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Show j A. O. U- W. ! The Three Leading Jurisdictions Other i Items. i Missouri has the largest number of lodges 1 of any jurisdiction; New York comes next, Illinois third. The number of lodges in these respective jurisdictions at the close of the last fiscal year is shown by the re- ; 1 port of the supreme recorder to be as fol- lows: Missouri. 424; New York, 414; lilt- , nois, S47. The Canadian lodges continue to keep no their rai)id pace in the work for new members. Grand Recorder Carder reports 237 applications received during the month, of Juue. The total disbursements of the beneficiary bene-ficiary fund of all the jurisdictions for the year 1839 make a grand total of ,15J,-708.28. ,15J,-708.28. The total numlipr of death losses during the year were 2,049. There are 3.S39 lodges of the order, according ac-cording to the report of the supreme re-corder, re-corder, making an increase of 2J1 for the last fiscal year. i Grand Lsland, Neb., is to have an A. O. j U. W. temple, ! There are three degrees in the new ritual of the select knights. : In Ontario it is possible for a member to ; makehiscertiticate payable to his intended wife. I The relative gains for tho last year o. .vi is-' is-' souri and Illinois gave Missouri only one lodge more than Illinois. Missouri gain was nine, Illinois' eight |