The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-09-01
The County Grange.

A goodly number of the farmers and their
wives were early in the smoky town of
Bangor, on the oath, TO attend the regular
meeting of the county grange. ID. Wood
man sounded the gavel at the usual hour,
and after an hour and half business session
a recess was taken for dinner At p. IL.
the doors were thrown open TO the public
Mr.. Overton, Master of the Bangor Grange
gave the welcome, and was responded TO by
ID. Woodman, Master of the County Grange,
after which Jason Woodman addressed the
audience for half an hour on the status,
socially, and politically of the farmer, spoke
a good word for the Agricultural College and
of the visit he made there a week ago.
A fine paper on grasses was read by Warren
Goss, recent graduate of the Agricultural
College, he displayed several kinds of grasses
and described others, telling which were good
for fodder and which had no value that way.
There are several young men of promise in
the vicinity Of Bangor, and Mr.. Goss is one
of them.
Elder Reese, who is both preacher and
farmer, was called out and spoke of the
necessity of well developed muscle. Has
always found il pleasant and profitable to 90
from his study to the field or garden to re-
cuperate brain power and nervous energy.
Mrs. Hungerford read an essay on the
Beautiful. She INDUCED in flights of fancy
more than practical suggestions did not
think pure thoughts could dwell behind q
homely, repulsive countenance.
Mr. Hinebeck talked in lieu of paper
on the subject, should farmers be educated
and how" He claimed they should have
the highest education in all the branches
pertaining TO their profession, or to agricul
tural pursuits.
Mr.. Hoppin, when the discussion of Il. Il
injustice came up, said he had a soft spot il
his heart for Il. Il. magnates. He and hi
family have had frequent free rides of tn,
Il. H., which explained his tenderness towarC
them. The discussion got pretty warm, bu
the disputants preserved the best of feeling
which is the beauty of these discussions o
touchy questions Good music was inter
spersed among the reading and talking. Dur
ing the open session the following resolution
were offered and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS 1t is a notorious fact, that mem
bers of Legislative bodies and other promi
nent public officers regularly receive from
the Railroads of the State, free passes, which
are practically brides, which are always gvel
and in most cases received as such; there
fore, he ii
Res0lccd. That we, the members of tn
Van Buren, County Grange will support IL
candidate for public office who will no
pledge himself not to receive free passe
from Railroads or other transportation com
panies, and furthermore, we shall use on
best endeavors to defeat any candidate VIII
refuses to give such pledge.
WHEREAS. In former times il has been tn
practice of agricultural societies, farmer
clubs, county fairs, etc, to invite those I
address them from some other calling an
as il is the sense of this Van Buren, Count
Grange, that the practice is pernicious an
not in accordance with the progressiv
r thought of the grange: therefore, be IL
ResOlCed, That for the future. only thos
shall he employed who belong to the pr,
fession of agriculture.