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Crown Point, IN. Feb. 2,1898. The Supreme Court of the Independent Foresters held its annual meeting in this city today and elected the following officers: High chief ranger. F.E. Cooper, Crown Point, Vice Chief, M.D. Crume, Wabash; Secretary, Frank Klein, Valparaiso; Treasurer, J. Lowenstein, Valparaiso; Medical Examiner, Dr.P.G. Moore, Wabash tonight a banquet was held for the visiting delegates, which numbered 250, and toasts were responded to by prominent members of the order. The organization seceded from the Illinois Foresters in 1893. [Indiana Journal - 09 Feb 1898 - Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer]

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