The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-04
DISCUSSED ROADS.
North Owosso Farmers Suggest
Means of Making Highways Bet
ter and Firmer.

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The North OwosSO Farmers Club
/ met last Friday at the pleasant and
commodlouS home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Smith. A hour of pleasant social
intercourse was followed by bounti-
full repast, which put all in a good
humor for carrying out the after
Moons program.
| The meeting was opened with music
and prayer. The roll.call showed only
three families absent, and one of those
on account of illness. Mr.. and Mrs.
Patrick Carmody and Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Freeman were guests of the
club. A reception committee was APP
pointed consisting Of Mrs. +. Stiles
and Mrs. S. J. Harding.
"Little Lights" was nicely sung by
Miss Clara Getman.
The first on the program was the
state topic. "Our highways, what is
most needed for their Improvement"
Mr.. Place said, most farmers do not
take interest enough In their roads.
The governments also gives them little
attention. He thinks with combined
] effort, the roads could be materially
improved; and the only way is to keep
agitating the matter. The present
system is all right, II good roadmasters
are elected, who will see that the work
is done at the proper time and that
good days work is done each day.
Gravel is needed more than anything
else for the improvement Of the
roads.
(which is better to feed the poor or
erect monuments to great mems men,
orieS?" Mrs. Q. Freeman. Mrs. Free
man thinks it we'll to care for the
worthy ones. Monuments are simply
for display and some of the money used
for these could relieve a great deal OF
suffering among the poor. Mrs. Get
man approves of erecting monuments
in honor of noted people but in a diff
ferent way. She mentioned one in
stance where in Boston public
library and reading room were erected
in memory OF charitable woman.
There was also room where people,
tired from their shopping, could go in
and rest. A public drinking fountain
and many similar things would com
memorate the lives Of people Us well
us a monument of marble and would
BE- 4 help to the poor at the same
time.
Does laughter have anything to do
with good health?" Mrs. c. NJ. Get
man read we'll prepared paper on
this subject A few hearty laughs will
cure the most desperate case OF mel
ancholy. 1t is certainly conducive TO
good health.
1.-THE Model Kitchen" proved an in
teresting subject TO both ladies and
gentlemen and many helpful ideas were
obtained by it's discussion. Keep the
kitchen clean, have a place for every
thing and everything in its place. A
convenient water supply saves many
steps. Have the windows looking on
the road so that one working in the
kitchen will not feel isolated from ev-
erything else.
There should be a transom over the
door to allow steam and odors to es-
cape. Have plenty Of cupboards, also
a closet or hallway for boots and wraps
instead Of having them accumulate in
the corners and on the backs of chairs.
A hall between the kitchen and the re-
mainder OF the house would be found
convenient for this purpose and would
prevent the odors from cooking reach
ing the other rooms. A comfortable
rocking chair adds to the comfort, and
there is no reason why the kitchen
should not be as pleasant as other
parts of the house. Mr.. Place said he
always liked the old fashioned kitchen
best, with an open fireplace.
An interesting selection, "Be Sunny
at Home, was read by Mrs. A. Clapp.
One should cultivate habit of cheer