Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-26
In the Coun,.y.
SATURDAY. by speci..l invita-

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Lahman, attended the Farmers
Union Club, at the pleasant
home of Mr.. and Mrs. "A. e.
Bessire, some four miles east
this city. To add to our
easure, Mr.. A. Edgecemb in
vited us to accompany he and
Mrs. Edgecomb to the place
of meeting in his automobile,
which invitation we accepted,
and it was a most delightful
ride indeed.
About 10 o'clock a. M. Satur-
day morning he heard the "toot"
of the automobile, and soon we
were, going as it were, on the
wind of the morning; the day
was clear, the air invigorating,
and lands around us beautiful.
On reaching our destination We
were kindly met by the host
and hostess and ushered into
the parlor of their home, where
quite a number of the Club had
preceded us. After a general
greeting all around, the acting
President, II. L. Aldridge, called
the Club to order, and Mrs. w.
A. Jones, Secretary, called the
roll of membership and marked
the absent, some then absent
arrived later, and the list was
thus corrected.
Minutes of last meeting read
and approved.
Next was reading selections,
which order will appear in the
regular minutes of the Club,
but we may be permitted to re-
mark that all the selections
were we'll chosen and presented
and received by the members,
and added much to the general
interest of the meeting.
Next was declarations by the
little ones, one of whom was so
small that it seemed almost i'm
possible that one so young and
small could be learned to face
a large audience speak so we'll,
but it showed mothers train
ing.
The President then called for
the question program, but just
at this time Mrs. Bessire claim
ed attention of the Club in the
dining room for refreshments.
Well, on the question of dinner,
we admit our inability to prop
erly describe it in all is magnif-
icence. Two long tables load
ed with meats, chickens, bre d.
preserves, pickles, cakes, pies,
fruits, coffee, intact everything
the heart could wish or the APP
elite demand. 1t was a feast
worthy a king and was enjoyed
by all. 1t convinced us that
we i'm our youth, made a great
mistake by not becoming a far
mer boy. The farmer is the
only really independent citizen,
and is to be envied by us poor
chaps, cooped up in town, and
wondering where the next din
ner is to come from, while the
farmers live on the fat of the
land, and had we our life to live
over, with our present expert
ence, we would freeze to the
pillow handles, and and and
get rich and die happy.
The meeting was a success,
and passed off very pleasantly
to the members and visitors,
and added new interest to the
Club, and doing much to in
crease the social feelings of the
farming community, and bene-
fitting them by an exchange OF
views on subjects of interest
in that oldest and most honora-
bic calling, agriculture.
To Mr.. and Mrs. BpSs!ro, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Edg comb we
owe our thanks for one of the
most delightful days in our long
life, and assure them that if
their kindness to US and ours,
gave them half the pleasure in
this act as they gave us in re-
ceiving the same they are cor
tainly happy. D. M. u.
Maxim Gorky does not seem
to be very highly pleased with
his reception in the United
States. Any foreigner of
whatever rank, who comes to
the United States bringing
with him a woman not his le-
gal wife and then expect to be
received with open arms GER
tainly should be tried before a
commission on insanity. Mr.
! Gorky might do as a writer if
he did not show himself, but