244 HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL. 



Minnesota. The Alliance first appeared in this State in the 

 summer of 1890. The first Sub-Alliance was organized about 

 July I, 1890, by A. D. Ferres, at Pipe Stone, Pipe Stone County, 

 with the following officers : President, H. D. Sanford ; Vice- 

 President, John Clark ; Secretary, J. A. Bigelow ; Treasurer, 

 C. C. Goodnow ; Chaplain, W. C. Barber. 



Pipe Stone County Alliance was organized in January, 1891. 

 Names of officers are not at hand. The order will be pushed 

 during the summer of 1891. 



Mississippi. In February, 1887, President C. W. Macune 

 commissioned S. O. Daws and W. F. Price to begin the work 

 of organizing the State of Mississippi. The first Alliance was 

 organized March 3, 1887, at Oak Hall, Carroll County. Others 

 followed rapidly. The State Alliance was organized August 

 24, 1887. R. T. Love was chosen President, and C. T. Smith- 

 son, Secretary. Since that time the order has grown steadily, 

 and is now among the best. 



Missouri. The Alliance appeared in this State in the spring 

 of 1887. President Macune sent a number of organizers into 

 the State, at the urgent request of many of its people. In May 

 following the first Sub-Alliance was organized in Butler County. 

 The order spread with great rapidity that summer, so that a 

 State Alliance was perfected October 4, 1887, at Poplar Bluff, 

 with the following officers : President, A. B. Johnson, Ritchey, 

 Newton County ; Vice-President, W. B. Anthony ; Secretary, 

 Frank Farrell, Mill Spring ; Treasurer, J. N. Tatem ; Chaplain, 

 J. A. Gross ; Lecturer, M. V. B. Page. Since that time the 

 order has grown rapidly. 



Montana. The Alliance made its appearance in this State 

 in the latter part of 1890. The first Sub- Alliance was organized 

 at Augusta, Lewis and Clarke County, January 10, 1891. The 

 officers chosen were : President, D. J. Hogan ; Vice-President, 

 J. K. Smith ; Secretary, T. G. Woods ; Treasurer, W. H. War- 

 den ; Chaplain, R. Anchard. Organized by T. G. Wood, tem- 

 porarily, and granted a dispensation until a regular organizer 

 could be obtained. 



New Jersey. The first Alliance was organized in this State 

 September 23, 1889, at Centreton, Salem County, with the 

 following officers : President, W. W. Gilder ; Vice-President, 



