The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-01-14
Che 9eluofrat.
i. Linn County Council. P. of II,


beautiful Willamette valley For once
no sto,m was raging and as the sun
came up from behind the distant Cas-
cade mountains, whose lofty peaks were
white with winters SHOWS, it's rays
touched the dark outline oil the few
clouds floating near the eastern horizon
and transformed them into q gorgeous
coloring of crimson and gold, with
sheeny silver intermixed.
This was the situation when we start
ed for Sand Ridge, ten miles away. and
for some distance before reaching that
place we could see it's grange's stately
hall ON site that overlcoks many miles
of Linn county's broad prairies.
For background lowered Peterson's
Butte, with sides green like to sp.ing
time, though rejecting the light OF a
January sun. Upon reaching the hall
we found many grangers already there
and many others fast arriving and for
short season New Years greetings flaw
thick and fast until the very atmosphere
seemed almost filled with happiness.
President Powell called the council to
| order.
A song was sung and prayer was Of
iered by the chaplain.
Minutes of last meeting were read and
gapproyed. Then came roll cali of dele
gates and appointments to 6ll vacancies.
| Next came the annual election. result
ing as follows: Geo L Reese, Pres;
A C Morgan, vice pres; Eliza Scott.
sec; Mart Miller. treas;J w SWank,
|G K; H Parker. agent; @ ii Walker
chaplain. c L Shaw and 81 Settle
were elected trustees. During the ballot.
ing certain young lady was one OF the
candidates for certrin office. After the
frst ballot q member frtm Knox Butte
got up and said in effecs, that it had been
their experience that where ayoung lady
was elected to fllthat Office she got mar.
ried within year. The speech resulted
in the triumphant election of the lady
candidate on the next ballot.
Dinner was announced, and repariu
to the spacious dining ball We found that
our hint in our last report TO the ma
irons, over the shoulders of the husband.
men, had been totally ard recklessly dis
regarded, for an abundant and luxuriani
provision had been made, invitinRly
spread out, and proved to be very paia.
table. All these provisions were furn-
ished by five families, and fed over sev
enty-five persons, with plenty provisions
left. That such small society OF suc'
cees.ul sisters should send in sufficient,
substantial subsists nee, for several score
of soldiers of the soil, surely should Sc.
cure some songs Of praise.
Dinner being over business Was re.nm
ed, Report OF secretary was read and
adopted. II showed that nine meetings
had been held during the past year, and
with the following oranges: Sand Ridge
Knox Butte, Fairmount, Oak Plain, Hal
sey, Charity Tangent, Grand Prairie and
Harmony.
/ Report of treasurer was aiso..read and
adopted. Bill OF secretary 70. attending
nine meetings, was read, aud on motion
was allowed and ordered paid.
Resolution from Grand Pfsirie grange,
authorizing the president o: the council
10 appoint three delegates from each
grange to visit some other grange in the
county, during the month. and report
At the next council, vas adopted. and
delegates named.
| Also resolution from the same grange
to have appointed committee OF i've ic
formulate a plan for organizing raxpsy-
re- Protective Association by which per
sonal property shall be more fully rep.
resented upon the assessment roll, " whict
was adopted.
Report oil finance committee vas read
and adopted. Voted 10 meet with Knoz
Butte Grange :he frat Saturday 10 Feb
ruary. twas annnuced that State Mas.
ter W 81 HilleAry had promised to NEE,
the conneil at that time and place.
Vote II N, nks WAS rendered to Sand
Ridge for use OF hall and ABUNDANT pro-
visions.
Tie subject, (Which creed makes the
best all purpose cow WAS then taken
up by the leader Geo l. Rsece, who
brought his heard OF Jerseys into the
arena and manfully stood by them to the
last. He was followed by Mart Miller,
who also had Jerseys, but championed
the Holssein's. When the two herds
locked horns there vas a pitched battle,
and the fight would have been terrific
had not some of them been dehorned.
Both sides won some honors, he Jerseys
TO our mind winning the most; for by
their activity they more than made up
what they lacked in size.
For want OF time the chicken quest.
ion" had to go over until the next meet
ing, with Mrs Romine as leader.
| The committee on program reported
the following questions: lst, The care
and treatment OF fruit trees, with @ II
Walker as leader. 2nd, How to make
home attractive. Leader, ars A E DIN
followed by Mrs Clara Ssank and Mrs
Mary Walker. Voted to make this aues
ton the first on the program at the next
meeting.
Nothing occurred TO mar the happiness
! of the day, and ali felt that New Yesre
had been proftably and pleasantly spent
and soon the thirty vel icies and num-
Der Of saddle horses were bearing the