The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-09-02

some stories for good measure. The
stories were told in Mr.. Potter's own
inimitiable way and brought down the
house. He took for his. text the word
Induced. Induced currents shown in
telegraphy, telephone work, induced
actions on the part of officials and vot-
ers, were all discussed and the speaker
wound up with the suggestion that per-
maps someway our Legislators might be
induced to work out scheme for lower
ing taxes in Michigan.
Gilbert R. Lyon, of Owosso, was
called on for speechI and began by
owning up that this was the first pion-
eer meeting he had ever attended.
giving few humorous reasons for his
failure to identify himself with the
society up to this time. He professed
to greatly regret his late entrance into
the society's membership, charged the
responsibility of it up to his wife, and
then told the audience that it was as
sisting him celebrate his own birthday.
that of his eldest daughter, and that of
a granddaughter, all on the same day.,
He closed with parting shot at Mr..
Potter, saying that he should be Gin
duced" to stop telling the stories he had
told the audience and get in new
supply.
After Mr.. Lyon, Mr.. j. M. Fitch, of
Durand, gave an address at some length.
He is on e of the old standbys at all
meetings of the Pioneer society and ex-
pressed the pleasure of the members of
the society at'the presence Of so many
people at their picnic In closing he
| also urged as many as could to identify
themselves with the society.
Hon. Fred M Warner, Secretary of
State, and republican candidate for the
office of Governor, was called on by the
chairman to close the program. Mr..
Warner said that he was accustomed to
being introduced as farmer, that few
days ago he had been introduced as
farmer and cheese maker He sal d
that was correct and added that though
a farmer and a cheese maker he was no
speech maker. He had had the best
fortune that any boy could have, that
of being born and brought up on a
Michigan farm. The larger part of his
business had been with and among
farmers, and he expected that the great
er part of his business transactions in
the future would still be with farmers.
The conditions among the farmers to-
day We're greatly improved over those
OF years gone by and in his opinion just
such gatherings of just such societies as
those represented there were RESPONSE
BILE in great degree for the improved
conditions. We need to look largely to
our own actions and not be too ready to
find fault with others. Most problems
which have arisen in the past have been
settled for the best, perhaps not always
to our best liking, but the opinions of
others have to be respected as. well as
our own. Such gatherings as these
give all better chance to see the tru tn
of this. 1t broadens out the minds of
the farmers, of the business men, of all
who come together ON such occasions.
1t makes better friends, and enables all
tofill their respective places to greater
advantage and with greater mutual re-
spect and pleasure. 1t enables all to
work together for the solution of the
peculiar problems which every COM
munity has to solve. to better advan-
tage than they could without such
meetings.
The audience having already listened
for considerable length of time to the
program before Mr., Warmers brief
speech, the chairman announced at the
close Of his rem arks that the exercises
would be concluded with the benedic-
ton which was pronounced by Rev. J.
II. Benson.