The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-06

Secretary Coburn is in bed at his
home at 424 Topeka avenue, slowly re-
covering from an attack of grip which
Slapped his strength, and left him, as he
says, nothing but a she'll"
THE doctors tell me- said Mr.. Co
burn today in conversation with
State Journal reporter who was admit
ted to his sick room, that it would be
better for me to stay here in bed for
another week. 1 could get up, and go
to work in my office. but for the rulings
of the doctors. They say that I must
stay here and build up my strength be-
fore trying to go out. And 1 have de-
cided to take their advice. 1t will seem
strange to me not to attend the meet
ing of the state board of agriculture,
and it may seem a little strange for
the board to find me absent. But it
will perhaps be a good thing for the
board to have chance to go ahead and
do things just the way 1t plcases with
out any interference from me-
Of course all the pre- parations for tho
done long before Mr.. Coburn was taken
sick. "I work on the program for the
meeting. says MI. .Coburn, thirteen
months out of the year. am always
looking for good material. -
And 50 the program. for the meeting
is complete, and all the little details to
which Mr. Coburn- always gives his at
tention, are attended to. The people
who have places on the program have
been notified to send manifold copies of
their papers for use of the daily press
and the farm newspa pers, the commit
tee reports are arranged, and the win
dows of Representative hall have been
washed.
Everything at the meeting will go on
as usual but Coburn won't be there,
except in spirit. It will go on as usual
because Coburn planned it all out.
Az oil I'd -
the meeting, when the time comes to
elect officers for another year, there
will be a stampede for the honor of
placing F. D. Coburn back in his pres
for him to be present to
look after that part of the programme
as it was to insure the proper handling
of the addresses and reports. The
fight over the Office of secretary will
be a fight for the honor of putting
Coburn continues to decline United
States scholarships and governorships
for the purpose of being secretary.
The opening session of the state
board of agriculture will be on We'd
nesday, January s. at 4 o'clock in tho
The afternoon session will
consist Of routine matters, such as.
reading of oz minutes, appointment of
committees and reports, At the even>
ing session. at 1870, there will be ad-
j.
and Mayor Green, a response by Presf.
dent A. L. Sponsler of the board, and
an address by c. F. Mingenback, sec
rotary of the Farmers Alliance In.
surance company of Mcpherson on
Mutual Insurance for Farmers"
Thursday the work of the meeting
will begin in earnest, and the pro-
gramme arranged is as follows:
Morning Session-9:3O O'Clock
Wheat Growing in Western Kan
SaS RWArnPr. COlhv
Twenty Years Experience and OBJ
of Agriculture in Western
Kansas w. A. Smith, Hays.
Afternoon Session. so O'Clock.
State Agricultural college,
Manhattan.
"Relation of the Farmer to the
Banker and the Banker to the Farm
err" Peter Shiras. vice president Peo-
pies National bank. Ottawa.
Evening Session-7:30 O'Clock.
"Denatured Alcohol and the Farm
err" Rodney H. True. United States
of agriculture, Washing.
ton, D. c.
IA Homely Maxim by Wise Man"
Mrs. Lila Day Monore. Topeka
Friday. January 10. Morning Session
$3.50 O'Clock
1.-THE Gasoline Engine on the Farm"
Fred r. Crane, University of illinois,
Urbana.
popular Uses of Portland Cement"
E. Haworth. University of Kansas,
Lawrence.
Afternoon Session-1:30 O'Clock.
Election of officers and members.
'tThe Farmers Horse" DR.. Carl W.
Gay. in charge Of horse breeding for
the Pennsylvania live stock sanirar,
board Harrisburg.
"Experim With and knowledge
of the Green Bug to Date" s. J.
University of Kansas. Law
renee.
Query box.
Meeting and Installation of new
board in the secretary's office.
Evening Session-7:30 O'Clock
consolidation of Rural Schools"
E. T. Fairchi1d, state superintendent
of public instruction, Topeka.
Balanced Ratfons," Mrs. Eustace
H. Brown. president Kansas Fedora