The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-12
southwe.t Vernon Farmer., Climb.

SouuWoot wo'HoH afbcto SiuD'
The Southwest Vernon Farmers
Club held its Septem Der meeting with
the family OF A. Wright. The wealth
er was all that could be desired and
the roll call showed all club families
represented but three. A number o.
visitors were also present.
The opening song, II Love the Deal
Old Farm" was sung by the club
Rev. Roedel conducted devotional ex
ercises. Mr.. and Mrs. Parsons were
elected members. Another song AND
the program was taken up.
In the absence OF Mrs. j. FL. DeHart
Mrs. M. w. West read a serio comic
selection reciting the woes Of a hus
band who dispensed with his wife and
essayed house cleaning alone. Mrs
Clark read "a tribute to the public
school," being an extract from speech.
es by Mr.. Hanna and President Roose'
velt. Mrs Strong sang fine solo.
The state QUESTION bearing upon
"The Legislature interfering with local
government" was assigned to M. w.
West. He stated his inability to an.
swer 1t and called upon Mr.. Harring-
ton, who thought the question was not
so important to farmers as to those In
cities, as it had evidently been sug-
gested by recent happenings in Detroit.
He thought perhaps it would simplify
matters IL the larger cities could have
independent legislation. Rev. Roedel
thought such course an impossibility
and suggested that all such questions
needed more thought and study than
they usually got.
Mrs. Cook read a grand paper on the
domestic and public duties OF woman.
Recitation by Zaida Wright. Mrs.
Roedel gave a good paper on "Monu-
ments." The question box was In
charge Of Mr.. Cook. The discussion
Of the labor and capital question was
continued, with some new thoughts by
r. Reed and Rev. Roedel.
Mr.. Alchin answered the question,
"Is 1t Of profit to feed 60 cent wheat
to hogs?" He thought it was. w.
Smediey would rather by far have good
corn. Mr.. Cook knew by experience
that wheat made better pork than
corn. The best way to feed rye to
hogs was to boil it, was the opinion Of
those who had fed it.
us fall blowing of benefit as a rule?"
was decided In the negative by such
farmers as @. Reed, f. B. Clark, j. y.
Curtis and others.
"Should girls have a business educa.
tion?"was ably handled by Rev. Roe
del. In fact he gave talk that was
OF benefit to everybody who heard it.
While he favored such an education
for the purpose Of fitting girls TO be
able to support themselves IL necessa.
ry, he deplored the fact that girlswere
crowding men from their rightful po-
sitions, such as clerkships and railroad
and Office work. He made the state
ment that girl must be of strong
moral character to withstand the
temptations that assailed her where
her only associates were men and NOM
inal strangers at that.
Mr.. Harrington had the question,
"How to keep the boys on the farm?"
He found 1t difficult matter in his
own case from the fact he had no boys.
He gave few suggestions but on the
whole concluded that he could not
blame them SO much for he was not
Every sweet" on farming himself.
The program for the next meeting
was read, supper was disposed of and
the club adjourned to meet with Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Norton, Oct. I'd. ~