Identifier: historyofnevada00ange (find matches)
Title: History of Nevada;
Year: 1881 (1880s)
Authors: Angel, Myron, ed
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Publisher: Oakland, Cal., Thompson and West
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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r, 1S65, a charter wasissued, in which were named nineteen j>ei-sons ascharter members. The membership increased thefollowing year to thirty. It-s highest number ofmembers was reached in 1874, being then thirty-nine. In 1S80. the number was thirty-two. Financially, the lodge is prosperous, having infurniture and regalia, S500: and S500 cash. It hasdispensed in charities, SLllUi. The present officers are James L. Camjihell, W,M.; Charles F. Brandt, S. W.; William Steaphens,J. W.; Manly L. Johnson, Treasurer; George E,Jaqua, Secretary; George W. Keith, S. D.; FrankB. Mercer. J. D.; William Kean and Henrj- Bishop,Stewards; Frank P. Christman, Tyler; John Carlin,Marshal. Past Masters—James Crawford, Charles F. Brandt,George W. Keith. Location, Dayton, liyon County. Stated com-munications, second Monday in each mouth. AUSTIN LODIIK. NO. 10. A dispensation was granted by the Grand Lodgeof Nevada, on the twelt^h of April, 1865, to organizeAustin Lodge, No. 10, naming as officers, Thomas
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ANCIENT ORDER OF F. AND A. M. 241 Wren, W. M.; William S. Thomas, S. \V.: MarcusA. Sawtelle, J. W.; atui on the twelfth of the ensu-ing October its charter was issued. At that timeit reported a membership of twenty. Its highestnumber of members was attained in IStlS, tiiat yearreaching fifty-seven. Thence its numbers declineduntil there were but thirtjone in 1871; when, bya vote of its members, it surrendered its charter tothe Grand Lodge, turned over its property to LanderLodge, No. 8, located in the same place, and becamea thing of the i)ast. Its location was Austin, LanderCounty. OASIS LODGE, NO. 11. On the eighteenth of December, 18C7, in responseto the petition of seventeen Masons, among whomwere J. G. Ividdle, A. W. Stowe, G. R. Alexander.M. D. Fairchild, D. C. Turner, George W. Merrill,James M. Ivennedy, D. W. Cutts, S. Goldstein, E. A.Tullen, E. Pettit, John Sharp, J. A. Ball, Peter Con-roy, and James OBrien, the Grand Lodge of Nevadaissued a dispensation, authorizing them to

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