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M. HARRY O'BRIEN
H. Harry O'Brien was born in LaSeur county. Minnesota, in 1877. He was raised on a farm and lived there with his parents until about seventeen years of age. Later he studied for awhile in St. Paul at the Minnesota College of Law, and afterwards studied in the office of Judge Andrews at Mankato, Minn., and was ad- mitted to the bar at Pierre. S. D., before the Supreme Court at their April term in 1904 and at once settled in Highmore, where he has a lucrative practice. Mr. O'Brien is quick in perception, alert in the trial of cases, and well prepared to meet his antag- onist. He resides at Highmore with his wife and baby.
ELI JOHNSON
Eli Johnson is a lawyer by profession, though he has not J. E. HOLLANDER. kept at the practice as his life work and as he intended to do when he started out. He studied law in Washington county, Ohio, with Knowells & Loomis and later on was a partner in the firm. He afterwards moved to Cher- okee, Iowa, where he resided until his removal to Highmore in 1883. He was a member of the legislature in Iowa from Cherokee County District composed of several counties in 1866 and 7. Mr. Johnson since he has been here has tried some cases and his most effective forte is his talk to a jury. Being a man wellinformed and
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of a versatile mind, he calls into play a fund of philosophy of cor- relative matter applicable to his case and gives the jurors something to think about. One of our citizens, a friend of Mr. Johnson, was arrested for some crime and tried in Clark county this state and Mr. Johnson went there to defend him. His opponent was S. H. Elrod, afterwards governor, and Mr. Elrod told the writer of Mr. John- son's speech to the jury, and said that the astute lawyer was so wound up in sympathy for his friend he actually shed tears, and established in the minds of the jurors the fact that there was no intent to crime and hence no. crime was committed. His client was acquitted. Mr. Johnson Is now State's Attorney.
ROYAL C. JOHNSON
Royal C. Johnson, a son of the present State's Attorney Eli Johnson, was born in Cherokee, Iowa, in 1882 and came with his parents upon their removal to Highmore in 1883. He attended ROYAL C. JOHNSON the public school at Highmore, and later on was at Yankton Col- lege from which place after three years study he attended the Uni- versity of South Dakota at Vermillion, and graduated from the law department there in 1906, and upon the proper certificates was ad- mitted by the State Supreme Court. He soon after opened a law office at Highmore and is now assistant State's Attorney and at- tends to the active duties of that office. Mr. Johnson is young yet in the practice, but has tried many cases in the courts and has shown his fitness, and being a student his further experience will no doubt commmand for him a good clientage.
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In 1882 or 3 John P. Organ and John P. Kelly established a law office in Highmore, but they did not long remain for the pros- pects then were not inviting. Mr, Kelly died a few years ago in New York state, and Mr, Organ is now a prominent attorney at Council Bluffs, Iowa.
In May, 1886, the lawyers of Hyde county formed a bar asso- ciation. There were present G. L. F. Robinson, A. N. Van Camp, John T. Blakemore, M. G. Sinon, John L. Greer, Homer James and J. L. Haight. They elected officers, met a few times, but the organization soon faded away, and we have not heard of it for many years. Perhaps their many con- flicts in local courts created an individual belligerency which left a fraternal gathering a mong them entirely out of question.
On another page will be seen H. H. Horner, a lawyer of Pierre, which was placed there upon the writer's request, as Mr. Horner is an early settler in the J. S, HARRIS Capital city and has attended about every term of court here from the first, and is a lawyer of promise and of much legal ability. We were also pleased to have Judge L. E. Gaffy under the court heading, for he is very popular in Hyde county with the bar and the people, and known to be an able and conscientious jurist, and who kept things moving is his court without any waste of time.
THE COURT HOUSE
While the first term of court was held in 1885 in a rented build- ing, the next term was held in the court house. An effort was made
DAVID MOORE
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to have a court house in 1885. April 6, 1885, the County Board authorized an election to be held May 12, 1885, to vote upon the proposition to issue bonds in the sum of fifteen hundred dollars to build court house and jail. Notice of election was given and on that day there were cast 456 votes as follows: For court house 114, against 342. The next move was made in Oct. 1885, when the County Board ordered an election to be held November 3, 1885, up- on the proposition to issue bonds in the sum of $7,000, to build a court house and jail. The result of that election was 263 votes for and 184 against. That election having determined the question in favor of a court house, E. O. Parker offered to the County Board Block 7 in Parker's Town of Highmore as a court house site, up- on the consideration of one dollar. A. E. Van Camp offered to the Board, Block 14 of Van Camp & Old's Addition to Highmore upon the same consideration of one dollar. The Board accepted the of- fer of Mr. Van Camp, and appointed a committee to investigate the title, which committee performed their duty and reported that the title was perfect, upon which Mr. Van Camp and wife executed to the county a quit claim deed of the block mentioned. As a part of this deed there was a reverting clause which reads as follows: "Said interest hereby conveyed to revert to grantor unless said second party builds a court house and jail on said block within one year from this date, and uses and maintains the same for county purposes, and if at any time said block ceases to be used for said purposes, the interest hereby shall revert, and this instrument shall be deemed null and void." It is the opinion of the writer that the county should place a court house on that black, which is a valuable piece ot property, unless this is done the courts are liable to revert it to its original owner.
They advertised for plans and specifications, and for bids to put up the court house and jail. Plans and specifications were pre- pared and filed, and bids were filed to be opened on a certain day. On that day it was found that the lowest bid, and which was ac-
HYDE COUNTY'S FIRST COURT HOUSE, BURNED JUNE 20, 1892.
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cepted, was by August Carlson and James Jackson of Ree Heights, who constructed the building at the contract price, being $4,475, and finished it June 16, 1886.
Thomas Kane & Co. were given the contract for Court House furniture at $215, and Mosler Bahman & Co. for jail with one cell, two vault doors and three window grates for $1700. The Court house contractors were also paid $270 for extras. That Court house was burned June 20, 1892, and by the fire many of the Court house papers were also destroyed. The Commissioners' record does not seem to mention the authority by which they took posses- sion of the building now used and occupied as a court house, but they took charge of the building at once after the fire, and April 14, 1893, they entered into a contract with A. N. Gerhart to purchase the ground and the building, being lot 17, block 3, Van Camp's first addition to Highmore, together with adjoining lots belonging to the Phoenix hotel property, for the consideration of $2700.
The deal was soon after closed and the county acquired title to the building and grounds now used as the County Court house. The Board then provided for vaults and other necessary fixtures in order to place the property in good condition for use.
July 4, 1886, there was a large gathering at the Court house for the double purpose of celebrating the day, and formerly presenting the Court house as a building to the people of the county, by the board of County Commissioners. A. E. Van Camp as chairman of the board made the presentation speech, and as his speech is pre- served in the Bulletin we partly quote from it as follows: "Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen:
As chairman of the board of County Commissioners I was noti- fied that I would be expected to make a speech.
Now it happens that I am like Aaron of old inasmuch as I am not given to talking, so if anyone expects a lengthy discourse I fear they will be disappointed. I will confine myself chiefly to a brief hist- ory of the county. Hyde County's first settlement dates back four
OUR PRESENT COURT HOUSE
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years ago. Four years ago today the first plat was placed on file. Although our number was small, still we felt the same glow of patriotism burning within us and we celebrated the first national anniversary within the county with as much enthusiasm if not as much noise as if we had numbered by hundreds. Dinner was served under a few rough boards, one end placed on the roof of the old railroad coal shed where now stands the Van Dusen ware house, the other end resting on a wagonl. We ate our pie and cakes and chank our lemonade straight." (Here Mr. Van Camp gives a de- tailed history of the county an ! its organization, and then closes his remarks as follows: "Before presenting this building I will re- mark that the amount of bonds issued to erect this court house and jail called for $7000. seeins so small an amount for which it was to be applied that the board was at a loss how to se- cure the best result. After due deliberation and careful planning a way was devised. I feel proud JAMES BARBER to say that the building cominit- tee consisting of Moore, Murphy, and Crose have not only done jus- tice to the tax payers of Hyde county, but credit to themselves, knowing they have had the interest of the county uppermost in all their transactions, and now, fellow citizens and tax payers of Hyde county and members of the bar, in behalf of the County board I take pleasure in presenting this building to you, hoping that through the coming years and so long as its walls may stand, that Justice may be meted out alike to the rich and the poor. Thanking
JOHN E. CAMPBELL AND WIFE
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you, ladies and gentlemen, for your close attention, the balance of the day is yours."
Until such a time as we had a permanent Court house the county board provided rooms for the county officers in different parts of the town. At their meeting November 29, 1884, they se- lected the upper floor of the Van Camp & Hadley building (since burned) for some of the officers, a room in the Everhard bank build- ing, recently vacated by the First National Bank, for the County Treasurer, and a room in the rear of Haight & Sinon's law office for the Register of Deeds. These rooms were so occupied until July I, 1886, at a rental of $53.00 a month.
W. B. HAML'N, SR., AND FAMILY.
CHAPTER VI
SECRET SOCIETIES
MASONIC
There is in Highmore one Masonic Lodge-the "Ree Valley Lodge A. F. & A. M. This lodge was organized at Highmore Oct. 22, 1884. The first officers were appointed and consisted of the following: E. O. Parker, Treasurer; O. Kenyon, Secretary; N. F. Bates, Senior Warden; D. W. Peppel, Junior Warden; L. B. Smith, Senior Deacon; S. R. Meigs, Junior Deacon; Stewards, J. F. Gowdy and S. G. Trine; A. A. Dibble, Tyler. At this first meeting Charles H. Price presided as Worshipful Master.
The lodge at that time was small in numbers, as the next meet- ing, Nov. 12, 1884, had only nine members present and two visitors, but other members were soon added; among them at that early day were E. S. Martin, John Newell, Charles P. Swanson. J. R. Gowdy, W. H. Tomlinson and J. C. Blundell. Mr. Price continued as mas- ter of the lodge until the Dec. 1886 meeting, when N. F. Bates was elected to succeed Mr. Price. Masters of the lodge since Mr. Bates are as follows in their respective order: john H. McCord, N. F. Bates, C. P. Swanson, H. B. Young, A. E. Van Camp, W. R. McDowell, W. E. Reeve, A. E. Van Camp, H. H. Stoner, and W. G. Mclaughlin.
The present officers of the lodge are as follows:
W. G. Mclaughlin Worshipful Master.
A. E. Van Camp Senior Warden.
C. H. Drew Junior Warden.
H. H. Stoner Senior Deacon.
W. W. Yeandle Junior Deacon.
C. H. Gray. . Secretary.
O. C. Kippenbrock Senior Steward.
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C. W. Trent. .Junior Steward.
Wm. Goetchius .. Tylor.
S. Drew . Treasurer.
EASTERN STAR
This lodge is a ladies' auxilliary to the Masonic Lodge, and was
first regularly instituted at High- more on the 12th day of Febru- ary, 1903, acting under dispensa- tion from the Grand Lodge, and so acted until July 7, 1903, when it organized as Chapter 68. The lodge was instituted by Grand Patron Marshall R. Brown pre- siding, assisted by Gertrude Briggs of Crescent Chapter No. 4, and Ora Baldwin of Crescent Chapter No. 4 acting as Grand Marshall.
At this meeting the following named officers were assigned to their respective stations: Mary Mr. and Mrs. O, C. Kippenbrock. A. Yeandle, Worthy Matron; Socrates Drew, Worthy Patron; Minnie R. Kippenbrock, Associ- ate Matron; C. P. Swanson, Sec. Augusta Gerhart; Treas. Anna M. Stoner, Conductress; Harriet E. Swanson, Associate Conductress; Abbie Drew, Adah; Martha Drew, Ruth; Georgiana B. Meigs, Esther; Clara A. Barnes, Martha: Bessie Meigs, Electa.
At their 49th regular meeting held in November, 1907, the following were elected, and are the present officers for the lodge for 1908.
Bessie Meigs. Worthy Matron.
W. G. Mclaughlin Worthy Patron.
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Abbie Drew . Associate Matron.
Melva L. Angle. Treasurer.
Minnie R. Kippenbrock. Secretary.
Nannie Harlan
Margaret Hemmingson.
Conductress
Assistant C. nductress.
ODD FELLOWS
Highmore Lodge No. 89 was instituted at Highmore May 6, 1886, with the fol- lowing named persons as charter members: Edgar E. Barnes, Charles H Price, John T. Blakemore, Joseph W. O'Brien, Francis B. Tallman, Joseph A. Pat- terson and Philip Van Buskirk. These met the District Deputy Grand Mas- ter with some visiting breth- ren from Ree Heights, St. C. W. TRENT. Lawrence and Miller, at their hall in Highmore, May II, 1886, and proceeded to institute Lodge No. 89. An election was held at this meeting and the following officers of the lodge were chosen: Charles H. Price, N. G .; F. B. Tallman, V. G .; John T. Blakemore, Secretary; Joseph O'Brien, Treasurer. The following were ap- pointed: Philip Van Buskirk, Inside Guardian; Joseph O'Brien, Right Supporter to N. G.
This order is quite prominent and flourishing in Highmore and has for its present officers the following named persons: M. H. O'Brien N. G.
J. B. Ringer V. G. James Buchan Secretary.
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W. B. Hamlin .. Treasurer.
This order is purely fraternal in its nature, as expressed in its
motto which is "Friendship, Love and Truth."
REBEKAH
This order bears the name of the "Pride of the West," and was organized in Highmore March 23, 1901, as an auxilliary to the Odd Fellow Lodge. The first meeting was called to order by Etta A. Whitcher acting as special deputy Grand, commis- sioned by the State Assembly who instituted the lodge with the following as charter members: J. A. Patterson, Mary A. Patter- son, J. H. Pilkington, Bertha A. Pilkington, Frankie Winans, Mary E. Winans, Mrs. M. Stoner, Florence Stine, Julia Stoner, L. A. HENDRICKS Mrs. Anna Stoner, Geo. C. Stoner, James Buchan, Clara Tryon, Geo. Tosh, Bertha Gerhart, W. N. Van Camp, Mrs. C. P. Swanson, I. L. Angle, Mrs. I. L. Angle, Bernard Samuels, Mrs. J. C. Stoner, Mrs. Sadie Pilkington, and Marion Young.
The following at this first meeting were elected officers: Anna Stoner, Noble Grand; Bertha Pilkington, Vice Grand; Mary Winans, Secretary; Mattie Little, Treasurer.
The present officeis of the lodge are as follows:
Mrs. Nettie L. Welch Noble Grand.
Miss Ethel Clark Vice Grand.
Miss Edna Clark Secretary.
Mrs. R. W. P.rry. Treasurer
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MODERN WOODMEN
The incorporated name of this order is "The Modern Wood- men of America." It is fraternal in its character with insurance benefits, and has a Latin motto which interpreted in English means "For Others' Lives."
The order was established in Highmore April 6, 1898. Its charter members were Ray Bal- Jard, G. H. Bottcher, G. F. Bran- dell, N. L. Calkins, A. H. Ever- hard, J. H. Figley, S. K. Gregg, O. C. Kippenbrock, T. H. McWeeney, Sam Mason, C. E. Leithead, E. J. Quirk, J. H. Pilkington, L. Rolewitch, W. E. Stewart, G. C. Stoner, J. K. Van Camp, A. N. Van Camp, and J. H. Wooley. The lodge was or- ganized by J. M. Johnson, and its first elected officers consisted DANIEL HALEY of the following named persons: Consul, W. N. Van Camp; Ad- visor, N. L. Calkins; Banker, A. H. Everhard; Clerk, C. E. Leithead; Physician, C. E. Leithead; Watchman, O. C. Kippen- brock; Sentry, W. E. Stewart; Managers. J. K. Van Camp, J. H. Pilkington and E. J. Quirk.
This order has a membership now of seventy six. Its present officers are;
Consul G. C. Stoner.
.C. L. Ford.
Advisor
Banker . Charles Robinson.
W. N. Van Camp.
Clerk
Escort . . .J. N. King.
Watchman W. H. Tryon
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Sentry J. H. Wooley.
Managers John Keiser, E. J. Quirk and G. M. Wells. Only one person connected with the order here has died since the organization; that was Edward Dobson.
CHARLES SMITH.
DEGREE OF HONOR
The incorporated name of this lodge is "Highmore Lodge No. 76 Degree of Honor," and is an auxilliary to the Ancient Order of United Workmen. It was or- ganized at Highmore March 13. 1901. Its charter members consisted of the following: Mar- garet McCullen, Mary Yeandle, Nettie Whitcher, Harriet Swan- son, Sarah Lightv, Margaret E. Stoner, G. C. Stoner, A. E. Van Camp, O. L. Whild, C. P. Swan- son, M. E. Miller, A. H. Ever- hard, H. D. Ohl, W. W. Yeandle, and A. McCullen.
The lodge was instituted by the Grand Chief of Honor Laura Comstock, and after organization at their first meeting the follow- ing officers were elected: P. C. of H., Nettie Whitcher; C. of H. Margaret McCullen; L. of H. Mary A. Yeandle; C. of C., Sarah Lighty; Recorder, Harriet Swanson; Financier, Margaret E. Stoner. At the following meeting to complete the list of officers the follow- ing were appointed: Receiver, Katherine Gilligan; Lady Usher, Atta Ohl; Inside Watch, Jane Ohl; Outside Watch, A. E. Van Camp.
This Lodge has now a membership of sixty-seven, it meets once each month and is fraternal in its character with insurance. Its
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present officers are as follows:
P. C. of H Alice Meigs
C. of H.
Harriet Swanson
L. of H Mary A. Yeandle
C. of C
Florence Walker
Recorder. Bessie Meigs
Financier. . Nannie Harlan
A. O. U. W.
The above signifies the "An- cient Order of United Workmen" The applicants for a charter for a subordinate lodge of this order met at the Odd Fellows Hall in Highmore on the evening of Oct. 8, 1887. Deputy Grand Master James I. Hontz called the meet- ing to order and presided. John T. Blakemore was appointed Recorder and Financier pro tem. The charter members consisted of the following named persons: Mathias Becker, John T. Blake- more, Henry W. Brace, Francis W. Gustin, John L. Greer, Fred H. HEMMINGSON W. Goudy, Lewis C. Hadley, Jacob T. Haight, John Mayer, Syl- vanus R. Meigs, Martin G. Sinon, Abram E. Van Camp, Andrew N. Van Camp, Frank Wareham, Fred J. Wareham, and George H. Wareham. It was voted that the Lodge should be "Union." The following persons were elected as its first office.s: Past Master Workman, A. N. Van Camp; Master Workman, J. T. Haight, Foreman, H. W. Brace; Overseer, L. C. Hadley; Financier, J. L. Greer; Receiver, M. G. Sinon; Recorder, J. T. Blakemore; Guide, Fred W. Goudy ; Inside Watchman, Frei J. Wareham; Outside Watch-
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man, F. J. Gustin; Trustees, S. R. Meigs, George H. Wareham and Matthias Becker.
The emblem of this order is the Anchor and Shield.
The following persons are its present officers:
M. W. L. W. Carter
Foreman
I. M. Burnside
Overseer
A. McCullen
Recorder.
A. E. Van Camp
Financier
M. E. Miller
Receiver S. Drew
Guide H. C. Harris
I. W. A. Derck
O. W. H. D. Ohl
Trustees, G W. Mclaughlin, S. Drew, H. C. Shober.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
This order has been established in Highmore but recently. A meeting of those who made peti- tion to the Grand Lodge was held February 10, 1908, and was called to order by Grand Chan- celor Warren, who announced that it was his purpose to insti-
Mrs. James Barber and children.
tute Highmore Lodge No. 88, Knights of Pythias, of the domain of South Dakota. The following constitute the charter members: Geo. L Havens, Frank N. Harlan, L. A. Hendricks, L. M. Hanson J. H. Irwin, A. L. Lamos, B. M. Mitchell, M. E. Melton, A. McCul- len, W. V. Osborn, John B. Perkins, R. B. Rockwell, H. H. Stoner Geo. C. Stoner, L. A. Sherer, K. M. Sackett, G. W. Walker, A. Bordner, A. G. Button, L. E. Cummings, J. Earl Core, John Irwin, L. E. Friars, James Buchan, John E. Campbell, C. H. Drew, C. H. Gray, J. E. Hollander, H. W. Hamilton, M. H. Harter, H. P.
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Hemmingson, Jack Moore, John T. Melbourne, Cary C. Neff, G. A. Stout, J. H. Pilkington, J. C. Stoner, Jr., C. C. Sheen, S. Van Camp, Frank Volek, W. E. Beaver, Mervin Mclaughlin, Royal C. Johnson, E. J. Quirk, and C. G. Walker.
Part of the above were members by card, and others, the ranks were conferred upon them that evening.
The following are the present officers of the Lodge:
Geo. L. Havens. C. C
L. A. Hendricks V. C.
John B. Perkins. . Prelate
C. H. Gray
M. of W.
L. A. Sherer
K. of R.&S.
R. B. Rockwell
M. of F.
C. H. Drew
M. of E.
J. H. Pilkington
M. at A.
H. P. Hemmingson
I. G.
James Buchan
O. G.
Representaives to Grand Lodge, L. E. Cummings and Geo. C. Stoner.
ROYAL NEIGHBORS
A sufficient number of signers were obtained to apply for char- ter of a Lodge of "Royal Neigh- JOE ARTZ bors" of America" in Highmore, the first meeting of which was held March 31, 1906, in the record of which it is designated as Camp No. 4437. The meeting was called to order by Eva E. Williams, Deputy Supreme Oracle, and Maude Jones was appointed temporary recorder, when the names of sign- ers to the charter were accepted as members. An election of offi- cers was then held, which resulted as follows:
Bertha Pilkington. . Oracle
Margaret Van Camp
Vice Oracle
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Jennie Keiser Past Oracle
Lora Keiser . Chancellor
Ella Van Camp Recorder
Grace Traver Receiver
Maude Jones. . Marshal
Minnie Young
Assistant Marshal
Lucy Cowan
Anna Reha
Outside Sentinel
Managers. J. E. Van Camp Jennie Keiser and Marie Van Camp.
I. M. Burnside.
Physician
The present officers in this Lodge are:
Mvra Ford ... Oracle
Lora Wo ley
Vice Oracle
Bertha Pilkington ... Past Oracle
Mrs. Jennie Keiser .» .. . Chancellor
Ella Van Camp.
Recorder
Bessie Thompson
Receiver
Nellie Quirk Marshal
Emma Bottcher.
I. Sentinel
Marie Van Camp ...
.. O. Sentinel
Managers ..
. Charles Robinson
Jennie Keiser and Reta VanCamp MACCABEES
The local name of this order in Hyde County is. "Highmore Tent No. 33." This subordinate lodge was organized December 16, 1903, by State Commander C. K Hill, and meets the first and third Monday of each month. Its object is fraternal and beneficiary. The first principal officers of the lodge were H. H. Stoner, Past. Commander, Geo. C. Stoner, Commander, Bart M. Mitchell, Lient. : Commander and M. L. McLaughlin, Record Keeper. The present .
JAMES BARBER, SR.
Inside Sentinel
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officers are:
J. V. Atwood .
Commander
Arthur Yeandle Lieut. Commander
G. C. Stoner . Record Keeper
The charter members were as follows: H. H. Stoner, G. C. Stoner, B. M. Mitchell, M. L. Mclaughlin, James Volek, H. B.Ohl, J. E. Campbell, James Gorey, Ed. Qui.k, John H. King, W. W.
Yeandle and J. E. Holl- ander.
YEOMAN
Highmore Homestead No. 1264 of the Brotherhood of American Yeoman was or- ganized June 14, 1905, by District Manager W. E. Cornwall, and the following members were adopted.
H. H. Stoner, H. P. Hem- mingson, C. H. Drew, W. L. Quirk, B. F. Cornell, R. W. Reddick, C. O. Crown- ingshield, Joseph L. Kusser, Wm. M. Harrington, Ira N. Keiser, Ben F. Barber, James E. Barber, Henry O. Lawson, Emina Sherer.
J. H. WOOLEY
Social Members-L. A. Sherer, Harry Sunding.
Admitted by Card-T. W. Gibbs, E. T. Gibbs, R. L. Smith, B. M. Sınith, Eliza Pierce.
Officers Elected-Foreman, T. W. Gibbs; Master of Ceremonies R. L. Smith; Correspondent, H. P. Hemmingson; Master of Ac- counts, C. H. Drew; Physician, Mrs E T. Gibbs; Overseer, L. A. Sherer; Watchman, Wm. M. Harrington; Sentinel, B. W. Reddick;
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