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The herald., 1897-10-20

Yesterday morning at 10:30 the forty
third annual grand encampmert held
its opening session in Memorial hall,
Odd Fellows building. with all the
grand officers and quorum present.
A. r. Lord, P. G. p, was appointed
dentials. which them reported that there
were seventy-sx representatives en-
titled to take the Grand Encampment
degree. The seventy-six representa-
tives were then introduced and received
the degree.
w. S. Johnson, P. c. T. of Fairbury,
ILL.,. W. S. Slater. P G. P. of Ohio, and
D. W. Dudley of Vermont grand eli
campment were introduced as visitors.
The grand lodge took recess to give
the committee on credentials time to
report, ard vacancies on various COM
mittees were filed. J. F. Crosett. Fl. D.
+. Wullf ard E. E. Overholtzer were
appointed a committee or distribution,
Other routine business occupied the
morning session until the noon adj
journmept, when the entire body of
officers ard officials went in body to
the court house steps. where they were
photographed in a group, before dis
persing for luncheon.
At p. m. the afternoon session was
opened, and more routine business was
transacted Several appointments were
made TO fill vacancies on the various
committees as follows: I. D. Barnard,
finance; c. d. White, appeals; J. F.
Crosett, legislation; C, H. Burden, pet.-
tious: George H. Morrison, state OF
ORDER, and O. w. Norton, l. T. Coffin ard
W. H. Lee, petitions.
MEMBERS PRRESENT
The mileage representatives attend
Ing the present encampment are: ]. A.
Foster, w. Cuy,r.ingham, c. D. White.
c. Roeber. c. H. Barden, F. N. Spencer,
f. r.. Smith, S. A. Smith, j. A. Nelson,
8. H. Krin, r. D. Gummoe, A. G. Flow
ers, l.. Moore NJ Renner, V. w. Norton,
]. Westfall, T. T. Coffin, j. T. Shubert,
J, H. Karsner, w. T. Beck, Usage Hinkle,
C.. H. Viewer, M. p. Forbes, L. ]. Mar
shall, S. Madsen F. H. Myers, L. L.
Fargo. ]. T. O'Harra, George Rail. ] P.
Carry, Geo. Kirk. A. c. Bates, G. L.
Allen. M. o. Meyer. G. w. Bassford,
Jacob Bills, J. F. Hattel, c. o Reeves,
]. McCrory, ]. c. Williams, A. j. Nc
Pheties, e. r. Alvord. N. P. Brown, Geo.
Perley, w. O. Wood. G. H. Wilson, J.
Foster. q. v. Johnson. B. F. Cooper, L.
johnson, W. w. Lyman, ]. F. Pink
ham, H. Adams, I. Kroch, w. 3. Over
ton. T. ]. Richards. W. N. Masters, w.
r. Barry A. A. Comety, o. Yarley, w.
H. Puleston j. j. Sheets, F. ]. Wetmore,
w. s. Whitney, A. w. Wheeler, ]. B.
Mcneil. H. ]. Crawford, ]. r. Garth
side, ]. p. Gum, G. W. Oustey. Wm.
Henderson. o. o. Mattson, W. K. Bar
rith, NJ Stinchfield, j. Cristenson, j.
Fleming, ]. Gieb. F. Burr. w. S. Shaw
The representatives badge is both
snowy and handsome 1t is a section of
royal purple satin ribbon, five inches
long by nearly three inches wide; on it,
In gold letters. are the words: Forty
third Annual Session Grand Encamp-
ment Of California. 1. o. o. F.-Repre-
sentative" and the emblematic ten
and two figures in full armor also in
gold. At either end is bar of gold ;
from the former are five little gold
pendants, and from the lower bar there
hangs q tablet of white with the
words in purple letters, Souvenir, Los
Angeles. Cal, 1897" and on the reverse
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$3.50; fourth, $100. To be followed by dec
Grafton of chivalry.
TODAY'S PORTRAITS

| $3.50; fourth, $lO0. 10 be followed py oec'
grafton of chivalry.
ToDAY's PORTRAITS
A. r. LORD-Pact grand patriarch, ini
tiated in Oustoma lodge, No. 16. a.
Nevada City, 1871; Union encampment
1874; charter member Mistletoe encamp
ment, No. 1914. elected grand patriarch
of California, 1887; grand representa-
tive, 1888; served at sovereign grand
lodges In 1889 and 1S90,an is still an &C
tive member of the order.
MRS. MINERVA M. KARSNER-A char
ter menner of Rebekah lodge No. S4 from
1885 and was elected treasurer in 1885,
elected delegate to the state assembly ir
1890; appointed naplain in 1895; elected
vice-president in 1896 and president in
1897
MISS FANNIE BENJAMIN-Receive
degree in 1878; Joined California No. In
1885; Magnolia Rebekah, No. "a, as char
ter member in 1856; elected first noble
grand; Joined Columbia Rebekah lodge III
1898 and was elected president of Rebeka ah
association in 1895
A. M. DREW-Grand master; Joined the
order in 1881, and Placer lodge, No. IS,
at Iowa Hill; united with Fresno lodge,
No. 1856, in 1884, and is still member: for
three years served his district as D. D. G.
M; was elected grand warden of the
deputy grand master and grand master.
w. A. BONYNGE-Grand warden: initia-
ted Mt. Davidson lodge. No. 8. Virginia
City, New. November, $780, transferred
to San Antonio, Texas, lodge, No. II, in
1881; Joined Bixar encampment in 1855;
transferred to Good Will lodge, No. 1928.
and Orange Grove encampment. No. 81,
Los Angeles. 1888; served five years in the
grand lodge; two years on committee on
lnrr tel, tvxrnv fin
mittee. and elected grand warden in 1897
KARL c. BRUECK-Recordlng secretary;
initiated into Stockton lodge No. II, In
1858, and is still member became men,
ber of the grand lodge in 1891 and was in
stalled in the office of recording secre-
tary, which office he still holds; born In
San Francisco in 1866; in 1894 was ap-
pointed district deputy grand master.
GEORGE 7. SHAW-Grand secretary; in
itiated in Bidwell LODGE No. Al, in 1888
elected recording secretary the same
year; Joined Abu Ben Adhem. No. 112
| in 1867; entered grand lodge in 1874; char
| ter member of Myrtle lodge, No. Is, ant
of Spartan lodge, No. "a: elected grant
secretary of grand lodge in 1893; JOINED
Golden Rule encampment In 1870; passed
| chairs and entered grand encampmen
| in 1878, and served for several years a.
! high priest of No. 26.
WILLIAM H. RARNES-Grand scribe; in
itiated In Sylvan lodge, No. 4, Milledge
vile, Ca, in 1855; advanced in siipordinat,
and grand lodges and encampments, serv
ing as grand master and grand patri
arch; was elected as representative o
sovereign grand lodge in 1865; editet
American Odd Fellow" and Heart ant
Hand" in New York and Boston; in 1877
came to California;; appointed grani
scribe in 1Ss3 and has been reelected a
each session; he edits and publishes tn,
New Age" the veteran 1. o. O. r. jour
nal. and edits the fraternal department
in the San Francisco Weekly Bulletin.
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word be onward and upward In the p
PRESIDENT

fection of those principles which have
made our order a tower of strength
throughout the world"
The report then recounted the vista
tions made, proclama tons in regard to
work issued, dispensations and deci-
sions Of various kinds and for various
reasons; it cited recommendations about
future work and list of district depu-
ties ard their work, and concluded with
the following summing up:
During my official year l have trav-
eled S195 miles by rail, made seventy-siX
visits to encampments, attended one
district meeting and one meeting of the
general relief committee of San Fran
cisco; witnessed the Patriarchal degree
conferred on ninety-five candidates. the
Golden Rule degree on sixty and the
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ond watch; George E. Peters, third
watch; George S. Wilson, fourth watch; !;
| Charles A. Hamaka, fifth watch; H. M.
Adams. sixth watch; George P. Tumber,
| first guard to tent; ]. Reinhaus, second
guard to tent; Ed Bradley, inside sem
tinel.
Oriental-G. H. Wilson, captain; A. ].
Duncan, chief patriarch; G. w. Lemont,
high priest R. c. Black, senior warden:
w. ]. Phillips, Junior warden; j. C.
Spinney. guide; j. Thompson, first
watch; N. e. Flint, second watch; C.
M. Wooley, third watch; D. J. Rodgers
fourth watch c. H. Kornbeck, inside
sentinel; w. T. Galloway, first guard Of
tent; e. Brockett, second guard of tent;
x. Mefret, w. H. Barnes. j. A. Foster,
C. A. Stable w. Edmonds. z. H. Black,
w. H. Hovemann, H. o. Brewer, H.
Dow, S. Hansen, F. G. Bollo, j. w. Har-
ris J. Jones, G. w. Farhner, G.. S.
Schappe, H. Knohel, H. Rogers, D. C
Malcolm, F. P. Duhy. F. Fillmore, S.
Streibic, ]. H. Foster.
Orange Grove-I. H. Gingery, captain;
F. NJ Wolford, chief patriarch WP.
Schlosser, high priest; I. B. Genther, SEN
ior warden; G. c. Lowson. Junior war
den; T. H. White, guide; j. T. OHara,
first watch; S. Heinman, second watch;
Nils Fable, third watch; J. A. Dom
nelly, fourth watch; c. r. Con, first
guard of tent; c. E. Hartwell, second
guard Of tent; Harry Querrin, inside
sentinel; James Booth, e. Dafeni, C. E.
Andrews, Thomas Henry, ]. w. Walker,
D. e. Ibbinson, A. j. Kohl, James Ash
man.
The Patriarchs Militant, grand en-
campment and grand lodge officers
were largely represented for the ex-
emplification of the degrees; and after
the ceremonials an elaborate banquet
was served to all.
r. K M'CREARY RECOVERING
Late reports from R X. McCreary of
the l. o. O. F. reception committee, who
stepped inadvertently from a moving
train in San Fernando tunnel Monday.
are favorable. He received a severe
shaking up, and is sore and lame in con-
sequence, but, all things considered, he
is comfortable, and will probably be as
usual in short time.
REBEKAHS ASSEMBLE
az 'hS soihS muir, f.oU p. M, tnat the
encampment degrees were being exem-
plified at Turner hall, the Rebekah
lodges met in Odd Fellows hall for the
exemplifcation of the Re'bekah degree
by Arbor Vitae lodge, No. SO, of Los
Angeles There were six candidates in
itiated, and the grand president of the
state Rebekah assembly, Miss Minerva
karsner of Oroville made her official
visit. The grand master of the grand
lodge and a number Of other officers
were present.
AT the close of the lodge meeting
ABOUT $3.50, there was an open meeting
and reception to the visiting Odd Fell
lows, their families and others. and the
rooms were thronged for the rest Of the
evening. Refreshments were served
and an informal literary and musical
program was enjoyed.
The seven candidates who were ed-
mitted to the Arbor Vitae Rebekah
lodge We're Martha F. Ellis. Eva M
Gowen, Louise A. Williams. Net.ie
Getchell. r. Holman, Eleanor Jane Rog-
ers ard Mamie Tritt. The other r>em-
bers who took part in the exemplifica-
tion Of the Rebekah degree last night
were Lottie Kimball, A. p. G.; Mrs. M. A.
l Wright, N. G.; Mrs. Lizzie Baker, N. G. (:
The herald., 1897-10-20

pervades the town was signally demon
strated last night, whev1 the first dis
tribution of clothing and bedding was
made from the relief stores The stairs
leading to the Avonia CLUB rooms where
the supplies were stored were thron,ged
with people, carrying away blankets.
comfortables and wearing apparel, as
all the labor-giving industries are de-
stroyeG and little work will be avail
able the coming winter so that flurs-
dreds of persons must leave the town.
The calamity has attracted thousands
of visitors from all parts Of the prov
ince. More $lan 400 families are in
need of food, and clothing.
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Mrs. Augusta Wright, chaplain; Mrs.
Annie Liddell r. S. N. G.; Mrs. Annie
Fitzpatrick, l.. S. N. G.; Mrs. Sawyer,
r. S. v. G.; Mrs Long, L. S. v. G.; Mol
lie TITLE. banner bearer; Mrs. Thurston,
banner bearer; Mrs. Nettie Thompson.
banner bearer; Mrs Turner, banner
bearer; Mrs. Brown, conductor; Mrs
Bonner, warden; Mrs. Clark, altar bear
er; Mrs. lager, altar bearer; Mrs. Grow,
Miriam: Mr. Walter Wright, Isaac; Mr.
Cove, Eleazer; Mr.. Boyle and Mr.. Bak
er, guards; Minnie Tittle.> angel; Eva
Alexander, Rebekah; Mrs Clause, Ma
omi Mrs. Scholes, Ruth; Mr.. Lake,
king, and Miss Emma Gray.
The herald., 1897-10-20
HOMESTEAD LANDS
A New Mexican Tract Not Covered by
Grant

SANTA FEE, N. NJ, Oct 19-The
United States Supreme Court decision
yesterday in the BARITONE, Baca grants
adds to the public domain in Central
New Mexico tract of $4,000 acres Of the
Southwest.
Gov M. A. Otero is one of the Baca
heirs and was largely interested in this
grant claim. 1t was in a quarrel over
this claim and the Estania Springs
grant, seventy-five miles south of San
ia Fe, that James G. Whitney of Bos-
ton led a party Of combatants in 1882
against Manuel B. Otero and others.
This encounter resulted in the death
of Otero and Hernandez.
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GRAND SCRIBE AND P. S. M

side a miniature portrait o. Grand Pa
s:iarch J. T. Doran.
1t. was decided that the next annual
sncampment shall be held in San jose
commencing the third Tuesday in Octo-
Der. 1888.
GRAND PATRIARCH's REPORT
In his annual report Grand Patriarch
Doran said:
The year has not been one OF gratify-
lng prosperity. Odd Fellowship, like
,very other organization ard busine s'
aas felt the retardinE Influences of this
o,e financial depression. Nevertheless,
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Royal Purple degree on seventy-nine; !;
wrote 523 letters and postals; granted
thirty-six dispensations. instituted two
new encampments, one at San Luis
Obispo, August 18th. with thirty-orse
members, the other at Tracy, October
9Th. with twenty-seven members"
The Grand Patriarch's report was fol-
lowed by that Of William H. Barnes.
grand scribe, in which he held, with thc
former, that:
"The work generally ha3 never beer
better placed upon the floor of the sub
ordinates than at the present time: the
The herald., 1897-10-20

Iotal rellet ....................$ "A. 1856 66S T6
Total receipts .$193. PAT 022 80
AT CAMP COLFAX
The day at Camp Colfax commenced
early, with the guard mount at a. m.
Later many of the Patriarchs Mill
tant attended the encampment session
at the hall down town Others were drill
ing, and at p. m. the dress parade
showed larger number in the, ranks
than were there the day before, and the
crowd of onlookers was considerably
larger, too. Colonel H. o. Brewer was
in command.
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The attendance at this encampmert is
80 much larger than any other known
session, adequate provision was not
made of the souvenir badges and al
though a larger number than usual were
supplied fifty more have been ordered.
Another victory, other than that OF
the number of representatives, for this
session is that for the first time is the
history of the state encampments the
committee on mileage was able to ard
did complete their report the first day
of the session.
TODAY'S PROGRAM
Today's program is as follows:
10 a. m. and 2 p. m.-Sessions of grand
encampment.
4:30 p. m-Military council.
s D. m, sharp, Hazards pavilion--
Competitive prize drills by the various
cantors Patriarchs Militant First prize,
trophy and 5000; second prize, $175; third,
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AN AWFUL CONDITION
Frightful Destitution Prevails Among
Citizens of Windsor

WINDSOR, N. S.. Oct. 19.-The heavy
gale which has prevailed since Sunday
morning moderated at noon yesterday
and a calm succeeded but last night
with the incoming tide the breeze fresh
ened. flaming the smouldering heaps of
embers In flames. The immense piles
of coal lying on the wharves have not
vet been exhausted and last night the
water front was dotted with banks of
fire. The extent of the destitution which
The herald., 1897-10-20

Special orders were again read as fol
lows: ~ The captains of Cantons1, l, .
~, Is and 81 will each detail two men tt
report for guard mount at s a. m. Oct
goth.
(2) Captain J. A. Duncan, Canton 5
to be officer of the day.
(3) Lieutenant N. E. Flint. Cantor
5, will be officer of the guard
az Chevaliers will assemble each af
ternoon at 4:S0 for dress parade at 5 p. m
At the conclusion of dress parade, tht
cantons will be reviewed by General c
c. Sherman.
(Signed) c. c. SHERMAN,
E. H. GRUwELL, Dept Com.
Asst. Adjt Gen.
ENCAMPMENT DEGREES
At Turnverein hall last night the early
part of the evening was devoted to the
mplification of encampu<nt degrees
by the degree staffs of Laurel Encamp-
ment, 81, Santa Ana; Oriental Encamp-
ment, 81, San Francisco, and Orange
Grove Encampment, 81, Los Angeles
Following are. the officers of the three
encampments:
Laurel = B. Uttley, captain; A. V.
Thompson, high priest; w. B. Tedford,
chief patriarch; L. L. Freeman, senior
warden w. l.. Whitney, Junior
warden; George S. Riley guide; George
E. Robinson, first watch; L. Sheets, Sec
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lar importations under consideration
and declare that the Chinese prefer the
Pang Yu Tsl and Yuen Shun teas above
all others. The value of the 10000
pounds of tea is about $4,000.
The herald., 1897-10-20

abstracts from reports of subordinate
encampments, as to membership
finances and assets. A general fund
and mileage fund statement followed
with the following comfortable show
ing: Net resources, s3,97974; net gains,
$1,49765.
The balance sheet Of Grand Treasurer
Lemont shows total balance on hand
September 80, 1897, of s3,56791, and the
general reports of grand representatives
make this interesting summary of sta
tistics of the order from 1880 to Decem-
Der 31st, 1896, including Australasia,
Germany, Denmark and Switzerland:
limitations in subordinate
lodges Observation-Disclosures. 2137, 592
Members relieved ............... 2O76, ,004
Widowed families relieved..... 22I, $40
Members deceased .............. 202, ,22S
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-01-02
1S96.1S97.

We have entered upon the new year,
and TIE TIMES wishes one and all n
happy and prosperous life during the
next twelve months.
The past year has been one rather OF
struggles than Of triumphs to
make ends meet rather than to lay up
treasures for the future, and while we
have not all even made ends meet, still
we can derive some consolation from
the fact that things might have been
worse.
We believe we are rapidly approach
ing the parting of the ways between
hard times and good times, both locally
and nationally. The settlement Of the
citv's financial affairs, now happily in
progress, will give capitalists confidence
in the city and give our citizens re-
newed courage, and the approaching
change of administration at Washington
will, we fondly hope, bring about ma
tional prosperity. With the change will
come a renewal Of confidence, at all
events, and that means much.
Let us cease brooding over hygones
therefore, and take courage for the
future. Let us scatter flowers, if we
will, over the grave of the dead past.
and let us be up and doing" from now
onward. We can do much if We will
only try.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-01-02

ally-that it BELTS none to be idle.
There are Augean stables to be
ceansed, ancient and mighty wrongs
to be rectified, grave abuses to be re-
dressed, and dense clouds of ignorance
to be dispelled. The world mourns
from want, and misery, and crime, and
"the dark places Of the earth are full of
cruelty" Power and injustice trample
upon the weak and the innocent. Ma
ton is arming against nation, and "a
mans foes are they Of Lis own house
hold" Poverty prays in vain for it's
daily bread. We see the industrious
idle from compulson, and the wicked
criminal from want of knowledge. Our
boosted brotherhood is poetic dream
Each fights for his own hand, regard
less Of others, and the end no man can
foresee.
so many worlds. so much to do,
So little doue, such things TO be-
surely humanity requires the best eff
forts of all its members. This is no
place for idlers or lovers of false gentil
ity. There is work to be done, serious,
patient. and persistent work, not the
service of the slave. but the cheerful
labor of the free man, full Of loving
kindness. The world is still young, and
noble duties lie before it. AS 1t grows
wiser it will grow happier, until love
supplant selfishness and becomes the
universal law of it's being. AS Tennyson
sweetly sang to the Great Worker
Our little systems have their day;
They have their day and cease to be:
They are but broken lights of Thee.
And Thou, O Lord, art more than they.
We have but faith: we cannot know;
For knowledge is of things we see;
And yet we trust it comes from Thee.
beam in darkness: let 1t grow.
Let knowledge grow from more to more,
But more of reverence in us dwell;
That mind and soul. according WE'LL
May make one music as before.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-01-02
BANK OF SUPERIOR.

On Monday morning last our only
East End monetary institution, the Bank
of Superior, failed to open its doors,
and is now in the hands of assignee
II. S. Butler. While the suspension
of the bank was somewhat of a surprise,
still, considering the difficulties with
which it has had to contend for some
time and the failure of oIher banks in
the city and elsewhere, it should not
be wondered at. From latest reports,
however, we are satisfied that none of
the depositors will lose a cent, though
more or less inconvenience and hard
snip may be experienced before the
final settlement IS made. Mr.. Bardon
and the rest of the directors of the bank
doubtless did their best to avert the
failure, and are deserving of great
deal of sympathy. Following is the
last published statement of the banks
Il
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-01-02
How Two Girls Made Money.

"a country girl who is determined to
go to Paris to study art is laying aside,
for this purpose, each dollar she has
earned" writes Ruth Ashmore in an
article on THE Girl in the Country"
in the January Ladies' Home Journal.
in the village who could make as good
bread and biscuit as she; that those
who had to buy complained of the
bakers bread. She made no effort at
sending her bread to Woman's Ex-
change, as she knew that such places
were always exerstocked, but she went
through her own town-a verv small
one-and asked for orders. She is max
ing money because there has never
been bad loaf of bread or a heavy
biscuit sent out from her kitchen. She
will supply a neighbor with hot BIS
cults at tea time, and she has learned to
make dainty rusk. especially for inva-
lids, who enjoy these light, sweet dain-
ties. Her prices are reasonable.
Another girl, ambitious to gain some
thing, got her father to let her have a
bit Of ground, and to give her the money
that he would otherwise have bestowed
upon her for wedding dress. With
this she was able to buy plants and hire
a boy to help her; and during the sum-
mer, while the boarding houses around
demanded them, she served the fresh
est of radishes, the crispest Of lettuce,
the earliest corn, and the largest toma
toes; aid she says now that she thinks
she will double the size Of her garden
next summer"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-01-02
Condensed News.

John S. Van Nortwick, of Appleton.
Wis. has assigned.
Harry G. Forke-, late Of the Chicago
Chronicle, died Wednesday.
A reward of $40, 900 has been offered
for the Blockton tram wreckers.
The Committee of Ways and Means is
still listening to tariff suggestions.
Cuban insurgents have captured the
seaport of Moron, in the province of
NATHAN.
The Bankers Exchange of Mime
apolis has joined in the procession to
the financial morgue.
4 number of Cuban fiiibusterers have
cleared for that island with arms and
ammunition during the Hst week.
An explosion of dynamite on the ship
Delta. lying at Plymouth, caused the
sinking of that vessel and the loss of
forty British sailors.