The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-10-15
Southeast Vernon Farmers Club
and Fair.

and Fair.
With an October day that was fair
and balmy the Southeast Vernon
Farmers Club met Thursday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pryor,
three and half miles southwest of
Durand. In fact the day was 80 nice.
that the club members were represent
ed largely by the ladies, the husbands
and brothers improving the weather as
the time proper to secure potato crops.
There was a big crowd present, just
the same, with sprinkling of guests
And, as for good time, the crowd had
1t. 1t was the day for the annual fair
of the club, at which time specimens of
farm and garden crops are exhibited,
while the house wives show samples of
canned fruits, fancy work, etc. There
was nice display of stuff, all of which
attracted much interest all the morn
ing. Prizes were duly awarded by the
red and blue ribbon system.
In the exhibits were noticeable the
specimens of smut nose corn by Moses
West and some potatoes by VIM. Cook.
The corn mentioned looked very good
in every respect, and the feature of it
was in the fact Mr.. West planted this
corn but % inches apart in the field.
Mr.. Cook had four potatoes on exhibit
ton, the quartet coming from one hill.
The combined weight Of the four was
seven pounds and six ounces. The host
of the day, Mr.. Pryor, had some of his
potatoes on exhibition, and everybody
knows he has some reputation as being
some pumpkins so far as spuds are con-
cerned. There were other nice speci-
mems of products shown, too.
The dinner hour was featured time,
the spread of good things prepared by
the hostess being especially fine. 1t
was an elegant dinner, duly appreciat-
ed.
So far as the program of the day was
concerned, it was much shorter than
usual, the spirit of the crowd seeming
to be to keep out of doors as much as
possible and put in the time visiting
and enjoying the weather.
VIM. Onyon presided over the pro-
gram, which presented the devotional
exercises, a recitation by Miss Edna
Pryor and some music.
Mrs. VIM. Onyon presented some
good thoughts in handling the question
..The financial difficulties for the far
mers' wife" She did not think these
difficulties were any harder for far
mers wife than any other and as a
comparison referred to the railroad
mans wife, the majority of whom carry
accounts for trade and are
always having difficulty in keeping
even or in watching the size of these
accounts each month. AS suggestion
Mr.. Onyon said the farmers wife, or
others wives, should learn the differ
ence between wants and needs, abide
by the latter, and then there would be
little in the difficulty line. She believes
in a general purse in any family, hay
ing the idea that the prudent housewife
will do much better when she knows
all of the financial situations in her
home.
VIM. Cook answered the question,
docs the commercial fertilizer haye a
tendency to injure the soilS" In few
words he said he did not think so, pro-
vided the commercial stuff is used in
with clover.
A red hot ball game, participated in
by the old and young, furnished a lot
Of amusement for an hour or so in the
afternoon There were no shining
stars in the game, although Preston
Bradley was pretty handy as swatter
with the bat Then too, Frank Craven
was great coacher and he kept things
moving ala Hughie jennings. Another
one to keep an eagle eye on the umpire
was Anthony Bruno, who was as frisky
rs a colt. Anyway, the game afforded
q lot of fun, and the score was declared
a tie.
The club will meet with Burns
Grange in the latters hall on Tuesday,
Nov 2, for an all day session.
Rev. and Mrs. G.. H. Hanks and Mrs.