538 HISTORY OF THE GRANGE MOVEMENT; OR, 



Granges. By the 9th of April, 1873, there were in the 

 State thirty Granges. In this month the State Grange 

 was organized, and Mr. Ellis was chosen Master. 



JOHN WEIR, 

 First Master of the Indiana State Grange, 



Is a native of East Tennessee, but emigrated to the 

 Wabash, in Indiana, in 1817, being then seventeen 

 years of age. A large majority of the inhabitants were 

 Indians. The settlers were destitute of churches, 

 schools, mills and roads. Comparing that time with 

 the present, he has witnessed perhaps a greater change 

 brought about by civilization than any other man. The 

 State Grange was organized at Terre Haute, February 

 28th, 1872. On the 15th of January last there were 49 

 organizations, since which time the number has in- 

 creased nearly six-fold. 



F. H. DUMBAULD, 

 First Master of the Kansas State Grange, 



Was born in Pennsylvania, and is now 45 years of age. 

 With his father's family he removed at an early age 

 into Ohio, where he remained 18 years. In 1864 he 

 settled in Kansas. He has " made " three large farms 

 in his life. The State Grange was organized July 30th, 

 1872, and Mr. Dumbauld elected Master. With the 

 assistance of George Spurgen, the Secretary, he has 

 organized over 400 subordinates in the last nine 

 months. The Patrons have effected quite a revolution 

 in Kansas, having brought dealers to supply agricul- 

 tural implements and other necessaries at prices vary- 

 ing from 30 to 40 per cent, lower than usually charged. 



