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Rose Creek by Star school.
Courtland by Courtland school.
Every school in the county ought to have been here. Citizens of Belleville had several attractions in the parade.
The parade being over the people amused themselves in various ways until 4 p. m., when the glee club sang and the show of twenty one samples of the "Crop that Never Fails in Kansas," took place at the grand stand. This was the baby show. In the evening again thousands assembled at the stand to listen to the Clay Center band, the colored vocal musicians of the same city, witness the cake walk by the same parties, and the marriage ceremony that made Fred Martin and Miss Maggie Regester man and wife. This closed the program for the day, but the corn throwing and other innocent amusement that sug- gested itself continued until late in the night.
THIRD DAY.
The third day was as nice and bright as either of the others, and though the crowd was not quite as large as the day previous they were just as full of fun and enthusiasm. It had not been the intention to have the parade over again on Friday, but it being so far beyond what had been ex- pected hundreds wanted to see it again, and to accommo- date them and also those who did not see it the day pre-
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vious, it was decided to repeat its principal features, and those having charge of the main floats kindly consented, and accordingly at ten o'clock the parade was again on the march, as grand as before, though not so large, followed by "Sousa's Band," which was not a feature the day before.
In the afternoon all the sports and contests came off according to the programme and furnished an abundance of fun for all who could get within seeing distance. And here again was a demonstration of the good feeling and fellowship that prevailed throughout the jubilee, for if there is one thing more than another calculated to stir up bile and bad blood it is a contest where the physical prowess of man or beast is involved with money at the end of it, but in these several contests not a harsh word was uttered or a particle of dissatisfaction manifested.
When these contests closed the great Republic Coun- ty Corn Jubilee of 1899 was practically over; a thing of the past, but its memory will last as long as anyone is living who is now old enough to realize its magnitude, and every- one who did something to help it along can always point with pride to his county's great jubilee and say "I did what I could."
The following descriptive sketch is from the pen of Harry Root, correspondent of the Topeka State Journal, who attended the Jubilee as special reporter for that paper:
Belleville, October 6 .- Republic connty has been hold- ing a three days' corn Jubilee in Belleville. The big day was Thursday. Ex-Sheriff Kindt who has been here about as long as anybody, says the crowd outnumbered two to one any other crowd ever seen in Belleville, and Kindt has seen all of them. The crowd reminded everybody of the great populist rallies and picnics of 1890.
Republic county has a just right to rejoice this year, and her people are celebrating over the most bountiful crops ever raised in the county. Her farmers had out over 210,000 acres of corn. There is not a poor field in he county, and they estimate not less than ten million
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bushels as the product for 1899. And they make the claim that when the statistics are all in, Kansas will then credit Republic county as the banner corn county for the year. And this year her people are holding a great corn jubilee, the like of which has perhaps never before been seen in Kansas. Atchison came nearer to it, but Republic county can go them several lengths better.
A mammoth tent has been secured where the cereals of the garden and farm are shown by townships, and for which liberal premiums are offered for the best display. The contests have been spirited. The inside of the big tent is worth going miles to see. It is full of the products of Republic county farms. Ex-State Senator Savage, who came to Republic county in 1871, and who was one of the assistant commissioners to the Centennial from Kansas, says the display of corn at this jubilee beat anything in the corn line at that exhibition when Kansas made such an effort to get the best, by 50 per cent. He says the display of farm products at this jubilee beats anything he has seen in all his travels.
Every merchant bore his part in the decorations of windows and buildings, each one trying to outdo his neigh- bor in neat and artistic corn emblems or other farm cer- eals. Suffice to say that all the business men were with one accord to see the first corn jubilee made a crowning success.
The parade was magnificent. It was headed by the queen of the corn jubilee, Miss Effie Chapin, the Belleville military band in the lead. Union township came with a float representing a ship made of corn and farm products and drawn by a traction engine. Scandia township had another ship float, loaded down with vegetables, corn and farm and garden cereals. The float of the Sons and Daug- ters of Justice of Belleville council No. 6, was a most at- tractive one in its decorations. Rose Creek township's float was a house tastily trimmed with corn and cereals, and filled with young girls, the beauty of this township.
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Freedom township's float was a large wagon, in the center of which was a huge pyramid built of corn, and tastefully trimmed with the products of the farm and garden. Lib- erty township had a float laden down with young girls and boys, with the inscription: "Crop that never fails." It was also artistically decorated with corn and other farm emblems.
Every float was gotten up to attract. They were all good. There wasn't a bad feature in the parade. They were gotten up to entertain and the jam of people went away satisfied. To speak of each one separately, and they all deserve special mention, would fill columns. Many of the decorations and floats would be creditable to picture out in theleading magazines and newspapers of the country.
Liberal premiums were offered by the committee which tended in a measure to increase the interest in the corn jubilee. Neighboring towns swelled the crowd until Belleville was overflowing with a perfect jam of people, es- timated from 12,000 to 15,000. The attractions put on the bills are numerous, each having scores of backers, though the main one was Republic county's farm and garden cer- eals. Republic is the first county in Kansas to hold a purely farm and garden carnival.
The crowd was as orderly as it could possibly be at a corn jubilee, and when daylight came the streets were white with corn meal. Not a serious accident occurred.
The corn jubilee is the biggest advertisement Repub- lic county and Belleville has ever had. The crops are large this year, specimens of which are on exhibition from most every township in the county. All of Atchison, which is the father of the corn carnival enterprise in Kansas, would praise the first successful efforts of the people of Belleville and Republic county in making so complete a success of their jubilee. In fact her people will not take a back seat in their first successful attempt at a corn jubilee.
Many visitors from Topeka, St. Joseph, Kansas City and points east thereof, say it was the grandest display of
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farm products they ever saw and a number say they visited Philadelphia in'76 and Chicago in 1892-93, but there was no better display of corn, wheat, rye, potatoes, etc., than those on exhibition here today.
Old gray haired men and women who immigrated to this county in the sixties and seventies, looked on with amaze- ment and surprise that so many people had gathered to- gether, so many well dressed, well behaved people with happiness and prosperity written on their brows.
Nearly every, if indeed not every township in the county, was represented either in the exhibition tent or in the grand parade and hundreds of business men and others fell in line.
The following names, together with number of entry and products entered, and every individual in the list, has the happy satisfaction of knowing that he assisted in mak- ing Republic County's Corn Jubilee the greatest affair of the kind ever held in the state, and in doing so contributed to the two days' pleasure and enjoyment of the ten thous- and of his fellow citizens who attended it. Indeed it is a
ROLL OF HONOR.
B. F. Carson, Belleville township,
P D Patterson. Lincoln,
1 50 ears White Dent corn.
19 50 ears Yellow Dent corn,
2 59 ears Yellow.
W. P. Hamilton, Belleville township,
M. M. Donges, Belleville City,
20 25 heads of Kaffir corn.
3 % bushel Irish potatoes.
Orrin Jewett, Lincoln.
L. W. Bethards, Belleville City. 4 1/2 bushel Irish potatoes, six weeks
5 1% bushel turnips,
6 1 dozen Mangoes.
W. W. Boyes, Freedom. 23 50 ears White Dent corn.
J. A. Miller, Freedom township, 7 50 ears Yellow Dent corn,
Henry Osman Belleville township, 24 1% bushel Irish potatoes,
Sons and Daughters of Justice, Lodge No. 1-,' 9 float.
25 1/2 bushel turnips, 26 1. pumpkin. Henry Passmore. Grant,
H. J. Slutts, Freedom township, 10 Decorated famlly vehicle.
Edward Kipper, Freedom, 11 50 ears pop corn, sample on stalk.
29 % bushel Irish potatoes.
Thomas Benson. Liberty.
Charles Passmore, Grant, 30 50 ears White Dent corn.
12 1/2 bushel Irish potatoes,
13 Plate of apples.
Henry Passmore, Grant. 31 50 ears White Dent corn.
14 do do do
15 do do do
W. M. Owsley, Clty, 32 1/2 bushel Irish potatoes.
Aaron Boyes. Freedom, 16 Plate of apples, 17 do do do
W. W. Wait, Freedom. 33 14 bushel Irish potatoes.
W. W. Wait, Freedom,
34 50 ears White Dent corn.
Aaron Perry, Liberty, 18 Decorated float.
21 1% bushel Irish potatoes.
J. F. M. Smith. Jefferson, 22 50 ears Bloody Butcher corn.
R. H. Boyes, Freedom township. 8 50 ears White Dent corn,
27 1/2 bushel sweet potatoes.
Orry Corey. Grant, 28 1% bushel Irish potatoes.
Henry Passmore, Grant.
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A. J. Hill, city,
35 50 ears sweet corn. 36 50 ears sweet corn,
37 50 ears pop corn, 38 50 ears pop corn. 39 1/2 bushel Irish potatoes, 40 % bushel Irish potatoes.
F. M. Johnson, 41 1% bushel Irish potatoes. Charley Pangle. 42 50 ears pop corn.
Z. J. Tate,
43 1 radish, 44 1 bungle horn squash,
Mrs. Geo. Hodgkinson, Freedom, 45 50 ears pop corn.
Orrin Abby. Freedom,
46 % bushel Irish potatoes.
T. M. Hemphill, Belleville township, 47 50 ears White Dent corn. E. Howard, Belleville City, 48 1/2 bushel Irish potatoes. Willis Childs, Freedom, 49 50 ears pop corn.
George McCune, Jefferson, 50 1 pumpkin, 51 1 squash, 52 1 squash.
I. N. Champlon, Jefferson,
53 50 ears White Dent corn,
54 50 ears Bloody Butcher corn,
55 50 ears pop corn. 56 50 ears Yellow Dent corn. Ted Black, Freedom. 57 50 ears White Dent corn.
H. D. Cooley, City, 58 1 squash. Geo. M. Adams, Belleville City, 59 50 ears pop corn.
Ed Kipper. Freedom. 60 50 ears pop corn.
M. L. Canfield. Freedom. 61 50 ears White Dent corn, 62 25 heads white Kaffir corn, 63 % bushel Irish potatoes.
C. Corbut, Lincoln, 64 50 ears Yellow Dent corn, 65 1/2 bushel Irish potatoes.
Abbott Cheney. Freedom, 66 1% bushel frish potatoes.
L. W. Bethards. Belleville City, 67 12 bushel Irish potatoes, 68 1% bushel turnips, 69 1 dozen Mangoes.
E. B. Helwick, Liberty, 70 50 ears Bloody Butcher corn.
R. T. Jellison. Liberty, 71 50 ears White Dent corn.
Geo. W. Sickels, 12 50 ears Yellow Dent corn, (Golden Beauty.)
If. C. Hancock. Albion,
73 50 ears Yellow Dent, (Gold Stan.)
E. J. Millen. Washington, 74 2 Hubbard squashes. W. Steenblock, Rose Creek. 75 25 heads white Kaffir corn.
Jessie Jellison, 76 decorated bicycle.
R T. Kelley, 77 5 plates apples.
J. M. Randall. 78 50 ears White Dent corn, 79 1/9 bushel Irish potatoes,
80 50 ears pop corn. Wm. Hadley, Liberty, 81 1/2 bushel Irish potatoes.
Julius Beecher, 82 1 pumpkin.
J D Pangle, Belleville City. 83 50 ears Yellow Dent corn.
F. N. Townsend, Big Bend, $4 1/2 bushel Irish potatoes, 85 Yams. Geo. M. Powell. 86 1% bushel Irish potatoes.
T. J. Bucknell,
87 1% bushel Irish potatoes.
A. P. Larsen Warwick, Kansas, 88 50 ears White Dent corn, 89 50 ears Bloody Butcher corn.
Peter Welsh, 90 50 ears Yellow Dent corn.
J. W. Abbott, 91 1 pumpkin. Anna C. Feight, 92 squashes. Geo. W. Cowle, 93 50 ears Yellow Dent corn,
94 oats,
95 squashes. 96 1/2 bushel Irish potatoes. 97 25 heads white Kaffir corn.
Smith Brothers. Norway township, 98 50 ears White Dent corn.
D. W. Wilson, Lincoln, 99 1 peck wheat.
Jonathan Taylor, Scandia towns 100 1/2 bushel Irish potatoes, 101 1/2 bushel Irish potatoes.
W P Hamilton. Belleville, 102 50 ears White Dent corn. John Kuhn, Belleville township, 103 onions.
Thos. Benson, Liberty. 104 plate of apples. 105 plate of apples.
P M Howard, 106 1/2 bushel potatoes.
S Pentico, Eik Creek, 107 1/2 bushel sweet potatoes,
108 1% bushel Irish potatoes.
P M Howard, 109 % bushel of oats, 110 1% bushel Irish potatoes, 111 /2 bushel Irish potatoes, 112 50 ears White Dent corn.
Thos Benson Liberty, 113 1% bushel oats.
B F Carson, Belleville. 114 50 ears White Dent corn.
P M Howard, 115 1% bushel wheat.
C A Ball, 116 50 ears Yellow Dent, 117 1/2 bushel Irish potatoes.
H. J. Slutts, 118 decorated float of farm products.
P M Howard. 119 1/2 bushel wheat,
Chas Larson, 120 50 ears White Dent corn,
121 1% bushel Calico corn, 122 1/2 bushel Irish potatoes.
James S Price, 123 sample of alfalfa,
124 1 pumpkin, 125 1 squash.
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Geo. Thompson.
126 50 ears White Dent corn .
A M Canfield. Belleville City,
127 12 bushel sweet potatoes
J. II Waterson. Rose Creek,
128 50 ears Bloody Butcher corn, 129 50 ears Yellow Dent corn, 130 50 ears White Dent corn. 131 5 Years Calico corn, 132 50 ears pop corn
A. M. Cantield,
133 12 bushel onions, (grown from seed. )
Mrs. Gardner, Washington,
131 pumpkins.
I C Ware, Scandia, 13 sweet corn,
W Bateman. Courtland.
135 50 ears White Dent corn. 136 50 ears Yellow Dent corn, 137 apples
J D Pangle,
139 50 ears pop corn.
W. M. Eccles, Farmington, 140 50 ears White Dent corn,
S T Collins, 141 sample of wheat,
142 sample of eorn grown from seed supposed to be 4,000 years old.
Lewis Young, 143 16 bushel Irish potatoes.
O. B. Haven,
144 12 bushel Irish potatoes,
Rose Creek township 25.00
Jefferson township .. . 3d 15.00
White Dent corn:
G. M. Hempblll. Belleville .. 1st 5.00
John L Lewis, Belleville township, 147 % bushel Irish potatoes.
U. S. G Bowersox, Union, 148 50 ears White Dent corn. C Baker,
149 50 ears Yellow Dent cora.
J. A. Cardwell, Union 150 50 ears Calico corn.
Aaron Boyes, 151 plate of apples.
M Kenney, Elk.
1:2 50 ears Yellow Dent corn.
Il. C. Hancock Albion, 153 1 plate apples, 154 1 plate apples, 155 6 longest ears of corn.
G. W. Hubbard, Lincoln, 156 50 ears pop corn.
L. N. Bonner. Belleville, 157 % bushel sweet potatoes. Toney flansleek. Fairview.
158 12 bushel Irish potatoes,
159 % do (Io do
160 1% do do do
John Randall .Jefferson. 161 1 plate of grapes.
J. O. Larson. Beaver, 162 % bushel spring wheat.
Wm. Bateman, Courtland, 163ยบ1 plate of apples.
W. II. Remy, Washington. 164 % bushel Irish potatoes.
W. ( Tate, Norway, 165 1% bushel Yellow Dent corn. Thos Ward, 166 50 ears squaw corn.
Baby entries:
Otis Lash, 4 mo .; Paul Fulcomer, 10
mo .: Helen R. Legerstrom, ? mo .; Chas. W. Rae. 9 mo., first prize; Trueman Smith. 11 mo., second prize: Maude Buhner, Il mo .; Lewis Harold Chlastie, 10 mo .: Ester Hicks, 3 mo .: Elmer Logue, 2 mo .; Leslie Waters, 8 mo ; Freddie Sherman. 4 mo : Isabelle Collins, 4 mo .; Mollie Nixon, 1 mo .: Willie Kelley. 12 mo .: Fern Corwin. 6 mo : Walter Polly, 9 mo .; Bessie Kuhn. 4 mo .: Evert Thom- as, 1 year: IFelen Bales. 10 weeks; Rosey Robins. 4 mo .: Elsie Swenson. Il mo.
Following are the judges and awards: Com. on decorated bicycles and car- riages: Mrs. D. D. Bramwell, Mrs. Dr. Kamp, Mrs. Chauncy Perry.
Best decorated horse and rider: Mrs D. D Bramwell, Mrs. Dr. Kamp. Mrs. Chaunc. Perry.
Com Township display: T. M. Thompson, D. Lake. Joseph Brenneman
Com. on Individual display : Wm. Bell,
John Yale. John Mosshart
Display by townships:
Freedom township Ist $50.00
J. M. Randall. Jefferson .... . 2d 3.00 Smith Brothers, Norway .... 3d 2.00
Yellow Dent corn:
M Kenney. Elk Creek ...... Ist 5 00 GeorgeW. Sickel . Freedom 2d 3.00
P. D. Patterson. Lincoln ... .. 3d 2.00 Calico corn: J. A. Cardwell. Union 1st 5.00
J H. Watterson .. 2d
3.00
Bloody Buteher corn:
J. F. Smith. Jefferson 1st 5.00
A. P. Larson. Warwick. 3.00
I. N. Champion, Jefferson .. 3d 2.00 Pop corn:
Chas. Pangle, Belleville CityIst 2.00
Willis Childs. Freedom .. 1.00
J. M. Randall. Jefferson . .. 3d .50
Sweet corn:
I. C. Ware, Seandia City .. Ist 3 00
A. J. Hill Belleville City .... 2d 2.00
A. J. Hi l. Belleville City .... 3d 1 00 White Kaffir eorn:
A. Steenblock. Rose Creek Ist 3 00
M. L. Canfield, Freedom .... 2d 2 00
WV. P. Hamilton Belleville .. 3d 1.10
Squaw corn: 'I'h. mas Ward 1st 2 00
Irish potatoes:
Abott Cheney, Freedom. .. Ist 3.00 Lewis Young, Rose Creek .. 2d 2.00
F. N. Townsend, Big Bend. 30 1.00 Sweet potatoes:
Henry Passmore, Grant .. . 1st 3.00
A. M. Canfield. Belleville C, 2d 2.00 L. N. Bonner. Belleville .....: d 1.00 Six largest ears corn. H. C. Hancoek, Albion, Te'escope 1 year.
145 '2 bushel Irish potatoes. M Kenney, 146 22 bushel Irish potatoes.
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Six heaviest ears of corn:
A. P. Larsog. Warwlek. Telescope 1 year. A. P. Larson. Warwick, by Cash Store. 1 pound Tourist coffee.
Best peck Irish potatoes:
M. L. Canfield. Freedom, Teleseope 1 year.
Best plate apples:
II. C. Hancock. Albion, Freeman 1 year.
Best 12 bushe! onions: John Kuan. Belleville township. 6 loaves bread. S. S. Brown.
Best plate grapes:
John Randall, Jefferson, Freeman 1 year.
Best 12 bushel wheat:
J. O. Larson. Beaver-Cash Store. 1 pound Tourist coffee. N. Y. Store. towel rack and mirror.
Largest Squash: Geo. Cowles, Lincoln-Cash Store, 1 pound Tourist coffee.
Best Hubbard squash:
E. J. Miller, Washington -J. C. Daw- son. photo album.
Largest pumpkin:
J. W. Aboott. Big Bend-1 pound of Tourist coffee by Cash Store.
Sack Race 50 yards: C. L. Ward .. $1.00
Egg race: J. T. Fleming 1.0)
Throwing sledge: W. Parks 2.00
Standing jump:
W. Parks 2.00
Running jump: W. Parks 2.00
Strongest team of horses or mules:
A. C. Taylor. .1st 5.00
Geo. Munger, no premium on 2d.
Tug of war: Union, J. J. Eastman, Capt Ist 12 00 Rose Creek. L. Young Capt 2d 6.00 Baby show, 20 entries. Mrs. Chas. W. Rea (Ist baby 9 month old) 6.00
Mrs. Truman Smith (2d baby 10 months old) 4.00
Best exhibit of farm product by any indi idual, grown on the land owned or controlled by the exhibitor, John Fulcomer Belleville City ... 10.00
Best display farm products any one farm, John A. Swenson. Freedom 10.00
Best decorated float of agricul- tural products by any one in- dividual :
H. J. Slutts, Freedom .1st 10.00
Aaron Perry . . 2d 5.00 H. C. Swartz Washington, Telescope 1 year.
"Crop that Never Fails in Kan- sas" represented by Liberty township float . 1st 10.00 Jefferson township. Freeman 1 year
200 yard foot race: WV. Parks Ist 3.00
S Baldwin 2d 2.00
Best parade by any society: Sons and Daughters of Jus- tice. Belleville 10.00
Best decorated family vehicle: J. E. Caswell 5 00
Best decorated horse and rider: Cash Store Indian. 1.00
Bicycle float:
Effie Chapin 1st 5.00 Minerva Weightman 2d 3 00
Single bieycle: Grettie Crummer and Millie Carstensen.
To the officers and committees who engineered it the people owe a debt of gratitude. They seem to have been the right men in the right places. Circumstances and opportunity develop the genius and ability of men to do. Others might have done as well; none could have done bet- ter, and where all have done so well it is difficult to dis- criminate in favor of any, still I desire to especially men- tion Senator R. B. Ward, chairman executive committee; S. C. Crummer, chairman committee on printing and ad- vertising; Hon. J. M. Doyle, Ex-Mayor H. T. Crawford, Capt. C. A. Potts, treasurer, and J. T. Patterson, marshal; also Miss Lucy Howard, county superintendent, for active interest taken in having the schools represented in the pa- rade.
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CHAPTER XXIII.
SECRET ORGANIZATIONS.
Belleville Lodge No. 96, I. O. O. F. was instituted Aug- ust 27th, 1872 by Geo. W. Shriner, Deputy Grand Master. The following is a list of the charter members: W. H. Allen, W. H. Pilkenton, A. J. Smith, A. J. Hill, and A. Blocklinger, only one of whom, Brother A. J. Hill now holds member- ship in the lodge. This is the pioneer secret organization in Republic county. The membership June 30th, 1900 was 53.
White Rock Lodge No. 126, I. O. O. F., was instituted June 26th, 1875, by Special Deputy Grand Master W. H. Pilkenton. The following are the charter members: An drew Lowe, W. K. Miller, D. L. Badley, Samuel Akins, J. W. Johnson, John Hobson, A. B. Young, Joseph Smith, and John Counzelman. This lodge was instituted at the old town of White Rock, the place of meeting for the first two or three years being on the second floor above Brother Bagley's blacksmith shop. On the advent of the railroad the place of meeting was moved to Courtland where regu- lar meetings are held every week. The membership June 30th, 1900 was 21.
Ida Lodge No. 127, I. O. O. F., was instituted May 17, 1878, by W. H. Pilkenton, Deputy Grand Master; Charter members: J. S. Davenport, John Davenport, Henry Bartle, Robert Allen, F. T. Powell and D. H. Johnson. The place of meeting has been changed from Ida to Munden, where meetings are regularly held every Saturday night. The membership June 30th, 1900 was 39.
Scandia Lodge No. 165, I. O. O. F., was instituted March 12th, 1880, by W. H. Pilkenton, Grand Master of the state of Kansas, who appointed the following assist- ants: Grand marshal, D. L. Badley; grand warden, H. K. Peckham; grand secretary, E. A. Hallowell; grand guard-
The I. O. O. F. and A. O. U. W. Block, Belleville, Kans.
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ian, W. A. Brock. The following is a list of the charter members: M. Curran, W. A. Smith, J. L. Dixon, A. B. Wilder, Daniel Young, Leroy Whitney, C. P. Carstensen, M. Weislogel, R. Nicholas and T. M. Little. At the first meeting M. Curran was elected N. G .; L. Whitney, V. G .; W. A. Smith, recording secretary; C. P. Carstensen, treas- urer. At this meeting the following persons were duly initiated as members: P. Curran, D. F. Longnecker, W. F. Allen and James Weyand. This lodge was incorporated under the laws of the state of Kansas, February 22d, 1883, and is now in a prosperous condition, with a membership of 66.
Republic City Lodge No. 204, I. O. O. F., was institut- ed June 22d, 1882, by A. H. Dow, Grand Master State of Kansas. The following is a list of charter members: T. M. Little, D. S. Zencker, A. T. Miller, F. W. Craft, T. C. Clark, W. E. Finley, I. W. Williams, M. C. Polley, Wm. Taylor, T. F. Marlatt and Chas. Somers. The present officers are: F. W. Craft, N. G .; I. W. Williams, V. G., J. Beck, secretary. Present membership, 72. Meet every Saturday night at their hall in Republic City.
Nelson Lodge No. 294, at Norway, wasinstituted by. J. S. Codding in 1885, assisted by brothers from Belleville and Scandia. Its present membership is 17.
Wayne Lodge No. 366, I. O. O. F., at Wayne, was in- stituted by I. O. Savage, March 14, 1890, with the follow- ing charter members: J. M. Campbell, Geo. W. Pell, W. G. Dallas, J. A. Fetters and Wm. H. Morgan. Twenty-nine persons were duly initiated, receiving all or part of the three degrees. This prosperous lodge meets every Friday night at its hall in Wayne. Membership, June 30th, 1900, 41.
Cuba Lodge, No. 371, I. O. O. F., at Cuba, was institut- ed by I. O. Savage, May 13th, 1890, with the following charter members: D. A. Allen, F. S. Sherman, I. F. Moon, John Kuchera, B. C. Williams, J. A. Johnson, Morris Tur- pin, A. T. Gillean, W. H. Beels, F. T. Baker, F. Slospanski and F. B. Kirk. Thirty-three persons were duly initiat-
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ed, receiving all of the three degrees, leaving the lodge with forty-five members. The present membership is 37.
Narka Lodge No. 386, I. O. O. F., of Narka, was insti- tuted March 19, 1891, by I. O. Savage, of Belleville, assist- ed by H. O. Studley, D. H. Ferguson, S. C. Crummer, H. B. Brown, C. E. Leedom, and the Degree Team of Belle- ville Lodge No. 96. with the following charter members: Samuel Patton, S. M. Edwards, W. F. Bobenhouse, W. B. Mitchem, J. A. Anderson, A. Brosh, A. B. Peebles, George Farlow, B. F. Doval, U. B. McIntyre, C. E. Mcintyre, and Hiram Beck. Forty-two persons were initiated. and eight brothers admitted by card, leaving the lodge with 62 mem- bers. Membership, June 30th, 1900, 44.
Charity Rebekah Lodge No. 76, I. O. O. F .. was insti- tuted at Belleville, October 4th, 1886, by V. Vantrump, special deputy, with twenty-two charter members, as fol- lows: Brothers E. Strong, A. Dixon, L. N. Tweedy, F. H. Stoddard, Chas. Hunter, R. E. Sweeny, Mark Wright, R. H. Weightman, D. W. Goodwin, G. W. Personett, Geo. N. Davis, H. O. Studley, Henry C. Brown, C. Caruthers, S. C. Crummer, L. W. Leavenworth, G. W. McKee and Ezra Mackey; Sisters M. E. Vantrump, Christina Weightman, A. A. Hamilton and Electa Wray-eighteen brothers and four sisters-only one of whom is a member of Rebekah Lodge today, and that is Sister Wray, who has held con- tinuous membership in this lodge ever since it was insti- tuted, three having died and all the others fallen from grace. This is a sad commentary on Oddfellowship, but only emphasizes the fact that many are active and appar- ently earnest in any good work at its commencement, but that only a few remain faithful to the end, through evil as well as good report. My observation convinces me that the above statement is applicable to any and all charitable and benevolent organizations on earth. The night this lodge was instituted twelve persons were added, leaving the lodge with a membership of thirty-four. The first of- ficers were: Brother L. W. Leavenworth, N. G .; Sister M.
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