The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-10
MEN OF SAMPLE CASES.
NoRTHwEsTEfN DRuMMrRs MEET L.
ANNUAL CONVENTION.

MEN VI SAMHLE GASES.
NORTHWESTERN DRuMM1rRs MEET III
ANNUAL CONVENTIONS.
After Hearing That They Have . Hand.
some Surplus In tho Treasury n Elect
Ciicers, the Members of the OrgaN'xa.
ton srccify the Conditions Upon Which
Others May Be Administrations and
Orphans Assisted.
%Thoannual meeting Of the Northwestern
Travelling Mems association was held in
Chicago.
President James O. Miller presided. O.
II. Hinman, the secretary. reported that
tie membership had reached 3,7ss; that
1928, OGO bad been collected during the
year and S215, 900 paid out to the widows
ard orphans Of members. The running
sspeases had been Sll,l4o. A comfort.
able surplus remained in the treasury.
The fist amendment TO the constitution
was as follows:
E%esolued, That Art. II. Sec: !, be amended 20
he.wccn the ages of 81 aud 40 years.. who are
nov and who havo boon for the gear last past
engaged in tho Wholesale trade. or who repre-.
aent u company or corporation as travelling Or
liouae s%nicsmnn.o or buyer CT ofice-man. or tho
ieuds OF Wholesale houses, ompany or corror.
nts9n. aiall be eligible for membership, sun:
joct to he conditions prescribed by the Board
az Directors. mud who has OF the date OF his ap-
~plioation q bona fde residence within the boun.
darics of the association"
The second amendment, altering article
s, section 1, was as follows:
The menb, ia who are Admitted to this asso.
oia.ton u ter January l. 1850. shall be graded
us follows:
.Thos, aged between q and rs years. inclu.
size, shall he the first grade.
.Thns. axed between 20 and 81 years, tnclu.
sive, shall; lie the second grade.
Those apcd between ~ and IS years. 1uclus
sive, shall be the third grade.
Those aged between 80 and 10 years. inclu-
sive, slia,l be the fourth grade.
III so nged between Al aud % years, inclu-
sivc, hall be til fifth grade
THOSE aged ba.wccn 90 and 60 years. inclu-
siye. snail br ;he sixth grade.
Whenever IN assessment Is ordered by the
hoard of directors to pay the death benefits to
the henelicisry of u deceased member, tho
FaSst GRADE shall be assessed. Sl.W
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Tho present members of the association shall
lie assessed 50 per assessment. as heretofore.
eessineut there shall he paid to the person Or
persons emitted thereto a sum of money not
exceeding Ssut0. i'll manner and form as pre-
sc:ii,cd h. The constitution.
" is further provided that when the members
in Grndo No. eiiail reaol, 90 years OF age they
let to the Sos oss,uents rs ordered for Grade
no. :. and when tho iaoiubcrs III Grade No. 2
shall Teaoh ~ years OF age. they shall bs trans
acsaiNeits ordered for Grade No. 3.
Those becoming members Of this association
below tho agc. of a5 years shall never be as
HgE-nu DnyDNd fha ASGn0SN1NankQ nYNnrad fnr
Grade No.3.
1t is further provided that when the mern-
the ago Of ii years they shall ii be transferred II to
Vi. fifth grade md be subject to tho ASSESS
men:a ordered fer tho fifth grado; and that
reacAad the age of ~ wears they shall be trans
fesrel into tho sixth grade. and be subject to
nil ,sn nssessinents ordered for the sixth grade.
not ho increaaod.
These two amendments we're proposed
by tho board Of Directors. d. X. Cling
offered the third, which was as follows:
Rcsolpcd. Tint tho board of diroctors shall
nave tllo power to offer as an iNducement for
the soliclt5ngof new members. a commission
not exceeding tho amount of tho initiation fee
provided for i'll the constitution.
Another amendment offered, proposing
to limit the insurable age Of members to 35
instead OF 40 Years, was rejected.
The following officers wore elected for
the ensuing year:
President, Jamos G. Miller; vico- presidents.
J. w. richards, OF Illinois, j. W. Patterson, Of
oWa u. A. Foster, Of Minnesota. John Throne.
M q hMtasopsi oi 4 S,s "; shi i l. Of 2I.7 %Inaaian 3. ,I n; :.
gan. o.P. pindrll, of Ohio. Nntnan Uri,
sncky,, D; y; Good. OF Kansas, 8: +. Pau. Of
Newmarket, of Nebraska, i. II, Robertson. Of
North Dakota. +. l.. Beatty, of South DAKOTA,
Jchn II. Newberry. of California, George l..
Ilraoy. of Montana. o. ID. Frary, OF Oregon. o.
N. Guyles. OF Washing on; secretary and treas
t.rer, q. H.: Human; board of directors two
years'. g. M~i.koewsky. ". H. C,rlbben, n J.
k.arriss'i, IfAneis Etileridge, Edward Doylo:
sor ono year. w. II. Sharp.
Resolutions were unanimously adopted
fnvorins Chicago lis the site for the
Worlds fair.
And then these resolutions were uuani.
mously and enthusiastically carried:
Wnt.n,:As. Tho northwestern Travelling Mems
assoc atom, representing over 1900 salesmen
nna I'll classes OF trade. ID enabled to Justly es-
timats the prevailing sentiment OF the no TIL
M.cs. concerning the host location for tho
Worlds fair al ls12, which opinion is almost
unanimous for Chicago. Now, therefore. be IL
.heso,eea, That the general example Of our
Clieaso members In subscribing s .OO,O0O to tho
opposition sto. Ii is commended TO the business
fi..iii. so Infinitely more Interested financially.
,.sl nat this csnnpiois we'll worthy Of general
C1nuluticn.
Asso'.ti. That tho hinisy argument advanced
that tho holding of the exposition in Chicago
Moaid dainaso Our western citiea is too trans
,',fent an attempt to excite local jeclouatest to
L. entertained by II great people who haves nse
ala PUBLIC spirit enough to resent such appesla
&c petty jealousy.
.Itsos.st1. Tint all tho northwest, and indeed
tie ent.ro nation, woula lie banoiited by the
local NOT tho Columbian exposition in the
greatest interior city of the continent, We urge
orr senators and Representatives to vote for aud
advocate such location.
Iicsclsed, That II COPY OF these resolutions be
forwarded to every senator md member Of oon.
Grass.
JAMES G. MILLER. President.
{. Fl. 1rSMAN, Secretu.y,
WOULD TRY ASIHYXIATION.
a Brool'yn Baker is Foiledin His Revenge.
Frederick w. Stedefeldsr, proprietor Of