The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-23
Oak Grove Farmers Club.

} On Thursday, Feb. 18th, the Oak
? Grove Farmers Club met at the home
: of Mr.. and Mrs. John Parsons, where
: they were received by host and hostess.
, At eleven o. clock the meeting was called
to order by the president, and the usual
opening exercises followed.
. Minutes of last meeting were read and
approved. A communication from Mr..
and Mrs Ralph Lemon, in which they
requested that their names be taken
from the roll, was read by the president.
As Mrs. Lemon was elected secretary
at the last semi annual election and the
Office was declared vacant, Mrs. Will
Cole was unanimously elected to fill the
vacancy.
| The committee on free rural mail de-
livery was called upon. A. Wrigley
said he had received from the assistant
postmaster general at Washington in
structions for proceeding with the work
1t is the desire of the club that this
work may be pushed and that in the
near future we may have free rural
mail delivery route in this vicinity.
Paper my experience in growing
and marketing sugar beets" by Julius
Eveleth. Mr.. Eveleth came promptly
to the front, paper in hand, at the same
moment our hostess came from the din
ing room and announced "As soon as
you are ready we will have dinner"
The president said we will hear Mr..
Eveleth's paper before dinner. II never
work after the dinner bell rings" Mr..
Eveleth replied, and laid his paper care.
fully on the table, and moved to adj
journ. Every body must have felt per.
fectly satisfied with the dinner, and
who wouldn't be with such dinner,
for sugar nor beets were not mentioned
again.
When the meeting was again called
to order the club joined in singing one
of their club songs, with great enthusi-
asm.
The roll call found nearly every family
represented, a number of visitors from
adjoining clubs were also present.
A paper on sheep raising by Elmer
Wilson. in which he advocates growing
sheep for mutton and wool. He said,
keep the lambs growing right from the
start, provide plenty of pasture, those
who have never tried growing field of
rape for sheep were advised to do so,
also to feed roots. Burt Cook, of Maple
River, was asked to give his experience
He also finds it desirable to grow large
sheep with good yield of wool.
Mrs. A. Strauch gave select reading
that was full of interest. Miss Vivian
Bllhimer gave pretty little recitation.
Albert Strauch had the Associational
topic for February. "The primary
school fund, its origin, its distribution,
it's use." The paper was carefully and
thoroughly prepared, and proved deeply
interesting. He spoke in the highest
terms of those who in the early history
of our state laid so grand foundation
for our public school system to rest
upon.
Recitation, patrick Dolan's love
letter." by Miss May Ferris, was very
amusing. Mrs. James Mcbride gave
five we'll tried receipts for cooking.
How to make coffee, how to boil pota-
toes. Mrs. Mcbride said it was. very
important that the kettle in which the
potatoes were boiled should be clean.
Cabbage salad, graham gems, and corn
starch cake. Miss Bernice Parsons
gave a nice little recitation.
Mrs j. Mcbride was elected delegate
to the State Farmers Institute Roundup
at Ann Arbor. Songs were sung by
Miss Edna Parsons, Ira Kaufman, Miss
Halle Morris and Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Wrigley.
A very important subject was brought
up through the question box: "Can you
recommend grading district schools?"
Some thought the average pupil did bet
ter before the days of graded district
schools, and deem it wrong to turn a
pupil out of district school because he
has learned all that is taught up to the
ninth grade. Others think IL is right as
it gives the teacher more time for the
younger pupils Some favor doing
away with the district school, and advo-
cate the Township unit system. believe
the large majority of our club believe
in standing by the good old fashioned
district school and allow no tampering
with anything so sacred or so important.
The district school is one of the strong
est bulwarks of the Nation-let us
strengthen but not modest.
| How can farm life be made more at
tractives Farming must be made more
remunerative and the farmers life must
be broadened, and this Is surely being
done by the intellectual Furnishing in
Club work. The next meeting will be
held at the home of Mr. and Mrs New.
ton Wilson on March IS at 10 o'clock
q. m.