The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-11
Burton Farmers Club.

On the third inst the Burton Farmers
Club was royalty entertained at Mound
Spring farm, the home of j. W. Hibbard
and family, Of Bennington.
Mr.. Moxley read paper on "The Causes
Of Hard Times and Their Remedies"
Among the many causes for hard times
which he mentioned were, strikes, secret
interest, intemperance, life insurance, ex-
emption from taxation, and mans inhuman-
ity to man. The remedy could only be
brought about by individual effort and in
individual cases by industry and economy,
by keeping out of debt, and paying no
interest, keeping out of secret societies,
taking no hazardous chances, by living
temperately, and in accord with ones own
convictions of right, without regard to the
opinions of others. Those who practice the
above rules will find relief from hard times
and be able to provide themselves with the
comforts If not the luxuries of life.
Mrs. Devendorf read paper upon the
subject, ''ls the Temperance Question
Political, Religious or Moral One?" She
says, 'As morality and religion must 90
hand In hand, the temperance work is both
moral and religious work, work for God,
for home, and humanity. 1t is also politi
cal work. The liquor industry, as the
liquor dealers are pleased to term it, and
who can dispute their claim to industry,
fha of
nails, ruined homes, paupers, idiots and
crushed hearts, costs the government ten
dollars to take care of its results, to every
dollar that is paid into the government
people of this fair land to arise and work
for the overthrow of the liquor traffic, and
many women are willing and anxious to
enter the political arena aud help by their
votes in the great work that complete VIC
tory may be won."
What we shall have for reading the COM
ing winter was discussed by Mrs. Stanlake,
Mrs. f. NJ Shepard and Mrs. Moxley. Pa
ladies of the club were referred to the Ladies'
Library, of Owosso, as affording sufficient
variety of reading matter to satisfy all
classes of readers. Luck and Labor" was
the next subject introduced. Mr.. Moxley
defined good luck as something happening
in ones favor over which he has no control,
but what is termed bad luck is usually the
result of neglect, laziness, or carelessness.
norIh halt hot hox
fair amount Of good luck by proper use of
energy and labor. l.. s. Bowles told of a
game they used to play in the army called
"Chuck luck" The more one put down
is better to trust to good management than
to luck. Mr.. Hibbard thinks it better to be
born lucky than rich. No matter how much
energy some people use, they will always
fail in whatever they undertake.
The fee system of county officials was
discussed by Messrs Hibbard, Moxley, f. M.
and r. @. Shepard and others, all of whom
are in favor of paying our county officials
good salaries and letting that suffice. f. M.
Shepard gave an extended review of the fee
system and advised that an ample salary be
paid each official and the fees all be turned
into the treasury Of the county. BY this
means half million dollars would be saved
to the state annually. At the close Of this
discussion the following resolution was pre-
sented by J. w. Hibbard and +. M. Shep-
ard which was adopted unanimously by the
club:
Resolved, that the Burton Farmers Club
favors the payment of county officials by
salary and that all fees which under the
present system go into the official pockets,
be turned into the county treasury.
The chairman of the committee consisting
of f. M. Shepard, s. Guilford, and l.. S.
Bowles appointed to draft resolutions relat-
ing to the death of VIM. A. Merrill, pre-
sented the following which were adopted by
the club:
WHEREAS, 1t has for the second time
within the past three months pleased the
Divine Ruler to take from us by death a
beloved friend and valuable member OF our
club, therefore,