Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1873 — The Order in Jasper County. [ARTICLE]

The Order in Jasper County.

A few items relative to the rise, progress and present-strength of the Older in this county will no doubt prove interesting to a number of your patrons, so I will write a brief history. As late as eighteen months ago but a limited number of those most directly interested knew as much as the moaning of the word Grange or Patrons of llnsb a lidr y, h e ver tile 1 ess‘the want of organization among fariner.s had long-been realized, apd every year the fact became more plain that unless something was speedily done to prevent the extortions of monopolies that the farming community' as a class would becomebankrupt. _Vague rumors of organization ih the shape of. Granges- of the Pabrons of Husbandry were introduced by visitors during the year 1871. About the first of 1872 a Deputy from Newton county, where the Order had already obtained quite a footing, succeeded in organizing a Grange in. this county. It waslike_ a leap in the dark, for beyond the say go of Madam Rumor-and the Deputy, nothing was known oi its objects either morally, socially or -financially, January another Grange was organized by Deputy J. T. Graham south of Rensselaer atidin February still another by the same Deputy at Mt. I’leasant, pine miles north of Rensselaer. During all this time it met with the most determined opposition from the very class whom it was designed to benefit. As yet but little had been done and the prophecy of the doubtful that in three months there would not be a Grunge in the county, was in a lair way to be realized. Shortly after this time Deputy Gr< ham organ izeil a Union Gi-aii<*e Deputy Yeoman organized Curtis Creek Grange and Deputy Clifton organized Farmers, Farmers AlliI Unee and Center Granges. The friends of the cause from this time were confident of success, ami Deputy Clifton commenced working up the project of a Central Association of the various Granges in the county, and in September representatives of six Granges met at Rensselaer and organized a temporary Central Union under the name of the Jasper Central Association. This Association elected officers and at once commenced work, but for seme months nothing was attempted save the supervision .of interests of subordinate Granges and the perfection of the Central At the regular jneeting in Deceihber, however, a constitution was adopted, new officers elected and work began in earnest. In Ja n u ary, 18 73, bi d s were.- Fee eiv e d for trade from various quarters, and Granges were eleven in niqnber with a membership of 400. In February the Association made satisfactory arrangements for the pur-, chase pf pumps, plows, general farm implements, nursery stock, harness, saddlery, etc., at wholesale prices and at discounts ranging from 10 to 40 per cent. Six new Granges were organized in February and entered the Central Association, three of which were from adjoining counties. Since the last meeting in February a new Grange has been organized by Deputy Yeoman in Marion townsliipy and three by Deputy Clifton, one in Hanging Grove, one in Gillam and one in Walker townships. There are now in this county 18 Granges with a membership of over 600. From the present outlook no apprehensions are entertained of failure in our warfare against monopolies, high "freights and extortions of all kinds.

PATRON.

When a ben lays an egg she cackles. It is hen nature. When a man gets in a new strtek it is human nature for him tocrow over it. When the hen cackles; people know that she has laid jn spme,fresh stock, and feeds rather prowl, of it. When the merchant opens, his new styles, and blows his trumpet in the newspapers, people know that he has something on i iiand that is worth advertising. Blow i y6ur own trumpet once in a while.— It won’t hurt you or the*. trumpet either.— Ex. . r ‘ We will blow a note on a bugle kept for that purpose fur those who have no borps of their own. Only a small consideration required.