The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-05-18

its committee on free rural delivery for
the work which il had done, and had
discharged it, Mr.. Claud Martin was
called on for song. Both songs were
thoroughly enjoyed by the club
The subjects for the next months
meeting were announced as was also
the place of meeting, at Mr.. Harder's,
and then report was called for from
the committee on inspection of build
ings and grounds. N, X. Potter was
called on again but protested that he
was away at the last end of the COM
mittee and should not be called on for
the report He would, however, make
what he should call a minority report,
and then he proceeded to tell the club
members present that he believed they
had come to the home of farmer who
was enjoying his farm and was enjoy
ing life, one who kept his buildings and
grounds up in the best of shape, had
his farm we'll drained and was, he be-
lieved, making money. A recitation,
The Old Man and Jim, given by Mrs.
VIM. Marks, then concluded the pro.
gram and after short period of visit
ing, the entire company of nearly two
hundred sat down to one of the most
bountiful spreads which it is often the
lot of a man to face. After an attempt
to do justice to the repast. the company
rose from the tables and after another
period of visiting, began to break up to
go to their several homes, without
doubt as to the success of the after
Moons meeting in the slightest partiou-
lar.
The farm of Mr.. John j. Whelan is
one of the prettiest lying farms in
Shiawassee county, with the house of
the owner and the spacious barns stand
ing on an elevation overlooking the
greater part of the one hundred sixty
acres composing the same. The farm
house is on the southwest corner of the
farm, nearly two miles from Vernon
village and while pretentious on the
outside is surprisingly roomy and con-
venient within. The barn is, however,
big one, measuring one hundred
eight feet in length and being fifty feet
in width with twenty foot posts. In it
is a si'o twerty.eight feet deep, and
measuring 12x16 feet on the floor. The
basement of the barn, contains stable
room for 500 sheep, and a proportion
ately large number of cattle. On the
floor above are the horse stables, the
granary, no small amount of room for
the storage of farm tools and room for
a large amount of grain and hay. The
owner realizes the value of barn room,
however, and has plans already made
for another barn, 25X55 feet in size
which will be built during the coming
season. The farming is general in its
nature. A number of cows are kept,
the proprietor having found it a paying
business to sell milk to the Howell con-
densed milk factory for some time past
Recently he took a prominent part in
the securing of the establishment of the
new cheese factory in the village and
WIN uouotlooo otlIl luItucl lucIedSe HIS
herd. He has about dozen cows
which he is now milking and about
thirty-five yearlings and other young
stock in the herd. His flock of sheep
numbers about hundred breeding
ewes and he buys lambs in the fall as
general thing to feed during the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whelan have owned the
place since 1892 when they purchased
1t from Mr.. Seth Sheldon. 1t is need
less to say that the farm has not run
down since it came into the hands of |
the present owners.