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for Madison, Wis, and they expect to carry
out much the same general plan oil arrange
ments in order that the delegates may pc
come better acquainted before entering upon
the work Of the head camp. should ~ ue
deemed advisable to take part In the lranS,
mississippi Exposition, the committee VIII
take up the matter of getting the eNposit.on
recognized In a substantlal Hlahhei W w
next head camp.
Hazel camp of Council Bluffs has been
keeping right to the front in woodcratt ana
the camp now has over 300 members. ihey
have the credit of having one OF the oes'
drilled teams of Foresters in western Iowa,
Not satisfied with their present uniforms
tho Council Bluffs Foresters are golhs 10
get fine new uniforms for dress parade, .nelr
desire being to have the best uniformed team
of Foresters in the order. the roresteIs
will give a hop at their hall in the Merriam
block, Council Bluffs, Tuesday evening"
! March 2. and from the way the invltatlons
! are being accepted they will have a crowded
| house. 1t goes without saying that all VINO
attend will have a good time, me Mouer5
Woodmen of Omaha have been invited, anu
many have signifed their intention oil at
tending.
tween Rock Island and Fulton; u,
over the headquarters OF the Moutrn
Woodmen of America sent broadcast
by the Associated press are misleading, ana
therefore l would like to state the iollowlhs
facts SAYS p. c. Schroeder of Maple camp OF
| this city. "The article referred to was gwen
to the Associated press by the Bastian
brothers of Fulton, Ill. One Is the puDllsher
of a daily PAL err, and the other Is postmaster
at that place. They are in a position 10
send ont the Associated press dispatch, which
looks bad. on the face of 1t, when as a matter
of fact the Modern Woodmen cannot DC
placed in the hands of a receiver TOT any
such cause, as the order has now IN lts
benefit fund a surplus of STAT 500, and more
than 5000. 900 in its general fund. The district
court at Fulton decided in favor OF the
Modern Woodmen, granting permission &c
move to Rock Island, ILL.,, as per vote OF tht
Omaha heal camp meeting, November, 1898
and confirmed by the Madison, Wis, heat
camp session in 1895. Immediately aftel
this meeting the officers attempted to move u
Rock Island, when A. w. Bastian secured al
injunction, which held the head oiice a
Fulton. The head officers appealed the case
and in due time the injunction was dissolved
Mr.. Bastian then took an appeal TO INT
appellate court, and again the order came GU
victorious. The Rock Island people thel
agreed to move the records and furniture o
the order free of charge, and took their owl
train to Fulton in good faith and for no othe
purpose. The Fultonites prevented the re
moval of the furniture by turning city waite
on the Rock Island people, and A. w. Bastial
in the meantime took an appeal TO the unlteI
States court to further delay the remova
A.. w. Bastian was at one time one of tn
J head officers of the order with j. Z. Root, an
was one of the parties against whom Sun
was brought. during tue stormy uass U
1SS9-9O. On that account there has Away
been a bad feeling between him and tn
! present head officers, and on account @
| the head office being located at Fulton. Tn
e salary of A.. w. Bastian as postmaste
t amounts to about So, 600 a year. Should tn
p head office be removed, the receipts of tn
y postonice would be cut down at least one
i, half and the salary of the postmaster woul
e suffer a corresponding reduction, hence h
car. afford to spend $4O0 or $500 to delay tn
r | ramoyaI until the FeYniratiDn of his term a
e postmaster. Besides there Is some gratifict
/ ton on his part in this Natter