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motion of C. H. Richburg and J. A. Culwell, the signs and words of the 

 three degrees were changed. 



"'Resolved, That any person on entering an Alliance, the doorkeeper of 

 said Alliance shall give to such person the number of the degree in which the 

 Alliance is at work, after which such person shall give to the doorkeeper the 

 word of that degree,' etc. On motion and second, the same adopted. On 

 motion and second, trade sign changed. On motion and second, the presi- 

 dent pro te?n. was empowered to appoint or authorize members to organize 

 Alliances till the next meeting of Grand State Alliance. The president 

 appointed, for Jack County, J. E. Overhuls and Dr. H. C. Burns; for Wise 

 County, J. A. Culwell; for Parker County, R. E. Tackett. No other busi- 

 ness appearing, the Alliance adjourned, to meet at Poolville, Parker County, 

 Texas, Tuesday, February, 1880, at ten o'clock A.M. 



(Signed) " F. M. CULWELL, President pro tern., 



" J. H. DOVER, Secretary. 



" State meeting of Texas, Grand State Farmers' Alliance, held at Pool- 

 ville, Parker County, Texas, Februafy 8, 1881. House called to order at 

 ten o'clock A.M., Vice-President W. T. Baggett in the chair. The Alliance 

 was opened in due form, and declared ready for business. Roll call of officers : 

 all officers present except three, J. C. Gilliland, Assistant Secretary; L. G. 

 Oxford, Lecturer ; Andy Dunlap, Assistant Lecturer. Oxford's excuse rendered 

 and received. Gilliland and Dunlap fined 50 cents each. All subordinate 

 Alliances were represented except Nos. 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 

 22. Committee on Credentials was appointed, consisting of J. M. Mont- 

 gomery, W. C. Thompson, and J. R. Oxford, who reported all credentials 

 correct. Minutes of last State Alliance were read and approved. The secre- 

 tary was ordered to have charters prepared for all subordinate Alliances, and 

 was also duly authorized to affix the signature of president to the same. 

 Alliances that were not represented, and those due reports, were allowed an 

 extension of three months' time, in which to make out reports as required by 

 Art. 6 of constitution of Farmers' Alliance, and forward the same to secretary 

 of Grand State Farmers' Alliance. 



" The question of the advisability of selecting a newspaper that would give 

 free publication to matters of interest to the order, in consideration of the 

 united patronage of the members throughout the State, being under discussion, 

 it was resolved that the Weatherford Herald, a live and influential newspaper, 

 published every Friday at Weatherford, Parker County, Texas, by Messrs. 

 Curl and Wood, be adopted ; and to facilitate the rapid increase of its circu- 

 lation among the members of the order, all secretaries of subordinate Alli- 

 ances were instructed to act as agents for the Herald, in securing subscriptions 

 from members of their respective Alliances. The resignation of Grand 

 Lecturer L. G. Oxford was received and accepted. The following amend- 

 ment was proposed by A. G. Culwell, to Art. 6 of the constitution of the 

 Farmers' Alliance, that it shall be changed to read * Each and every subordi- 

 nate Alliance on record shall make out its returns, and send them to Secre- 



