The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-04

master Michigan state grange.1
receipts coming in since that time
bringing the total to $24,774.O4; dis
bursements, 500, 1866; balance, $4,-
$3.50. The committee on cooperation
has received from percentage on trade
contracts the past year a total Of
$8,568.32. The expenses of this sub
committee were $2,364.64, leaving &c.
'203.68 to the credit Of the grange.
At the direction Of the executive COM
mittee this subcommittee purchased
during the year 6 per cent Oklahoma
school bonds to the amount of 1 5000,
the total cost, including premium and
interest, being $14,881.70. On Dec. 1,
1908, the total securities and cash in
the care of this subcommittee was
$39,355.36. On Dec. 1, 1909, the total
of same was $43,266.55, a gain Of 3d.
911.19.
There was a spirited discussion over
a resolution favoring the assessment
Of the iron and copper mines, in which
northern Michigan abounds, on ad
valorem basis. The resolution was
adopted after a long discussion. An
other, urging members of the grange
not to vote for any candidate for the
legislature who would refuse to pledge
himself, through the papers, that, if
elected, he would vote for that candi-
date for United States senator who re-
ceives the most votes in the state pri-
mary. was adept ID. Other resolutions
approved were these: Relative to pure
food, that the name and address of
every manufacturer be placed on the
package; that delegates to the national
grange be instructed to work for rep,
resentation in the national grange
based on membership; that a law
should be enacted restraining any
board of supervisors from granting
any franchise to any person or corpo-
ration to control the water power Of
any stream in the state without COM
pensation. at the rate of 10 per cent on
the capital invested in said franchise
and at the rate of an increase Of !
per cent each year thereafter.
The matter of organizing a grange life
insurance was discussed and referred
to the executive committee to perfect
details and complete organization.
In the report Of the committee on
forestry it was recommended that
there be an increased extension of the
farm wood lot and a reforestation Of
all lands not fit for farming. On good
roads the grange approved the state
aid policy. The committee on temper
ance presented a recommendation that
all liquor and questionable amuse-
ments be barred from the state and
county fairs and that local option Is
the best method Of combating the
liquor traffic. The annual report OF
the secretary of the State Patrons
Fire Insurance company was as fol-
lows: The company now has 1858 pol
icfes in force, amounting to $~12,445,617.
The report shows that during the year
1.O63 policies were written and be-
tween 300 and 400 increases and only
go decreases. It has also written 2,1O)
retrospective policies.
6 Dangers of q Diary.
The Tfchborne claimant Arthur Or
ton, kept a diary In the days when he
also kept a bush public house in the
back blocks Of Australia and meditat-
ed between drinks on the best way to
secure for himself the Tichborne titles
and estates. In 1t during a momentary
at Of alteration he scrubbed the now
world famous words: "Some MeR has
plenty money and no brains, and Some
men has plenty brains and no money.
Surely men with plenty money and no
were made for men with plenty
brains and no money" This diary
into the possession Of the prose-
cution, who obtained 1t from a friend
of Orton's named Cox, and Its produc-
hon In court sealed his fate.-London
rit-Bits.
Marie-wasn't it shocking about
.hollie W~orthington? he fell out OF
his new airship when 1t got stalled a
half mile up in the airl Lilian-How
aid Chollie come to fall? Marie-He
thought he was in his automobile ana
Jumped out to push it back home!-Bo-
Magazine.