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Volume 9.
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, Thursday, January 8, 1874.
Number 41.
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t. H. WHEF.LEU, J. W. 8TIJ.CHCOMD.
Wlicclcr & Stlnclicoml),
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
49-ly Plattsmouth. Nebraska.
8AM. M. CHAPMAX. U. T. MAXWELL.
C Imp 111 a ii & Maxwell.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW and Solicitors In
Chancery. Offlee in Fltzjjendd's Block, Platts
inouth, Nebraska.
OKO. g. SMITH, R. B. WINDHAM,
LllVi'jll & 1VIXI983A9I.
Successors to Manjuett, Smith, & Starbinl,
Attorneys at Law & Ileal Estate Brokers
PLATTSMOUTII, ... NEB.
Special attention Kiven to Collections, and all
matters affecting tho 'title to Heal Estate.
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Official Directory.
CONGRESSIONAL.
T. W. Tipton. Rrownville IT. S. Senator.
1'. W. Hitchcock, Omaha U. S. Senator.
L. Crouuse. Ft. Calhoun Representative.
EXECUTIVE.
R. W. Furnas. TSrovi nville
J. .1. Gosper. Lincoln
I!. Weston. Beatrice..
II. A. Ko-nitf, Columbus. .
.1. K. WVnster. Crete
J. M. McKenzie, Lincoln.
Governor.
Sec'y of stiite.
'. . Amliror.
Tr-aiuvr.
Vtt'y ;-n.
Sup't Rub. Instruc'ii.
"ST. NICHOLAS
AND
"OUR YOUNG FOLK."
PHYSICIANS.
KR. LIVINGSTON. Physician ami Surgeon,
Tender his professional services to the
citizens of Cass coniitv. Residence southc.-ot
corner of Oak ami Sixth streets : ofllce on Main
street, one door w est of Lyman's Lumber Yard,
Ilattsmoiith, Nebraska.
JCDICIARY,
Geo. V. Like, Omaha Chief Ju.-ti. e.
Daniel Oantt, Nebraska City, I vvioci-.t,- lust's
Samuel Maxwell, Flatts'tb, Aj,so K,u llsl s"
v TLATTSMOUTIL
R. 11. Livingston Mavor.
I'helps ITitiie City llcrk.
Wni. Wintersiciil City Treasurer.
J. W. Haines Police Jmle.
Miles Morgan M;:rliul
1). N. Johnson Street Conimislo:-.er.
A.LDERMAN:
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1'OIKTH Vahd. IL Vivian, L. 1. Joiuisou.
The publishers of the St. Nicholas. Scribner's
Illustrated Magazine for Girls and Itovs. Vke
pleasure in aimouiiciiiK tliat bv an arranKfinent
with Messrs. J. S. Osgood & Co.; theii popular
Magazine
"Our Young Folks"
HAS IiEKX MERGED IX "ST. XICIIOLAS."
In addition to the striking novelties and
great literary and artistic attractions already
offered by "St..Nichol:'s." thS best features of
"Oi.r Young Folks" will be retained. -St. Nicho
las" has been enlarged, new contributions have
been secured ; among them
THE C0MPLIHENT8
SON.
Of THE SEA-
A
SERIAL
BY-
STOIIY,
. J. T. TROWBRIDGE,
Late Editor of -'Our Young Folks," which be--i
tins in tne present number. Other .Eminent
Writers well known to the readers of "Our
Young Folks" have been engaged. We are thus
enabled to present to the public a Magazine for
the Children ami r.tli, joipericr in every re
s;cct to any ever before published.
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T HEELER & BENNETT Real Estate nnd
laxpaylng Agents. Not.-.nes ruoiic, i ue
ife Insurance Agents, l'iattsaiouth, Neb.
11IKL1S PAIN K General Insurance Agent,
RepresentH some of the most reliable Com
panies in the L'nited States. Jan"-wtt
HOTELS.
BROOKS HOUSE,
JOHN FITZGERALD. rTOirietor.
ilain Street, between Fifth Si.tth.
CASS COUNTY.
Ii. F. Ellison : Probate Judge.
Dan'l .McKiunon County Clerk.
W. L. Ilobbs Treasurer.
V. W. Wise Sup't Pub. lnstruct'n.
Jacob Vallery. i
T. Clarke. v County Cos. imlssioncrs.
Lyman James, )
J. W. Thomas Coroner.
Churches.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
PiiiltsuiosilJi 31 ills.
1IE1SEU 1'romietor. Have recently been
repaired and la-ed in thorough running
'-.rder. Ioo.iho Bushels of Wheat wanted imme
fliately for wl'.ieli the highest market price will
be paid.
Altrac tS of TiUe.
HE NUMERICAL SYSTEM. The best in no
ir descriptive cii-cuurs. puuresv
AU ltES, 15LACKMAR CO.,
Rurliiiptou. Iowa.
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BEDDING
mtEENIIOUSE AND
PLANTS.
Time and money aved bv ordering of me. I
l.Hve th-i largest and best collection of Plants
ver Offered for salt, in the West. Catalogues
free. Sweet Potato.-Cabbage. Tomato, and ota
fr Plants fornaie la their season.
Addiess W. J. IIESSER. Plaltsmouth. Neb.
Apron Is "Wauled.
' FOR A BOOK NEEDED BY ALL
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I?APTIST On the Coir.rrof Main and Ninth,
- Ji-v. T. J. Arnold. Pastor. Serviees every
Sabbatli. lit 11 a. m. ml 7 p. m. Sabbalii School
at !H a. m. l'rayer meeting every Wednesday
eveuing.
C CHRISTIAN Service in Congregation Church
' at 11 a. in. and 6 : :) i. m. Corner of Loirust
ami Mi streets. 1'ordial invitation extended to
ail classes to attend.
l? ri SCO PA L Corner Vine ami, Third streels.
-1 Minister. Serviees eAery Sunday at
11 :a. m. and 8 p. m. SuudaV sciiool at 3 p. m.
CATHOLIC North side of Inblic S.piare. Rev.
Father Bobal. First M:iss every Sabbath at
R-30 i. in.. Second Mass and sermon at 10-00,
Veep' 'is and i:enelietiou at 7 p. in. Mass at
8 u. m. every week day.
T,MKST PRESBYTERIAN North side of Main
A street, west of tith. Rev. W. T. Rartle ; Ser
vices everv Sabbath at 11 a. m. and p.m.--Sabbatli
School at u-30 a. in. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock.
ATETHODIST EPISCOPAL-West side of (Uh
street south of Main. Rev. C. McKclviey
Pastor. Services every Sabbath, at in .:io a. in.,
and 7 p. in. l'rayer meeting every 1 hursday
evening. Class meeting every Monday evening,
ami Immediately alter close of Sabbath morn
ing services. Sabbath School at 2 :30, M. B.
Ree.se, Superinteiidant.
CONTAC den 24 Sep4 -her hat die Deutsche
Ev. l.uth. C.emeinds in ihrein Schu'haus vor
m'.ttats urn 11 Chr Gotteodienst. L'eberliaupt
findet dei-selbe von jetzt ail regelinaessig e.lie ll
Tage statt. Minister. Rev. L. Haenawaid.
Sabbath school at 1 p. m., I'rof. d'AUemand.
Superintendent.
Til'' best bnCSs published on the Horse and
the Cow. l iberal terms. Money made rapidly
bv agents selling these books. Send for circu
lars. PORTElt & COATKS,
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FINE ABT GA1 LERY.
I TPhotosfrnobs. Ambrotypes and oo;ks
L-oiii old pictures, plain or co'ioivil. ei! her in ink
.atcr or oil. Ail work neatly executed and war
ranted to give sat'sfaction. . .
V. V. LEONARD. Artist.
Main St., l'lailsmouin, .to.
Lotlires.
Tliree SpSeiidia Social Stories:
"What miyht Jmvc been Expected"
A Story for Boys,
By FRANK R. STOCKTON,
Author of '-Ting-a-iing," "Roundabout Ram
bles," etc. Air. Stockton is one of the best
of our American rueis. The scene of the
-siory is laid in Yirgmia. Tim boy-hero lias
started out witn a (.'un on his snouidcr. and we
may be sine (licic will be no end of fun and ad
ventures. "XIlirtFS TEOllBLES?
A Siory for Girls,
By OLIVET2IOiN (Mrs. Harriet M. Miller),
A great favorite wilii ihe children. It Is a g Md
sum g. wi!i,:esome stor;. ol girl lite, and win be
iu.1 o intciv.Si. ioi . .i boys and t'ris.
"FAST FlilENDS,"
By J. T. Trowbridge;
One of the most popular writers for young folks
in America. Readers of "Jack Hazard,', "A
Chance lor llimseif," and "Doing his Best,"
will understand wiiat a capital treat is m store
tor tneiii in Mr. Trowbridge's new story.
xill these Stories will he splendidly
Illustrated.
"JI3IMYJOIIN STOHIESr
By Mrs. Aisnv mortov Diaz,
Author of "The William Henry Letters," "Wil
liam llelirv and His Friends." suid,"Luey Maria"
(who has the rare and happy gilt of knowing
how to deiight young people) will appear during
the year. There will also be Shorter Siones,
Papers on Science and History. Natural History
Wild Sports and Adventures, Sketches of Travel
Fairy Tales, Poems, Puzzies, Cliurades. Jingles,
Fun and Fancy. Instruction, Kiilertuitimeuiaud
Delight. Something for all, from Father and
Motner to the Baby. The Illustrations will be
the best that the Artists ol two comments can
supply, and will be printed with the greatest
care. "
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'wkepivo watek, nth.
POTTER & GAFFNEY,
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OILS. VARNISH. PEPFCMER'V,
STATIONERY. NOTIONS,
CIGARS. TO:tACl O,
AND GLASS.
tSyPrescriptions carefully prepared. ICtf.
L. GOADING,
Dealer in
CLOTHINGt FCKMSIIINC, GOODS. HATS.
CAPS. BOOTS. SiMES. TRI NKS,
VALISES. CARPET BAGS,
&c, &e., &'.
One of the oldest rod mot lteliab'e Houses
in P'.att.ssnouth. Main street, between Fourth
and Fifth.
ttf-EEMEMBER TllE PLACE.
tis-tf.
NEW STYLES.
F. L. ELSTER,
Merchant Tailor
Is in receipt of the finest and
ii EST ASSORTMENT
i.YSSI VERES. CLOTHS. VESTINC.S. SCOTCH
GOODS. lRISil FRIES ES, &c.
In f ict the largest and bet assortment of
Cloths ever brought to this city, which 1 am
prepared to make up in the Latest Sty.es. t ail
and examine Goods. a,n:
Mrs- A. D. Whitcomb,
DRESS AND CLOAK MAKER.
Rom3 three doors west of Brooks House.
CUTTING AND FITTING MADE
A SPECIALTY.
Patterns of all kinds constantly on hand
20-1 y.
BARNUM'S H0TEU
Cor Broadway and Ttccntieth Street,
NEW YORK.
ON BOTH AMERICAN & ECROrEAN TIVNS.
Complete with all modern improvements ;
rooms fit nf: and single : private parlors,
laths, elevators. &c. loeation unsurpassed,
bein" in the verv centre of fashion and brilliant
NevVoik life. "In proximity to Churches and
idaces of Amusement, and Lord & Taylors.
Arnold & Constable's and .1. & C. Johnston s
Trv floods palaces. The hotel is under the
management of A. S. Barnuiu. formerly of Bar
nuin's Hotel. Baltimore : I. N. Green, of Day
ton, Ohio, and recently of New York, and t ree
man Barnum.of Burnum's Hotel, St. Louis.
2l-lf.
T O. O. F. Regular meet iiigs of Platte Ixidge
No. 7. I. O. o. F. every Thursday evening at
Odd Fellows' Hall. Transient Brothers are cor
dially invited to iit. '
K E. CVNNirtGHAM, N. G.
J'Al.EX. Sirm.iicKL, Secretary.
T O. O. F. 11. ATTSMOL'TH EXCAMI'MF.XT No.
3. Regular Convocations the 2d and 4tli
Friday's of each mouth at Odd Fellows' Hall
comer 3J and Main streets. Transient Patri
archs cordially invited to visit.
II. J, STREIGHT, C. P.
H. Newmam. Scribe:
r. SONIC Plattsmoutii Lodck No. 0. A.
1 F. & A. M. Regular meetings at their Hall
on the first and third Monday evenings of each
month; Transient brethren invited to visit.
R. R. LIVINGSTON, W. M.
A. (I'Aukmand, See.
ACOY LOLGE No. 22. A. F. & A. M. Regu
lar meel:ii''s at Macov Hall, first ami third
Fridays J. N. WISE, W. M.
J. 1. r.F..vniSLKY. Sec.
XF-'-I'sKA CHAITER No R. A. M Reg
ular Convocations second and fourth Tues
day evenings of each month at 7'i o'clock p. m.
R. R. LIVINGSTON. H. P.
H. Newman. Sec.
T O. G. T. OLIVE BRANCH. No. 2. .T. Ph.
Young, W. C. T. ; D. D. Martindale. W.
See. ; T. W. Shryock. Lodge Deputy, leeets at
Clark & Plunmier's Hall every Tuesday eve
ning. Travelling Templars respeetlully invited.
rrU'RNYERFIN. The Turner Society meets at
-1- Turners' Hall in Guthuian's Bhw-k, on the
first and third Wednesdays of each month.
A. Von Schwaneiiberg," President : George
Karcher. Vice President : H. Newman, Treas
urer ; W. Breed. Recording Secretary ': Paul
Braidscli. Correspondidg Secretary : "Williai-i
Hassler. First Turn Wart ! John lions. Second
Turn Wart ; Oswald Guthman, Warden.
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those who are older. Eyery number of. St.
Nicholas will contain good reading matter for
girls and boys of all ages, besides a good deal of
hearty ami innocent tun.
Christmas comes, but once a year, but St.
Nicholas, the new magazine for girls and boys,
comes every month. It has already won the
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are crying for St. Nicholas.
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St. Nicholas, as enlarged, contains one-third
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For the Flerald.
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Ye rich, ye poor, ye great and small ;
Ar d, while ye chase Danie Fortune's Ball,
Ye Herald Folks,
Receive life's sweet, reject the gall
Of hardship's strokes.
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If ye need mending.
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And not pervert the human will
To go astray ;
- Then I will wish he may fulfill
His longest day. .
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Both age and youth.
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Nor for a Stuart or a Guelph,
Prince or Princess ;
But for that loving, better self,
The Editress ! .
With deference I would address,
From lreart-of-hearts' wouli pray "God bless
her,"
Through all her life !
And that her share may ne'er be lesser.
Nor crss'd with strife.
I might rhyme on, anu spin a yarn ;
And paper spoil, 'twould fill a barn ;
The good to wish, from ill to warn.
VRut where's th use?
Receive all good that you discern.
Without abuse.
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E GROVE, )
?r29, '73,
THE HERALD.
OUR EIGHT MILE OUOVE LETTER.
Eight Mile
December
Mr. Editor Dear Sir: Permit me
to say through your columns, that the
people at Eight Mile Grove still live.
The week of the holidays was a rich
time for them. Tho "Ladies' Aid
Society" leading oil by holdingltheir
first lair and festival in tho M. E.
Church on "Christmas Eve." The
church was well filled with happy
hoarts and smiling faces and by the
way, you will find some of the sweetest
smiles and prettiest faces at Eight Mile
Grove there are in Cass County. Mr.
U. Ilustead conducted the sale of the
goods and fabrics, belonging to this
fair Society in the most pleasing and
happy manner. After the sale, we
were served to the most bountiful and
and magnificent supper we ever did
justice to. I wish every lean, hungry,
half-starved Editor and his Devil, in
the State had been there to have shar
ed it. It would have done their poor
souls and lean bodies' good, to have
feasted o?ice in their lives on turkeys,
chickens, pies, cakes and thelike ofsich.
After supper the young people wanted
to have some fun over two very fine
cakes which were left. The "old gents"
also joined in with zest. The competi
tors were Mrs. E. King, Miss Mary E.
Richardson and Miss May Kennedy.
The cakes were to be given to the lady
who got the greatest number of votes
five cents making one vote. After
each candidate had received about 110
votes, the "Pile" of the old folks ran
short and the contest wa3 between the
girls. Miss Richardson finally got the
first cake, and Miss Kennedy got the
second one. Good music was discours
ed at intervals during the entire even
ing by the young people of the place
led to Professors Ifensted and Muttz.
The receipts of the evening amounted
to the round sum of 8100.23. God
bless the noble ladies of this society
and may their ''shadows never grow
less."
On Friday and Saturday following,
the Cass County Educational Associa
tion met there and discussed various
topics of interest, with marked ability.
A musical concert on Saturday even
ing, held in the M. E. Church, and led
by Mr. and Mrs. Ilusted, assisted by
Walter Mutz, James lienuet and oth
ers, closed a very pleasant week. The
concert was attended and gave general
satisfaction. The avails were donated
to the. ".Ladies' Aid Society.,' I remain
yours truly, &c. .
M(3re Anon.
Davisville, December
2Gth, 1872. f
Editor Plattsmoutu Herald:
Agreeable to my promise when last at
the Herald Office, I Trill tfy and give
you a faint outline of the great Repub
lican Valley. After a very pleasant
trip of twel tj days, I drew up on the east-!
bank of Vfest Muddy, one of the tribu
taries of the Republican, on the 8th of
November. The weather was very
warm and clear, and continued very
fine for about fifteen days," with th? ex
ception 6f two days of high winds from
the north," which w;a"3 father disagree
able on account of the dust," but not
very cold, after which the weather
cleared up and remained pleasint until
the 2nd day of December,
when the ground was just whitened
with Bnow, then warm until the 11th,
when the sky suddenly became obscur
ed by heavy clouds, and a fast f ailing
snow storm began which lasted for
abolit two hours, then abated some
what, but continued to storm all night.
and in the morning the snow was
about four or five inches deep : and al
though it cleared off during the night
we hare not iiad any storm since and
the snow is pretty well gone, but the
skr looks lowering again. So much
for the weather, I commenced to tell
you about the country ; we are near
the centre of Gosper Co., which em
braces a tract of country containing
570 square miles, through which there
are seven main water courses, running
in a south-easterly direction. The larg
est of these is the "West Muddy, which
is a beautiful stream about twice the
size of Weeping Water, in Cass Co., it
affords several first-class Mill seats
with plenty of water and an abundance
of timber for building and all purposes
of a farming community, with as good
looking soil as there is in any country.
which your humble servant proposes
to test with sod-corn next year. We
are having it rather rough this year, on
account of an extensive prairie fire
which swept over the country, about
the "20th of October doing a largo
amount of damage. Making feed
scarce and high, but yet there is plenty
of feed to be had for the money. Hay
is 4 per ton; corn 58 cents per bushel.
When I came into Gosper County,
July 20th, 1673, there were only five or
six voters in the County; now there is
over fifty, and notwithstanding the
cold, and the remote distance from the
Land Office, there are land hunters tak
ing claims all the while, and still there
is room for others and plenty of good
claims, with good timber and water
and in desirable localities.
I think this is one of the best sheep
growing countries I have ever been in,
on account of the dry climate in win
ter, aftd the adaptation of the short
thick coat of nutritious Buffalo grasses
that covers the prairies, and the natur
al shelter afforded by the deep thickly
wooded canyons.
Rut I have made my letter very
much longer than I expected to make
it when I began, so good-bye for the
present. Faithfully yours,
R. G. Gordon.
A TRIP "OUT WEST," AND SOME
THINGS THAT HAPPENED.
Dear Herald: It may prove in
teresting to some of your readers to
read an .account of what transpires
during a. western trip; .and as I kept a
diary of a trip taken by some seven of
us, I will select a few items which you
can publish if you think best.
October 20th. We .left our home
(near Glendale, Cass Co., Neb.,) with
three wagons, outfitted for a three or
four weeks journey. We passed
through Elmwood, Lincoln and Crete,
thence on up the R. & M. track, until
we arrived at Hastings, at which place
the St. Joe. & Denver road comes in ;
and of all towns we passed through,
this Hastings seemed the most lively.
There was rim in the eye of every citi
zen we met. From Hastings we fol
lowed the St. Joe. & Denver to Lowell ;
thence up the Platte bottom to Plum
creek; here we turned south, crossed
the divide, arriving at Arapahoe, in
Furnas Co., on the 29th. Next day we
"prospected" for claims found what
we thought wouM suit us, and then
concluded to go out after some buffalo
meat.
November 5th. Arrived at the hunt
ing grounds on "Stinking Water," and
shot one buffalo and four Antelopes.
Went ont to grazing grounds next
morning and saw herds of buffalo, but
all were on the iilove, leaving for other
places. As our horse feed was nearly
exhausted, we could not follow, and
did the next best thing, t. e., started for
Arapahoe, again. Arriving near there
Ave turned up Deer creek, and made
our selections, and on the 8th started
for home, reaching Lowell on the 11th,
Iii the evening. Next morning we se
cured our claims, and again rolled
eastward. And now for the result of
all the gunning, done on the trip, by
our seven:
24 Catamount,
10 Radger,
5 Porcupine,
2 RufEalo,
1 Jack Rabbits,
3 Antelope,
8 Rattlesnakes,
1 Goose,
Larks,
Blow-Fly,
Chickens,
Quails,
G rouse.
Owls
Crows,
Snipes,
Ducks.
Squirrel
bkunks.
Prairie Dogs,
Turkeys,
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Further your deponent saith net.
Truly, E. S. Child.
P. of II.
Installation of OBiccrs at Pleasant
Ridge Grange
The following named persons and
people were duly installed in their re
spective offices, at the Pleasant Ridge
Grange week before last:
D. D. Andrus Master.
John M. Craig Overseer;
N. Holmes Lecturer
Jas. Bennett Steward.
Jas. ii. Craig Assistant Steward.
A. Hull Chaplain;
P. T. Beaver Treasurer.
J. C. Gilmour Secretary.
M. Meisinger Gate Keeper.
Mrs.' D. D. Andrus: Ceres.
Mrs." G. Swift Pomona.
Miss Allie Hull Flora.
Miss E. J. Craig: Lady Ass't Stew
ard. Regular meetings ori second and
fourth Saturdays in the month." x
CONSTITUTIONS OF NEBRASKA
STATE GRANGE.
ADOPTED DECEMBER 17th, 1873.
The organization of Patrons of Hus
bandry consists of the following divis
ions :
1. Subordinate Granges conferring
the following degrees:
1st Degree, Laborer (mar.) Maid (wo
man);. 2d degree Cultivator (man)
Shepherdess (woman) ; 3d degree Har
vester (man) Gleaner (woman); 4th
degree. . Husbandman (man) Matron
(woman).
The second organization is
State Grange. Conferring 5th
Degree, Pomona, (hope).
Then the National Grange-Conf er
ring 6th Degree. 1' lora, (chanty). Also
7th Degree, Ct-ves, (faith).
In addition to the above. County Or
ganization of Granges, though not rec
ognized by the laws of the Order, are
yet in some sections working lri Con
junction with the Patron movement.
" title
Article 1. This Grange nhall be
known and distinguished as the Ne
braska State Grange of the Patrons of
Ifilsbaiifiry, and in all it3 acts it shall
be subject 16 the constitution of the
National Grange.
MEMBERS.
Art. 2. The State Grange shall be
composed of Masters of Subordinate
Granges and their wives who are mat
rons. nOSORARY MEMBERS.
Art. 3. Past Masters and heir
wives, if matrons, are eligible to office,
but can have no voice in the action of
the State Grange.
MEETINGS.
ArT. 4: " This Grange shall iidid
regular annual meetings on the third
Tuesday in December, at such place as
the Grange may by vote decide. Spe
cial meetings may be called by the
Master, Secretary and Chairman of
Executive Committee, by giving writ
ten notice to each Subordinate Grange
thirty days preceding, or by a vote of
the State Grange at a regular meeting.
quorum.
Art. 5, One-fifth of the members,
entitled to seats in the State Grange,
shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business; but a less
number may "adjourn to meet from
time to time.
MEETINGS OF SUBORDINATE GRANGES.
Art. 6. Subordinate Granges shall
rileet once each month, arid rriay hold
intermediate meetings as may be
deemed necessary for the good of the
Order. All business meetings are con
fined to the Fourth Degree.
Subordinate Granges shall have pow
er to fix their owri quorum, but in no
case shall the number be less than
seven, though a less number may ad
journ from time to time.
ritual.
Arx. 7. The Ritual adopted by the
National Grange shall be used in all
Subordinate Granges, and any desired
alteration .in the same must be sub
mitted to, and receive the sanction of
the National Grange.
OFFICERS.
Art. 8. Tho officers of a Grange;
State or Subordinate, shall bo Master,
Overseer, Lecturer, Steward, Assistant
Steward, Chaplain, Treasurer, Secreta
ry, Gatekeeper, Ceres, Pomona, Flora,
and Lady Assistant Steward. It is
their duty to see that the laws of the
Order are carried out.
elections.
Art. 9. In the State Grange, officers
shall be elected and installed dnce in
two years at the regular annual meet
ing held on the even numbered j'ears.
In Subordinate Granges all officers
shall be elected annually at the last
regular meeting in December, and in
stalled at the first regular meeting in
January. All elections to be by ballot,
and a majority voto elects.
VACANCIES.
Art. 10. Vacancies by death or
resignation to be filled at a social
election at the next regular meeting
thereafter officers so chosen to serve
until the annual meeting.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
Art. 11. An Executive Committee
consisting of eix members shall be
elected : three of the members of said
com'mittee to be elected annually for a
full term of two years.
DUTIES OF OFFICERS.
Art. 12. It shall be the duty of
the Master to open and preside at all
meetings of the Grange, and in con
junction with the Secretary and Chair
man of the Executive Committee, call
special meetings of the Grange when
deemed necessary for the good of the
Order.
Ai;t. 13. It shall be the duty of the
Overseer to assist the master in pre
serving order, and he shall preside over
the Grange ifl the absence of the mas-
ter. . In case of a vacancy of the oulce.;
of master, he shall fill the same until
the next regular meeting.
Art. 14. The duties df the Lecturer
of the Grange shall be such as usually
devolve upon that officer in Subordi
nate Grange.
Art. 15. It shall be the duty of the
Steward to have charge of the Inner
Gate, and to preside over the Grange
in the absence of the blaster arid over
seer. Art. 1G. The Assistant Steward in
the performance of hia duties.
Art. 17. it Shall be the duty of the
Secret
procee
out all necessary returns for the State
and National Granges; -to keep ac
counts of members with the Grange;
to receive and pay over to the Treasur
er nil moneys, taking his receipt there
for; t'i draw and countersign all or
ders voted by the Grange, and to per
form such other duties as may devolve
upon that office; and he shall be re
quired to give bonds in such amount
as shall be cfetenrfirted by the master
of the State Grange, said bends to be
held by the master in trust for the
Grange.
Art. 18. It shall be the duty of the
Treasurer to receive all moneys from
the hands of the Secretary, giving his
receipt for the sarce; to keep an accu
rate account thereof and pay them out
ori the order of the master counter
signed by the secretary ; hq shall ren
der a full account of his office at each
annnal meeting, and deliver to his suc
cessor in office all moneys, books and
papers psrtainicgr to bis ofSc ; he iball
deposit to the credit of the National
Grange of Patrons of Husbandry with
some banking or trust, com papy, (to bo
selected by the Executive Committee),
in quarterly instalments, the nnnual
dueof ten cents for each member in the
State, and forward the receipts for the
same to the Treasurer of the National
Grange; and he phall give bonds in a
sufficient amount to secure thomoney
that may be placed in his hands, said
bond to be given to the master of the
Grange, in trust for the Grange. The
amount of said bonds to be fixed by
the master of the State Grange
Art. 19. It shall be tlie duty df the
gate keeper to see the gates are prop
erly guarded.
Art. 20. Tho Executive Committee,
shall have authority to act on all mat
ters of interest to the Order, when the
State Grange is not in session; shall
provide for the welfare of the Order
in business matters; and shall report
their acts in detail to the State Grange
on the first day of its annual meethlg.
DEPUTIES.
Art. 21. There shall be appointed
by the master of tlie State Grange one
Deputy for each county where practi
cable, whose duty it shall lie td Organ
ize new Granges, on application having
been made to them by those desiring
such an organization ; to install officers
of the same; and they shall be vigilant
that no disorder obtain in the Granges
under their jurisdiction, and shall
promptly report any such disorder to
the master, who shall thereon take
tCh action as he may deem necessary.
Deputies shall receive for organizing
new Granges, their -expenses and five
dollars additional. The Deputies shall
be appointed for one year, but shall be
subject to removal, for cause, by the
master. No other Granges shall "here
after be recognized except those- or
ganized by Deputies appointed as herev
in specified; excepting only those or
ganized by the master or secretary of
this Grange.
COMMITTERS.
Art. 22. All Committees unless
otherwise ordered, shall consist of
three members, and shall be appointed
as follows: two members by tlie mas
ter and one by the overseer.
Art. 23. At the regular annual
meeting, a Committee on Finance shall
be appointed whose duty it shall be to
audit all accounts. To them shall- be
referred the reports of tho Secretary
and Treasurer for examination.
REPORT OF SECRETARY OF SUBORDI
NATE: GliAXOK.
A RT. 24. The Secretary of eaeh Sub
ordinate Grange shall report quarterly
to the Secretary of tho State Grange
the names of all persons initialed or
passed to higher degrees, and the finan
cial condition of the Grange.
QUARTERLY DUES.
Art. 25. The Secretary shall see
that the quarterly does of the subor
dinate Granges are prbhiptly paid, and
in case the dues remain dolinquent two
quarters, the delinquent Grange shall
be reported to the master of the State
Grange. On receiving such notice it
shall be tlie duty of the master to warn
the delinquent Grange, and if dues are
not forwarded in thirty days it shall
be the duty of the master to report tlie
delinquency to the National Grange
and advise that the charter be revoked ;
but ally Grange whose charter has been
thus revoked, may petition to the State
Grange for a restoration of the charter.
MEMBERSHIP.
Art. 20. Any person engaged in
Agricultural pursuits, of the age of six
teen years, (female), and eighteen
years, (male) duly proposed, elected,
and complying with the" rule's and regu
lations of the Order, is entitled to mem
bership and the benefits of the degrees
taken. Every application must be
accompanied with the fee of member
ship. If rejected the money shall be
refunded. Applications must be cer
tified by two members, and balloted
for at a subsequent meeting. " It shall
require three negative, votes to reject
an applicant.
FEES FOR MEMBERSHIP:
The minimum price for rhembership
males in a Subordinate Grange shall
be five dollars for tlie four degrees.
For females the minimum fee shall be
two dollars. Tlie maximum to be es
tablished by the National Grange.
The rates shall be two dollars for the
first degree, one for the second, one for
the third, and one for the fourth.
For females, fifty cents for each degree.
All applications are received by the
Secretary, who shall pay the money to
the Treasurer, taking a receipt for the
same.
REPORTS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
may
whej.
tar to recdrd accurately all the
edln'gd of the Grange; to make
QUARTERLY REPORTS OF SECRETARY
OF SUBORDINATE GRANGE.
Art. 27 Sec 1 The Secretary of
each Subordinate Orarige shall make
a return at the close of each quarter to
the Secretary of the State Grange,
which shall embrace the number of
members at the time of making said
report, and the number of degrees con
ferred on both men rir'd women, in the
col uriirig designated in the blank re
ports which are furnished by the State
Grange. Three of these reports are
required, one of which is to be retain
ed in the subordinate Grange, one to
be sent the Secretary of tlie National
Grange, and one to the Secretary of the
State Grange; sending with the letters
all the degrees and quarterly dues re
quired to be paid to tlie State Grange.
1 lie quarters are divided as follows:
January, February and March consti
tute the firat quarter', April. May and
June the second quarter; July. August
and September the third quarter; Oc
tober, November and December the
fourth quarter;
Sec. 2. The Treasurer of each Su
bordinate Grange shall report quarter
ly, and. pay to the Treasurer of the
State Grange the sum of one dollar for
each man and fifty cents for each wom
an initiated during that quarter ; also, a
quarterly due c'f sii Cents for each
member. .
Sec. 3. The Secretary of the State
Grange shall report quarterly to the
Secretary of the National Grange the
membership !n the State," find the de
grees conferred during the quarter.
COMPENSATION.
Art. 29. Officers of Granges may
be paid fortheir services when engaged
in duties of the order, but all compen
sation must be fixed by the Grange In
whose behalf they are laboring; or by
the executive committee When the
Grange is not in session, but the
amount of compensation must be fixed,
before the tierformance of the service.
APPLICATION FOR M EMBERSniP.
Art. 1. Persons making application
for membership to our Order, shall ap
ply to thSi'l oiiliiuite Grango nearest
lb tljfh., unless good and sufficient rea
sons exist for doing otherwise., .Di
such cases the Grange shall judgo tho
reasons, and if thought best, shall con;
suit tho (J range nearest tlie applicant.
FEES FOR MEMBERSHIP. .,t.:i.
(..Aft. 2. The minimum feo for men
bership in a Subordinate Grange shall
bo, for men Mve dollars, and for women,
two dollars, for the four degrees,
except charter members, who shall pay
men, three dollars, and women fifty
Cents. '
MONTHLY DUES.
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Art. 3. The minimum of regular
monthly dues shall be ten cents from
each member, and each tJrango
otherwise legiilato its own dues.
WITHDRAWAL.
Art. 4. Anv brother or sister
is in goo.il standing, clear of tho bodM
of the Grange, and who has attained
to the 4th degree, is entitled to a with
drawal card, upon the payment ef tl
sum of twenty-iivrfcents Persons bear
ing such cards may be admitted td
membership in another Subordinate
Grange, on tho payment of all dues
that have accrued from the date of
withdrawal, the same to be Computed
accctirdirig to the rate df thtf, dues of
the Grange with which they propose to
unite; provided, that in no case shall
any such cirri bo recognized after it
Las been issued one year. ,
Parties applying under tho above
provision shall be subject to the (aro
form of petition, examination and balr
lot, as those first applying for member
ship, exe'ep't that .1 majority vote elects.
trial of officers: .,-; ,
Art. 5. Tho Executive Committed
shall be empowered to try and suspend
from office any officer of tho State
(3 range who may prove inefficient or
derelict In the discharge of Ids ddty
subject to appeal to the ensuing session
of tlie Stato Grange. . ,
Sec. 2. A Master of a Subordinate
Grange is amenable to a court .consti
tuted by the. Grange of which he is a
menber, and an appeal lays from such
court to tlie State Grange.
RESTRICTIONS. .
ArT. d. Religious or political ques-,
tions will not bo tolerated as subjects
of discussion in the work of tho Order
and no political or religious tests for
membership shall be applied.
REQUIREMENTS,
Art. 1. Sec. 1. Reports from Su
bordinate Granges, relative to crops,
implements, stock, or any other mat
ters called for by the National Grange,
must be certified to by the Matct and
Secretary, and under seal of the Orange
giving the same.
Sec. 3. All printed matter on what
ever subject, and all information is
sued by the Nation... or State to Suborn
dinate Granges, shall be made known
to the members without unnecessary
delay.
Sec. 3. If any of the brothers or
sisters of the Order are sick, it shall 1-1 -the
duty of the Patrons to visit them
and see that they are all well provided
with all things needful.
Sec. 4. Any member found guilty,
of wanton cruelty to animals shall be
expelled from the Order.
Sec. 5. The officers of Subordinate
Granges shall be on the alert in devis
ing means y which the interests ' of
tho whole Order may be ndvanced ; but
no plan of work shrill be adopted by
State or Subordinate Granges without
first submitting it to, and receiving the'
sanction of, the National Grange.
ANNUAL and fiscal y ear.
Art. 8. SEc. 1. The annual year
of this and Subordinate Granges shall
commence on the first day. of January,
and end on tho last day of December
in each jear. , .
Sec. 2. The Fiscal Year shall com
mence on the first day of October, and,
end on the last day of September. (See
Article XI, By-Laws of National
Grange.)
CONFERRING degrees.
Art. 9. No Grange shall confer
more than one degree (either First
Second, Third or Fourth) at the same"
meeting.
AMENDMENTS.
This Constitution can be altered ox
amended by a majority 4 yots of the
State Grange, at.any annual meeting.
This Con'btitUtion shall take effect)'
and be ill force from and after the first
day of January, A. D., 1874.
"state items.
They have a Literary Society at
Pleasant Home. Polk Co., which they
call the "Western Prairie."
The Rev. Mr. Nash, of lir'ovfn'yille,"
in ascending the Stairs leading to tlra
Masonic Hall, fell through a pit-fall,
some ttelvo feet, and lay there for
several hours, before he was found. .
No bones were broken, but he was se-'
verely bruised. .
A car load of .wild. animals denned,
for the Zoological Gardens of Phila
delphia, went east over tho North
western road, Monday. Among the
animals were three buffaloes, two elks,
several tleersand antelopes; wolres.afni
foxes, one bear, &c., and over them all
was perched a large eagle. Tho men
agerie was in charge of two mountain,
eers. The collection was made under,
the superintendence of Gen. Briobin.
Council Bluffs Glob.
About tho 20th of December ,a car
load of silk worms eggs passed over tho
U. P. R. 1L, en route for France, fronr
Yokohama. They had been purchased
by the French Government at a cost of
over $2,000,000. . . ,
Michael Ryan, a Switchman on the
U. P., at Omaha, had his leg so badly(
crushed, by the cars that it had to bo
amputated. ,
The Omaha iail occupants
treated tq a Christmas dinner by th
Sheriffs wife, and the inmates of th
Poor House, by the exertions of th
attending hysician. . -
reri'ul Saotr in tite rs'.
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wer.
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