St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-21
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PREPARING FOR DIVORCE.
The Last Territorial Conventions Of Two
Institutions to Be Held
AT THE JAMES METROPOLIS.
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JAMESTOWN, N. D., May 20.-James-
town will have two conventions within
the next two or three weeks. The an
nual session of the Grand Lodge OF
Dakota, l. o. o. F., will convene here
Tuesday, the 21st, and continue through
"Wednesday and Thursday. At least
two hundred delegates are expected to
be present. There are about hundred
and twenty-five lodges in the territory,
and each one sends a delegate,
whose expenses are paid. In ad-
dition to these, the grand officers
and committeeman and others inter
ested will be present. Large delega-
tons from Fargo, Valley City. Bis
marck, La Moure and other towns are
expected. The Fargo men will bring
with them their celebrated degree team.
The session will be the last territorial
gathering, and this fact is expected to
lend
ADDITIONAL INTEREST
to the gathering. The question of di-
viding into North and South Dakota
grand lodges will come up. The dele
gates will undoubtedly vote to divide
and elect officers for both sections, but
division will never be an accomplished
fact until the matter has been submit
ted to and approved by the SOW
ereign grand lodge. The local commit
tee on arrangements will endeavOr to
make the stay of the visitors in our city
as pleasant as possible. A reception,
banquet and dance are on the pro-
gramme. Grand Master Emerson and
Grand Treasurer Briggs, of Sioux Falls;
Col. Bently, of Bismarck. and others
prominent in the order will be here.
Deputy Grand Master Nugent,of Fargo.
will probably be chosen grand master.
He is strong candidate, and has little
OF no opposition.
The Dakota Sunday school convention
is the other
TERRITORIAL GATHERING.
1t will be held on the 4th. 9Th and 9th
of June. Both Of these meetings will
be the last held under the territorial
form of government. When the time
we will Je the states Of North Dakota
and South Dakota, and both will arrange
for division. At the close of the Sunday
school convention two state associations
will be held. Reduced railroad rates
have been secured, and as the delegates
will be entertained by the citizens a
large attendance is expected. The pres
emf officers of the association are:
President, F. Fl. Kent, Huron: secre-
tary, Rev. w. S. Bell, Sioux Falls; as
sistant secretary, Rev. William Ewing,
Jamestown; chairman executive COM
mittee, D. w. Diggs, Milbank.
The only ripple recently observed on
the face
OF LOCAL POLITICS
is that which was caused day or so ago
by the announcement that S. K. Nc
Ginnis, who was defeated for delegate to
the constitutional convention by about
one hundred, would contest the election
of Andrew Blewett, Democrat, alleging
illegal voting in two city precincts that
gave Blewett heavy vote. Election
contests are seldom one sided and it is
limited that if McGinnis institutes con-
test some interesting facts will develop
regarding the use of money in the cam
paign on one side as well as illegal
voting on the other side.