The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-10
Riverside Farmers Club.

The Riverside Farmers Club met
at the pleasant home of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Shelter Friday afternoon
Sept. 3. 1t being in threshing sea
son some were late in arriving
Meeting was called to order at $3.50
p. m. In the absence of both presi'
dent and vice president Mr.. Suffer.
by of Owosso acted as president.
The meeting was opened by sing.
ing song No. 16 from our small
songster. Then our chaplain, Mrs
Matthews, took charge of the devo-
tional exercises. The secretary's re-
port was read and accepted. Roll
call found a number of families alb
sent. Our general routine of bust
ness was then dispensed with. The
names of Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Bar
rett were voted upon and accepted
to fill first vacancy. This was fol
lowed by song No. by club.
The first topic was "How to Make
Farm Life Attractive" by Mrs. A. G.
Matthews.
She said farmer could have as
attractive home as his city friends if
he only would take the pains with
his lawn and keep his fences up and
also good stock helps to make a
house attractive also harmony in a
home is an attraction and it was pos
sible if people would only cultivate
their ways and habits.
What a Farmers Work May
Teach Him." Mr.. Chas. Lawrence.
He said while riding through the
country he had observed that one
farmer might have his farm in good
condition and the one across the
road might be all run down.
Music, Mrs. Dynes, which was fine
and she responded to an encore.
What Do You Think of a Young
Man Going West?" was rendered in
a very pleasing manner by Mrs.
Chas. Chandler. She described the
condition very nicely, saying that
they needed the staying qualities in
order to make a success of it and al
so she said here were now about
five bachelors to every young woman
out there. She thought if young
man could go out there with the in
tention of sticking it through, max
ing up his mind to live in a 10X12
shack with little table up to the
side of the wall and soap boxes for
chairs and dried fruit for luxuries he
might possibly make stay of it, but
as general thing they come back
thinking Michigan good enough for
any one.
c. Case was also called upon as he
he never was so homesick in his life
and that old Michigan is good
enough for him. He thinks take it
all around Michigan is the best state
in the union. 4
Gould We Make a Success of ALI
He has had good success raising and
harvesting a few acres. He put in
for trial. He thinks the reason a
great many fail to get good catch
is that they smother it out by cut
ting the green clover the first year
anu lSJllHS IL ldy Ol Jut SIOuHu anu
by so doing smother out the young
plant and then the hard winters
freeze does the rest. He thinks once
started it Is the hardest clover in
this country.
Recitation by Mrs. Kentfield.
This completing our program we
were given our topics for October
meeting, which will be held with Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Kentfield to an all day
meeting
us an American Citizenship a
Right or a Privilege?" Rev. Young.
Utilizing the Products of the
Farm" Mr.. G.. Case.
"The College Bred Woman as
Wife and Mother Has She an Ad-
vantage over the Less Educated Wo-
man." Mrs. Shelter.
House and Home" Mrs. Black.
We extended our host and hostess
a rising vote of thanks and prepared
ourselves for a most bountiful sup
per, which our hostess had prepared.
And as the hour was getting late
we all went home regretting it would
be twenty months before we would
again enjoy Mr. and Mrs Shelters