Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-07
Dane County Agriculturists,

h'"'N NN""NS
A meeting Of the Dane County Agrl,
cultural society was called to order
at the court house at 10 o'clock Tues
day afternoon by President :. l..
Sheldon, Other officers present were
Secretary Ralph c. Vernon and Treas
urer Daniel RcchteL.
The president read Il report showing
the society to he In very favorable
condition
The Secretary's and trcasurrrs re-
ports were read and adopted
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year;
President s. l.. sheldon,
Secretary w, Harrington.
TrcaSurer Daniel Rcchtel.
II was voted that the secretary
should receive $50 yearly for his ser.
vices
II was also voted that the president,
treasurer aud Colonel Warner. OF
Windsor constitute a committee OF
three to consult aud act with the com.
mttec appointed by the county board
for dispnSing of the eight acres now
owned by Dane county "a part Of old
Camp Mndaln but which shall hc sold
aud the proceeds he appropriated to
the Dane County Agricultural society,
The most interest that was ever
shown ut any of the Socicty's meet.
lngs for years was shown at this one.
Tuesday evening the State AgrIcult.
ural society held n meeting In the as
scmhly chamber In the capitol, pre.
SIDED over by President Hubbard, who
delivered the opening address. In
which he spoke Of the former work OF
the society and It's need of support
from the state and the public In gen.
cral. He said there was u dcht on the
excellent state fair grounds In Milwau-
kce that ought to he lifted. aud he had
great hopes that II soon would be,
Transportation, he said was excellent.
The various railway companies IN the
state had been very liberal In this ~.
spect, Tho address of the president.
so practical In It's suggestions, made
a decidedly deep impression upon his
large audience. The address closed
with an excellent tribute To work that
the state university was contributing
to tho interests OF agriculture.
Governor Ipham was introduced by
the president The governor was
greeted very enthusiastically. lie soon
created laughter by rcmarking that II
he was not farmer he must be part
Of farm, for he had been almost con.
stantly narrowed the past two or three
weeks. He referred to the various
producing classes OF the country. and
coming to the dairy interests OF this
state he remarked that IN his first
lessons in childhood he was taught
that Adam was the first man, ana
about the same time he was made TO
believe that he also believed that n.
u, Fratt sitting directly In 'front.' was
the first dalryman, for he was the only
man that furnished milk at the time In
his community. This created more
mcrriment, The governor said he had
been somewhat surprised the past two
days. In shaking hands with farmers
he had failed to feel those calloused
spots 80 much talked Of II could not
be that the farmer Of today played
cards while the cows were feeding.
laughtcr)
The governor retired amid UNI
bounded applause.
The next address was delivered by
NJ, ID. Kelley, superintendent OF
schools of Milwaukee county. on the
Duty Of the Stnte Toward the Com
mon Schools. Mr.. Kelley Is young
man full of energy and * apparently
wrapped up In his duties. In conclud-
Ing his address he strongly limited that
the state was not doing It's duty to-
ward the common school, While he
had not one word To say against the
state university he said he sometimes
felt that II was getting vastly more
fayofN from the state than did the
common schools.
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