The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-04-25
GRANGE DEPARTMENT.
Conducted by w. r. Alexander. r. E.
D. No. a, Owosso.

.. No. q, OWosso.
To whom Correspondence for the department
should be addressed
COUNTY GRANGE CALENDAR.
Owosso Township: First.and third Tuesday
in each month at 80 p. m; Richardson's hall
Owosso.
New Lothrop: Second and fourth tuesday
afternoon In each month.
Remington: First and third Saturday after
noon in each month.
Hazel Green: First and third Friday of each
month; Henderson.
Burns: Every Tuesday evening, Knaggs'
Bridge.
Union: Each Alternate Friday evening;
Chapin.
1t is good for a patro on to take vaca-
ton, but the work of the order never
should.
Are we all doing what we can to Sc
cure the twenty new members before
July first?
AS an extra incentive the editor of
this department will present a pair of
pure bred b. p. Rock fowls to the Pa
tron in the county who secures the
largest number of new members i'm that
time.
Time is not lost, but we'll spent in at
tending the meeting of the Grange.
ION THE BAND wAGON'-SELF SACRI-
FICING DEVOTION OF THE OLD
WAR HORSES-SUCCESS.
Many farmers in all parts Of the coun-
try have not given the Grange support,
not because they did not think it good
organization but because they thought
it would not be success. 1t is quite
natural for American people to want to
be in the band wagon" They want
to be on the winning instead of the los
ing side even if it is not always the
right side. Fiftesn or twenty years ago
when the Grange movement was on the
decline it was not uncommon to hear
the remark, II told you So" or 1.-The
farmers can't hold together" etc. But
thanks to those members who had the
welfare of the farming population of
this country at heart the order was not
permitted to become extinct These
members sacrificed time, effort and
money to stay the tide of adversely and
turn it to one of prosperity. 1t called
for degree of patriotism and unselfish
devotion to the principles of right and
justice, that has never been equalled in
any other organization of an industrial
nature Its increasing membership dur
ing the past ten years and its untold
value to the farming and general inter
ests of the country is q source of much
qualification with "old war horses, who
never faltered in the thickest of the
fight The success of the grange is now
assured and its increasing power and
influence in social, educational and leg
islatiwe lines is acknowledged by all
classes in society and opposition TO its
work is a thing of the past. Its straight
forward, conservative course has won
the confidence even of congress, whose
members have the highest regard for its
expressed opinions upon all matters
which relate to the agricultural inter
ests of the country consequently today
the farmer who wants to be on the win
ming side and in line with the progress
i've farming element naturally seeks
utilization with the grange where he can
more directly share in it's benefits and
become,a recipient of the honOrs that
come to this great army of industrial
workers who are taking such an i'm
portant part in state and national legis-
lation in the interests of the producing
and consuming class of people, and de-
veloping "a higher and better manhood
and womanhood among the members
ALPHA MESsER,
In Our Grange Home.