The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-12-09
Linn County Council P. OF H.

A well attended, enthusiastic meeting
OF this council was held at Tangent on
Saturday, Dec. 8, 1898. Fine weather
helped to bring out large crowd of vet
ern grangers.
Prayer by the chaplain was Immediate
ly followed by roll call of delegates.
The following oranges were fully rep
resented: Fairmount, Grand Prairie,
Harmony, Harrisburg, Halsey, Knox
Butte, Oak Plain and Sand Ridges.
Another song "Starry Waves.
First came reports from oranges re-
garding life insurance as arranged for at
last meeting. To he brought up before
next meeting which will be held on Sat-
urdy, Jan. Z, 1899, and at Sand Ridge.
The annual election OF officers will be
held at that time.
communication was read from Cor
Wallis grange, asking the council to elect
one delegate to act with one de rlegate each
from Coreallis grange and the Corvallis
Agricultural College, who are to arrange
tor Farmers Congress" TO discuse the
prune industry. Geo. L. Rees was elect
ed as such delegate.
The question "How should our young
people choose an occupation, to secure
success in life, and to have the least det-
rlmental effect upon each other" was
then taken up by the principal leader
Mrs. L. A. Froman, followed by Mrs.
Powers, Mrs. Mary Walker, S. ). Train,
II. III. Palmer and others.
Before recess was taken for dinner,
the following committees on questions
for next meeting were appointed. From
the men, Perry Parker, II. c. Davis and
ID. Q. Powell. On the part of the women,
Mrs. lssie Springer, Mary Duncan and
Ella NJ. Foster.
At dinner the four neatly arranged
tables were surrounded by throng Of
laughing, joking grangers, keenIy craving
the abundance Of gdod cheer provided.
Busines was again taken up, after a So
10 Chicago Fire" by Mrs. Mary Walk
er.
Special committees reported the lol-
lowing questions for next meeting;
Economy in the home" Leaders, Mrs.
Mary Walker, Mrs. Anderson and Mrs.
Glenn. "Will it be to the best interests
OF the farmers of Linn county to hold
county fair" Leaders, H. NJ. Palmer,
Thomas Froman and Martin Miller.
Resolved that the Torrens system is
the proper methed of real estate Trans
IeE WIS taken up DY ,. l.. Tram, toI-i
lowed by Past State Master K. p. Boise,
unexpected, but happily present. II. N.
Palmer, S. w Dawson, ]. Glenn and
others, and favorable to the resolution.
For the law see American Agriculturalist
year book 1898. Price % cts.
''Merrily, Merrily Goes our Bark" by
Tangent choir, proved the hest song OF
day.
The usual vote OF thanks was passed.
Action was taken favoring the reen-
actment of the mortgage tax law, against
the proposed law granting q bounty on
raising sugar beets, for amending the
game law 30 as to secure satisfactory
protection for farmers, for making such
changes on the road laws as shall secure
better roads, and for having some radi-
cal changes in the school laws. One OF
them named is to make the lowest limit |
OF school age years in place of 4.
The warmest discussions of the whole /,
session arose over the above topics en-
tered into by Judge Boise, II M Palmer,
NJ B Case. A L Bridgefarmer. III Scott, |
Martin Miller, Father MCGEE, Father |
Luper and G II Walker. VIC.