The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-10-26
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Grand Encampmeut I. o. q. f.
The representatives of the grand EN-
campment. Iowa I. o. o. F., met at the
Masonic temple, Sioux City, Tuesday
morning ut 8 O'Clock. The attendance was
unusually large and the services of the
opening impressive. The reports OF
officers showed u healthy state Of the ell.
caMpment and cause for congratulation oil
its substantial gain in numbers, encamp-
ments and financial strength the past year.
The report upto December31 1886. showed
o membership of 4,039, but the report of
this year increases the membership many
hundred, while the receipts show a hand
some balance. The following representa-
tives were nominated in the afternoon for
next years officers:
Moines.
For grand high priest, j. c. Koonz, of Bur.
iington.
For grand senior warden. s. L. Winter, OF
For grand scribe, William Garrett, of Bur.
lington.
For grand treasurer. Thomns ID. Evans. OF
Fairfield; ). Norwood Clark. Of Iowa City.
For grand Junior warden, s. r. Smith, of Iowa
Falls j. s. Belainy, of Knoxville.
The last business of the encampment.
Just before supper. was the installation of
officers elected from last years list of
candidates. Those that We're nominated
last year We're elected in June and the in-
stallation of the evening indicted into
Office the following:
Grand Pntriarch-W. Il. Temple, of Atlantic.
Grand High I'rtcst-LOuis Stutz, of Des
Grand Senior wartlcn-J. C. Koonz, of Bur
lington;
ton.
field.
Grand Junior warden-s. II. Winter, of
Woodbine.
Grand Marshal-O. l.. Rosemnn.
Grand Inside Guard-W. l.. Alton.
Grand Outside Guard-T. S. Belamy.
with the understanding, as usual, that
the next place of meeting will be wherever
the grand lodge determines.
Figures from the Criminal Returns.
The reports of the counties OH criminal
returns are nearly all filed with
the Secretary of State. Ninety-six
counties report for the ten
tions, of which 2G5 are for violations of the
liquor law. including ali %nuisances not
otherwise accounted for. A comparison
with the previous years report is interest,"
ing. These same ninety-siN counties for
the year ending September. 1887. reported
1.531 convictions. of which 1872 were tor
the violation of the prohibi Dry law. which
shows that for ten months of the present
fiscal year the total number of convictions
were only about half as many as during the
previous twelve months. and liquor cases
had decreased by considerable more than
one half. In the months OF August md
September sixty-two terms of court out of
407 of the year were held. Assuming that
proportionately the same Dumber of con-
victions occurred in these months rs in the
ten months covered in the report. the full
twelve months would show a13 convictions
III the ninety six counties. The remaining
three counties had last year sixty five con-
yictions of which, twenty-five were for
liquor selling.
Wo,nnn's Suffrage Missionary Society.
The fifth annual meeting of the Des
Moines branch of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary society closed its labors in the
NJ. E. churches Mt Sioux City Sunday
evening. A great deal of business of i'm
portancc was transacted during its session
of five days. The election of officers for
the ensuing year resulted as follows:
Mrs. G. G.. Maybcc, Of Dos Moincs. president.
Mrs. NJ. s.. Houston. of Burlington, corre-
spending secretary.
Mrs. Luctte Il. janes. of Des Moincs, record
ing secretary.
Mrs. +. II. Stanley. of Des Moincs. treasurer.
w. I. Johnson. of Des Moines. auditor.
Delegates elected to thu executive meeting
of the W. 7. NJ. $. to be held in Cincinnati, o..
on the 18th. were Miss Libbic Pearson, of Dos
Moines. and Miss Jennie Beck. of Scdnlia. Mo.
Reserves: Mrs. Ifrnncis Earlart, of lIorkin-
ton, H.. and Mrs. w. II. Reed, of Kansas City.
The branches selected the Union M. r..
church of st. Lou s as the place for hold
ing its next regular meeting. Conference
secretaries appointed were Mrs. NJ. b.
Powers. Iowa conferences; Mrs. +. Earhart,
upper Iowa conference; Mrs. Addie Carter.
northwestern Iowa conference; Miss L..
Pearson, Des Moines conference; Mrs.
Alice Proctor, Missouri conference; Miss
Mildred Harrison. central Missouri con-
ference; Mics Margaret Dreyer, German
work.