Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1873 — PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY. [ARTICLE]

PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY.

Jehn Wier, of Terre Haute, Ind., is master of the State Grange. ~ The secretary of the< State Grange is T. Keene, of Valparaiso, Ind. The secretary of the National Grange, is O. H. Kelley, of George* town, District of Columbia. , The fourth day of December the birthday of the Patrons of Husbandry, has been set apart to be celebrated as th 3 holiday anniversary of the order. Dudley W. Adams, master of the State Grange of lowa, was elected master of the National Grange at their last regular meeting. His address is Waukon, Allemankee county, lowa. ty Centra! Association of the Patrons of Husbandry, arc open to all members of the order, ivlio arc cordially invited to attend. No outsider need apply. J. N. Ross, of Remington, has been appointed Deputy and is ready at all times to answer calls. Section 1, Article 2 of the bylaws of the National Grange reads as follows: The financial existence of subordinate Granges shall date from Ist January, Ist April, Ist July and Ist Octc* her, subsequent to the day or their organization, from which date their first quarter shall commence..

Mr. C. W. Clifton has received a commission from the State Grange, as Deputy for this and adjoining counties, and as soon as his present term of school expires he intends to devote his entire time to the spread of the-order. Parties who desire his assistance in organizing new Granges can address him at RensselatT. The following are the 9 names of Granges, date of organization, number of members, names of officers and address of same in this county, except some that have not reported to the Central Association: Jordan Grange No. 18 —organized March 1872, 43 members, It. 1. Adams, Master, E. Norton, Secretary. Address Remington, Ind. Mount Pleasant Grange, No. 22 —.organized April 16th, 1872, by Deputy J. T. Graham, 41 members, C. W. Clifton, Master, 11. Clark, Secretary. Address, Rensselaer, Ind. Marion Grange No. 20—organiz. ed September 1872, by Deputy Jus. Yeoman, 15 members, James Welsh, Master, Jacob Troxell, Secretary. Address, Rensselaer, Ind. Center Grange No. 30—organized June 15th, 1872, by Deputy C. W. Clifton, 43 members, James Nolan, Master, Miss M. M- Nichols, Secretary, Address, Pleasant Grove, Indiana Union Grange No. 33 —organized June 27tlj, 1872, by Deputy James Yeoman, 37 members, E. Griswold, Master, Riley Nowels, Secretary. Address, Rensselaer, Ind. Farmers Alliance Grange No. 37 —organized July Bth, 1872, by Deputy C. W. Clifton, 29 members, Theodore Hurley, Master, H. Helves, Secretary. Address, Rensselaer, Ind. Carpenter Grange No. 36 —organ* ized April 12th, 1872, by Deputy J. T. Graham, 43 members, John J. Porter, Master, G. G. Thompson, Secretary. Address, Remington, Ind. - V Farmers Grange No, 40 —organized August 1872, by Deputy C. W. Clifton, 35 member*, John G. Culp, Master, H. C. Barkley, Secretary, Address, Pleasant Grove, Ind.