Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-07-30
Harris Grove Farmers Club

Club met at EdgeWCo0, the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. B. A.
Divelbess, on Saturday, july 25
AS no one likes to b a8seii6
from the meeting ii
all were present hl
bers. The day was q trile dis.
agreeable owing 20 tie intense
lhesJ ahG ;..os.s peee,ssaJ seemed
inclined to defer tke program
until after dinner. At pss,;s
the host .! hostess gave
a cordial gSsssing ara iisYiu, ].
us to partake Of the usuai sp.en-
did dinner which we always get
at their home. After The two
hours spent in supplying re
freshments to all the guests,
the club was called to order and
a meeting opened with piano
solo by Bernice Meats.
Minutes Of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The readings were next taken
up and Mrs. w. A. Seivy, Mr..
F f. Reebee, Mrs. S. NJ. Meats,
Mr.. B. A. Divelbess and Mrs. j..
H, Latta were each called upon
and in answer to their names
read some interesting selections
which created some discussion,
Next on the program came
questions for discussion.
lst. Should the patrons OF
our rural school districts favor
consolidation with our small
towns and cities?
1t was thought it would be all
right to consolidate with small
towns and villages where il was
convenient to do so, but would
naturally prefer to have the
schools 10 the country.
End. is debt a burden or
spur to higher or greater
achievements?
This question was answered
by saying that if the debt is
not too large and they are get
ting value received i'm their IN
,vestment, that to an industrious
man of good habits, debt would
be a spur to higher and greater
achievements.
3rd. Should grare vines be
trimmed in the srnmer. if 50
how much should they be cut
back?
They should not be trimmed
back in the summer unless the
] growth is so heavy as to pre-.
vent the fruit from rigeoing
i In such cases some of the vines
may be trimmed within four OF
five feet of the old wood.
] Questions for discussion al
the next meeting:
J LIST. Is there any way which
parents can induce their chill
dren to think ard e,Eiav Tx
serious Tho
I of running ~ saflaC
pleasures wIaic.l. s,iSe tne i5p!as
! LOT Sedan, tura 10 asiias il fSil
grasp? Referred to Mrs. H. l.
J Jones.
End. Would we get bettei
service by reducing ~
of congressman sn8 ;e
Discnsslon p-ilcs. - !.
i Longman
3ra ~ soft
''tc sbQ sil @He eoa.s Of civl
action ana .ollsn boards u
], arbitrat,m2 cusslon one.
by S &
}, Our young people i'ai
to add Some interesting feature
to our program and atthis TIM,
j Haz9 Whifoman favored us
with two veal solos; Mildred
GOWens furnished inst rumenta
music on he piano, and IDorth,
Il Divelbess gave a recitation en-
) titled "What's the USE.
J, Committee to furnish ques
) tions in August: F. r Beebee
} VIM. Orr, Mrs. b. A Divelbess
Committee 10 supply reading
) for August: Mesdames Divei
: bess, Weatherly, Beebee, an(
Walters; and Messrs. Orr, Latt;
) and Whiteman.
. We were fortunate in having
> the following visitors with US
0 Fred Divelbess, Frank Divel
y bess, w. S. Peterson and fami
lies, Messrs. and Mesdames c
w. Hunt, Bruce Orr, E G. Jones
and Misses Nelson, Maud Hacl
Olive Ovens of Lincoln; Maym'
Kirkpatrick of Pennington, Ia
Mr.. Horace Mckinney, AM
Donald Hunt.
!, Some of them took an activ