Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1891 — ODD FELLCWS AT ST. LOUIS. [ARTICLE]

ODD FELLCWS AT ST. LOUIS.

Hoosiers Capture Some Important Prizes. The Odd Fellows at St. Louis spent th» 22d in drills. The first event on the program was a purse of $1,700, divided int< three parts, hung up for the best drillec canton, for which six cantons were entered. Tbedrill was according to the tactics in use in the regular army and militia St. Louis refrained from competing owing to the custom prevalent in the order that home cantons do notenter. The decision.* of the judges, rendered on a basis of 100 pei cent, for perfection, were as follows: Canton Elwood, No. 33, of the department of Indiana, first with a percentagi of 84.33. Canton Frank, No. 55, of Germantown 0.. second; per cent., 81.73. Canton Indianapolis, No. 2, of Indiana third: per cent., 80.10. Canton Occidental,No. l.Chicago,fourth: per cent., 79.50. Canton Lincoln. No. 17, Joplin, Mo. fifth; percent., 72.16. Canton St. Joseph, St. Joseph, Mo. sixth; per cent.,70.00. The next event, the individual drill foi a purse of $l5O, divided into three, resulted: Chevalier T. R. H. Switzer, of Cantor Occidental, Chicago, first Chevalier J. W. Jones, Canton Indianapolis, second, Chevalier J. Coyle, Canton Indianapolis bird. The Kreuza Zeitnng, of Berlin, in i warning article on the westward movements of Russian troops, says: The cav airy depots on the German frontier an three times as strong as formerly and new depots are being forwarded. Such measures speak for themselves. Costa Rica is now the only Centra' American power which is not for war Each of the powers has agents in othe) countries son ing seeds of discord. All th« countries are in financial difficulty. Neither Guatemala nor Salvador has beer able to arrange a loan in Europe. Guatsmala has established the strictest prea censorship,