Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-01-21
SETS A Ne v MARK.
Attendance At Roundup At st. Louis
SufpaSSeS All Previous Records.
NEXT INSTITUTE At ALMA.
Big Meeting Full Of Interest From Start to
FInsh-St. Louis Does Well.

The Gratiot County Farmers an
nual roundup was held at St Louis
Monday and Tuesday of his week In
point of attendance, for real enthus-
iasm and for actual interest. it
was the best institute ever held in this
county. The meetings were held In
the new St Louis opera house and
the hall was packed full each day and
evening The institute speakers in
cluded the best the state can furnish
and interest never Jagged for NOM
ent. Much credit for the success
of the affair can be laid at the door
of President Geo Coleman and SecTe-
tary Geo. M. Adams The latter.
though a new man in Gratiot county,
showed himself to be willing worker
and won many new friends by the
acti-e interest he displayed.
Several things came up during the
two days to enliven things The
first came after the report of the
special committee on officers. compris-
ing Walter G. Mallory. chairman
Chas. Lee. and DR.. Kennedy. The
committee recommended the re-elec-
ton of Messrs Coleman and Adams
as president and secretary. Immedi-
ately Mr.. =. Cowdry. from Ithaca was
on his feet. moving the substitution
of NJ. G. Lake. for secretary, In plcae
of Mr.. Adams. The discussion that
followed was quite warm for few
minutes but in the end Mr.. Cowdry
was asked to withdraw his motion
which he did. Messrs. Coleman and
Adams were then electd by acclama-
ton.
Up to. this year, it has been GUS
and st. Louis only once in five
years, Ithaca getting the institute the
other intervening wears. DR.. Ken
nedy of st. Louis led in protest
against such an arrangement. He
declared that the present turnout in
Dictated what ST. Louis could do and
he was equally sure Alma could do
her part. And further more. such
an arrangement seemed unfair to him
and he wanted TO know why it was
10 President Coleman explained that
1t was because Ithaca was in the
center of the county and that Alma
had never supported the institute
very well. This brought Walter G.
Mallory of Seville. to his feet and
he did tell them some things. finally
ending bv moving that the institute
he held at st. Louis. Alma and Ithaca
in rotation. When put to vote.
the motion carried without dissent
ing voice. So Alma gets the institute
for 1910.
In attendance nothing has ever been
attained at n Gratiot county institute
like that of this one. At Ithaca last
year the total attendance for the two
days reached little above 300. On
Monday the total attendance went TO
1.400 and on Tuesday. the second
day. 10 reached close to the 1000
mark.
II would be unfair to especially dis
tingnisn between any of the many
good speakers. heard during the two
days. But Jason Woodman of Paw
Paw, won a warm place in the hearts
of all and his address on Monday even
ing entitled. "A Man Among Men. -
was particularly pleasing. Mr..
Woodman is good speaker and kent
his audience interested at all times
by his ready wit and pleasan tries
In his taIkhe showed how by having
the proper opportunities. farmers
boy can become man among men.
DIR. l. NJ. Hurt. of the Agricultural
college. and Prof. II. A. Hurston. of
Chicago. who have been heard here
before. were present and spoke. b. A.
Cook of Owosso. delivered q short. in
structive tax Tuesday afternoon on
Making Sugar Beets Pay"
Sc Louis people we're most interest
"a In the address given Thursday
svooins By r. H. Hubbard, manage