Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-08-28
THE ILLINOIS PICNIC
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gain, which is no crime, for who does
not love to hear Uncle Sans coin
jingle in his pocket? Yes, HIS
pocket mostly; for the people of
Michigan do not believe in woman
suffrage, so I've been told, and she
has little chance to carry the pocket
book
We have given two reasons for our
coming: First, because we wanted to
come; secondly, to grow rich % so
we could all retire from business, sit
down in the chair of ease and enjoy
the fruit of our labors
But while self-interest is always
one hundred per cent, we trust we
may not be fgureheads in the COM
munity in which we live, but prove
ourselves equal to every emergency
and meet the requirements that OPP
portunity presents
1t shall be Our aim, kind friends,
to meet your kindness and hospital
ity with cooperative goods of the
same weave and strip, and let your
interests be our interests and thus
consummate lasting friendship.
And so again we thank you
The Wright male quartette was
next on the program and SO we'll was
their first selection received that they
were compelled to respond to encore.
Following the male quartette How
ard Handley sang, when the Old
Folks were Young Folks Miss
Laura Amsbury playing the accom-
paniment. Mr.. Handley responded
with a second number owing to the
continued applause During the af-
ternoon Col. N. II. Cohen a capital
ist from Illinois, who owns a farm
here and is spending his summer at
Crystal Lake, sang illinois" Mr..
Cohen is known by nearly all the
Illinois people and has sang in that
state for the last thirty years in
every campaign and public gathering.
He has made several campaigns with
Uncle Joe Cannon and also with the
Hon. VIM. D. Mckinley, who was
President Taft's manager in the last
campaign. Mrs. Cohen and her
daughter-in-law, Mrs Sidney Cohen,
and son Nathaniel also attended the
picnic
During the afternoon Mr. W. A.
Bahlke addressed the assemblage,
giving those present a correct idea
of intensive farming as practiced in
Germany, country which he recent
ly visited Mr. Bahlke subdivided
his address into four parts as follows:
First, study the adaptability of the
soil for the purpose for which it is
to be used; second returning to the
soil the value which is taken from it
third, the performance of farm work
suits; fourth, the thoroughness with
which work is done Mr.. Bahlke
said that the period of intensive ag-
riculture is just beginning, it is being
forced upon us and the person who
sees it first gains success. The OPP
portunities for success here are great,
keep your hands to the pillow handle
and you will have success. Mr.. |
Bahlke's remarks were we'll received |
and furnished food for thought for
all present
The election of officers which oc-
Cured during the afternoon resulted |
in the selection of ]. +. Bateman,
president, c. +. Hainline, secretary
and treasurer. The above men will |
see that arrangements are made for
the 1914 gathering, which it is ear
nestly hoped will prove as success
full as the one OF 1913.
The Illinois people all speak COM
plimentary of the treatment that has
been afforded them in Michigan |
They say their neighbors are the
most sociable, accommodating peo-
pie they ever met, just like home
folks They are all enthusiastic over |
the prospects for big crop this
year and seem to be all in accord in |
saying that Michigan is the only |
place to live AS evidence of the |
above our reporter in conversation
with many of the Illinois people said !
they were we'll pleased with Michi-
gan and have never had any desire
to go back to Illinois except to
visit their friends. They said they
are making as much money on their
lands here as they did in Illinois;
they like the climate and especially
the good roads. They speak of the
drought that has visited the central
portion of Illinois where most of
them came from and sympathized {
with the people there where lands
are so high in price that it will work
a great hardship on most of the far
mers this year.
Among those who registered at the
Illinois picnic last Thursday we're:
Mr. A. c. Gierty, Mansfield, Ill.
Mr. r. ]. Morris, Mansfield, ILL.,
ID. S. ,Hemott, Mahomet, Ill.
James Rogers, Merrill, Mich.
Mrs. Frank Handley.
Glenna Handley
Verne Handley.
Grover c. Barnhart, Ashley.
Andrew J. Lundstrum, Alma.