St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-07
IN ANNUAL SESSION.
The Minnesota Grand Lodge,
A. O. U. W., Meets in
st. Paul.
First Day Occupied With Mat
ters Of Interest to the
Order.
A Couple Of Hot Sports Fight
Over a Tickle Fair
One.
Three Spirited Rounds to De-
eide Which Wins a
Heart.

The fourteenth annual session or tile
grand lodge of Minnesota, Ancient
Order of United Workmen, opened
yesterday morning in Workmen's hall,
on East Seventh street. There were
present at the opening of the session
$50 delegates, of whom the majority are
CHARTERED at the Clifton hotel. Those
registered at the Clifton are:
Fred Jennings, Blue Earth City; George
Hallus. Adrian; j. S. Kibbey, Adrian; F. C.
Sank Rapids; Thomas W. Bell. Royalton
Jens T.. Jensen, Benson; ". W; Part
ridge, Moorhead; W. G. cressey,
j. L. Reamer W. McEwen, Du-
luth; r.. E McAhiter. Woodstock
j. H. Gail. Balat4n; E. so%bw y Sdlsa,,
kenyon; c. h. Foss, st. Charles; j. Thomp-
son. West Concord; F. d. Greene. Il. X.
SCOT. James S. Dody, Sleepy Eye; Alfred
Anderson, Clarence Lee, Red Wing; r. L.
Tigen Enc C. sesnv Barber ETs: Hqehin oRn;
son. Brainerd; T. ". Nash. Tyler.
Joseph A. Ecksteln, New Ulm; ). Neusault.
owatonna: A. II. Taisey, Donnelly: G. A.
Whitney, Wadena; Olaf Olson, Ben Williams.
Willmar; j. W. Soule. Rochester; T. W.
donna; John Peterson, Dodge Center;
T. H. Jones. Heron Lake; B. Kunndert,
John Adams, Mantorville; George B. Arnold,
Kasson; NJ. P. Norris M. ". Randall. Morris
John c. Rudolph, William Koch, New Ulm
C. W. Parson, Frankline; II. G. Lawrence,
Chatfield; Thomas Wheeler, Atwater; j. D..
Gillespie, Morris.
The first business was the hearing of
reports, the first to be heard being that
of Grand Master Workman Joseph A.
Eckstein, of New Ulm. 1t showed the
appointment of the following grand
master workmen for Minnesota:
W. ". Hubbard, Minneapolis; j. W. Soule,
Rochester; George M. Lang. Window; j. Nj.
Nye, Wells; Olaf Olson, Willmar; Joseph
Leicht, Winona: W. A. Adams, Minneapolis:
II. Seemann, Rochester; c. I. Case. Shakopee;
W. G. Cressy Duluth; James Addy, Sleepy
Eye; Emil Strassburger, St Paul; George W..
Thayer, ST. Paul Park; DR.. John Landen-
berger, New Prague; J. B. WATSON, Redwood
neapolis; j. Newsalt, Owatonna; Romano
Sh;ere ST. Paul Dakota-Charles j. Farmer.
Howard: F. W. Raymond, Aberdeen; Rev. c.
Fl. Botkin, White; Fl. Nelson. Howard
George Schossler, Aberdeen: George W. Eli
OFT, De Smet; A. NJ. AspinWall, Manchester;
j. l. HoutZ Blunt.
The report also referred to several
suits now pending in the courts, and
remarked ON the singularity of the fact
that all these were brought by members
of the order VINO once held places OF
trust in the grand lodge. The further
statement is made that S. A. HickcOX
of Hennepin lodge, Minneapolis, has
been approached by an attorney OF that
city named l.. A Merrick with an offer
to nay him commission for hunting UP
such cases as those noted in the report.
Merrick is at present recorder of Hen
nepin lodge. Referring to the Jewell
case, which has been productive of some
comment in legal and labor circles, the
report says:
The last grand lodge directed an appeal to
the supreme court in the case of Jewell VS..
the grand lodge, which had been decided
adversely in the district court of Ramsey
county. The necessary bond was given by
the grand master workman for and on be-
half of the grand lodge, with Brothers Joseph
Bobleter and William Koch. both of Prog
ress Lodge No. %. of New Ulm, as sureties.
The case was carried up, but was again de-
cided against us, and we paid the whole
claim, then amounting to S2,9S2.95, besides
what had been paid out for expenses before.
That is the amount it cost the grand lodge for
the shortcomings of the officers OF subor-
dinate lodge in a single instance. 1t ought
to be enough 10 put every one OF them on
guard in the future.
The report of the grand recorder
shows a steady increase in membership,
and the addition during the year past
of 1.276 new members, averaging thirty
four years. During August last Da-
kota took away 1879 paying members,
or about l 400 not suspended six months.
The membership numbered i'll 1889
6,410, and April /. 1890 5,937, thus lack
ing only 473 of making good the loss OF
our Dakota membership. Before full
year passes from the date of the Separa-
ton we will number more than before.
Forty deaths were reported as having
occurred during the year 1889, and sew
enteen during the first quarter OF 1890:
Among the number is the name OF
Brother Selah Matthews, of Minneapo-
fifty-nine years. He was at one time
elected to an important Office in this
grand lodge, and has been member
from its organization. Some fitting
notice will be taken by this grand lodge
of the memory of the fallen brothers.
In accord with the provisions OF a
special act of the supreme lodge, the
territory comprising the two DakOtas
was made a separate beneficiary juris-
diction on the eve of Aug. 20, 1889. The
amount of the beneficiary fund in hand
at that time was $685., and liabilities
outstanding amounting to Sl0.9S3; de-
felt, 50. 14S. The basis of settlement was
that the Dakota lodges should pay their
July per capita tax in full, and the
grand lodge of the Dakotas pay her
proportion of the deficit in the benefic-
iary fund, amounting to s43a.63. which
was promptly paid. The total receipts
for the year have been: Beneficiary
fund. sS9,S55; general fund. s9,4s7.70.
There has been paid out the following
amounts: Beneficiary fund, $50, TAO;
general fund.-. s.972.03.
w. F. Nye. the grand medical adviser,
submitted his report for the term
ending April /, 1890. 1t shows
the consideration of LAP ap-
plications, the rejection of "a,
and the approval of 1.35S. The grand
loege degree was conferred on seventy
members. The afternoon was spent in
the consideration by subcommittee of
the reports submitted during the morn
ing. The convention will last during