the
| laying Of tho corner stone OF she capt.
tul at Austin, which was ordered to DO
| placed on record IN the minutes o. tho
state Grange.
A resolution was offered by L. w,
| smith, Of Travis, censuriug. tho Nine
t0onth Legislature severely for its
Sction in regard to the law governing
private corporations and charters, ana
directing that committee DO up
pointed to draft suitable petition, u
be signed by tho Ciizeus OF
tho various counties, and
sent to thor respect We repre-.
sontatives at the next Lesiset uro
pr ying HON to SO amend e. q "a d law
AZ 70 facilitate their labor, Unanl-
mOusly adopted
A resolution was offered lnstrucIlup
the master ef the state Grange u
memOrialige tho master Of the Ma
tional Grange to change tho cOussitu-
ton OF the state Grange 80 as 30 have
them meet onca in zach TWO years in
stead OF annually. Adopted.
DR.. MoLeskoy, OF the Trinity uni.
vorSitY, az T8huacaus, addressed the
assembly during recess.
Adjourned till Up. IN.
The board of aldermen met in the
Office OF j. ID. TamplolJu at O'Clock
, yesterday afternoon. Mayor DuBOsJ
was in tue chair, and Aldermen lem
pl0ton, Naming aud Wilson present.
} Tho minutes of tho last meeting were
read by the secretary, II. q. Phillips
J aud approved
. Mayor DuBose and Aldermen Ad,
} kissOn and Naming withdrew their res
, ignations. The resignation ut City
, Attorney G.. q. Groco was accepted.
The two petitions-ono asking th'
J board 10 resign and the other asking
all To retain their soats--werO tablot
4 hlANAA ANAh AAAAtNAhN
} The tax-rolls OF City Marshal Elem
= ing for 1855 wero approved, and az
0 counts TO the amounto of $40 were al
= lowed.
' The city msrshal's report OF take
= collected for lest year show
j only 500 not collected. Thi
!. includes $50 poll tax ant
= both the al valorum and school taN
i This IN tho closest collection eve
= made here, and is hard TO beat by am
3 city of $500 inhabitants IN the State.
h Twelve WaXahachio Tap RAILROAD
O subsidy bonds cancelled 10y the comp
n troller were burned. There is stu
+ money enough on hand to redeem
\ oirht more.
Il An election was ordered to fill tn
s thtoo vacancies of school trustees fu
IS the Waxahachie tree school, caused b.
the resignation of n. A. Mcmillan
w. II. Getzpndaner and ii. w. Ora
Der,
i Adjourned to NEE; a. Up. IN, Tues
:, day, Septomberl,
Rev. Dixie Williams, the evangelist
/ preached In tho Baptist church 70
d night,
al Miss Matte Roeu, daughter Of Gov
=, Crnor Room, OF Arkansas, from Pres
:, colt, Ia visiting Colonel NJ w. Nc
u Knights family.
+. Colonel Harvey Mitchell and MIR. {
n w. Jones, two substantial citizens
" Brasos, are attending tho Grang
meeting,
y Hon. Mr.. SloeiC, a member Of Oh
/. Nineteenth Legislature, lro0 Ere,
Il stone, is also attending tue mGounB'
"a The grange foassombled az p, m,
l. A resolution asking the state con
Q mtssioners OF agriculture 20 distribut
u seeds 10 tho subordinate Oranges, an
that tho secretary of tho Nations
K GRANGE furnish tue commissioners {
y agriculture tho names OF the Gocrt
j. taries of tho subordinate Grangg
throughout tho State, was sdonted.
An amendment to tue constitution
J, OF the State Grange was adopted, mat
? ing members of tho fourth degree ell
T. gible as delegates 10 the state Granyi
Mrs. FArrat, Of CurHiCnu1, rUno
poem Tonight huIof1 tho Grange wa
= called 70 order.
. Nerahnli was geleufed rs tho piau
COR the next meeting of the STA,
10 Grange.
. Adjourned to meet in tio mosnil
AZ O'clOcls,