The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-09-27
Oak Grove Farmers Club.

| Odk STove drner Siup.
! The September meeting of the Oak
Grove Farmers Club was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Strauch.
hereafter to be known as Pleasant
Mound"
The club members were largely in
attendance, also a number of guests
from neighboring clubs. but no one for.
got that it was the day on which the
nation sadly laid her "chief" in an I'M
timely grave.
The president being absent, j. F. Bill
himer was called to the chair. After
the usual opening exercises, Miss Tillie
Strauch rendered fine instrumental
SOLO.
A paper on Rural home life" was to
have been read. 1t not being prepared
the subject was discussed at large.
VIM. Cole believes that rural life is the
ideal one, and that the occupation,
bringing US as it does in close touch
with nature, not only broadens the
i
his estimation the farmer is the most
independent of men,.
julius Eveleth said life under all cir.
cumstances is what we make it, but
working people in towns are tied down
to certain hours, whereas farmers and
their wives can get up and leave their
work and take it up again where they
left off,
S. Lemon agreed with others as re.
CARDS the independence of farmers, nor
would he.deny that the farm furnishes
| broadminded men and so, said he, does
the city. He has tried living in both
village and country and while in the
village rather enjoyed lying in bed I'M
til six o'clock in the morning, also en-.
joyed the absence of farm chores in the
evening. Now that he is back on his
farm he is forcibly reminded of the fact
that if farmer would save his crops
and take care of his cows, ETC., he must
work all the hours of sunshine. He
thinks retired farmer living in town,
the other fellow doing all the work, is
the happiest man going.
Will Strauch is perfectly satisfied
with his life on the farm.
Song by Miss Edna Parsons.
Miss Hattie Morris paper on lis it
worth while to cultivate flowers" was
bright and interesting. She most GER
tainly believes it is worth while, and
more, that every home should be sup.
| piled with its flower garden and children
should especially be encouraged to cul.
tivate the beautiful messengers of God s
| love.
The Misses Ivah and Vivian Bilhimer
favored the meeting with two instru-
mental Duets.
Question box: Can young man un.
aided and alone, succeed on a farm ?
If so, how? In answer, Will Strauch
said If young man begins working as
farnUhand aAd is determined to sue.
coed, mark the determination. He may
by denying himself all unnecessary ex-
penditure and by the application of
strict economy in every way all of the
time, be able to save $500 in i've years,
then he could rent farm, take a life
partner who has also learned the lessons
of economy. and if they persist in the
way they have begun, in few years
they will be able to buy the farm.
S. Lemon thinks young man may
succeed on a farm now as we'll as 90
years ago.
VIM. Cole said the Young man may
get good returns from the land for his
labor, but the exchange farmers need is
almost out of sight.
j. Eveleth knows number of men
who began life as farm hands, who by
dint of hard work and economy are now
the owners of good homes.
Albert Strauch thinks there is mo
business under the sun in which man
can do as well as on farm.
We next listened to recitations from
some. little people, MasterWard Strauch,
Misses Pearl Kent and June Wrigley.
Being urgently solicited s. Lemon
favored the club with two beautiful
vocal solos.
We then adjourned to partake OF the
excellent supper provided by the host
ess.
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Strauch,
Oct. 18th, at 10 o'clock a. m.
The Best Endorsement.