The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-07
GRANGE DEPARTMENT.
Conducted by w. r. Alexander. r F
D. No. q, Owosso.

COUNTY GRANGE CALEND AR.
OW6sso Township: First and third Tuesday
in each month at 80 p, M; Richardson hall
Owosso.
New Lothrop: Secon d and fourth Tuesday
afternoon In each month.
Bennington: First and third Saturday after
noon In each month.
Hazel Green: First and third Friday Of each
month; Henderson.
From the way things were mixed
last week it would appear as though
the Grange editor or the managing
editor might have had his mind be-
logged with that by-product of the
Michigan beet sugar factory from
which the national government de.
rives so large revenue.
Owosso Township Grange voted to
dispense with its next regular meeting
onaccount of the Farmers Club Insti-
tute, to be held on that date.
Extract from the annual address OF
the Master of Indiana State Grange:
Patrons, permit me to remind you
while speaking on the good Of the Or
der, that discouragements may come,
petty jealousies and misunderstand-
ings may arise. Human nature Is the
same whether in or out Of the grange.
The difference lies in being wise
enough to see above the temporary
clouds that may for time disturb
the harmony Of your grange. Should
such an occasion ever come in your
grange, then exercise the true spirit
OF fraternity to arbitrate such differ
ences, and clasp thy brother by the
hand and say the grange teaches us
to hope. to live each day stronger.
better, truer lives; it teaches to make
better and happier homes. 1t works
with the school, with the church, and
with all other organizations whose
purposes seek to improve mankind.
1t opposes none of them.
Some suggestions by the National
Grange for congressional action that
will protect and benefit agriculture
and not infringe on the rights Of
other interests Of our country.
Free delivery Of mails in the rural
districts, and that the service be
placed on the same permanent footing
as the delivery Of mail in the cities,
and the appropriations be common
surate with the demands.
Provide for postal savings banks.
Submit an amendment to the Con.
stitution providing for the election
Of United States Senators by direct
vote Of the people.
Submit an amendment to the con-
stitution granting the power to con-
gress to regulate and control all cor
porations and combinations, prevent
ing monopoly and the use of their cor.
porate power to restrain trade or ar
bitrarily establish prices.
Regulate the use Of shoddy.
Enact pure food laws.
Provide for the extension of the
markets for farm products equally
with manufactured articles.
The enactment of an antitrust law,
clearly defining what acts on part Of
any corporation would be detrimental
to public welfare.
Construction Of an inter. oceanic
canal by the United States, and of a
ship canal connecting the Mississippi
River with the Great Lakes and the
Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean,
Protect the dairy interests by the
passage of the ELECTROMAGNETIC bill.
THE GRANGE AS AN EDUCATIONAL
FACTOR.
Written by Hon. d. Z. Mcclure for
THE TIMES.
The Grange is an educational factor
of great helpfulness, since it teaches
that Education is.to know for the
sake Of living, not to live for the sake
ofknowing." Ithelps men and women
to realize their present worth; TO be.
lieve in high standard of living
1t gives farmers sons and daughters
lucdls, anu luedIS are JuC IOuuudUlOU
OF individuals as we'll as nations. The
nation that is founded upon high
ideals is one that will go onward to
greater liberties and blessings for
hu mankind.
The Grange is factor in education,
since it teaches sef-culture, self.devel.
opment Many OF our best thinkers
and speakers commenced their educa-
tion in the Grange, made their first
speech aud wrote their nrst essay
there.
The Grange is factor Ia education,
since it develops men and women
socially. The Grange meetings break
up isolation. Men and women grow
in the stream Of the worlds life, but
in isolation they shrlvel up.
The Grange is factor in education,
since it teaches the farmer the value
OF his soil, the value OF books, the
value Of life; makes him a business
man.
The Grange Is q factor m oducation