The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-02-26

in the care of a hired man. He will report
bis success in year or two. Mrs. Ill.
Mason read spicy paper which elected
great applause. j. s. Mcbride said if a
man left his farm, fences and surroundings
would run down, buildings would become
diapidated fields barren and desolation
would reign. That "He who by the plough
would thrive, must either hold the plough or
drive" Rev. j. j. Smith gave picture of
what centralized farmers homes might be-
He selected an elevated location in farm
ing country, consisting of forty families,
giving each family ten acres of land, upon
which elegant residences and cOmmodiOus
barns and out buildings We're built, and all
, surrounded by beautiful landscape gardens.
There were paved streets and walks, a
school house within two minutes walk of
each home, q church convenient for the
pastor and people, town pump which
would supply forty families with water,
thereby saving the expense of thrty-nne
pumps. On objection being made to the
pump, the reverend gentleman said he
would change the pump to flowing we'll
Here vegetables could be raised, the pigs
and poultry could be kept, two of the boys
could take charge of all the stock, drive
them to the pasture in the morning and
home at night, and all the farmer would
have to do would be to overlook his farm,
plant in due season and gather his crops
when they were ready to harvest Some
one suggested that saloon might find its
way into this farmers paradise. The artist
replied that he would have local option.
The next meeting will be held Weines-
day, March 9th, at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. T. Mason, Hickory Grove Farm.
had talk with Master Woodin, or more
correctly speaking he had a talk with me.
He said his feelings were very much hurt
about what put in the papers about him;
that the ''rights, liberty and pursuit of hap
piness" was all right, but he wants school
ma'am not short-man to teach his school.
He said IL hope you understand this time;
want school ma'am with black eyes and
curly hair, and l want her to board to our
hOusel That's what l said" He says that
one of his grandmamas will send me his
card with his name on it so can have it put
in the paper. He has new brother he is
going to bring to the next club meeting; he
can't talk yet, only just says oo-oo.
Miss Alice Simpson (she says ''they call
me Allie because that is shOrter') will
''speak her piece" the next time the club
meets at her house. The exercises of the
day closed with the chorus by the young
people "God be with you till we meet again"
and the reading of "Patrick Dolans love
letter" by r. c. Shepard.
AT the next meeting Mrs. j. 7. MoXley.
Mrs. K. b. Simpson and Mrs. Il. g. Shep-
ard will talk about the club dinners, and
VIM. Merrill, +. M. Shepard and X. G.
W0edin about the necessity of education.
There were large number of young
people at this meeting whose bright and in
telligent faces did one good to see.
Does it not SAVIOR of arrogance for Mr..
Simpson to call his farm Pioneer Farm?
Not at all. He does not claim that his farm
is the oldest in Owosso township, neither
that he is the oldest inhabitant. He had not
yet attained to the dignity of his first
suspenders and boots when in 1912 his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Simpson, with
their family of six children, of whom he
was the youngest, established the home
which he now owns and occupies. Their
nearest neighbor at the west lived beyond
where now is located the aristocratic and
thriving town Of Ovid. Thus it will be seen
that Mr.. Simpsons advent into the town
ship was sufficiently early for him to be
ranked among the pioneers, and the coun-
try toward the setting sun sufficiently I'M
developed to entitle his farm to the appela-
tion of Pioneer Farm. Should any party or
parties wish for further information regard
ing the early developments of OwOsso town
ship and its people, would respectfully
refer them to the history of the two counties
recently published, One'of which is Sha-
wassee, and would add that one of these
volumes can doubtless be found in the
library of the celebrated DR.. Ward, of
Laingsburg. s. q.