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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-01
Josh Billings Philosophy.

1t is more honorabel to be hiway-
man than to be hipokrit.
The whole world seems to either be
ridikuling or fiattering each other.
The haff-learned man liz like haff-
broke setter dog, he fiushes all his
game.
Good natur liz rare excellence,
and those Who hav it the most seem
to kno it the least.
Difference, if it isn't sincere, liz the
most exquisite fraud the human
heart liz capable ov.
A hatterer liz either a phool or a
knave, and l guess he IL generally a
/ mixtur ov both.
Honesty liz like 5 per cent inter
est: it will beat all kinds of specker-
lashuns in tt te long run.
Thare IL more skill in landing a
big trout than in hooking him. II
liz just so when yu bob for men.
| A live man liz like nimble sixpence
tho he may wear thin, he keep:
bright, and is worth hiz face to the
the last.
Life seems to be more fuss and
feathers; the fools live on the fuss
and all that the wise kan git, emmy.
how, IL the feathers.
Pashunce IL ov more consequence
to a skoolmaster than intellekt. Nc
man IL fit for a skoolmaster who
kant look upon muskeetoes az 4
blessing.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-01
A study of the Redwood.

In study OF the redwood by K. I.
Fisher, made more with reference tc
the young. second growth redwood
than to the mature trees. the author
claims that redwood reproduces itself
abundantly by sprouts on cut over land
and occasionally by seed: that In thirty
years In fair soil and a dense stand II
will produce trees sixteen inches in di-
ameter and eighty feet high. yieldin.
1000 feet B. NJ. per acre. On account
Of this rapid reproduction after care
full numbering II vii pay TO hold cu;
over redwood lands for future crops
The redwood described Is Sequoia sem
pervirens. distributed through Califor
MA and into Oregon. The conservative
management of redwood forests. as in
dt-sted by the report OF a company
operating I'm that region. shows thai
the redwood can be readily handled as
permanent investment II sufficient
seed trees he left and the protection
given against fire and other injuries.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-01

SHIPPING BOX OF FINE CELERY.
deducting rent and all other expenses,
at about 500 per acre. l think this is
a fair figure for the entire district.
Celery land is valued at about 500
an acre, but a great many of the grow
ers are renters, paying from $50 to $40
rent per acre per year. The majority
OF the celery farms are small, four or
five acres being the rule, and the grow
ers are mostly Hollanders.
Kalamazoo celery soil is remarkably
black, spongy and rich. Pick up a
handful. and II feels and looks very
much like a handful of SCOT. only the
soil Is somewhat coarser. 1t is light
and fine and moist, but not wet or
dirty" walked over the fields. wear
ing a pair of nicely blacked shoes; but
although I sank deep into the spongy
mass at every step. was surprised to
find that my shoes remained as dry and
shiny as IL I had been walking on dry
sawdust. Ii Is the most peculiar soil
I ever saw.
Yet, despite this wonderful natural
richness, the growers told me that IL
pays to apply liberal quantities of sta
BILE manure TO the fields every year. The
celery fields are all thoroughly drained
by open bitches. Tile is seldom used.
Two. sometimes three. crops are
grown each season. White Plume is
the preferred early variety. Long Keep
er and Winter Queen the favorite late
varieties. There Is. so far as / could
learn. no special local variety called
Kalamazoo. The growers. as a rule,
raise their own early plants in hotbeds
The operation Of .'hilling up" is facili-
tated by double winged one horse
plows. Early celery, however, is
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-01
KILLING CELERY.

blanched almost entirely by the aid Of
wide boards set on edge and held in
place by stakes.
Killing up Is necessary for the late
crop as protection against frost The
very late crop Is pulled, stood up In
rows a foot or more In width and then
banked up by hand until only the top
leaves show. AS the weather gets
colder even the tops are covered lightly
with straw and earth.
The celery output of the entire dis
trict is enormous. The shippers usually
pay the grower 10 cents per dozen
-stalks-trimmed. washed. punched, tied
and delivered at the warehouse" (shed
is better word.
Most shipments are made by express.
and the celery Is packed In neat pine
boxes. holding from four to twent!
dozen stalks. according to the size o
the celery and the market require
ments. One dozen stalks make bunch.
and each bunch Is neatly tied with
string at top and bottom and wrapped
in waxed paper.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-01
Views on Boston Common.

Boston Transcript.
wonder who these people are who
are putting on so many airs?"
''Oh, they are some of the excur-
sionists that have come to town.
They want. to let folks know that
they don't belong here"
'And who are those other people
who act as though they were little
better than common clay?"
"They are residents, and they want
people to know it."
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-01
Knew the Pattern.

Landlady-No: it looks like one of
those pay in advance, Mr.. Shortleigh.
Shortleigh-Why, amt my trunk
good for a weeks board?
Landlady-No; it looks like one of
those emotional trunks.
Shortleigh Emotional?
Landlady-Yes: one that is easily
moved. News.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-01
Unsettled Score.

Dodgers Let's cross over. There
comes a man don't care to meet.
Rodgers-What's he ever done to
you?
"Oh, nothing, except he stuck a
knife into me once, about two years
ago."
"Whew. And didn't you ever get
even with him."
"Never did; that's the trouble. it
was a surgical operation, and the bill
is still unpaid. d."-Kansas City Journal.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-01
Reflections of a Bachelor.

New York Press.
When a girl can blush in the dark,
she is all right.
1t is as easy for girl to fall in love
as for baby to learn to take the
bottle.
The reason a woman never tells
her husband a secret is that he makes
her mad by keeping 1t.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-01

Mistress-Jane, did you go round
and ak how old Mrs. Jones was this
morning, as told you to?
Jane-Yes, ma'am, and she said
that, seeing as how you had the i'm
pudence to ask how old she was. she'd
no objection to telling you she was
seventy-four.-Co Comic Cuts.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-01
AGRICULTURAL.
sssS
stARN's sCARDEN
SsSSSGs
KALAMAZOO CELERY.
Interesting Facts From the Field
of a Famous Industry.

Interesting Facts From the Fields
of Famous Industry.
Some facts about the celery indus
try. gathered In the famous celery
growing district located on the out
skirts of Kalamazoo, Mich, are given
by a writer I'm Ohio Farmer after a
trip for the purpose OF obtaining such
information:
How much net profit do you aver
age from an acre of celeryT / in
quired OF several growers. One or two
did not know" one didn't care to
say" but others were more frank and
better Informed. Judging from the va
rious replies received. I should esti-
mate the average annual returns, after
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-01
|HE LIBRARY OF MODERN ELoQUENcE
stands without peer. Nothing like itwas

stands without peer. Nothing ike twas
I&E ever attempted before. Edited by one of
the greatest of Modem Leaders of Men.
Ex-Speaker Thomas B. Reed, assisted by corps
of editors famous wherever English is heard.
MODERN ELOQUENCE is the masterpiece
of one who has lived close to those who have
made and are making the history of our times.
In these volumes the reader runs the whole
gamut of eloquence. from laughter to tears. from
pathos to ridicule; keen satire is mingled with
unctuous humor; the strong. trenchant utterance
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-01

Here's conundrum for you," said
the funny man 'What's the differ
ence between a man and his wife?"
Its invariably a difference of opin-
ion," replied Henpeck.-Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-01

Growells-Well, there's no law
against a man making fool of him
self, is there?
Mrs. Growells-No, and there never
will be until women are allowed to
make the laws.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-01

OF action with the drou
fancies of thehumorist.
We see the speaker.
wehearthel laughter. we
surrender to the spell
of the words; we can
feel the tense silence as
the speaker mounts IN
his sublimest flights.
then hear the outburst
of applause as the
audience catches the
speaker at his climax.
One sits at the BAN
quet board where the
-1.%--% -f< l.~->
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-01

"The Hytrap, Bridget? What
have you done with it?"
''Sure, and 1 put it in the wood
she'd
"The woodshed? Oh, Bridget!
And why?"
81 thought it would catch more
flies there."-Philadelphia Tele-
graph
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-01
Cheap Rate to Colorado

The Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
way is selling tickets at a Summer
tourist rate of $50 from Chicago to
Colorado points and return; and a
correspondingly low rate from point.
east of Chicago.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-01

Irene-She1l never forgive him.
Edgar-why, thought he said she
was attractive.
Irene-Oh, no. He said she was
still attractive Puck.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-01

The young man who figures on
marrying an heiress is apt to over
look the fact that the heirees may al
so have some knowledge of mathema-
tfra
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-01
Sale Bills.

Let us have your sale bills TO print
tt Q advertisement In the REPUBLICAN
will be worth all the bills you can pu,
up, and this goes gratis To those who
get US TO print their bills.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-01

Hobo Charley-Say. loidy, If dat
dawg bites me he dies, see?
LADY, believe you; don't see how
he could recover.-Baltimore Amer
fran
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-01

When young man attempts to
kiss girl she usually threatens to
call for help, but the young man
doesn't need any help.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-01
OUR MERRY-GO-ROUND.

Little Willie-what is fiattery, pa?
Pa-Flattery. my son, is the praise
we hear bestowed upon other people.
Chicago News.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-01

''Why, Johnnie. what's the mat
ter?-
"Boo-hoo, Willie Simpkins has
more warts than me."-New York
Journal.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-01
Hon. Thos. B. Reed
Edisorstaschtsf
ASSOCIATE EDITORS.

ASSOCIATE EDITORS.
Hon. Justin Mccarthy
Member of English
Parliament
Rosslter Johnson
Author and Litterateur
Albert ElIery Bergh
Expert Collaboration
Edward Everett Hale
Author of "The Man With
out . Country"
Jonathan p. DoIIiver
u. S. Senator from Iowa
John b. Gordon
Former u. S. Senator from
Georgia
Nathan Haskell Dole
Associate Editor
International Library of
Famous Literature"
James B. Pond
Manager Lecture Bureau.
Author Of Eccentricities
of Genius
George MacLean Harper
Professor Of English Literz-
ture. Princeton University
Lorenzo Sears
Professor Of English Litera-
ture. Brown University
Edwin M. Bacon
Former Editor Boston
Advertiser "
p. Cunliffe Owen
Member Editorial Staff
New York Tribune
}. Walker McSpadden
Managing Editor Edition
Royzle't of Balzac's Works
Marcus BENJAMIN
Editor, National Museum.
Washington. d. c.
Truman A. Deweese
Member Editorial Staff
Chicago Times-Heraid"
william w. Matos
Member Editorial Staff
Philadelphia Evening
Telegraph"
Champ Clark
Member House of Repre-
sentatives from Missouri
Clark Howell
Editor
Atlanta Constitution"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-01

orators, wits and humorists at their best. One
listens to those master minds who from lecture
platform have swayed multitudes, and held mems J
minds captive by the magic of their words. -
These are the books for the home an = :
idle hour-for the days and nights of pre- ~
paration-for an evening entertainment
for the future. They are filled with ~
living thoughts for living men. //LM
The Library is published in 10 VOL ssI mi
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royal octave, IN x so,4 incnes /e| so
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Imperial japanese Veum. /o/o yoar ss.eriseHeai sf
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/O~/ Of EIoQuEScE IN
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- regarding bindirgs. prices
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-01
THREE-DAY CELEBRATION
Valley City Has a Fund Of $4,000 for the
Fourth and PRECEDING DAYS


Fourth and Preceding Days.
VALLEY CITY, N. D.-valley City is
preparing for a Fourth Of July celebration
which will last three days. July and 8
there will be gun club tournament with
$3.50 as prize money and many Of the lead
ing shooters from different parts Of the
state are expected to participate The
will be q farmers picnic and g. A. r.
camp fire on the Sd. The celebration
proper will take place on the 4th and John
Mr.. Cochran Of Grand Forks will be the
orator. There will be a barbecue, baseball
and athletic sports, fireworks. etc. The
citizens have raised about $4,000.
1t is estimated that 100000 will be ex-
pended for new buildings here this year
This includes 100000 for two new build
ings for the normal school, a $500 addi-
ton to the Kindred hotel, a $4,000 ar
mory for Company and many business
houses and residences. : About twenty new
residences are in course Of construction
and others will be built as fast as me-
chanics can be obtained.
I. superintendent Of Schools Barnes has
purchased a new automobile and viii be
| the first superintendent in the state tc
| make use Of this method of transporta-
ton for visiting the schools in his turis.
diction.
State Senator Cox has sold his residence
| and this is taken by some as an indica.
ton that he intends to move to Fargo
| where he has business interests
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-01
TORONTO jim" FREE
Clever Bank Robber Escapes From
Rochester's Jail by Aid Of an
! Accomplish.
Clamps Supporting the Lock on the
Heavy Door Drilled Thru by
g the Prisoner.

q Rochester. Minn..s June 1.-"Toronto
sJimmie,' alias James Johnson, the last
7, of the Dover bank robbers, who was
lodged in the Olmsted county jail last
December to be tried at the coming term
of court in June. escaped from the Jail
Saturday night and Is at large.
u An accomplish gained entrance thru the
window, unbulted the cell door and, with
the prisoner, drilled thru a large CLAMP
supporting the lock on the heavy jai
door allowing the latter to open. The
drills werle found by Sheriff Vine yester.
day, morning. They had been soaped t
deaden the sound.
/. Charles Reynolds. the burglar who
robbed the Stewartsville store a few
weeks ago, also made his escape at the
same time. The sheriff offers a reward
OF $3.50 for their capture.
Toronto Jimmie is said to be one o
the oleverest bank robbers IN the United
States and is the man who caused sucf
q sensation at Morris. ILL., prior to hi
being brought to Rochester
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-01
CLUB SEASON ENDED
Twentieth Century Of Wadena AdIourns

! WSiSicSH ScnIuTy VI Wdueud SNAIoa'"S
for the Summer.
WADENA. MINN.--The ladies of the
Twentieth Century club held their final
nesting last week. A program was pre-
sented by the club and an original poem
written by one Of the members was read.
Dainty refreshments were served.
The Junior reception for the graduates
was held in Tuxedo hall Saturday even
ing. The Tuxedo orchestra furnished the
music.
A new real estate office was opened
by Messrs. Egbert and Blackford Of Hud-
son, Wis, in this city last week.
Young men of the city are organizing
a tennis club.
The graduating exercises were held in
the opera-hous last week. The stage
was beautifully decorated with ferns anc
cut flowers. The class motto. Comma
Constantia Vincit, was covered with
electric lights and, suspended from the
middle of the stage. There were three
graduates, the Misses Baehr Blair anC
Katzky
The ladies Of the Cemetery association
will give a play entitled True Blue IL
the near future.
Mrs. F. c. Berry entertained at an aft
ernoon tea on Friday. The house wa!
prettily decorated with wild flowers ant
potted plants. Dainty refreshments wer
served in the dimly lighted dining room
About sixty ladies called
Mrs. T. E. KENYON entertained a few
friends on Sunday for Mrs Berry, who |
| TO leave shortly for Duluth. Mrs. j. A
| SedgWlck and Mrs. L. A. Matthews wi
| also entertain for Mrs. Berry
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-01
WISCONSIN
FIRE And EXPLOSION
Total Loss to Racine Manufacturing
and Business Plants of Over
$500, 1000.
Thousands Fled in Terror When As.
sailed by Flames Fed by Oil
and Naphtha.

Racine, Wis, June 1.-For more than
three hours the entire section of the
city southwest from a point east of Mead
street bridge was in danger of being
wiped out by fire, which started in the
plant of the Racine Boat Manufac turing
company. Some $4,000 persons were pan
ic stricken.
The losses are as follows: Racine Boat
company. $125,000; J. l. Case Threshing
Machine company, s150000; Standard Oil
company, SIS, 900; John Roberts company,
$1,000, and J. I. Case Plow company,
S., 600, making a total loss of $306,0OO.s
A thirty mile gale was blowing The
fire jumped from the place where it start
ed to the large three-stCry machinery
shop and house for building the large steel
yachts. Then the wind carried the flames
tc five large wooden sheds of the j. I.
Case company, filled with traction engines
and threshing machines, thence to the
lumber yards and sheds of the boat
company.
Just a short distance to the west was
| the Standard Oil company's plant and
| there was great danger of the large tanks
| of gasolene, kerosene oil, naphtha and lu-
bricating oil exploding The. immense J.
| I. Case Plow company's buildings were al
| so in danger. At this time the Standard
Oil company plant and the roofs of the J.
I. Case Plow company. caught hre. Inc
warning went out against explosion of oil
| and thousands of persons rushed back
-! pell-m NELL. In one Of the tanks of the oil
company was 10000 gallons Of gasolene, In
another $4,000 gallons of kerosene, In q
third 5000 gallons Of naphtha and 1900
gallons Of lubricating oil.
! Half an hour after the fire caught the
explosions came, two in sapid succession
Flames shot 800 feet in the air and the
| heat was terrific, driving the firemen anc
crowds back. The boat company's plant
| was in ruins also one shed of the Case
plant and the oil plant, with dozens o.
lumber piles were burning fercely.
F. Lee Norton, manager Of the J.
Case Threshing Machine company, sait
in the sheds burned there were 200 sep
arators, about 100 engines. lumber ant
other goods. He estimated the loss a
$150.000, fully covered by insurance il
possibly 100 different companies.
| D. Heath of the Standard Oil compan,
estimates the loss on his plant at $25, 00O
The Racine Boat companys loss is part
: ly covered by insurance.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-01
MAYvILLE's MEMORIAL
Patriotism Of the People Stimulated b.
Appropriate Exercises.


Appropriate Exercises.
MAYVILLE, N. D.-Memorial Day was
celebrated by beautiful and patriotic ex-
ercises at the opera house and cemetery.
The day was sunny and warm and the
crowd was so great that 1.-The hall was
packed. Mayor Chandler S. Edwards pre-.
sided. The invocation was made by Rev.
Mr.. Mcleod of the Methodist church
The program consisted of music. military
and wand drills by boys from the public
schools, and an address by professor
Vernon D. Squires Of the state university.
The singing was under the direction Of
Miss Emma M. Davis Of the normal
school, who had trained a large chorus
consisting Of pupils and students from
the city schools and the normal. When
'.The Star Spangled Banner and "Ameri-
ca were sung the entire audience stood
and Joined in the singing. A quartet con-
sisting of Misses Springer and Ohlquist
and Messrs Jones and Hans Springer
sang two beautiful selections, The drills
by the boys were very pretty.
The address by Professor Squires was
eloquent and inspiring. At the close Of
the exercises in the opera-house a pro-
cession was formed, which proceeded te
the cemetery, where the exercises were
completed by the decorations of the
graves.
Professor Clyde r. Travis Of the state
normal delivered the graduating address.
at Hoople
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-01

was agent of the Illinois Central railroad.
1t was shown at the trial that Bowen,
who was large man and of quarrel
some disposition, had threatened the life
of Stegald, who Is slight of stature and
of an exceedingly nervous temperament.
The jury found he was insane when the
act was committed.
The result of a mass meeting OF citi-
zens to discuss the question Of construct
ing municipal waterworks system,
proved that the sentiment of an over
whelming majority of the citizens is in
favor of the city constructing its own
plant.
DR.. A. w. Norton, president of Sioux
Falls college, has been elected a member
of the American Association for the Ad.
vancement Of Science.
Two additional petitions in voluntar.
bankruptcy have been filed. One is the
case of Charles d. La Manous Of Sum
nit, who schedules his liabilities a
81 346 and assets at s4.475.50. The othe1
case is that of DeForrest Harrington O
Sioux Falls, travelling salesman, whc
places his liabilities at $2,655.96 and as
sets at 1862.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-01
TEN WERE GRADUATED
Program of commencement Exercises OF
the Salem High School. ~

Program Of Commencement Exercises OF
the Salem High School.
SALEM, S. D.-The high school alumni
held a reunion and partook of a banquet
at Hotel Lewis. There were between
fifty and sixty present F.. H. Wilson, C.
w. Young, Anton Loe, Mrs. J. G. Harvey,
A. C. Biernatzki, W.. R. Holly and Mrs.
S. M Gilbert responded to toasts.
The commencement exercises of the
high school were held in the opera house.
There were ten graduates. Miss Martha
Bernice Gilbert was salutatorian, per
sonality'':: Miss Gretta Westfall, Women
in History recitation, Miss Rosa, Hirt,
MY Philosophy; Lemuel Hazen, Amer
lean IDEALS recitation, Ethel Moore, 1.-The
Present Crisis Grace Tyler, Get Thy
Spindle and Thy Distaff Ready and the
Lord Will Send Thee Flax Richard
Haze, "The Decisive Battle of the Re
bellion; "5class prophecy, Editha Sander
son; recitation, Miss Rosa Hirt, "The
Bridge Leon Wilson, "a Patriot" vale
dictorian, j ohan1lad Marie TAherrl; ''Where
Carve Our Nan1es:ss s1iAa M
The Good Templars lodge has been re-
organized by the state organizer, Mrs
Williams, with the following officers: o.
w. Dingman, lodge deputy; P. G.. Estee,
chief templar; T. B. Hanna, past chief
Walter .Ba1nhart, treasurer. 0