The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-06-23
Northeast Vernon Farmers Club.

The Northeast Vernon Farmers Club en-.
joyed the hospitality of Mr.. and Mrs c. s.
Potter, June 4th.
After the usual opening exercises we
listened TO some fine select reading by Mrs.
D. f. Sessions and A. Vincent; also recita-
tions by Mrs. j. o Marks and Rena Smed-
ley; song by Maud Patched; duet by Mr..
and Mrs Ralph Patched; organ solo by Mrs.
Owen. Mr.. Kline read an article from the
Washington Tribune on the outlook for our
nation and Its relation to other nations. In
the absence of S. q. Patched, I'D Patched
opened the discussion of our question,
"HOw can the Drain Law lie lmproved?"
He thought the commissioner had too much
power, and that the drain tax should be
regulated according to the benefit to be &c.
rived from 1t by the person taxed, instead
of taxing by sections as now practiced.
Amos Parmenter thought the commissioner
should be elected by the people instead of
the supervisors; he thought great deal of
partiality was shown in levying drain tax,
and spoke of the Web Greek drain, how
much more Sbiawassee was taxed than
Genesee county, when the latter county re-.
ceived so much benefit from it, ID. Brown
thought Gepesee paid for all the benefit it
derived from it, Nearly every voter pres
ent spoke on this question, all agreeing that
the commissioner had too much power, and
that the drain tax was not equitaby dis.
III ta1 s.,l~t L.. -
must be an arbitrary one, the commissioner
should have some restrictions placed on
him.
Question box conducted bv o. Keny on
brought out several lively discussions:
''Should the people be taxed to build resi-
dence for Admiral DeweyP" Some thought
great nations always had and always should
honor great men, and Dewey was great
man; therefore it was very appropriate for
us as nation to thus honor him, that was
their privilege, but it was unjust to tax the
nation to do sucI thing. especially as he
had no family to occupy it. Others thought
that many of our graf men in our Civil
war would get into safe quarters during a
battle and the men who did the fighting
and lost their health in defending our coun.
try received no notice, and many of them
today are suffering for necessaries of life,
while great men who risked almost nothing
get the honors and the cash.
(which is the most profitable for the
farmer to keep, sheep or cattle?" A, Par
menter, j. Curtis, j. o. Marks, T. Cooling,
and F. Owen thought sheep most protita-
BILE, while j. Patched and p. Kline claimed
there was no choice. Peter Patched thought
sheep we're running our farms. Mrs Marks
favored cattle, as the wife enjoyed the in
come, the butter money belonging to her,
while she saw but little of the money from
sheep. ID Brown thought there was no
stock equal to sheep to bring up worn out
land.
"Is there any law to authorize President
Mckinley to Danish the drink curse from
the army?" The law of March LIST, 1875,
authorized the President to make and pub
lish regulations for the army, and under
this law President Hayes directed the sec
rotary of war to take suitable steps to pre-
vent the sale of Intoxicating drinks as
beverage at the camps, forts, and other
posts of the army.
After partaking of a bountiful supper we
adjourned to meet at A. Vincent's In July.