The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-23
Will Your Children be as Happy These on Christmas?
A FARMERS INSTITUTE

Combined with Teachers and Pat
rons' Meeting to be Held at
Leon on Jan. 5 to 8. 1910.
The annual Decatur County Farm
ers' Institute and Teachers and Pat
rons' meeting will be held at Leon
commencing on Wednesday, Jan. 5th.
and closing on Saturday. The farmers
of the county are taking an increased
interest in the institute work which
we are pleased to see. The attendance
last year was much larger than at any
previous year, and all who attended
were well pleased. We hope that the
attendance at the coming meeting
will be even larger. While other
towns in the county are anxious to
secure these meetings, 1t is better for
all concerned that they be held at the
county seat. where all can attend
most easily. The Leon Commercial
Club has voted to stand sponsor for
the meeting, and quite list of spec
ial prizes have been donated by the
Leon merchants for exhibits of farm
products. Let every farmer who can
possibly do so attend all the sessions.
Bring your wives with you. You will
be well repaid for the time it takes
The education Of the farmer along
the line of improved farming and
stock raising has but barely com
menced, and you will notice that our
most successful and prosperous farm
ers are the ones who attend the insti-
tutes and hear the advice of experts
on how to raise more and better corn,
oats and wheat, and how to care for
and breed to get the best results from
stock raising. The following excellent
program has been prepared and all
that remains to make big success
Of the institute is for the farmers to
attend in large numbers.
Wednesday, 1880 p. M.
Music.
Invocation-Rev j. L. Boyd.
Address -of .Welcome-Mayor S. A.
Gates.
Response-A. H. Meter.
Domestic Science''-Miss Neale
s. Knowles, Ames.
Thursday, 10 a. m.
Music.
Orchard and Fruit Growing
John CARRIER.
"Silos- "A. E. COtterill.
Discussion led by Ed H. Sharp.
Thursday, 2 p. m.
Music
"Soils'-A. H. Snyder, Ames.
Preparing and Holding Farm
Sales'-Riley Buchanan.
Friday, 10 a. m.
Music.
Paper on Sheep James Cress-
we'll
Discussion-G. w. Baker.
Paper on Poultry Raising" g"-Mrs.
S. P. Rogers.
Friday, 1880 p. M.
Stock Judging L. Mosher,
Ames.
Friday Evening, 1880 p. nj.
| Declamatory Contest-Names of
contestants given later.
Piano Solo-Miss Alton Hembrey.
Teaching, Trade OF a Profess
sion; Which?"-U. S. Weber.
| Discussion-MissS Susie Wade, Miss
Nellie Mullin.
"Is the Product of our Public
Schools Equal to the Product of our
! Fathers Pr. H. Griffith.
Discussion-Miss Ella Grogan, Mr..
John w. Burkhart.
Violin Solo-Miss Ona Riley.
What Should the Schools Accom-
plish for our County, and How This
may be Done"-W. B. Owens.
! Discussion-J. NJ. Davis, J. C. Duff
| field.
At the conclusion of the afternoon
program principals meeting will be
held to arrange for the declamatory
contest In March.
- Saturday, $3.50 q. m.
Music.
Devotional-Rev. Coakwell.
"The Most Important Phase in
Teaching History Edna Gam.
BILE.
Discussion-Miss Nora Rogers
Miss Elizabeth Boyd.
Mature Study in the Rura.
Schools Neva Curry.
Discussion-MissF Florence Thomp.
son, Mr.. Garyin Manchester.
Music.
"The Practical Value of Latin
Miss Lucy Ilsley.
Discussion-F. P. Reed, Ervir
Spencer.
Saturday, 1880 p. IN.
Music.
What Apparatus Is Needed in the
Rural School?"- Susie C. Har.
off.
Discussion-Miss Alvina Jennings
Miss Mary Davis.
The following special prizes have
been offered:
Corn.
4 Best ten ears of yellow corn
1st prize, Exchange National Bank
$500; Farmers and Traders Bank.
j 1900.
End prize. VIM. crichton & Son.