Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-06-12
OUR CHANCES GOOD
"A Good Proposition to be Made
81 to Secure the Odd Eel
lows Home.
Eron1 Fridays Daily.

assist the local ODD FELLOWS lOuSe IL IL
securing the location Of the state
Odd Fellows home at this place.
Nevertheless, the attendance was was
composed Of representative business
men, and all that can be done %.
ward assisting in the work Of sec''r--,, secl'-,
ing that institution for this city was
well begun last night. u.
Mayor Richardson called the meet
ing to order and was made the char :
man with G. II. Brown as secretary.
H. "A. Rider, one of the prominent
members of the local Odd Fellows
lodge, was tile first speaker. he
briefly stated the plans that have
been made by the Grand lodge for
state home for aged and INDECENT
mem bers. The Grand lodge has been
at work for several years raising a
fund for that purpose. There is now
IN that fund about 81, zoe, and It is
.thought at the coming meeting OF
the Grand lodge, which will he held
4on June 10, that body will take
saction on locating the institution.
Mr.. Rider was followed by Rev.
Geo. r. Geer, who fully explained
what action as desired on the part
Of the citizens to assist the ODD Eel
lows committees Mr.. Geer stated
that the owners cf the ,ntlers hotel
had offered that building with the
ground, which it now occupies and
it's entire furnishings, for 1000.
which is $4,000 less than the first
offer, which was last year, when 1t
was thought the Grand lodge would
then locate the institution. Mr.. Geer
said that he had heard that other
places were making liberal Offers for
the home, and understood that
s1Ans,ka had otiered q, cash bonus &. OF
$fO,OOO and d land ]. ven II this
was the case, which, considering the
size Of Anoka, seems impossible, 1t is
not as liberal an offer as Little Falls
has to make. The Antlers hotel,
grounds and furnishings cost over
$4O, 900, and by it being offered for
less than one-fourth its value, and
being suitable, and now COM
plete and ready for occupancy. it is
by far more liberal offer than any
city in the state can make.
The only question:, Mr.. Geer
thought, that might prove detri-
mental to the proposition being ac-
cepted was that Of land in connection
with the buildings. He thought
that a committee should be APP
pointed to find ont what land could
be purchased for and to get prices
on from ten to eighty acres, SO that
II other places were making tiattering
offers OF land the committee would
have some figures to offerin thatline.
Mr.. Geer gave some idea OF the
benefits to be derived from the in
stituticc. The Grand lodge is now
taking care of about forty aged
members OF that fraternity. That
number would lie increased, no
doubt, and their care would involve
an expenditure of considerable
money in whatever place the institu-
ton is located, besides giving that
city prestige in many ways. 1t
would also bring ventions and
other lodge meeting, that would
prove in many ways beneficial, to
the place selected.
C. "A, LindberghfOlloweu Rev. Geer,
and his remarks assisted greatly In
explaining fully the situation to
those present. The citizens, he
thought, were generally under the
impression that the meeting was
called for the purpose Of raising g
bonus to be given for the location ut
the home here. Such was not the
purpose, as the local Odd Fellows
lodge was of the opinion that the
price placed on the property offered
was sufficient tinducement to secure
it, as It was far more liberal, in his
estimation,. than other cities could
afford to make. The meeting was
called for the purpose Of cooperating
with the Odd Fellows. and also for
showing of some desire on the part
Of the citizensfor sucn aninstitution
After Mr.. Lindbergh was through
speaking motion was made that a
committee of five citizens be APP
pointed to confer with thecOmmittee
from the Odd Fellows in securing
prices on land, and to render such
other assistance as was possible. It
was also stated that as the GrEnd
lodge meeting would be held in few
days the work OF the committee
would necessarily have to be done
at once. The selection of the COM
mittee was left with the charm an,
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