Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-19

ton 80; Capt. C. E. Coons; Edward
Schlitz, sergeant major; Canton 81,
Capt. G. C. Neach; Canton 40, Capt.
Lee Mccain.
Second 9attalion-Major c. H. Pros
ser, commanding: Lieut.. S. NJ. Ditch.
adjutant; Canton 4, Capt Geo. Hanks;
Canton 8 Capt. E. w. Steele; w. j..
Bayliss, sergeant-maior; Canton 3d..
Captain Nelson Pero; Canton
So. Capt. c. w. Casner.
Third Battalion-Major ]. H. Lind
say, commanding; Lieut.. Ed Butler,
adjutant; Canton 40, Capt. Jas E.
Cahill; Canton 45, Captain Ed Butler;
Canton 49, Capt c. d. Norton; Can
ton u, Capt, j. w. Frizzell
Second Brigade.
S. p. Smith, acting commander.
-Lieutenant-colonel G. R. Ahrens,
chief of staff; Mai.sC H. Canham, insp.
general; Maj. A. j. Collinge. adjutant;
Major ]. A. Walter, Q. NJ. Cen, Major
j. A. Tracy, commissary general;
Major W. B. Elliott. surgeon-general;
Major S. B. Decker. chaplain; Capt. l..
A. Douglas, aide-de-camp; Capt. C. B.
Hungerford. aide-de-camp.
1iiiiu lNOSlmCiO-- w. a.. II UiN
erson commanding; w. W. Whitenack
lieutenant-colonel; Capt o. R. Kicker
commissary; Major D. R. I1indman
surgeon; Capt. j. X. Milbourne, assist
ant surgeon; Capt. G. Fordyce, chap.
lain
First Battalion-Major J. H. Rich,
| ards commanding; Canton Z. Capt. w
S. Martin; Canton 20, Capt. M. D.
Dodd; Canton 81, Capt. j. w. Fegley.
Second Battalion, Major A. f. Ran
dali communicable o. o. Aver,
| adjutant; Canton 2. Captain D. H.
Finch; Canton Is, Captain Frank Me-
gov; John German, sergeant-major;
Canton II, Captain ]. P. Berry; Can
ton 10, Captain o. o. Aver.
Third Battalion, Major j. B. Thomp.
son, commanding-Lieut H. PAIL, adj
iutant: Canton 9, Captain l. H. Bras.
| ted; Canton 10, Captain Isaiah Clemi.
son; Canton "a, Captain H. E. Carr;
! w. w. Hunter sergeant major; Can
ton "A, Captain H. S. Lee; Canton
s, Captain Robert Quigley.
Fourth Regiment.
Colonel B. j. Kloster, commanding
w. j. Monroe, Lieutenant colonel;
Captain G. A. Cool, adjutant; Captain
Jas. Leitch, quartermaster; Captain S
1 III. Williams, commissary: Major S
p. Smith, surgeon; Captain w. A
WEIGH, assistant surgeon; Captain 7
i G, Hise, chaplain; Lieut.. C. H. Burn
ham, banneret
| First Battalion, Major o. L. Lou
| denslareg, commanding VIM
Love, adjutant; Canton IS, Captain A
| 7. Hass; Canton 80, Captain F. L
Bostwick; Canton 3S, Captain w. B
Moore; Canton 4G; Captain A. o. Pc
| terson
Second Battalion, Major w. H. Mel
son, ommanding-Lieut w. d. Rich
adiutant; Canton 26, Captain w. H
Brown; Canton %, Captain E. B. Gus
ley; Canton 4S, Captain R. D. Goble;
Canton so. Captain H. G. Dewar; Can
ton 81, Captain G. e. Bradley
Third Battalion, Major B. B. Dag
gett. commanding-Canton %, Captain
A. f. Hoffmann; Canton 25, Captain
w. G. Belding; Canton "a, Captain
j Hans Carlson; Canton %, Captain
Il Hugo Schultz; Canton SO, Captain Je
/ Dawson.
Reports Presented.
The reports of the assistant adjutan
4 general and treasurer were also pre-
scented at the meeting and the follow
| ing statistics were CLEANED from them
For Odd Fellowship the year 100;
was the most prosperous in it's history
in each of its four branches a growth
unparalleled, and particularly so in
Iowa. Since the last annual meeting
of the department council nine new
cantons have been mustered, and ar
increase in membership from 1927 tt
! LIS.
AS bearing on the work of your as
sistant adjutant general, may state
that during the past year we have re
ceived for per capita tax, commissions
and supplies, $2,259.00
The total receipts for the two years
we have held this Office are $3,523.30
During this time we have issued ex
I actly five hundred commissions ant
warrants.
/ Warrants on the treasurer have
been drawn for all expenditures, an(
: the books and receipted bills are il
readiness for your finance committee
| New cantons Mustered.
The following cantons have beef
mustered in during the past year:
:. Canton Fort Dodge, No. %, For
; Dodge.
Canton Madrid, No. 29, Madrid.
Canton Mckinley, No. 81, Lake City
Canton Stuart, No. 81, Stuart
Canton Harrison, No. So, Woodbine
Canton Star, No. So, Rockwell City
Canton Atlantic, No. 81, Atlantic.
Canton Great Bend, No. 55, Keosau
qua.
Canton Alberson, No. Sc, Hamburg
Receipts and Disbursements.
The receipts of the department hav
been:
From sale of patriarchs militant
badges 80. .... ........ 651. %