Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1921-03-11
GRANGE REPORT

Eddyville, Or, March 9Th, 1921.
Editor Leader:
No doubt your readers would like to
know how the oranges OF Lincoln
county are getting along so the follow
ing report will give some idea OF what
is going on:
Visited Elk City grange, Jan. 1st
and found 2S members in good stand
ing, installed full set of officers,
took in new members, they have
their new hall we'll under construc-
ton and are looking forward to the
new home. Mrs. Ada Small, Master;
Lizzie Dixon, Lecturer; Elmer Lon
dergan, Secretary.
Visited Toledo grange, January Sth
finding Sc members in good standing,
installed full set Of officers. This is
the strongest grange in the county
and one of the best in the state. They
do real grange work and are cooperat-
ing in every way possible. They have
farmers ware house and handle all
kinds Of fertilizer, feed, and flour.
There is no better grange in Oregon
than this Toledo grange. |. f. Hiser,
Master; Mary Swearingen, Lecturer;
Julietta Christensen, Secretary.
Visited Eddyville grange Jan. 18th
finding 80 members in good standing.
A full set of officers was installed.
Eddyville grange is an old standby.
They have their hall all paid for (and
it is a good one) and a new piano
and have almost paid for it, All the
offices of this grange are filled with
young people and are doing good
work. Brown Wakefield, Master;
Jessie QUAINT, Lecturer; Gene Sparks,
Secretary.
Visited Summit grange Jan. goth.
Found 3S members in good standing.
Installed full set of officers. This
grange is in Benton county but a
large per cent of its membership Is
from Lincoln county. They have
good hall all paid for and over 800.
/ in the general fund. At this meeting
there were new members given ule
Bird and 4th degrees. F. P. Petit, Mas
ter; Mrs. Minnie Petit, Lecturer; +.
G. Heidel, Secretary.
Visited Lincoln grange, February
9Th. Found IS members in good
standing. Installed a full set of of
ficers and initiated new members.
| This is the biggest little grange in
the state They have been and are
now working under great difficulties
peculiar to themselves but the time
is not far distant when this grange
will be one of the largest in this
county. They have their hall almost
paid for. Hester Coovert, Master;
John Bowers, Lecturer; S. A. Holm
green, Secretary.
Visited Siletz Valley grange, Feb.
18th and found 50 members in good
standing A full set Of officers were
installed. This grange is one of the
live wires, full of get and ambition
and ability-being one of the best
oranges in the state, is situated in
one OF the best little valleys in Oregon
so we have a right to expect good
things from Siletz Valley grange.
Ralph Hamar, Master; Mrs. Jessie
Colvin, Lecturer; E. E. Colvin, Sec.
Visited Taft grange Feb 18TH
Found 67 members in good standing.
Installed full set of officers and
initiated s new members, This is
live wire and has one Of the best sec
retarys in the state and some day we
may have q state secretary from Lin
coin. who knows? Any way they are
doing good work at Taft. They Will
aoon have money enough to build a
good hall. Frank Murray, Master;
d. Chesley Bones, Lecturer; Paul
Chattertcn, Secretary.
Visited Salmon River grange FEB,
26. Found 80 members in good stand
ing. Installed a full set Of officers,
and 4 new members were given the 3rd
and 4th degrees. This grange is an
other good old standby that does real
grange work. Has an annual fair
that is almost equal to the County
Fair. This g>ange works with the
community in the interest OF the
school. They have a district schoce
with 2S pupils and high school with
10 students. The grange has been
very active in school work OF the
community. Mrs. Emma Bloom
Master; Myrtle Bloom, Secretary;
Myrabel Bloom, Lecturer.
There are two oranges that are not
in this report, namely, Mountain Dell
and Five Rivers. We will hear from
them soon as they are both new and
active oranges.
4 S. T. Loudon,
Deputy for Lincoln County.
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