Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-01-19


kerosene and gasoline. 1t is very
poisonous and the man who should
drink it would wake up in the morning
appealing to Lazarus.
A business meeting of the society
was then held for the election of off GERS
and hearing the reports of the commit
tees. The committee ON nomination
reported as follows:
For president. VIM. T. Pitt, of Sc
vile, secretary and treasurer, Fred
Won Thurr, Of st. Louis. Vice Presi-
dents, Cyrus Stratton, Elba; S. N.
French, Washington; Jesse Walker.
Fulton; L. O. Hull, North Shade; Lee
Townsend, New Haven; James Gibbs,
Newark; w. H. Bovee, North Star;
Sherman Belts, Hamilton; Chas. H.
Jessup, Lafayette; VIM. Ching, Emer-
son; Frank Keiffer, Arcadia; S. Wether-
ell. Sumner; w. @. Mallory, Seville
Silas Moody, Pine River; Thos. Rich
ards. Bethany; Bert Muscott, Wheeler,
d. S. 1Kennedy, st. Louis; Frank
Brooke,s Ithaca; John Swigart, Alma
Executive committee, w. L. Pitt, John
Swigart, w. III. Bovee and L. @. Hull.
The committee on nominations was l.
Cowdrey, Glenn M. Dubois, and Geo.
Coleman.
The committee on resolutions, con-
sisting Of S.!Kennedy, Geo. Helms and
Geo. Coleman drafted the following
RESOLVED, that we extend our thanks
to thejpress of Gratiot county for favors
extended, ..and to Mr.. G. H. Alvord and
Mr.. @. A. Tyler, and to all those who
have contributed to the success of this
meeting:
That Hon. A. B. Darragh, our mem
Der oflcongress, be requested to bring
his influence to bear to have the internal
revenue tax removed from alcohol, used
for commercial and manufacturing pur-
poses so that we may use it for light
and fuel in our homes.
That we advocate a road law on
broad lines, advocated by the state high
way commissioner; said law to be sub
mitted to the referendum before final
adoption.
The report of Secretary Geo. Lake
was then heard. 1t shows the total
membership TO be 4 2S. Amount of
money on handt$40 as follows: Amount
receivedI. $l6.20, expenditures, $435,
amount carried over $29.l5. Expenses
of delegate 70 state roundup to be de-
Quoted from total. Mr.SLake has been
most proficient and accommodating
secretary for the past two years and
deserves a rousing note of thanks for
his faithful, services.
President VIM. Il. Pitt and Secretary
Fred VonThurn were elected delegates
to the next state roundup.
All ofsthe.reports and recommends
tions.of:: thescommittees were accepted
and adopted.
The. afternoon session began promptly |
at 80 O'Clock. THE crowd kept coming
in until every available seat was filled
and they were still standing in the door
and corridors. The first subject to be |
discussed was DAIRY Cows and Their |
Care, ":.by G. H. Alvord. He said that |
dairy cows were the result of develop |
ment, and that profitable dairy COW
can be developed from any breed. Be-
gin with the cows you have now and |
build up on them. Always breed from
a good sire, for you cannot afford to
wait three years to find out how the
calf will turn out. Secure good feeders
large stomachs, breadth and |
depth in hind quarters and large veins
underithe belly. A long face and long
neck are also good indications.
A RECITATION was then given by Ethel
Palmer, and the next number on the
program, Corn and Its Culture" was
voted down by the association to hear a
discussion by G. A. Tyler on "Sheep
Culture" He started in by saying that
the question of sheep husbandry is as
old as time itself and that we are now
5000 years behind the times. He en-
phasized first the fact that you should
decide what particular branch of the
you wish to pursue. Raise
pure-bred rams; the country is barren
Of them and there is great demand for
them in the West. They can't raise