Lemont Weekly Observer from Lemont, Illinois • 6

I LEMONT OBSERVER SOUVENIR EDITION. are: M. C. Lynch, T. J.

Stewart; and Geo, Losey. growing and the store of P. A. Kelson is one of the busiest business places in Lemont Mr. Kelson Is a director of the Lemont State Bank and Is also director of the Lemont Electric.

Light and Power Co. fine confections, always deliciously fresh, and is of its self sufficient to attract those who have a taste for pure candieuor sweetmeats of. any description. The stock also contains a complete line of school books, stationery, pens, ink, writing tablets and achool supplies of every description, wall paper, cigars and toilet articles of all kinds. One of the attractive fixtures is a beautiful and nerfectlv eauiDDed soda foun and of the Lemont Building, Loan and Keepotaw Lodge K.

of WyllE Knights of Pythias of Lemont XlL in point of numbers out rank the strongest of other Lemont secret societies and Keepotaw Lodge is a power in local, social and fraternal affairs. Keepotaw Lodge was instituted September Bth 1890 with twenty-seven charter members as follows: T. J. George. Earnshaw, Horace S.

Norton, Jacob Meyer, P. A. Kelson, Matthew Warner, George Weimer, Hannibal Laughlin, Joseph Mitchell, J. G. Bodenschatz, T.

J. Stewart, Gustav become a sir knight Knighthood with the Knights of Pythias is only a step to the higher order of the Uniform Rank. A little more than ninety days after Keepotaw Lodge, Knights of Pythian, was organised, the organization of Inmost Division No. 67, Uniform Rank, was effected. The organization was effected by twenty-five charter members as follows: Horace Norton, Jacob Meyer, Alfred Lindholm, Robert Reis, Anton Wold, J.

G. Bodenschatz, Thomas Stewart, Gust S. Johnson, P. A. Nelson, Allison Kettering, T.

J. Huston, Matthew Warner, Theodore Friedley, Geo. The office of District Deputy Grand Chancellor, to which is delegated the granting of dispensations, is held by J. G. Bodenschatz.

Keepotaw Lodge meets every Friday night The lodge room is an electric lighted spacious, comfortable hall to which are ever welcome the visiting brother and the stranger knight Keepotaw Lodge has grown to be the Homestead Association, lie has been a member of the Board of Education three of the thirteen years since he came tain which in the summer time is made to dispense liquid refreshments, sparkling, effervescent, and flavored to eclipse the fabled ambrosia of the Gods. Pure richly and delicately flavored syrups and an expert at the fountain combine to first of fraternal orders in Lemont and to Lemont, and is secretary and treasurer of the Scandinavian Relief and Beneficial Society and a member of the Knights of Pythias. As a man whose reward of success has come by patient and untiring efforts to please the public and by economical management to give his customers every possible benefit of price and quality, Mr. Kelson is deserving of much credit and a still larger measure of growing prosperity. T.

J. Hnston. TCyirR.T. J. HUSTON, Secretary of S.

the Lemont Building, Loan and Homestead Association ranks among the best known and most respected citizens of Lemont His residence here began in 1871 when he was sent to this station as agent for the ft A. R. R. which position he occupied continuously November 1891. Since coming here Mr.

Huston has served eight years as a director of the Lemont Building, Loan and Homestead Association, his service having been continuous from the time of its organization in 1885 until last year. He has been secretary of the same association since 1889, has held the office of Police Magistrate for the last ten years and is secretary of the Lemont Electric Light and Power Co. He has also served a number of years as a member of the village board. In November 1891 he resigned his position with the Chicago ft Alton and entered into ft co-partnership with J. W.

McCarthy thus forming the real estate firm of McCarthy ft Huston. J. J. Shjr- T. J.

HUSTON. T. J. Stewart Qua. Loner.

P. A. Nrtaon. J. A.

Howard. M. Lynch. Bodnwehata, Joa. Mitchell.

F. B. Moon. T. F.

Friedley. W. X. Salmon. OFFICKBS OF KEEPOTAW LODGE, K.

OF P. make the Main Street Drug Store a favorite summer resort for those who go in search of any delightfully refreshing beverage that is drawn from a soda The store also contains a public telephone station. Mr. Huston served four years in the UNIFORM RANK i he civil war, ving enlisted with the 58th may peace, progress and prosperity abide with it now and in the years to come, P. A.

SUKING the past thirteen years Mr. F. A. Nelson, a leading merchant and genera dealer, has won for himself a prominent place among the business men of Lemont Mr. Kelson was born on the island of; Gland, an island in the Baltic Sea not far from the city of Kalmer, Sweden on the 4th of March I860.

Losey, E. A. Pierce, Frank Welch, D. S. Harrington, Theodore Losey, W.

II. Wells, S. V. Bobbins, George Drayton Parks, Joseph Mitchell, Gust Lindgren. George Earnshaw, Hannibal Laughlin.

These gentlemen met for organization on December 87, 1890 and elected the following first officers of Lemont Division No. 57. Horace Norton, Captain; Jacob Meyer, First Lieutenant; Alfred Lindholm, Herald; Robert Ries, Guard; Anton Wold, Sentinel; J. G. Bodenschats, Treasurer; Frank Welch, Recorder.

1 Since its organization the member-' ship of Lemont Division has been in-, creased by nine members as follows: Lindgren, John Hennis. G. B. Parks, James Drew, Allison Kettering, A. Lindholm, Theodore Losey, Anton Wold, A.

Fierce, John A. Skarin, S. B. Brier, D. Harrington, William IL Wells, W.

G. Earnshaw, T. F. Friedley and Robert Reis. The first election resulted in the selection of the following officers: Past Chancellor, S.

U. Brier; Chancellor Commander, M. Warner; Yice-Chan-cellor, J. G. Bodenschats; Prelate, John Hennis; Keeper oVRecfeda and" Seals, Horaces.

Nortoi; Master of Finance, A. Pierce; -Piaster of Exchequer, P. Illi; ntry in Dec. 1861. He was npis inza in the.

battle of Fort tenant part and at the battle of Shiloh Donaloson Knights ol Pythias, Lemont Dlvfauon No. 57. THE Uniform Rank is a higher Mfo order of the Pythian Knights, a A uniformed, military order, rank in which however can not be acquired except the candidate be a knight in good was wounded and taken prisoner. After having ueen held in various southern prisons kit nine montns ne was reieasea the famous Libby urange i A. KelsoarJfaster at Anns, Robert -r- .11 -II- I II II VS.

A. Fitzpatrick, J. J. Leahy, Jere miah DriHcoll, Matthew. New, John Welch, M.

J. Qulnn, J. A. Howard, W. H.

Well, Inner Guard and William 1 Jacob Shuey, John Ilolstrom. The i) resent Hi cers. elected at the Earnshaw, Outer Guard. The members of the newly organized lodge were not, as' individuals, aocus-; tomed to doing tilings by halves nor were they as a body corporate any the laa annual meeting, which was held February 14 last, are: George Losey, Captain; J. A.

Howard, Lieutenant; J. G. Budenschatz, Herald; P. A. Nelson, Treasurer; G.

B. Parks, Recorder. The appointive officers appointed by less averse to the adoption of half way measures, consequently the things that nave been done by Keepotaw Lodge have been well done from Its very institution. The first thiug in order was to secure a lodge room. Castle Hall was the captain are: George A.

Weimer, Sergeant; Allison Kettering, Sentinel. ma. tr i a -s is i ti r- vvijp wrtjr i 11 The military tactics are the same as -J consequently leased for a term of years those used by the United States Govern i I 7 INTESIOB VIEW, LEHOMT ELECTRIC LIGHT WORKS. i standing with the Knights of Pythias, Here he grew and waxed strong on his father's farm until 1871 when at and the constitution of the order of the higher rank is such that one cannot con ment and the sir knights are religiously' drilled to the perfection of soldiers in the regular army. Lemont Division at one time bore the distinguished honor of bearing the regimental colors under Colonel Horace 8.

Norton. At the present time, Jacob Meyer of the Lemont Division is Major of a battalion of the Uniform Rank consisting prison. During the balance of his time in the army he participated in several engagements and was finally mustered out in- February 18. After leaving the army and previous to coming to Le and was immediately nttea np ana elegantly appointed as a lodge room at an expense of several hundred dollars. The hall is well located at the corner of Stephen street and Talcott avenue and is, for the purpose, one of the most comfortable and commodious rooms to be found any where in the city.

The hall is sub-rented by Keepotaw Lodge to the O. M. A. and other fraternal organizations though it is safe to say that the same sense of proprietorship is not ex eleven years of age, he emigrated with his parents to America and settled at tinue to be an officer or sir knight of the Uniform Rank unless he continues to be a knight in good standing with Joliet, HL, where he received a good common school and business education mont Mr. Huston spent one year at farming, after which he served as as the Pythian Knights.

The non-official and eventually became interested in the general merchandising business as sistant assessor in the internal revenue office at Morris, HL, for two years and two years as book keeper. He then ac clerk in one of the leading general perienced by other lodges as is felt by stores of Joliet He remained in Joliet the Knights of Pythias. cepted the1 position of Station Ag't for One of the furnishings of Castle Hall the ft A. at Washburn, I1L from whicJulace he was transferred to Le owned by Keepotaw Lodge is an elegant errand square piano. On one of the mont in 187L walls of the lodge room hangs, in Mr.

Huston was born in New York heavy moulded frame, a collection of city May 27th. 1844 photographs of the Pythian Knights of Keepotaw Lodge done on heavy, oval, Main Street Drag Store. beveled and gold edged cards and arranged and presented to the lodge by 1890 there was added to the busi Knight Frank B. Moore. ness establishments of Lemont one of the neatest cleanest and best ap The lodge has grown from a member pointed little drug stores to be found any where outside the great cities.

It ship of twenty-seven in 1800 to nearly ninety members at the present time, perhaps the largest and most rapid lodge was christened the "Main Street Drug Store' and as it grew in age it grew in growth in the history of Lemont. reputation and importance and its pat Besides the furnishings of the hall, F. A. KELSON. A.

KetUrlna. Oea Waimer. 1. O. Bodnwehata.

P. A. NelMm. Gro. LoHcy.

Jacob Meyer. Anton WoW. J. A. Howard.

OFFICERS OF LEMONT DIVISION, U. R. K. OF P. ronage grew, until now it is one of the best known similar stores in Lemont and its success is more than assured.

The prescription department -of the Maiirfftreet Drug Store is in charge of a thoroughly competent and experienced pharmacist whose attention is especially given the careful compounding of physicians prescriptions. Particular attention is also given to the department of proprietary medicines in which are kept all the leading advertised articles of known merit, and to which is added every meritorious article as it is placed in the market The stock of perfumes is worthy of attention from those who desire the most delightful odors of the highest and most lasting quality, both on account of its variety and the exquisitely delicate scents which it contains. of the divisions at Lemont Fairbury; Joliet and Watseka. The major is a the lodge is not only not in debt but hat in the comparatively short time of less than four years, accumulated a cash fund in treasury amounting to several hundred dollars. This excellent financial showing added to the rapid increase in membership amply evidences the many excellent principles that are incorporated into the workings of the order of the Knights of l'ythias.

The present officers of Keepotaw Lodge are: Chancellor Commander, Joseph Mitchell; Vice Chancellor, F. B. Moore; Prelate, T. F. Friedley; Keeper of Records and Seals, James A.

Howard; Master of Finance, T.J. Stewart; Master of Exchequer, P. A. Nelson; Master at Arms, J. J.

8huey; Master of Work, George Losey. Appointive officers are: Inner Guard, Edward Wold; Outer Guard, W. E. Salmon. The trustees member of the knights of Pythias bears the title and rank of a knight while the non-official member of the Uniform until 1880 when he came to Lemont and opened a store on Main street on his own account His Main street business grew and grew, until a change, on account of rapidly increasing business became necessary and negotiations were dosed in the Spring of last year by which he became proprietor of the store until then owned and operated by IL Martin ft Son.

Thus he became possessed of one of the oldest established and best known stores in Lemont Since coming into his hands and under Rank bears the rank and title of a sir knight The principal difference between a knight and a sir knight lies in the military distinction, though theoretically there is a social distinction. It is not obligatory of a knight to become a sir knight and he need not do so un popular ana auie omcer, navmg servea four years in the volunteer service of Uncle Sam during the late civil war. Lemont Division No. 57 meets weekly for drill and secret work at K. P.

hall. The Uniform Rank is a distinguished organization extending from one end of the Union to the other and is one of the strongest unofficial military organisation of the United States. As a working division Lemont Division No, 57 stands par excellent and second to none in the state. less ha so desires and even granting, his The oSnfectionery counter displays an his management the business has kept exefht line of the purest and best of desire there is a chance that he may not I i.