Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-12-23
Harrison County Farmers
Institute

Institute
The attendance at the Insti-
tute was rather light during
the forenoon. This was too
bad because the papers were
excellent. Cement on the
i Farm and ''flow can our
rough land be best utilized for
i profit" were two of the ques-
lions discussed
During the afternoon the
audience increased in size I'M
til 1t made a very creditable
Showing. Mrs. Ellen Orr read
a most excellent paper on the
subject, "The Farm Home"
This paper will be published in
FUN. Mrs. L. w. Willett of
/ Woodbine discussed the same
theme. These ladies would do
credit to most any program.
The Longman sisters furnish
led two musical numbers which
i were we'll received as was also
the reading by Mrs. w. w. Lat
lta.
F. F. Beehee read q paper en-
titled "What constitutes a good
! farmer. He argued that
neither great financial success
nor largeness of acreage were
essential. Best farmers are
ioften small farmers. An indis-
criminate purchase of farm
machinery was decried. A
good farmer will work for good
roads, be loyal to the schools
and churches. He will supply
the best Of literature, a comfor-
table home, be given to hospi-
tally, if he patronizes Sears q
Roebuck he will of course soh-
cit them for gifts to charity
Mr.. Beebee's paper was sane
and practical. S N Dean eX-
planned the dr. ;age system
Of the 400, 600 az rs in Harrison
county $4,000 WI be helped by
the bitches. 4 thinks the
maintenance cos { the pres
emit system will be nominal, and
that the bitches will keep cut
ting deeper. He said that the
developement of Missouri mines
and the opening OF the Panama
canal will furnish home and
foreign markets. Thus the
farmer should not hesitate to
spend money for draining and
improving the land. The even
ing audience was large. The
speaker Prof. j. FL. Beveridge
argued for a coordinate devel.
opement of the intellectual anG
moral selfhord. Development
of one and atrophy of the 9th
er is always detrimental. MIR
/ Baveridge illustrations were
good and his manner of deliv
/ cry was marked by energy an(
I enthusi asm. Today the pro
| gram is varied and will M
doubt be helpful.
Dance at Neuhnd's Hall, OF
\ Friday evening, December 24tl
! Good music, good order, ant
\ good time.
Carl FIELDER, of Taylor town
/ Ship was a pleasant caller to
| day.
\ l'na III aoa' OF team
i tel at the different posts il
4 town today indicates a goo
4 Xmas business.
D. M. Harris and daughte
| Mrs. C. G. Lahman went t
1 Clarinda this morning for
1 months visit with Mrs. G.. 4
4 LisIe.
d The w. +. G. will meet to
morrow at 2.3l) n. m. Dee. "a.
Il President
II Harry Fensler arrived fror
~ Ames today to spend the hol
II days with his parents.
a Hardin Aldridge was a plea.
Il ant caller today He has bee
Il a resident of this vicinity fl
IA ffty-five years. and says
II amuses him to hear the peopl
of today calling this a har
winter. He says if they ha
II lived here in 1855 6 they woul
n call this spring weather, CON
II pared to the winters of thos
IA years.
IA This is the last week the FIRE
N voting coupons for the piar
II contest will be printed.
The Koconis stock of perfum
Il which was auctioned off by tt