Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-09
A GRAND SUCCESS.
The Farmers Institute Held at
Ossian Last Week.
LARGE NUMBER In ATTENDANCE.
And the People of 0ssian did Them.
selves Proud in Entertaining
the Institute, as we'll as
in Attending it.


has enjoyed public meeting of any
kind better than he did the Winnie
shek County Farmers Institute at
Ossian last Wednesday and Thursday.
Each and every session was attended
by house full of people, and an in
tense interest prevailed throughout.
The good people of Ossian threw every
thing else aside, with the one view of
making the visitors stay in their pros
porous little city pleasant one, and in
this they were indeed successful.
Everyone who attended were made to
feel that they We're welcome, and that
the freedom of the city had been tend
cred them.
AT one o'clock Wednesday afternoon
the Institute opened with the best at
tendance ever had at the opening of an
Institute in this county. The hall was
crawded full, and after music by the
Ossian band, the first topic on the pro-
gram, "Will it Pay the Average Farm
er to Raise Thoroughbred StOck?' was
taken up. Excellent papers were read
by Thos. Rice, Peter Meyer and j. V.
Vance. All advised that thoroughbred
stock should be bred, Mr.. Meyer favor
ing shorthorns. "Does it Pay to Cook
Feed for Stoke" was ably discussed.
Geo. Tyler thinks it does pay to cook
feed, especially for young stock, pigs,
etc. NJ j. Nicholson said it certainly
paid to cook certain portions of the
feed given stock, but some kinds of
feed need not be cooked, while Ed.
Brakeman thought that cholera could
be prevented by cooking the feed and
taking the proper care of the hogs.
The next topic was "Farm Workshop
and Care of Machinery" A. Jacobson
thought farm workshop should pos
sess all the common tools and proper
care should be taken of the same. Also
that the boys on the farm should be
taught the use of the tools. L.. l.. Iver-
son and Geo. Tyler also gave some good
ideas on this subject, the latter saying
that as general rule you would find
the farms and workshops of the men
who attended Farmers Institutes in
good order, and the shops of those who
do not take interest in such gatherings
in poor conditions, for at these places
ideas are gained which lead to better
farming in every direction. w. l..
Wilson then introduced the following
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted: "To the 9th General Assem-
bly, of the state of Iowa: We, the
Farmers Institute of Winnesheik Co.,
in session at Ossian, March 2, 1898,
wish to respectfully and earnestly petit
ton your honorable body not to enact
any legislation at this session effecting
Farmers Institutes" Tenant and
Landlord" was the next topic dis
cussed. John Hegg thought the rela-
ton between these the same as that
between labor and capital, and so dis
cussed it. He believed that the proper
relations between the tenant and land
lord could never be brought about until
they placed themselves upon the same
level and practiced the golden rule.
Messrs. Wilson and jacobson added
some good thoughts along the same
line, and j. J. Walenta followed with
some figures on how the farm should
be run, and how money could best be
made from it, 1t was splendid paper
and closed the afternoon session.
BY the time for the evening session
to open the Ossian hall was crowded
to its utmost capacity. Every seat was
occupied and standing room was ut a
premium. After music by the band
and we'll rendered selection by the
male quartette, as brilliant an address
of welcome as we have listened to in
some time was given by w. w. Carter.
and terse remarks, which were pleas
ing to everyone. DR.. +. Nj. Jewell in
his usual good way responded, and
drew many comical and pleasing COM
PARSONS. Then followed an address on
"The Relation of the Town to the
Country" by Hon. j. 5. Trigg, of
Rockford, which was filled with good,
sound sense from beginning to end.
Mr.. Trigg is n splendid speaker and
never fails to please his audience. Fol
lowing very comical selection by a
male trio, were exercises by the Ossian
school children, consisting of well
rendered recitations and drills of differ
ent natures. Next came a selection by
the male quartette, following which II.
l.. Coffeen delivered an address on
"Mothers as Educators" which was
given the closest attention, and was
full of merit. The evening program