Two Grand Lodges Meet at Yankton Session
Delegates from A. O. U. W. and Degree of Honor arrive by train for a Wednesday reception at Mitchell. Grand Lodge sessions open with a report praising fraternal activity, charity, and member growth, noting 6 726 members as of April 1 1896 and 12 new lodges added.
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D. of
Grand Lodge
Mitchell
D. of H
Milwaukee
North Dakota
Crane
Odd I
Ellows Hall
South Dakota
Grand Lodge of
A. O. U. W. Grand Lodge
Brookings
A. W. Williams
Parker
Watertown
M. C. Mason
Kate Blewett
Bismarck
N. D
Achsa Cramond
Langdo
Mary J. Sackett
Fargo
Emilie McKendry
Mandan
Mary L. Phelps
P. Hall
Minnie A. Culbertson
Phelps
A O U W Grand Lodge Elects Officers at Mitchell
The A O U W grand lodge convened at Mitchell with 9:30 a.m. sessions and 2:00 p.m. officer elections. New officers named include Grand Chief A P Culbertson Brookings and Grand Foreman J T Smith Yankton. Yankton to host next session May second Tuesday 1897.
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A.O. U. W. Grand Lodge
A. P. Culbertson
Brookings
J. T. Smith
Yankton
J. D. Howard
Sioux Falls
J. D. Lavin
Aberdeen
E. P. Warr
Pierre
Henry Court
Spearfish
H. C. Sessions
Grand Lodge
A. O. U. W. Grand Lodge
Mitchel
High School Entertainment Delights Corn Palace Crowd
The corn palace crowd enjoyed a high school performance featuring a scarf drill by nine young ladies under Mrs Olson, pan tomime by Eula Wallace Maude Hager and Delia Spooner, piano by Miss Adams, and a Mackay eleution. Proceeds fund school apparatus as city officials discuss water and a new dumping ground with a committee appointed.
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Corn Palace
Olson
C. W. Taylor
Eula Wallace
Maude Hager
Delia Spooner
Miss Adams
Phyllis Mackay
Ruby
Rubenstein
Miss Mackay
Peak Sisters
Sadie Scallia
Charles Weller
Avery Frink
Colored Wood Dealer
High School Brigade
City Council Approves Bonds and Water Ordinance
In a special session all aldermen except Booth attended as Mayor Fullerton presided. Bonds for appointed officers were approved. Citizens petitioned for action citing water shortages from Main street well and Milwaukee round house pumping into mains. Matter referred to water committee. An ordinance to fine $10 for using oversized nozzles or leaving hydrants open after 9 pm was ordered.
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Fullerton
Bracy, Pollard, Johnson
Indrato
Booth
Main Street
Milwaukee Round House
Water Committee
D Meredith Dies After Ill Health at 75 in Mitchell
D Meredith died at 1 30 am Wednesday aged about 75 after prolonged illness. His wife died five weeks earlier, deepening his sorrow. G C Meredith visited from Bridgewater, then the end came with Rev Bradford present. He had lived in Mitchell 13 years and owned substantial property. Relatives arrived, and G C Meredith came from Bridgewater. The Ladies Cemetery Association reports beautification efforts at Graceland Cemetery for year ending 1895 with receipts and disbursements.
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D. Meredith
G. C. Meredith
Bridgewater
Vanderbogart
Mr. Bradford
Mitchell
G. C
Meredith
Ladies Cemetery Association
Graceland Cemetery
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Harmony
P. C. Nelson
Claremont
William Ik
West
Pierpoint
W. H. Lemmon
Security
W. G. McPherson
Langford
George B. Lindley
Elk Point
A. O. Ringsrud
Frederick
T.H. Fulpan
Alexandria
V. Ix
Stillwell
Bradley
E. A. Howey
Canistota
John Glenn
Clark
G. C. Griffin
Mat Haverly
Canton
W. S. Ingham
Huron
Redfield
K. L. Hassell
Altoona
A. H. Prose
Lebanon
Daniel O’connor
Grandon
William Gellhaus
Cavour
John H. Haigh
Henry
James Ballantyne
Wilmot
J. A. Munroe
Spencer
C. I. Nickel
Vermillion
Thomas H. Ayres
Madison
C. W. Dougherty
Hope
George
S. KE. Forest
Howard
W. W. Girton
Beresford
C. S. Moore
Dell Rapids
John Buckhardt
Woonsocket
Cornelius Schnieder
Key City
S.T. Vorhees
White
W. A. Valentine
Belle Fourche
T. W. LaFlerche
R. C. Warne
Parkston
E. Sidman
Bunk
Aurora
A. E. West
Chamberlain
W. H. McKittrick
Mt. Vernon
J. F. Highlands
Estelline
Lohr
Kimball
J. P. Beebe
Verdon
R. N. von Table
Armour
H. B. Mead
C. H. Bruce
W. B.knodt
Montrose
I. H. Wheeler
Fulton
C. F. Betts
Burdette
W. J. Halbower
Emery
G. Zeeman
Eureka
J. W. Blair
Andover
Robert Marvin
Fairfax
Edward Holbert
Hermosa
W. R. Peters
Ipswich
J. L. Rogers
Orm
Fell Feacher
Friars
Washington
Snohomish
Ion
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