The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-12-25
ISBONFARMERS
h HAVE BIG SUPPER
HONOR DAKOTA WESLEYAN PRO
FESSORS WITH MONSTER
TURKEY SPREAD.

The Lisbon farmers are still keep
ing up their record of doing things.
and Furthermore they are doing them
in the proper style. If one could have
been in the township limits a few
evenings ago, he might have heard
the last gobble Of many a turkey that
gave up his W precious life to make
the hearts of the members of this
famous club glad.
About eight O'Clock ON Thursday
evening of the present week the
teams and automobiles from all
points of the compass were directing
their con use toward the home OF
August Pearson, where the supper
was given. The roads were fine aud
the night was warm so that within a
little " an hour as many as a
hundred people had gathered.
Prof. s. ID. van B~enthuysen and
family and Prof. III. l.. Jones and
family, were guests of the occasion.
These two men have rendered a
great deal of service to the farmers
club and the club expressed its apprc-
citation by making them guests of
the supper. Prof. Jones was called
upon and he made a very appropriate
speech on what the farmers could do
in the country by cooperative buying
and selling. After this there was a
duet by Mr.. and Mrs. Keiser, then
supper was served, which proved %
be the best that the farm could
| produce; for 1t lacked neither in
quality o in quantity. 1t was very
evident that the farmers did not kill
all Of their turkeys at Thanksgiving
time.
One little fellow was asked if he
did not like the country better than
the city and his quick reply was that
lin town you have to pay ST for a
piece of turkey and out here it is
free" 1t is very evident thai he had
(caugl1t the spirit of the farmer. The
city organizations charge their MEM
bers for their big feeds, but Lisbon
feed hers free OF charge.
After all had eaten their fill, the
program was continued. Prof. Jones
sang two very appropriate solos. ant
then Prof. van Benthuysen made 8
speech on the value of the count,
expert and his relation to the farmer
The professor also was asked to sins
a solo, which he did in very fine
ISldJt. IIC quartet VI tIs tluD Itil
cred three fine selections. This is The
only quartet of note that has beer
heard in connection with a farmer
club in this section OF the country
1t goes to show that the farmers ar
not so slow after all, but that the.
have ability along these lines as wei
as The city folks.
There were many other features o
the program that We're i%nterestin,
as we'll as entertaining. After TIL
program the president called for som
practical movements to be set fort
for the future. There We're many sue
gestions of what might be undertali
en- and it a finally left to a, cor
: mittee to work out plans whereof
they could have different crop an
stock contests for the benefit of thei
own farmers of the township, an
that they should also make exhibit
Of their grain and stock at the Graf
lGrowers association and at the stat
fairs which are held in this state. TIL
meeting adjourned about midnigil
and all vent home with no regre
that they had attended the sessio,
ii The Lisbon club is one of the Pre-
/, gressive ones which believes in see
ing things move. and in the near IL
Iture the whole state will know tina
4 there is such an organization in ii
! midst.