Show where leads the souvenir the national oran of the oda fellow organization has this to say on the financial question the souvenir does not handle act questions from a partisan standpoint nor is the question ot finance a partisan question in any sense oi the word it ia however a question that effects the order of odd fellows this ia a great benevolent institution and anything that regards retards the progress pro gresa of the order is a subject entitled to the fullest consideration A contraction ot our currency mases money dear and thus incie asea the burden of our mem beis when we look over ibe reports of the various jurisdictions and see the thousands of brothers who are being suspended from the benefits of the order by their inability to pay their dues it ia appalling if the present condi lions aue it is only a matter oi time when there will have to be made a sliding scale this eluding eliding scale will be to decrease the number of dollars paid tor atho relief of members and families of deceased members or increase the duea of members that the present ratio of dues ia aa hiah now as the members can ay goes without sabina then the only thing left will bo ta decrease the benefits the present mon ciary condition has been a great injury to our order the official data received at this office shows that we lost in 1893 bombera by suspension for nonpayment non payment of dues and in 1891 the number dropped was total of for the two years and it in believed that the official reports for 1895 when completed will show nearly as many suspensions as the years 1893 4 combined when the situation ia properly understood we believe the american people will demand tree coinage of silver at a ratio of 10 to I 1 the foregoing applies to one ot the oldest and most conger cativo fraternal organizations organisations extant but it is equally applicable not only to all fraternal and beneficiary societies but presents an object lesson that should appeal to the intelli genca of the masses suit was tiled today in tha second district court by the 0 A produce company against the bear river irrigation and water company to recover alleged damages in the sum ot the complaint slates that on or about nov 1895 tho plaintiff contracted tor bushels of wheat at 42 cents per bashel and that only pounds ol 01 that amount has been delivered the sues top damages aa lost profits |