The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-03-02
$50 Farmers, Club.

hostess. Despite the bad roads there
was good attendance of members and
visiting friends. While the hostess and
assistants served fine dinner all were
jolly and enjoying visit with their
neighbors, sociability being no small
feature of the club meetings.
AT one o'clock President Place called
order, all joined in song. Invocation,
Rev. Leonard. The committee on visit
ing sick reported Mr.. Clapp i'll and the
entertainment committee reported that
Mr.. and Mrs. August Stewart wish the
March meeting.
Pending national legislation in which
we are interested as farmers and
reasons for our concerted action as
clubs in their behalf Mr.. Carson says
we as farmers are interested in all legis-
lation. What affects one line affects
all, not long since legislation put iron
on free list which caused the mines to
shut down, the miners became desti-
tute, canvass was taken from house to
house among the farmers with the re-
suit that the mines were reopened, If
miners have no money they cannot buy
farm produce which of course affects
the farmer We are interested in rail
road legislation wherein the small
shipper is driven out and monopoly
given the large shipper. We are per-
haps at the present time most interest
ed in the reduction of tariff on Philip
pine sugar which would be woe to the
Michigan farmer.
Some extracts from the late speech of
Hon. j. w. Fordney were read.
When and how to do the sweeping?
Mrs. Willoughby sweeps every day but
give general sweeping once week;
dust and remove furniture; sprinkles car
pet with coarse salt and sweeps it off.
Mrs. Smith prefers wet tea leaves as
salt rusts carpet tacks. Mrs. G. Miller
vets newspaper with hot water, wrings
as dry as possible breaks in bits and
places over the floor to gather the dust.
on her floors before sweeping but opens
windows to let dust escape then wipes
carpet with cloth wet in warm water
with a tablespoon of ammonia added to
the pailful
Mrs. Stiles and Miss Rena Willough-
by favored the meeting with two piano
duets.
What do you think of the free distri
button of seeds by the government?
Mr.. Willoughby does not think it profit
able, the government pays for them and
nine-tenths of them are wasted. Mr..
Saver thinks it the only way the farm
or gets cinch on his city brother as the
latter has to help pay for the seed. Mr..
Peterson has not had experience with
Government seed but thinks the money
= De better expended, but if used a
report should be made. Mr.. Smith
thinks the money would be better ex-
pended if used to perfect the mail
routes. Mr. Robertson says if we knew
what the government is trying to do we
would think it all right; he has asked for
certain kinds of seeds, has planted them
and then reported. Mr.. Place. we have
hosts of friends at Washington who
show their friendship by doing it into
little bundles of seeds for political
favors but thinks great improvement
has been made on beet seed by the
government. Mr.. Greenwald has had
good success with the seed but did not
report.
Song, Want to be There by quartette
Mrs. Stewart, Miss Willoughby, Messrs.
Saver and Willoughby.
Which is the cheapest and best to ex-
change wheat for flour at the mill or
sell the wheat and buy flour at the
store. Mrs Stiles thinks it as cheap to
sell the wheat and buy flour and better
because you can get the brand of flour
you want, she prefers Blue Bird flour if
she could get it. Mr.. Smith would buy
his flour as the best grades are shipped
farthest from where manufactured,
prefers Gold Medal flour. Mrs. Lowell
likes Ann Arbor Patent and Mr.. Will
loughby is satisfied with the flour from
the Owosso mills.
Mrs Clapp read a well chosen selec-
ton on Past and Future.
Miss Mattibel Getman read articles
on the lives of Washington and Lin
coin.
What is the cost of meal for the
farmer2 Mrs. Stewart says at the
nresent time a meal for four can be
gotten up for forty cents and mentioned
a good bill of fare with the cost of each
article that far exceed the fifteen cent
lunch of the restaurants.
News of the world, by Mrs. Getman,
the following are some of the topics:
The work women are doing managing
farms. etc. Fire insurance assessments
are liable to increase. A canal from
New York to Oregon a possibility. The
twenty four million dollar state house
AZ Albany, N. Y, is at fault. A collec-
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