The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-15
Burton Farmers Club

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Bright May Morning.,
Dey otional exercises conducted by
Chaplain Love. Under the head OF
| new business Mr.. and Mrs. r. G.
| Shepard rendered their resignation
as members of the club as they are
about to leave for their new home
in Oregon. 1t was accepted and i'm
medjatcly afterward they were unan-
imously elected honorary members
| as Mr.. Shepard was a charter mem
Der and for over 20 years has never
missed his turn in entertaining the
club. To fill the vacancy Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Fauth of Owosso, were
| proposed and elected members OF
the clue. Under this head but later
in the meeting it was unanimously
voted to amend the bylaws raising
the membership OF the club from
sixteen to twenty families. After
which the names of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Brookings, of Middlebury, were pro-
posed and elected members.
The minutes of the last meeting
were then read and approved after
which we responded to the dinner
call sitting down to another Burton
repast which never disappoints and
show the remarkable resources of
our hostess. After dinner the special
temperance program was taken up
and opened by Fred Love in spirited
and pointed remarks for intemper-
ance.
What do you think OF the drink
habit: VIM. Giles thinks it a very
poor habit. Geo. Potter thinks it
a bad degrading habit. No drug eff
fects the brain but alcohol, the habit
at the bottom of most crime.
Song, Touch not the Cup" by the
club.
What is the number of drinking
men? Mr.. Love thinks about fifty
per cent. Mrs. Hammond about
forty per cent. Miss Guilford says
that 10000 glasses of liquor are
drank yearly in Owosso.
Give your opinion of the tobacco
habit. Clayton Potter thinks it
useless and senseless habit.
What can each club member do to
rid the country of the liquor curse?
Mrs. Sherman thinks that prohibition
properly inforced the thing. Miss
Guilfold thinks a great deal depends
on the parents in the rearing of the
young. Mrs. Auiler thinks it a per-
20 lA t,1r H. l.,
each. If We can't vote, make the
men vote right. Mrs. Hammond
thinks we can do something indi-
vidually but more collectively us as
much influence as possible. George
Potter thinks that if the women
could vote the question would be
settled quickly Mr.. Shepard thinks
we should have the light kind of
teachers in our Schools.
The saloon question. Mrs. Auiler
has no use for any kind of saloon
and especially the guided one. She
read a strong temperance article
from Gov. Hanley of In5.
Should local option b. adopted in
Shiawassee Co.? Geo. Potter thinks
it certainly should and could be done
by concerted action. Miss Guilford
thinks we should not be behind our
sister counties or that harbed of
whisky Kentucky. Rev. Walker, of
Laingsburg, guest, delivered some
very Interesting and instructive re-
marks on local option.
Would the rejection tf the new
help local option? An
swered in the negative by Mr.. Love
and Rev. Walker.
Can we be Incorporate in eating
as well as drinking? Mrs. Giles
thinks we can and much misery and
suffering result thereby
Bass solo, "Out Whe~o the Break
ers Roll" sung by Rev. Walker was
much enjoyed by all.
Reading, Red, White and Blue"
by Edmond Auiler.
If the ladies had the 'ght to vote |
would it improve the situation NOR
ally? Mrs. Walker thinks the ladies
would have 4 wholesome effect on the
balloc.
Dialect reading, pats Bondsman"
by NJ. L. Peterson, after which we lis |
tened to a few pleasing and appro-
pirate remarks by Miss Bessie Nc |
Queen, of Perry, the storm center of |
Shiawassee county.
The meeting adjourned to meet !
with Miss Guilford in June
New York has adopted the Tor
rens system of land transfers. 1t has |
been in operation in portions of |
Illinois for several years. 1t is a |
great Improvement to our present
system and ought to be adopted in
Michigan. The state grange favors
{. II would save going back to the
beginning with every transfer to see
the title is coed. 1t fixes
he title absolutely in the owner un-
Ill the purchaser is invested with
ike unassailabe title. It has fire.