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Show K. of P. Officers Elected. The resident members of the Knights of Pythias met Saturday night for the purpose of electing officers offi-cers for the new local lod e to be. instituted in-stituted here next Aveek, and elected the following gentlemen: E. E.Dudley, E.Dud-ley, P. C; S, J. Wallace, C. C; II. Owens, V. C.; G. M. Jeffrey, prelate; Milliman, K. of It. and S-, T. O. Lrownwell, M. of F.; E. L. Jones, M. of E.; G. H. Smith, M. at A. Trustees Trus-tees Avere elected as follows: For eiuhteeu months. C. F. liathbone; for .twelve months. E. 13. Jones; for six .month?. F. F. Heed. The new lodge vv ill be known as liathbone Lodge No. 8, in honor of Justice II. liathbone, founder of the order, avIio died last summer. Twenty-two candidate have already presented themselves for initiation, and the number will be increased by the time the lodge is instituted, in-stituted, so 'that it is confidently expected ex-pected the new. lodge will haA'e forty or fifty members and be iu a most flourishing condition before it is six months old. |