Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-05

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A. Converse, President. and Clark Web.
ster acting as Secretary. The forenoon
session was taken up by the discussion
OF the seed corn question; M. M. Forty
leading, followed by Schaefer, B. 2.
Norton and others.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was called to
order by the President, and on the alb.
sence of the Secretary, John Steinman
was appointed to act IN that capaclty.
The exercises we're opened with prayer
by Mr.. Forty, after which Mayor Culver
gave an address of welcome, which was
followed by S. A. Converse, President, in
a few we'll chosen words. Mr.. Culver in.
timated that though he was now living
in town the country was go,d place in
which to bring up the boys and girls.
Instrumental music was furnished by
Mr.. White.
Is. T. Norton, State Dairy Commits.
sioner, read very interesting paper on
the duties of his office. While much has
been accomplished in driving out the oleo-
margarine fraud and in giving the people
pure milk in the cities, yet he thought
that if the force could be doubled, much
more could be accomplished. The subject
was discussed by the members of the Insti.
tute, after which Mrs. Livingstone read
paper on "Art in the Home," in which
she showed how the home might be
made more pleasant and beautiful by
pictures and otherwise. Mrs. Moon fol.
lowed in u similar strain, emphasizing
the fact that much useful knowledge
could be acquired by the study of pic.
lures aside from the cultivation of
taste for the beautiful. A solo was given
by Mrs. Noon, after which M. B. boo.
little male some further remarks on the
effect in the minds of the young of pic.
lures in the home; stating that the mere
hanging of pictures in the rooms of the
hired help had good effect.
The evening session convened in the
Lyric Hall, and was opened by solo by
Will Patterson, followed by recitation
by Mrs. Mcintosh.
Miss Elsie Perry, County Superintend
ent of Schools, read an excellent and in.
structive paper on School Consolida.
tion." Miss Perry showed by satisfactory
facts and figures where the plan had
been tried of conveying the children at
public expense to some central location,
with the following results, viz:
better schools with all the advantages
OF a city graded school; better attend
ance with less hardness: better pay to
teachers with less cost to taxpayers:
etc. OF course there are some obiec-
lions which Miss Perry also showed
up, that is sending small children
long distances in bad weather with
insufficient clothing, liability to acct
dents in transporting, etc. Rev.
Holmes and Prof. Thornton followed
in an able manner along similar lines.
Miss Lulu Thornton recited the
"Sailor Boys Dream" very nicely.
A solo by Miss Whitney and instru-
mental music by Mrs. DR.. Connolly
and children were greatly appreciated
SECOyD DAY oEcrrUc
opened with prayer by Rev. G. A.
Marshall, followed with music by
Mrs. White.
'Past and Future of the Horse Mar
ket" was led by Fl. e. Eckstein in
which he advocated the raising of
draft horses, and whatever ones fancy
as to breeds, he should hold to that
line for by so doing he would be more
apt to succeed. Mr.. Eckstein main
tanned that good draft horses always
had and always would bring good
prices,
Horticulture for the General
Farm" was discussed by NJ. M. Forty
and others. Mr.. Forty maintained
that every farmer ought to have at
least strawberry bed and raspber-
ry patch.
The afternoon session was opened in
a very acceptable manner with instru-
mental music by Miss Florence Bar
tholomew.
A paper was read on domestic
Economy" by Mrs. j. J. Fessenden
which seemed to give general salts
faction to all who heard it. Mrs. Fes-
sender maintained that the girls of
today were educated iu everything ex-
cept in the one important question
that all would be called on sooner OF
later to fill, viz: household duties.
Mr.. Livingstone thought that while
it was a good thing to teach the
younger generation to cook, bake and
sew, 1T would not come amiss if some
of the older ones took a few lessons.
The question was further discussed
by A. j. Cook, Mrs. Booth and Mrs
| Moon.
Instrumental music and song by
Mrs. Moon.
A paper on the Retired Farmer
was read by 9. L. Gabrielson who sale
that the farm was good place to stay
in old age gs wellas in youth.
] MI. 6. FL. Graves opened the ques
| tlon of "The Problem of Practica
Farming" contending that the mai1
question around which all the othe