The Colfax chronicle., 1904-06-25

Big Crowd, Good Speaking. Fine
Barbecue and Good Time
Generally.

Barbecue and Good Time
Generally.
Tuesday, June 2lst, was a gala day
for COlfax. that being the day for the
meeting of the Farmers Institute In
this town. Our citizens did themsel-
YES proud by the handsome way they
entertained the big crowd that visit
ed us that day. A conservative esti-
mate of the guests present Is between
six and seven hundred.
The weather proved propitiOus, the
program for the day not being In the
least interrupted by showers Of rain
that occurred early In the morning
and In the afternoon. as they only
served to cool the atmosphere, and
greatly pleased the farmers who were
needing rain.
A crowd of fully two hundred per-
sons camo down on the Winfield
train, which was late, not getting In
until about noon, after two or three
of the speeches were over. Neverthe-
less they got the benefit Of the most
of the program. and especially enjoy
ed the fine barbecue dinner.
Everybody was agreeably surprised
at the splendid corps Of workers the
department. sent here. In addition
to Hon. j. A. Brewer and Prof. b. G.
Pittuck, who were announced last
week, we also had Prot. H. A. Nor
gan and Col. J. w. Nicholson, OF the
La. University, Mr.. ID. H. L. Bonner,
of Omen, Texas, Mr.. G. j. Barrow.
secretary of the Agricultural Com
mission, and Mr.. j. w. Taylor, the
Institute secretary.
By 1880 a. m. the court house was
comfortably full, and everybody eager
| for the exercises to begin. At the re-
quest of MIR. Brewer, Prof. Morgan
took charge as conductor Of the in
stitute. The audience beginning to
show signs Of impatience at the wait
that was being made on the WINFIELD
train, the conductor called on Uncle
Dick" Bonner, OF Texas, to entertain
the crowd while they waited. He re-
spOnded in a gOOd-humOred, sensible
and practical talk OF twenty minutes
that completely won everybody.
| Mr.. JnO. A. Williams was then In
| trOduced, and in about fifteen min
utes made as pretty an address OF
| welcome AS anyone would want to
hear, referring in complimentary
terms to the oil mill. the brick COM
pany, the saw mill, the bank, the
school and all the other institutions
of the town.
| Prof. Morgan expressed great pleas
/ ure at the address OF welcome. and
said that as he felt the faculty owed
d special response to It's sentiment, he
would call upon Prof. B. G. Pittuck
to make It. This gentleman, after re-
spending to the address OF welcome,
at the conductors suggestion, went
into a lecture on agriculture, which
lprOvOked a number of interest ting in
Quiries at its close.
H. g. GOodwyn was then called up.
on to read a paper prepared for the
occasion. During the reading OF his
paper the crowd that came In from
Winfield began to file into the room
and the speaker had to sit down un
til quiet was restored. Resuming his
address the speaker occupied about
twenty minutes in telling about the
possibilities and probabilities that
; lay before the farmer, to be attained
: by education and organization, which
was specially stressed.
After short talk by Mr.. Barrow
the conductor called upon Uncle Dicl
Bonner to I'LL In the interim until din
ner time, which he did In his own In
. imitable and pleasing way.
: Dinner was announced at 1:3Op. m.
and it was pronounced excellent an(
satisfactory by all. About 100 feet o
table was arranged nnder the SHADE
trees Of the court square. On thii
was spread two beeves, eight kid
7 and four pOrkers, which had frs
been excellently carved and sliced b!
Mr.. w. F. Richie into nice portions
The meat was barbecued by Mr.. JOhl
J Givens, who had as helpers Moe
I Hunter, Cot kimble. Richard Reit
e and two or three other cOlOred men
J Their work was pronounced by gOO'
1 judges to be the best and most PEI
. feet barbecued meats they ever saw
8 In addition there were also man.
!, chickens, plenty of bread, pickles, on
!. ions, and a great many side dishes Q
D / salad, cakes. pies, ETC.. with q cOupl
r of barrels of Ice water handy.
9 The committee on arrangement
was heartily and literally cOmpl
/ mented on the complete and perfec
r arrangements they carried out.
: After dinner the Institute was agai
e called to order. and Mr.. Bonner, Pro-
; Nicholson and MIR. Brewer addresse
9 the audience In the order named. OK
e cupying about two hours. Much II
e teresting Information was impaired
but we regret that our limited spaC
! will not permit us to give each Ind
o vidual as much attention as the In
pOrtauce of his subject deserved.
t A band was In attendance durin
b the day and discOursed music at prof.
er intervals. 1t was also utilized q
night for q ball at Hotel LeSage.
During the afternoon and evenin
y many Of the visitors were iberail
q served with coffee and ice cream q
e some of the private residences. an
y all together were given as hoepitab
!, treatment as could be expected In an
II city In the land.
E, That Tired Feeling!
q II you are laueuid. depressed and Il
capable for work. it indicates that 20,
liver is out Of order. Herbine will ASST
,, nature to throw of headaches, rheum
u tism aud ailments akin to nervousne
y e and restore the energies and vitality
u sound and perfect health. J. j. Hu
bard. Temple Texas. writes, March 2
1902: II have used Herbine for the Pc
- two years. Il has done me more Cox
10 than all the doctors. When / feel bs
"a and have that tired feeling, l take do
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