The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-02
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Officers Select Committees and
Adopt Resolutions.

The officers and the executive COM
mittee Of the Mahaska County Farm
ers' Institute met at the court house
Saturday af~ternoonfor the purpose OF
completing the business Of the asso-
citation Of the past year, of complet.
ing the organization of the Institute
committees for the ensuing year, and
Of attending to any other matters
that needed attention.
The committees appointed were as
follows:
Program. N. Taylor, A. ]. Jewell,
MILFORD Hull, e. G. Bartlett, w. J.
without, w. l.. Hays.
Revising Premium List-E. T.
Hanna, Paul S%ynehorst, Eph. Smith,
Dick Eveland, A. Browneller.
Printing!. B. White, j.. H. VIII
liams, A. r. feelings.
Declamatory Contest. P. Doddsi
#. b. White and Abe Roe.
To Secure Building for Institute
A. j. Lyle, Abe Roe.
Revising Rules-F. f. Everett, Paul
Synehorst, w. J. without. r
Music-A. R. Hellings, Eph. Smith
Resolutions Adopted.
The committee took advantage OF
the opportunity of expressing theil
approval and appreciation of the
stand taken by the national admins
tratien upon the transportation ques
lions, and the following resolution;
were unanimously adopted:
"Be it Resolved, BY the Mahaska
County Farmers Institute in conven
ton assembled, that we hereby ex
press our hearty appreciation and en-
| dorsement of President R~oosevelt's
| course and stand on the transporta
ton question nov agitating the cou1
try and would ask our delegation in
congress from Iowa and especially
from the Sixth district, to give hin
their especial endorsement and sup
port.
"And be it further resolved, thai
the secretary spread these resolu
tionsupon the records of the Mahasks
Farmers Institute and cause thu
same to be printed in the city papers
and send a marked copy to Hon. Johr
F. Lacey, our delegate in the lowel
house Of congress, and that the orig
inal resolution with our signature:
thereto affixed be directed to Theo
dore Roosevelt, president of the Unit
ed States, at Washington, d. c."
Signed: MILFORD Hull, A. Roe, 1. N
Taylor, f. f. Eveertt, II. B. White, A
]. Jewell, j. H. Williams, w. j. Will
holt, w. L. Hayes, z. G.. Bartlett, L
T. Hanna, A. r. feelings, Eph.Smith
Paul Synehorst, A. J. Lytle.
The report of the treasurer of the
Institute was made and was referred
to an auditing committee for official
examination, with the books Of the
association. The Institute is pros
porous financially and is ready to be
gin now upon the work for the best
Farmers Institute in Iowa.
Want Larger Quarters.
The fact is acknowledged upon al
sides that the present accommoda
tions in the court house are wholly
inadequate to the needs OF this grow
ing institution. The Institute hay
%outgrown it's present accommodations
and some more suitable accommoda
tons are imperative. Inc armory
hall is not suitable, for in case of {
scare or a disaster Of any kind in thu
hall the mean of exit from the hal
are wholly at fault. The committed
appointed for the purpose will cap
vass the situation carefully and will
see what a be done toward procur
ing better accommodations for the so
ciety.
The directors will be again con
vened Saturday, February IL, for the
consideration of other executive bus
mess.