Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-22
The MASONIC GRAND LODGE.
First Days Session Opened at the
Capitol City.
PROMINENT MEN ATTENDING.
Discussing the Location of the Or
phans Home-A $4,000 Bonus
Wanted-CattieD Dying ut Ord
City Brevities.
LINCOLN BUREAU OF THE OMAHA BEE,
1929 = STREET,

1929 = STREET,
LINCOLN, June 81.
The Grand Lodge of Masons are busily at
work to-day in their first days session. From
the 1853 lodges in the state nearly every one ls
represented, and there are at least $50 dele
gates in attendance The report of the com
mittee on credentials was the opening bust
ness of the morning, and it showed, among
others, the following prominent Masons in
attendance: George w. Lininger Daniel H.
White, Chris Hartman, Charles X. Coutant,
Omaha; Robert w. Furnas, Brownville
Frank T.. White, J. G.. Richey, Plattsmouth;
Jacob S. Dew, Tecumseh, II.
N. Blake, Beatrice; j. L. Linn,
Humbolt; j. o. Chase, Fairmount; H.
M. Wells, Crete; G. G. Rittenhonse.
HASTINGS; N. V, Harlan, York; DIR. M. w.
Stone, Wahoo; ]. X. Dempster. II. l.. Smith,
Geneva; Brad ID, Slaughter, Fullerton;
Elmer Mcfarland, Hubbell; j. NJ. Boards.
ley, Weeping Water; j. II. Ager, Ord;
Charles n. Folsom, Ashland; L. NJ. Suiter,
Dewitt; A. X. Graham Wisner; Lewis A.
Kent, Minden; George B'F'rance, York.
The published report of the grand treas
urer showed balance on hand of S12, 36l 10
and Secretary Fumas managing trustee of
the orphan fund.- reported Sl5,545.S5 The
membership increase of the year is 1912 and
the decrease by death and expulsion SO.
The total number of names in the state is
S,007. The committee on orphans home re-
ported early in the day and it led to an
animated discussion of two hours DURATION
a large number in the grand lodge favoring
active work in this direction at once. Mr..
Lininger stated that the best kind of induce
ments had been made by the people of Omaha
for the location of the home there and he
spoke of the liberal contributions that the
Masons in Omaha would make to build and
sustain the institution. The design of the
home is to have place where the children
of Masons left upon the world can have care
education and a home. The discussion re-
suited in the passage of resolution instruct
ing the grand master to appoint special COM
mittce that will have the duty of soliciting
and securing funds and when $4,000 is
raised it is left with the committee to de-
eide whether or not to proceed in locating
and erecting home. AT the afternoon ses-
sion the report of the committee on griev-
ances was the first taken up and the cases
occupied some time in consideration. This
evening the organization. of Masons who
have been members of the organization for
twenty-one years or over hold reunion and
banquet at the parlors of Temple hall. The
grand lodge will remain in session another
day.
AT the night session Omaha was selected
as the meeting place for next year, and the
following officers were elected: Grand
master, George b. France, York; deputy,
DR.. j. j. Mercer, Brownvile; senior war
den, r. e. French, Kearney.
CATTLE DISEASE AT ORD.
The live stock commission has received
communication from A. S. Adams of Ord,
who states that he has lost five head of cat
tie, one of them a valuable animal from some
cattle disease which he cannot fathom. In
writing to the commission he describes the.
symptoms by stating that tho cattle get dull
and spiritless lying down often and, in at
tempting to walk, fall blowing and frothng.
MIR. Adams has had post mortem eXamina-
tion made of some of the cattle but it throws
tln lirrbt IA Ina icg gip,,
has written for further information and DIR.
Gerth will go to the scene of the trouble at
an early day.
AssAULTING A BILL POSTER.
Yesterday bill poster in connection with
FunlIe's opera house was engaged in posting
bills for the brotherhood on his bill boards
over the city. While at work on p street,
between Eighth and Ninth, special b. & NJ
policeman came along and assaulted him, as
he states, knocking him down and kicking
him. The bill poster says that he was post
ing on places that he controlled, and that
there was no provocation for the assault. The
special went to the county court in the even
ing and plead guilty to assault and was fined
However, young Martin, the bill poster, did
not propose to have the case settled in that
way and had a warrant issued from the
police court, the trial being set for this after
noon.
STATE HOUSE ITEMS.
Governor Thayer has appointed Mrs. M.
E. Owens, of Creighton, Knox county,
matron of the Norfolk insane asylum.
Ben X. Cowdry, secretary of state, went
to Columbus to-day to attend the funeral of
James Early, who was buried there to-day
with Masonic horors.
George Rawson, Bancroft, Cunning county;
]. H. Lake, Geneva, Fillmore county; Ed
ward S. Smthson, Lincoln, Lancaster
county; Louis V. Hascall, Stromsburg, Polk
county; John E. Miller, Elsie, Perkins
county, and George Walker Harrison, Sioux
county, were appointed and commissioned
notaries public to-day by Governor Thayer.
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