The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-01-09
North Owosso Farmers Club.


The North Owosso Farmers Club
held thelfirst meeting Of the new year
last Friday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wm.t Saver.
A large number of the members
were present as well as several visitors.
After a bountiful dinner had been
served the meeting was opened with
the usual exercises. The business OF
the day included the semi-annual
election of officers as follows:
President-Frank Stiles.
Vice Mrs. E. o. Place.
Secretary-Mrs. Carrie Getman.
Treasurer-Mrs. S. j. Harding.
Chaplain-O Greenwald.
Director-Wm. Saver.
Cor. Sec.-Mrs. Emma Lowell
A solo, "Just For TCday," was
rendered by Miss Minnie Sullivan. A
concise and interesting report of the
meeting of the state association at
Lansing was given by the delegate,
Mrs. e. o. Place. The club voted to
adopt and stand by the resolutions as
adopted by the state association.
Miss Mattibell Getman next enter
tanned us with humorous reading,
"Mrs. Splicer Tries the Toboggan."
"How to succeed in farming" was
discussed by several. VIM. Smith
regards mixed farming as best for the
ordinary farmer and best for the farm.
e. o. Place favors special line Of
farming. Study the soils and see what
they will produce with profit.
Florence and Fern Greenwald sang
pretty song, "Jack Frost an Artist. "
Mrs. A. Clapp read an excellent
paper on the subject: "What is the
object OF an education?" An educa-
tion enables one to earn a livelihood in
the higher branches Of employment
and at higher salaries. Study,
through which an education is gained,
develops the brain as manual labor de-
velops the muscle. A practical educa-
tion must be combined with that OBJ
tanned from books. Were 1t not for
education farming would still be con-
Quoted with crooked sticks for plows,
sickles for reapers and fails for
threshers. When one travels through
the south / am told it needs but a
glance to detect the farms OF the men
from the north and those of the un-
educated farmers of the south who
still plough around every stump and
stone as the poor men have always
done and always will until educated In
this age.
What is the best farm paper you
have ever read?
e. 0. Place said he had read many
good farm papers. For general farm
news he mentioned the New York
Tribune Farmer, but every one should
read our own state paper, the Michi-
gan Farmer, which takes so much in
terest In the work of the farmer and
publishes the markets and also list
of the sales of every stock dealer, SO
that the farmers can see how much
profit they are making.
MISS ClaTa tetman sang pretty
"Coasting" song and Robbie Saver en-
tertained us with guitar solo.
A vote OF thanks was given Mr.. and
Mrs. Saver for their hospitality. The
program was closed with a Lullaby"
sung by Miss Sullivan.
Program for next meeting:
Club organic ,tion and extension
Mr.. Day, Mr.. Greenwald.
Selection-Mrs. A. Clapp.
How can the number Of forest and
nut bearing trees be increased In the
countrywide. Millerd, @. Freeman.
What has the nineteenth century
done for women?-Mrs. Harding, Mrs.
Stiles.
Home attractions for our boys and
girls Mrs. Smith, Mr.. Saver.
What is the difference between the
trust aud the syudicateY-E .. Place.
The next meeting will be held with
Mrs. L. A. Partridge and family Jan.
80, 1908.