The A.H.T.A. Weekly News from St. Paul, Kansas • 4

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Thortfiy, DesUf tx A- Ocrocr. 24TH. 8 O'Cudck Convention ealled to order by President Russell, Pass taken up and aver by State Chaplain I. II. Itoceeded to business.

'J be Grievance Committee made their report and on motion and second to; Kim Quantity 13 25 (0 8 IS II 65 1175 UO 8 14 1.70 3.00 6.00 10 It 200 3C5 121 28 2 65, 00 1.00 2S 2 C5 6.00 oo 20 3.20 6.15 11.25 on WBSD M92I7 THE JOPLIN ADVERTISING C0. JOPLIN, MISSOURI. Li 1 1 with the A. I f. T.

A. after hint If every brotlier Ant! would work ind try to get a sub-order of the A. Hi T. A. in every kI1 dirict, why then, thieving would lie a thing of the past, or nearly so.

So nov brothers jct busy, write to the president for a commission to organize (if your nib-order president can't take the time) and I will send you Wanks. II. A. Hamiisok, Secretary Treasurer. rqort was adopted, also, it was further moved by the convention that the Kxecutive Committee take the matter up, ami tliat secret work le withheld from No.

581 pending the action of Kxecutive Gmmittec. Movetl, also, tliat No. 3K4 lie instructed to furnish, in regular form, the informatimi in regard to killing of Dock Knight in trying to arrest an outlaw while acting as a member of a pursuing committee of his suborder. Movetl and seconded that the ier capita tax for 1913 be 10 cents each member a er recommendation of executive committee. Motion carried, Motiim made ami seconded that the fccretary-treasnrer have made a nice suitable present to lie presented to Itrother Campbell Hussell (our retiring worthy president) in recignitiiHi of his faithful services as president of the 1.

T. Division and as an Anti. Motion carried unanimous. It was aUi movetl and seconded tliat the secretary present the same at the earliest moment, and Uiat Itrother Russell wear the same and that we make the final presentation at our next state meeting in cen sesion of same. Motion carried.

Hrother Oscar Stcgal was called on to tell of the wordings of Muskogee county order, which he did in a very interesting manner contending llie county orgnuiiation for their splendul work. The resolution committee made final report: Wiir.Kas, The citv of Sulphur has so nobly and delightfully entertained this convention by providing every convenience necessary for our ctunfort and the proper dipatch of business. Therefore be it RrsouKn, That the I. T. I)iviiou of the National A.

II. T. A. in convention assembled do hereby cxprcs to the citizens of Sulphur our sincere and hearty thanks for makingour stay in their midst a pleasant one. Tliat we thank the mayor ami Judge Fagau for their kind words of welcome ami to the members of Sub-order No.

71 for their untiring efforts to help in every way, and extend to them our sincere wishes for their future success. Rr.soi.vrn further, That these resolutions le spread upon our minutes, a copy sent to the citizens of Sulphur thru their honorable mayor, a copy given to Sub order No. 71. A. Conn, Chairman, On motion ami second Brother W.

V. Graves acted as installing officer and installed the officers for the ensuing year, after which Brother K. T. Sorrels, our new president, made a god and impressive talk in accepting the office of prcsidcut. Brother G.

V. Binge, vice -president and Brother W. II. A. Harrison made short talks.

On motion and second tliat the secret work lc exemplified, motion carried. President K. T. Sorrels requested Brother YV. Graves, the editor of our official pnjHT, to exemplify the new work, which he did.

Brother Rollim, of Sulphur, thanked the officers and brothers for owning to Sulphur. There luring no other business of importance to transact, on motion and second convention adjourned to meet again at McAlcstcr, Pittsburg county, Oklahoma, on Wednesday in October, 1913, which will be the 22nd day of said month. Adjourned. 1. 1 1.

1)xc, Assistant Secretary. "Attkst W. 1 1. A. Harrison, Sccrctarv-Trcasurcr.

some chicken stealing reported, feet not from our members. At this polat some of the old horses wero up oa tho bit and frothing at tho mouth, but everything went O. K. Our neighborhood seems to bo very quiet, and the crooks seem to work on the outside. There were some talk which might lead to the real thing later on, but there is hardly enough excitement to make nera for tho correspondent to report Our farmers are about all thru corn husking and some are selling at 40 cents.

Beet wishes for other Antls, 11 C. McKAY, No. 131, Court land, Kansas. THE YEAR'S END. For several hundred year tbruout tbo greater part of Christendom the List day of December haa marked the tom of the, year.

To be sure tt It an arbitrarily fixed date, but we have no long observed It, thH we InaUncUyely feel that INeember la the grave of the year, and a time of Judgment It on the whole, a convenient aeaaon for taking bark tljihta. which, after all aaJd agalnat the danger of retrotpect are aa neremury aa fore-glRht to the engineer, aa well aa to all mankind. At thli aeaaon the daya are abort out, there la a relaxation from the atrenuoua bustle and nervoui strain of the year. The sun hangs low In the tky, the blood la a trifle slug-gish, and to avoid the danger of hi-bematJng It well that we employ the season In taking aeeount of our stewardship. We can survey our year'a work dtspatslonately and without prejudice, and look our mistakes squarely In the face without beat We can sum up our galni and losses and strike a balance, both as to material things and to our lives, and happy for us If tho Our lodge.

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of Francis, Is a good lodge. We have about 40 or 45 members In good standing and we meet twice a month and tbo lodge Is growing nicely. Wo added two to our lodge last Thursday night No. 201 Is still doing good business at the Cedar drove school bouse, north of Francis. We have been organised a UtUe over a year and growing rapidly.

Wo have good officers and they are tbo lodge leaders. It DANIELS, No. 201, Francis, Oklahoma. LIST OK PROPERTY STOLEN AND RbXOVKRED FOR YEAR 1912. Horses stolen, 23 head, total value, Mules stolen, 5 head, total value, Cattle stolen, 14 head, total value, Hons stolen.

0 head, total value. $1,840.00 1 450.00 280.00 72.00 12.00 balance Is on tho right side of the ledger. It Is a time of preparation for tho New Year. If wo h.ivo erred let us not repine, but rather let tho dead past bury Its 'dead. Tho New Year la dawning on tho horlson; hope beck ons us to new labors, and faith holds out the promise of better things.

Therefore, while the year's end should And us chastened and sobered, let us not be somber. Lot us settle tho affairs of 1912 decently and In order, and then let us close tho books, while we resolvo that, God helping us, 1913 will find us belter men and women, bet ter citizens and neighbors than ever before. "The year Is dying In tho night: King out wild bells and let him die." WW Harness stolen, 2 set, total value, Saddles stolen. 6. total value.

180.00 34375 Miscellaneous stud stolen, total value, Making a grand total value of all loss, Jorscs recovered, 26 head, total value, .2,080.00 recovered, 0 head, total value, recovered, 7 head, total value, tigs recovered, 1 Iie.nl, total value, 540.00 70.00 10.00 12.00 210.00 177.00 Copan lodge No. 290, hat had an other bad misfortune bsppen a brother. On the night of the seventh of this month Drother 0. Darbee, while at lodge, his house caught afire and burned up and burned all that was In It except a little that was In the front room, and to set It all off, one of his little boys run a pitchfork lino almost thru his ankle and It is feared that hts foot and ankle will have to be taken off. Drother Darbee Is a' poor man and Is a renter and has a large family.

Ho Is a charter member, of No. 290 and his wife Is a charter member of the L. and I think both the A. II T. A.

and the L. A. ought to send a little donation to them. We had a pie supper and cleaned up a neat little sum of $25.25 and turned It to Drother and Sister Darbee and It was highly appreciated and wo had a good time and a big crowd and we are all well pleased the way that tho L. A.

Is taking hold of the work. Drotbers get busy In Oklahoma and get enough of L. A. so as to get a division of their own and Kansas will bo proud to give us a division, as all are Interested In the same good work and will do all they can tq help us, so I earnestly request all A. II.

T. A. lodges to get busy and do aa No. 290 has done. We wish to thank the lodge at Wann for the turnout to our supper and tho support for Drother Darbee, and we hope In the near future that as many as can will lend a helping hand as wo know not when It may bo our lot to bo burned out or swept away by ft cyclcna cr dltt farncss recovered, 2 sets, total value, nddlcs recovered, 7, total value, isccllancous stuff recovered, total value, $3Woo taking grand total recovered, ticves caught, 95 "Whatever things wero true and gracious, Whate'er, of right has triumphed over wrong, What love of God or man has rendered precious, Let us remember long.

So pondering well tho lessons It has taught us, We tenderly may bid tho year Holding In memory tho good It brot us, LctUng tho evil dlo." Sieves prosecuted, 86 licves convicted, 56 lllMl(lltWMMtMIHIMIIMHIIMM awaiting trial, leves skinned bond. 2 icvcs turned loose by court, 10 Pretty good work for the I. T. Division. intb-orucrs rcjiortcd loss by theft Sub-orders reiwrted no loss at all.

To All Antls: Wo have been rather dormant for somo time but are back In the harness again and ready cports show three more horses recovered than lost. These three found for the Kirkwood men, one hcreat Checotah and the others vhcrc. While we have not recovered all that we lost this year quite, at have recovered some we lost last vear. and almtit cmnU nur lrc for business. We met December 18 and took In two new ones, and have five for next meeting.

There was year so you may sec that the horse thief does not stancj much show MM IT".