The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-11-29
MAXBASS Held
BIG MEETING
Speakers Gave Very Interesting
Talks on Farm Topics.

OA0 4AokAINVC lllSOIllk u0lU III
Maxbass last week were very
successful, When it is taken in
to consideration that success
does not entirely depend on
quantity, but quality must al
ways be predominant, those who
attended all meetings will read
lily agree that they were Of the
highest quality and the talks
were practical, and if allowed in
practice as near as possible, they
will result in much good to the
agricultural business in this sec
tion.
The meetings were opened on
Tuesday by a short talk from
County Agent Humphreys who
introduced Mr.. M. Thomas Of
the Agricultural College of Far
go. Mr.. Thomas gave a very in
teresting address on the subject
Of "soils." Inasmuch as the oc-
cupation Of agriculture is a busi-
ness fully as deep and requiring
as much mental effort as any
other occupation it was only
right and proper that a study
should be made Of the main fac
tor and in this respect the ad-
dress Of Mr.. Thomas was in
structive.
During the time that these
meetings were being held, a
number Of the ladies were being
well entertained at the Methodist
church by Miss Grover, who
gave splendid talks on the Prob
lem Of Food Conservation. As
the writer never could wriggle
into feminine attire it was i'm
possible to attend the meeting
and secure a detailed report of
the address, but from the vari-
Gus expressions heard from the
ladies who attended, it was not
hard to arrive at the satisfact-
ory conclusion. !.
The day was fittingly brot to
a close by a splendid program
which was given at the hall and
enjoyed by all present. The
program was as follows:
America .-..-.....-.......-............-A .-Adience
Invocation .....-.-.. Rev. A. R. Jones
Songs Adam Cranston
Patriotic Address e. C. Bowen
Address Rev. H. L. Maunder
Remarks w. Freeman
Benediction Rev. A. r. Jones
Our local townsman, Mr.. Free
man, acted in the capacity of
chairman for the evening and
filled the position in a most adj
mirable manner. The building
was packed to full standing
room and to say that the large
crowd enjoyed themselves, is
but a mild expression of the sat
isfaction shown.
The songs sang by Mr.. Gran
ston were Of the Scotch dialect
and he showed himself to be a
master in the rendering of these
favorites, being repeatedly en-
cOred. The address given by Mr..
Bowen was not interesting but
very instructive. He vividly
pointed out the reasons why it
was necessary that we should
enter this world conflict, even
bringing out the point Of per-
sonal safety, which was endan-
gered by the sinister designs Of
autocratic Germany, and also
deeply impressed the audience
with the great need Of closer CO.
operation Of the people with the
government in all the war meas
ures which were being passed.
His address all through could
not but help send the red blood
of every American coursing
through the veins in q desire to
see the successful and speedy
downfall Of German autocracy.
The short address rendered by
Rev. Maunder was for the bene-
fit Of the y. N. g. A., q very
worthy organization, which in
conjunction with other forces,
is striving to better the moral
environment Of our troops here
and also abroad.
On Wednesday, the meetings.
were opened BY County Agent
Humphreys, who spoke for =
short time on the necessity Of
having better livestock ii the
county and also 2 plea tor = bet
ter livestock accusation, with
tke result that the association
Was N - org ganixed and the fol-
loWing officers Were elected: