The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-24
ALEXANDER COUNTY
ANNUAL INSTITUTE
WILL BE HELD AT THEBES ON
THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SAT
URDAY, OCT. 22.24
MANY PRIZES OFFERED
Discussions On Topics Of Vital Inter
est 20 Farmers and Teachers
Prominent Men and
Women Take Part.
Thursday Afternoon.

Thursday Afternoon.
Opening Exercises-Music by the
Thebes Brass Band.
Address of Welcome-President G.
A. Marchildon.
kesponse-Supt. Of Schools, Pro
fessor John Snyder.
Music Selected
Address-State Workers, Illinois
State University,
Round Table-SubjeCt, Altatta
its history. description OF
Dlapt distribution and amount Of crop
conditions OF crop, growth, soil, cult
walton. time for sowing, treatment OF
the field, caring for hay-tcutting'
curing. stacking, baling) pasturihg
other uses. alfalfa seed, feeding
value commercial value and its enc
mics, etc.-General discussion led by
Vice President Herman Bunch, Me
Clure. III. (This should be spirited
discussion and it is hoped that all in
terested Alfalfa growers in Alexander
county will be presently
Address -Adyantages of Diversified
Farming, Hon D. w. karraker
Jonesboro, Ill
Thursday Night.
Selected.
Prayer-Rev William King Thebes
III.
Music-Selected
Address Hon. n. B. Th.stlewocd
Cairo, Ill.
Music Selected.
Address-Judge William n. Butler
Cairo, ILL.,
Music-Selected.
Friday Morning.
Music-Selected.
Address State Worker. Illnoi,
State University.
Talk on Domestic Science-Miss
Pearl Mulberry, Cairo High School
Round Table Household duties OF
the line of Least Resistance, leader!
in discussion: Mrs. c. A. Marchildon
.Thebes, H. Mrs. T B. Farrin, Cairo
Ill: Mrs. J. T. Mcclure, Mcclure
III; Mrs. Homer Wright. Unity, H..
Mrs c. B. Way. Cairo H. Mrs. Or
Cause, Unity, H.; Mrs. w. W. Wi
burn. Olive Branch. I'll.
kddress-The Evolution of the Har
yester-Principal w A. Kelley
Thebes, III.
A wheat binding and corn husking
contest, for men
Friday Afternoon.
Music-Selected
Aadress-State Worker, II inois
State University
Talk-"The Farmer and the Phono
graph" followed by a demonstration
with popular music and records OF
Hon. w. J. Bryan and Hon w. II
Tatt--with latest records on the E /
son Machine PROF. John Snyder
Baby contest, 3 o'clock.
Round Table-Subject, Weeds
What and why they are. how to get
rid Of them. their use and abuse
value and harm: those that should be
cultivated and those that should b.
destroyed. how and when.-General
discu ssion. leaders. Charles Cant'ev
Mcclure. H.: W. F. Mckee. Olive
Branch, H.; H. a. Cover Round POM
School; Asa Twente. Olive Branch
H.
Friday Night.
Music Selected. Thebas Bras.
Pard
EXercise-Purils Of Thebas School
Music-Selected. Thebes Brass
Band
Address--Hon. F. G Blair SUIT o.
Pebble Instruction. state Of Illinois
Music-Select6i Thebes Bras
Band
Saturday Morning.
Round Tabie-Agriculture ln tn.
Schools. leaders ia general discus
sion: Earl Veach. Olive Branch. IT,
c W Gillespie. Beech Ridge. IL
Mard lsler, Sanlusky. H.. Elias zen
ringer Delta Ill.,, Paul Phelps. Wi
Lard Ill: Cecil Garner. Faysile. III
hound Tsble-Potato Culture Sci
and rotation. maHuring. varieties
planting Ctime and iepthl cutting o.
seai seed and stem eud sprouting
quantity per acre. commercial value
value A. food product cultivation
harvesting second crop AMI summar
leaders in general discussion
Henry Weiman. John C'utts. Howar
Mii,cr Thomas Hobbs. an Of Thebe.
lHt
At Of the essays. oratious. declama
ucns. spelling contests. corn hrskiuE
pots'to race sack race. patch SEWN
ani wheat binding. will take place 81
satriday IN order as called b. On
committee in charge.
PREMIUM LIST.
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