Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-01-23
Union Farmers Club.


Union Farmers Club met with Mr..
and Mrs w. T Rudep Saturday, Jan.
18th, 'O2, at their pleasant home, corner
9Th and Erie streets, Mo. Valley, la.
Club called to order by President at
1la.a Minutes of last meeting read
and approved. Select reading by w.
Doty entitled "Jnst Rents" Different
members of the Club offered comments
on the same. II. l.. Aldridge read a
selection entitled "Will History Re-
peat Itself This selection called
forth lively discussion Then ]. +,
Jones read "Retired Farmers and
Farm Papers," which was we'll dis
cussed.
Miss Ryan, of Dunlap, favored the
club with choice selection on the
piano, which was highly appreciated
by the club. Select reading by Mrs
j. w. Deal, "The Farmer" This was
an excellent piece but owing to the
adjournment for dinner 1t didn't re-
ceive as much attention as it deserved.
| Club spent the usual two hours at
dinner, which was hugely erjoyed by
all present. The dinner was success
in every way. To say Mr. and Mrs
lsoden are royal entertainers expresses
it mildly Miss Ryan favored the club
with several fine selections of music
during dinner.
Club called to order at Up m.
Select reading by j. Z. Jones, "The
Spendthrift Next was the young
folks program First. song by Mary
and Jimmy klrkwood. Music by Mrs.
Etiie Brown. Defamation, Annette
Roden. Song, Nellie and Ollie Kirk
wood
Questions we're then taken up.
l. The best way TO plan homework
to make it easy for women folks Re-
ferred to Mrs. Deal Decided that
each member of the family should
have a place for everything and keep
everything in its place.
9 Can farmer advertise with
profitable results? Referred to w.
Doty. Decided that by thorough Gull
tivation and special things ty an ad
in the local papers.
3. Is it healthy to feed meat to
chickens when there is no green stuff
Referred to Mrs. w. A. Jones. De-
cided it is
L. Can the average 100 acre farm
of Harrison county land valued AT $50
an acre he farmed at profit to the
owner? Referred to j. Il Jones. Dc
cided it can
Questions for February:
l. Does it pay to feed oil meal or
stock food of any kind to cattle while
fsttening. Referred to j +. Kirk
wood.
,. Would it be appropriate for the
farmers to furnish more of the lues-
tions discussed and read at the Farm
ers' Institute. Referred to Mrs. Win
gate
3. Will it pay to feed cattle and
hogs corn at the present prices of
stock and corn? Referred to w. T.
Roden
Committee on Questions Mrs Kirk
wood, q N Frazier, Mrs Aldridge.
Young folks Committee on select
reading-Ora Frasier, Carl Jones,
Howard I5essire
Members absent, one. Mrs Aldridge
Visitors, Mr. and Mrs l. N Goodrich,
Mr. and Mrs A Jackson, Grandma
Jackson, Mrs T. II Cox, Miss Zoe Cox,
Grandma Cox, Mrs Maude Adams and
her friend, Mrs Fleetwood, of Norfolk
Neb, Grandma Jones, Mr and Mrs
Walter Roden, Miss Ryan of Dunlap,
Mrs VIM Wlthrow, Mr. and Mrs Lou
ISoden, Mrs Sniff, Mrs Alexander, Mr.
David Henry, Mr. and Mrs Roy Roden,
Mr. and Mrs John Goodrich, Mrs. Har-
ry Brown, Mrs Parker of Omaha,
Neb, Mr. l. Martin, Miss Ada Camp
bell.
Club adjourned to meet with Mr. and
Mrs G N Frazier on the third Satur-
day in February. 1902
j. Il HARDWOOD, Pres.
Mrs. WILSON DoTY, Sec.