The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-03-09
Burton Farmers Club.


OF the club would probably readily testify,
that large part of the wind and drifting
| snow OF that same day found each individu-
al member of the club with a cold search
ing directness and thorOughness that was
most complete long before the day found
them at the meeting place.
A representative of THE TIMES, who
with attorney Van r. Pond had been invit-
ed to be guests of the club on this occasion,
enjoyed the experience of riding through
snow drifts as high as the cutter seat and,
incidentally, after driving through piece
of woods and broad field to avoid some
drifts which were quite impossible, and
almost through barnyard at another point
for similar Ieason-just incidentally, and
not altogether from choice, enjoyed walking
thro the snow for the last quarter of mile
because their cutter broke down. Perhaps
thus exhibition of very proper meekness on
the part Of the visitors prompted the club
members to welcome them little more I'M
reservedly with but few sly illusions to the
favorite mode of lOcOmOtion for city visitors.
and to the correct lines which proper built
cutter should present. but at any rate they
were taken heartily into the family and
later even furnished with another cutter for
the home trip-and that one didn't break
down.
But the storm was bad enough at any
rate to keep the attendance small and 1t
even made the most of those who did attend
quite late, so that there was time for little
besides the devotional exercises, conducted
by Mr.. G. c. Rowell, before dinner was
announced and all sat down to the best din
ner to which any normal man could even
dream of doing justice.
On coming again to the program for the
meeting the club listened to song b. the
Misses Emaine and Eta DOane ard also
which Charles Doty had brought with him.
Other selections from the same instrument
were eDjOyet later, as was also another
vocal selection by the Misses DOane. The
rest of the afternoon was given up to the
discussion of the various questions in which
as general thing nearly all the members
took an active part.
One of the first questions brought up was
one of parliamentary practice, the SUPPOSE
ton being made that successive motions had
been ade until the last was in fact me-
, ton to table an amendment TO an amend
ment to an amendment to motion, and the
last amendment being shown to be out of
order, the motion to table it was also out of
, order, and the question before the house
: was the second amendment, as the presi-
dent of the club, Mr.. Love, decided, and
later was sustained by Attorney Pond after
. the question had been slmplihed from the
original statement to something like the
above statement of the case. The question
as to how much each successive furrOw
would be shortened in blowing burrows a
. foot wide around a r. triangular field stumped
the president at first, tho he boldly an
swered four feet, only to be compelled a
. minutes later TO recede from the position
and make the difference eight feet instead
of four.
docs the club need us, or we the club?"
was taken up by Mrs. G. Shepard who thot
that the need was mutual. Mr.. Rowell
thot that he could see great improvements
: which the club had wrought in the past
twelve years 10 the appearance of the farms
of the members.
, How may the men help the womeps
work on the farm end the question which
most naturally accompanied it, how may
the women help the men on the farm was
treated with frankness and sympathetic
appreciation for the work of each which
was an inspiration. Mr.. Rowell told of
various ways by which he had always found
he could greatly tighten his wife's work,
and little later Mrs. Rowell having been
, unsupported number OF cases were cited
where the women could be of great assist
ance In emergencies to the men In their
work. Mrs. c. r. Woodin remarked at
this juDcture that the old saying relative to
man working from sun to sun while wO
mans work is never done, was true only
because woman's work could be continued
; by lamp light while ordinarily mans work
could not be 80 continued.
The question, which of the two persons
was best fitted to bring up child, an in-
consistent christian or moral person not
christian was discussed by Mr.. Love In a
broad minded way. Leaving out of con-
sideration the little Inconsistencies with
which the lives of all christians are more or
less filed and taking the word inconsistent
TO mean as 1t should, tho not even attempt
ing to live as good life as the moral per
son did, he said that there could be no doubt
that the good moral person was more fitted
to bring up the child than an inconsistent
christian of such stamp.
The review of the paper which Mr.. A. G.
Bird delivered in Owosso at the county
farmers institute brought out slight diff
ference of opinion and at times a warm dis