Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-05-17
FARMERS ORGANIZE
Meeting Held in Mansfield
Wednesday Afternoon
in the City Park

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and held the first of q series of
meetings in Wright county to
discuss the food situation and TO
perfect the organization of farm
ers clubs. A good crowd at.
tended the meeting here, which
was held in the city park. The
Mansfield Concert Band furnish.
ed music.
Raise war CROP" is the slo.
gan this year, and Mr.. Ragsdale
delivered an interesting and in
structive address. At the con.
clusion of his talk the farmers
organized by the election OF the
following officers:
President, J.W. Brentlinger.
Vice President, CIV. Ashworth.
Secretary, S. j. White.
81. White, p. S. Williams and
J. A. Riley are the committee to
draft the constitution and by.
laws tn be submitted at the first
meeting of the club, which will
be held in Mansfield Thursday
night, May 81. The membership
will be enrolled at this meeting,
and Mr.. White will give a report
of the meeting at Hartvjlle May
25 at2:3O n. M, at which time it
is planned to form a county farm
bureau. The secretary of each
club is the delegate to this cen.
tral meeting.
The following outline of the
has been sent out:
On May 9 at Hartville, Il agri.
cultural committeeman, who had
been elected by various school
districts in the county, at meet.
on April Gain response
to the call issued by the State !,
Agricultural College, met with
A.'C. Ragsdale, representing the
State Agricultural College, and
after a lecture and discussion
for the following
series of meetings We're com.
pleted, and the parties indicated
in each place appointed to prop.
erly advertise and make arrange
ments for the place of meeting.
May IL, . p. M, Mansfield; F.
H. Riley, w. A. Black; district
covered is Pleasant Valley town.
ship.
May 16. 7:3O p. NJ, Pea Ridge;
Ed. Newton, Frank Do.lson; dis.
trict covered is Gasconade town.
ship.
May II, . p. M, Crawford.
School; Henry Scott, Orvills
Hightower, Winfred Oliver; dis.
trict covered is Brush Creek and
part of Boone township.
May II, 7:30 p. m, ,Grovespring;
Robo Bohanan. Vim. Scribner,
John Forrest, S. M. Price; dis.
trict covered is Union township:
May 81, 9 p.m,A.W. Hillhousa,
W. A. Webb; district covered is
ElRC Greek township.
May p. 7:3O p m, Names; J.H.
Rayborn; district covered ist
Montgomery township.
May %, 2p.m., Rayborn; J.W.
Sullens, Gus Carter, j. II. Ray.
born; district covered is Van
Buren township.
May %, 7:30 p. m, Duggan; G.
W. Kidd. D. A. Ramsey; district
is most of Wood and
sart of Hart township.
May %. 2 p. M, Mountain
Grove; A. G, Barton, 1. N. Fitch;
district covered is part of Noun.
,ain Grove and part of Wood
,ownship.
May %. 7:3O p. m., Norwood;
J. r. Brutnn, Frank Thomas, r.
L. Jarrett; district covered ia
part of Mountain Grove and half
II Clark township.
May "a, 2p. m Maconb; OH.
Walker, VIM. Baker, Avery Free.
nan; district covered is half OF
Clark and part of Pleasant Val.
ey township.
May 25, l pm, Hartville; W..
Long, M. s. Gregory, Chas, It'd. i
we'll, Allen Robinett. "
May 25, $50 y. M, Hartyille;
meeting of district agricultural
committeemen elected at the a.
Dove meetings for the purpose Of
forming a County Farm bureau.