Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-11
SIXTH ANNUAL MEET
OF COUNTRY LIFE
(From Fridays daily.)

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The sixth annual meeting of the
Sank County Country Life association
and Teachers Institute convened in
the First M e. church, with William
Toole Of Baraboo presiding. The OPP
ening numbers included music and
the address by the president.
Former Assemblyman S. A. Towne,
one Of the directors in the La Vale
Farmers association, told of the ex-
periences the organization had had.
His comments were favorable to CO.
operation.
Mrs. George McCready of Baraboo
told of the club activities among the
women. Superintendent Davies for
the farmers and Blanche Shookman
for the literary societies. Mrs. Rollo
Cobleigh could not be present to tell
Of the farmers clubs, so Mr.. Davies
spoke for her.
Professor w. J. Geib, United States
Bureau of Soils, spoke on "Soil Anal
ysis and Treatment" HIS address
was very interesting, and Lindsey
Reese Of Chicago led in the discus
sion.
(Fr0r1 Saturdays daiiy.)
On Friday afternoon the members
of the country life association elect
ed the following officers:
President-W. E. Smith, Reedsburg.
Vice presidential Thomas, Fair
field.
secretary-G. w. Davies, North
Freedom.
Treasurer-Mrs. George Hengstler,
Baraboo.
William Toole had been the presi-
dent since the organization five years
ago and has labored continuously for
it's success. He felt that others
should bear q portion Of the burden,
and refused to accept the office for
another year. Mr.. TOole has made
an able officer, and much of the sue
cess Of the association is due to his
energies. Superintendent A. B. Olson
of Reedsburg spoke on "a Health
Survey and It's Lessons" He con-
fined his address to the work that
had been done at Reedsburg, the re-
port having previously appeared in
this paper. There is great benefit
from the examinations and treatments
following.
Man on the Farm
Mrs. J. w. Waterbury of Sumpter
discussed Farm Help in the Home"
and asserted that those employed
about the farm should be considered
as the owners Of the place would like
to be treated. She held that if those
employed on the farm desired to go
to a farmers institute, chautauQua,
lecture or other place Of an elevating
nature that time should be found to
go. Although Mrs. Waterbury did
not make the statement, one who ap-
peared to know remarked that one
man had been employed on the Wa
terbury farm for about fourteen years,
an excellent testimonial of the ap-
probation Of needed assistance.
In his address Mr.. Cheever Of Mil
waukee said he would not hold one
pupils back at the expense of others.
He would get away from the text book
and make other advancements in the
rural schools.
Lindsey Reese of Chicago said the
worst crime of today is robbing the
soil. 1t should be kept up and he
would use alfalfa and clover to a
large extent. He has a farm at Pana.
H., and few years ago was told by
an insurance man that, according to
the tables, he had but a few years to
live. Then he thought that his farm
was not his, he was only the trustee.
The Banquet
The Sank County Country Life ban
quet was gratifying success. More
than one hundred fifty persons en-
joyed the spread laid out by the ladies
of the Evangelical church
Henry Koppke, Mrs. Zantow and
Ihnrsf Uichnrn conO q y.4v,ahor. IF old