The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
WILL CELEBRATE
BIRTH OF ORDER
GRAND FORKS K. OF P. ARRANGE
FOR BIG EVENT.
Forty-third Anniversary of Organiza-
ton Is Made Occasion for Special
Meeting Tomorrow-Interest Grows
in Annual School Election and Sew
eral Changes Are Predicted IN Al
fairs of School Board.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. .5a..y @5J-
Grand Forks, N. D., Feb. 21.-Grand Forks
knights of Pythias will celebrate me 1ot,y-
third anniversary of the organization OF the otue.
at a meeting to be held tomorrow evening, anu
which will be attended by G.. A. Grow q Mlhot
grand chancellor and Frank A. Brown OF Grand
Forks, grand keeper of records ana seals, anu
other grand lodge officers Several candidates s
will be given the degrees, and the meeting VIII
be followed by banquet. 200,
The Pythian order was founded IN 1oef at
Washington by Julius II. Rathbone, and the
order now has a membership Of more than
100 900. The first lodge organized IN North
Dakota was at Grand Forks OH Jan. o, 1873, by
D. J. Tallaht, deputy supreme chancellor ana
Ia known as Grand Forks Lodge No. l. Inc
first in Dakota territory was instituted at Yank.
ton, and the local lodge, while first IN what
is now North Dakota, was second In Dakota
territory - -. -...- $3.50
state, and of this number ffty-tve are IN good
standing. Last Monday was the anniversary
of the knights of Pythtas, but the celebration
was postponed on account Of that being the
regular meeting night of the lodge. ~:
Annual School Election.
With the municipal campaign just opening,
some interest is being shown in the annual
school election which follows the municipal cleo
ton, April 16. The claim is made that affairs
in the school board are drifting into politics.
and efforts are to be made to make some
changes. The school board is made up OF
! A. Sorley, second ward; M. Redick. third WARD
! J. D. Bacon, fourth ward: DR.. Western, fifth
| ward; M. Norman, sixth ward; w. ID. Fuller
| member at large.
| This year members will be elected from the
| second, fourth and sixth wards to succeed
Messrs. Sorley, Bacon and Norman, and 1t. Ii
likely there will be many candidates.
! Stockholders Elect.
! The annual meeting of the stockholders o.
| the Commercial Mutual Fire Insurance compan.
! resulted in the election Of R. B. Griffith, Crane
! Forks president: John E. 'Paulson, Hillsboro
| vice president; A. j.. Gronna, Lakota treas
urer: D. W. Mckenzie Grand Forks, secretary
These and E. r. Pratt of Cavalier, w. A. Nc
Clure of Taylor, O. E1elson of Hatton, o. j
Sorlie of Buxton, "A. T. Kraabel of Clifford an
1 NJ. jacobson Of Minot, form the board of direct
ors. The company carries insurance o
500, 900 on merchandise stocks owned by mem
bers of the company. ~,
The stock Of S. Friedman, whose department
store was closed by the creditors several week
ago, was sold yesterday at public auction
Wyman, Partridge & Co.,, Minneapolis fo
S. 900. The next highest bid was that of Ma
Rabinovich Of this city, who bid $500. III
| other bidders we're L. Stern of Larfmore an
Sig Wolff, Rosenthal Bros. & Benner and Beg
Garvin of this city. The stock inyoiced some
! thing more than $11 900, and Friedman took hi
exemptions Of 81 900 from the fur department
, It is understood that he will engage in the II
, business. The purchasers of the stock wei
his largest creditors, and the stock will be di
posed OF in Minneap olis.r - ~ .-.alr -.