Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1881 — Grangers in Council. [ARTICLE]

Grangers in Council.

The annual meeting of the Michigan State Grange was held at Lansing. Three bnndrt d and fifty-two subordinate granges are represented by the delegates present. Grand Ma- ter Cyras G. Luce, in his annual address urged united and persistent work to secure legislation, both State and national, to protect the farmers against patent-wriglits swindlers and railroad extortion. The State Grange of Indiana held its annual session at Indianapolis, with over 100 delegates. The report of the Secretary, J. 11. Walker, show's that the total membership in the State is about 7,000 divided among 300 lodges. The report of the Treasurer, J. F. Oliphant, for the past year, shows : Receipts, *5,283.55; disbursements, $2,588.61; balance on hand, -$2,984.80. - Aaron Jones, Master, in his annual report, called attention to the blank memorials sent to each grange by the Secretary, to be filled out and sent to Congress, urging a national freight-regulating statute. He also urged the necessity for scholastic and agricultural education, and advised that mutual benefit and fire associations, for the exclusive benefit of the granges, be organized. Gov, Porter delivered an address. A strong anti-monopoly resolution was offered, and unanimously passed, declaring that the Grange would support no man of whatever party who wa i pledged to or would support monopolies.