Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-02-10
L[E--SUMAER CLUB
February Meeting Well Attended
In Spite of Severe Weather.
A VERY INTERESTING MEETING
Enthusiastic Members, Able and Com
prehenSlve Discussions.

Thursday tho 2nd inst, was the cold
est day of the season, up TO that date;
but nevertheless a half hundred mem
bers of the Seville-Sumner Farmers
Club met at the pleasant home of Mr.
and Mrs A. b. Fisher, northwest of
Elwell, for the regular monthly meet
ing of the club.
President VIM. r. Pitt called the
club to order about noon. The mem
bers sang Near the Cross Rev. X. a.
Wood offered prayer and recess was
taken for dinner The writer has eaten
many excellent club dinners but none
better than this one provided 10y the
ladies of Seville and sumner The best
coffee with rich. creamy cream, chicken,
meats and everything TO 60 with them;
biscuit that were biscuit, pies of all
nationalities and of all the cakes that
the cakc-maker makes those took the
cake.
In the absence of Secretary Gee, Mrs.
| c. +. Rockwell was elected secretary
pro tenn and read the minutes of the
January meeting.
The name of Mr. and Mrs John Hall
were presented "a new members
Considerable business was conducted
under the various headings i'm the order
| of business Supervisor + y. Potter
and wife We're the club delegates 20 the
State Association meeting. Among the
many points i'm his report we give few
| There are over $500 club members I'M
| the state. an increase of over 200 last
year The president I'M lis annual report
recommended the appointment OF a
committee ON legislation. the abohsIing
| of the state tax commission. aid not
sanction any of the plans Yet advanced
| for Capitalization of schools and favored
protection from competing products of
Canadian farmers He wanted "a
county salary laW and prosecution for
sunday hunting. The club gave Mr..
and Mrs. Potter vote of thanks FOR
their excellent report.
w G. Mallory was called on 10 give
history Of the club. He said hc should
attempt 20 point out the benefits derived
from the club even more than TO give its
history i'm detail. The speaker gave TO
Horace r. Angel the honor of being
the prime mover in organizing the Sc
Vile Club fourteen years ago. Later II
was consolidated with Sumner in its
present form Mr.. Mallory said the
| benefits could be claSscd under three
general heads: Social. intellectual and
| financial At first there We're very few
members who could stand up and cX-
press their thoughts clearly and with
ont embarrassment. The club helps 10
generalize farming; members who
| specialize IN some lines give the club the
benefit OF their results and in this way
| the club becomes a school III methods.
| The club has discussed important county
| and legislative matters and through
petitions has been Instrumental IN secur-
ing improved laws. In closing, Mr..
Mallory spoke OF the general educating
effect of the club and emphasized the
fact that it helps TO make better neigh
bOrS.
Mrs. G. r. Rockwell read the poem.
| "Thc CID Times and The New. Socially
considered" 10y Mrs Emma G.. TAYLOR.
II IL one of tine best things written on
the social benefit, and history of the
Farmer Club and was rendered IN
very interesting and effective manner.
| Corn Culture. was assigned 10 j. Is.
lTubbS He said that corn needed the
best Of soil and close cultivation. Proper
selection of seed IT, much neglected.
The proper disposition of the crop Is an
important study. one man Will sell his
crop, another Will feed cattle, another
hogs etc, but a careful study of the
matter l. necessary to financial success.
Mr.. Tubbs said he had been drilling his
corn because il required less work 20 TIL
il and help has been scarce. But that
foul ground requires the closer cultiva-
tion secured by check-rOwing and that
more good, hard corn Is raised III the
lcheck-rowed crop. The speaker used
the husker and shredder because the
fodder could be handled in better shape
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the speaker had fed corn in the stalk.
Mr. Tubbs' experience did not incline.
him to feed in the stalk.
Miss Ina Youngs sang The Bird
With the Broken Pinion, in manner
most pleasing to the club and received
hearty applause.
\. L. Bemis of the RECORD was asked
to make some remarks for the good OF
the order. He expressed himself a. very
much pleased with the activity and
business like methods of the club. He
called attention to the many things in
the farmers interest the clubs and the
Grange have been instrumental in bring
ling about through state and national
Legislation He said he was a firm be
lever in organization; that organization
is at the very foundation of a republic,
and that if il is essential to other smaller
business pursuits il is far more important
to farming, the largest of all industries.
Mr.. Tubbs spoke briefly in favor of
lpostal savings banks. He said the
peoples savings should be deposited
with the government, where II would be
absolutely safe, and that such deposits
would carry the running expenses of the
government. Jno. Morton also favored
postal savings banks and VIM. Pitt said
that when intelligent agitation became
strong enough we would get such banks
The question box contained several
, Inquiries for various things wanted by
members, such a. corn, seed barley
clover. hay, fodder etc, which shows
that the farmers of Seville and Sumner
have learned how TO make the club val
luable as n clearing house of local wants