The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1911-05-18
CORNERSTONE Laid
in DRENCHINC RAIN
But the Gathering Just Smiles
as the Lord Pours Down :
Showers Of Blessing.
Masonic Ceremonial Used
Speaking Takes Place at
the Opera House.

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the Opera House.
The Times editor attended the, laying
of the corner stone to the new court
house at Glendale on May 10th. Itwas
expected that writeup of the cere-
monies might be had for last week, but
owing to the heavy rain storm and the
condition of the roads The Times man
did not get back to the city until noon
Thursday. The Office force antici-
pated what was in the noodle of the
t'old man. and worked with fury all
forenoon to get to press before that
auto load reached Oakes. Needless to
say the force beat US to it.
Owing to the rain storm, which be-
gan q. 1880, the Oakes contingent got
late start and did not arrive in Ellen
dale until 2:2O. When the big covered
Buck pulled up at the court house the
stone was being lowered by block and
tackle to its place. Attorney Guy had
the Oakes history and records to de-
posit in the box and was just in time
to have the box reopened and the rec
ords deposited with the others.
The following were the records placed
in the box:
History of Dickey county prepared
by the county auditor.
List of the county officers from the
organization of the county to the pres
ent time.
History of the City of Glendale. :
History of the City of Oakes.
Brief write up of the Village of For
bes, Fullerton, Ludden, Monango and
Merricourt.
Write up of the Normal Industrial
school and photos of buildings at the
present time. "a
Coins in circulation in 1911 from /
cent to $1.OO.
Copy of the current issue, of The
Dickey County Leader, North Dakota
Record, Oakes Times, Oakes Journal,
Forbes Republican and Monango Jour-
nal.
List of the churches of the county
with the names of'the pastors.
List of the lodges of the county with
the names of the officers.
Report of the County Superintendent
on the condition of the schools of the
county.
History OF No. II Lodge OF, Independ-
ent Order of Odd Fellows with officers.
History of Glendale Lodge No. l3,
A. F. & A. M.
History of Adah Chapter o. E. S. of
Glendale.
History OF the Yeoman lodge of FL
lendale
History of oakes Chapter A. F. 6
A. M.
History of John A. Spellman, Post
G. A. R., Department Of North Dakota.
History Of John A. Spellman Post
w. R. C.
History of Crescent lodge.No. IS Of
the Rebekahs of Glendale.
Officers of the Grand Lodge of North
Dakota, A. F. & A. M.
Supplement Of The Oakes Times Of
1906 which contains history of the
county and city of Cakes to that time
together with photos Of the officers at
that time and of the county and other
buildings.
The grand lodge officers who con.
Quoted the ceremony were as follows
Grand Master, John j. Hull, Wahpe'
ton.
Deputy Grand Master. G. H. Keyes
Grand Senior Deacon, Frank c. Root
Oakes.
Grand Junior Deacon, F. S. Goddard
Grand Chaplain, Rev. Gallagher
Wahpeton.
Master Mason Carrying Holy Writ
ings, Rev. E. M. North.
Grand Senior Warden, F. M. Walton
Grand Junior Ware den, G. c. Williams
Grand Treasurer, B. R. Crabtree.
Grand Secretary, w. T.. Stockwell
Fargo.
Grand Senior Steward, A. j.. Ames
Forbes,
Grand Junior Steward, F. s. Rusco
Grand Tyler, James M. Austin.
Grand Marshal, n. 2. Thomas.
The full Masonic ceremonial wa!
given.i in the presentation Of the tools
8 comprising the square, plum and level
The four elements were poured owe
the stone and the box deposited there
in, consisting Of the corn representing
nourishment, wine representing re
freshment and oil representing joy.
AS soon as the ceremony Of layinl
tie stone was over the assemblage re
paired to the opera house, where tn
program for the. day was carried out
IA good crowd filed the opera house
people being there from all parts Of tn
county.
Attorney Youker Of Glendale ha
charge Of the program at the oper
house and in turn called on States Al
torney Cassels, Attorney ]. N. Austin
B Judge w s. Wickersham, Grand Sec