Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-05-23
The Division Question Settled
The Two DakCtas to Remain
One Fraternity.
Grand Lodge and Encampment
officers Elected-Nugent Of
Fargo Grand Master.
A Big Crowd Enjoys Some Good
Speeches at the Banquet
Last Night.
The, OGd Fellows.

The last annual meeting OF the terri
torlal grand lodge I. .. o. F. convened
Tuesday in the Odd Fellows hall.
The fact that this meeting will be the
last at which North and South Dakota
will meet together lent an additional in
terest to the gathering and resulted i'll
South Dakota sending a large represen-
tation. The train which arrived from
the south last night brought 13O dele
gates, and as many more came IN on to-
DAYS trains. It is estimated that there
are now over $50 visitors here. The
Gladstone has about 125 registered, as
guests, and the Capital house, Grand
Central and Commercial their full pro-
portion.
A general session OF the grand lodge
was held this morning, opening at nine
o'clock, and the organization effected,
and the machinery of the meeting set in
motion. Grand Master Emerson ap-
pointed his credential committee, which
soon returned with it's report of the men
who are entitled to sit as delegates, and
upon the adoption Of this report the
business program IF the session was in
augurated Grand Master Emerson made
his report, and Grand Secretary Briggs
read his. The reports of Grand Treasu-
rer Snow and of Grand Representatives,
Rice and Smith were also heard. The
morning was devoted principally to get
ting in shape for future work.
It is said that the question Of dividing
will be lett to the North Dakota menu
bers to decide. South Dakota is numer-
ically the stronger and the delegates
from that section say they have no de-
sire to force the decision one way or the
other. If North Dakota Odd Fellows
think it will be for the best interests Of
the order or the contrary and so vote, the
South Dakota men will concur in the
decision The principal argument in
favor of division is the large area Of coun'
try which the present grand lodge EN-
braces and the difficulty and expense OF
getting to annual meetings. To illus
trate this point one South Dakota dele
gate said that he had to leave home Sat-
urday in order to reach here Tuesday
There is strong feeling among some oi
the delegates in both North and Soutl
Dakota that division should be postpon
ed. One of the grand officers expressed
this feeling when he said that the motto
on the program "TWo Dakotas, one Fra
ternity," suited him.
The following is list OF the Crane
officers and delegates present. A large
number of past grands who are not
officers but who by virtue of their offic'
are entitled to sit in ali the sessions ant
have all the privileges of a delegate ex
cept that they do not vote, are also pres
ent but are not included IN this list:
F Schnaubr, Yankton; G. w Freeman
Elk Point; F Photerhanner, Yankton
A Bassett, Fargo; E J Monfone, Spring
field; w B Parker, Dell Rapids; S |
Blawvett, Sioux Fails; N G Nash, Can
ton; r B Carr, Gettysburg; Vale Schreck
Bismarck; John Barker, Deadwood; 10
Hebal, Garry; w r Bierley ,Grapd Forks
G H Maskey, Madison; E B Vanalstine
Mitchell: G w Rack, Mandan; E Flow
Central City; F L Langdon, Casselton
JJ Nierling. jamestown; l. Francis
Hillsboro; e B Carpenter, Alexandria: t
A Piper, Rapid City; J G Winslow, Penn
bina; e Olsen. Mayville; John ]
Wooley. Ashton; B + Stearns, Aber
deem; A S Dam, Frederick; Wn
Stoddard, Gro,on; J P Clark, Caledonia
John Gerloff, Sioux Falls; E w Bardwill
Scotland; Fl r Tabor, Buxton: w e
Morrison, st. Lawrence; w Wait
Lennox; r L Gilbert, Iroquois; l. l
Steavens. Woonsocket; Il NJ Hardy
Columbia; L L Platt, Faulkton; B Z
Blowers, Altoona; G M Pier, Hurry; J
w johnson, LaMoure; John Leonard
Carthage: l. O Graves. Artesian City; /
Blackney, Frankfort; w r Dale, Mellette
Henry Bawlding, Park River; N Mel
son, Larlmore; G III Price, Highmore; /
d Movely, Hunter; G H Batmann, Lud
den, J R Peters, Tyndall, T E Elliott
Centerville; Frank Weedman, Parkston
J G Campbell, Dickinson; d W Lewis
Toronto; A G Brown. Drayton
John Butterwick, Milton; A J Smith
Armour; N Krebs, Salem; D w Stevens
Northwood; j II Mclaughlin, Ft Ran
dali: j Z Hazilitt, Marion Junction; Z
w Burlingame, Watertown; NJ Cook
Huron; ID II Campbell, Brooklngs; Il {
Holmes. Plankington; J Cars. Howard
OS Basford, Redfield; A B Herrick
Lisbon: John w Bell, Milbank; L I
Fellows. Ellendale; j W Parker, Clark
r B Mills, Lake Preston; Bodle
Glendale; Ed. Myers, Wittenberg: "
Dye. White Lake; SOSoper; st Thomas
A Matterscn, Arlington: d q Guppen