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Muscatine County Iowa
1911
| History of Muscatine County Iowa 1911 | |
Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Volume I, 1911, page 430
BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS, NO. 304. The local order of Elks was organized June 10, 1895. The first exalted ruler was A. Sherwood Kerr, who served during the years 1895 and 1896. His successor was S. A. Borger. The first secretary of the organization was George K. Wagner. The organization has a membership of about 200, and is today one of the most prosperous and influential fraternal orders in the city of Muscatine.
In 1907 the Elks purchased the Batterson homestead on East Front street and converted it into one of the finest homes for club and lodge purposes within the confines of the state, expanding in the purchase price and remodeling of the building enough money to make the value of the property at least $50,000.
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