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Show HISTORY OF SANPETE COUNTY. sen, Junior 93 Woodman; C. P. Ostler, Senior Beadle; RobJunior Beadle; J. W. Hoggan, Treasurer; W. J. Hosford, Physician and Druggist; Arthur Parsons, Chris Lund and J. C. Cahoon, trustees. After about one rear the court was disbanded and the members went in a body and assisted in organzing the present lodge of ert Witnier, Odd Fellows. During the year 1895 seyeral attempts were made to organize a. lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Tellows in Manti, but failed on account of opposition and the thought that an additional society could not be sustained. In January, 1896, Dr. W. J. Hosford, II. A. TalCochran, resident members, petitioned the grand lodge for a charter, and on January 14, 189<>, Temple City Lodge Xo. 23 was instituted with sixteen members. Since then the order has steadily increased in membership till it numbers more than fifty prominent, citizens. The I. O. O. F. Hall is elegantly fitted up with an organ, neat furniture and nil the necessary paraphernalia, the lodge has a good treasury and no debts. Regular meetings are held in the hall, over Kjar's harness shop, every Saturday evening. E. T. Hosford is Xoble Grand and Alex Scott, Secretary. bot, J. II. Hornung ami J. E. Evergreen Rebekah Lodge No. 11 was instituted April 17, 1898, with eighteen charter members. This order numbers among its members a select roll of prominent society men and women, alive to the interests of fraternal institutions and necessity for banding together in the cause of Regular weekly meetings are Mrs. W. J. Hosford is Xoble Grand and E. T. Hosford Recording Secretary. Unity Forum, Xo. 1319, of the Home Forum Benefit Order, was organized in 1897 with a good membership of well-known ladies and gentlemen interested in mutual insurance of homes and families. The order has grown held in the I. humanity. O. O. F. hall. |
