The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-04-30
PROCLAMATION i,
johnson Winner
Montana T ri1naries
SUMMIT CLUB GETS WRITEUP
IN EASTERN MAGAZINE

peared IN recent issue or the farm-
ers Wife, and well worth your time TO
read:
II seems but short time, as look
back, since the sheep herder with inn
mense bands of sheep wandered over
hte buttes of Eastern Montana and |
remember also the big droves of cat
tie lowing and believing in frantic
excitement at sight of settlers wag-
ON drawn by steady farm horses in
stead of pitching bronchos. The fes-
tive cowboy, too, was an object of in
terest to the people who came from
the East to try their fortunes in the
wilderness.
| But "the world do move" as was
most forcibly brought home to me
when | came to investigate just what
| is being done in Montana through
the activities of the Farm Bureau
| movement The blood of pioneers
flows through my veins so when
ran across the Summit Farmers Club
near Union, Montana, and came to
realize what they are doing, and the
difficulties they have encountered and
the obstacles they have over come.
my heart did rejoice within me to
think what heroes and heroines too
are buisly engaged in helping this old
Treasure State" into her own. 1t
may we'll be called The Treasure
State for there are treasures in an
agricultural way but they must be
delved for! And the greatest treasures
are the noble men and women who are
helping to build up a great common
wealth to beqpeath to future genera
tions
The Summit Farmers Club is COM
posed of thirty-seven paid-up members
who hold monthly meetings at the
homes of the members. Each member
is supposed to do his or her share
of entertaining when the turn comes.
It's purpose is to further the social
and material interests of its memb-
ers in particular and the community
in general
The programs are usually inn
promptu and generally consist OF dis
cussions on topics of immediate in
terest to members, such as Farm |
Bureau Work, cooperation in ship
ments of farm products, road bonds, |
community dipping watts, irrigation,
childrens' club work, community pic
mics, and the like.
The club endeavors to keep in touch
with affairs of interest that come up in !
the county and are endeavoring to
do all they can to make its govern
ment as efficient as possible.
The club really did a big thing last
year in putting on Community Fair
at the ranch home of one of its mem
bers. The editor of one of the local
papers commented thus in regard to
it:
"The Summit Farmers Club held its
Annual Fair at the Ed. Heide ranch
last Saturday.
"The Heide ranch is ideal for such
a purpose, being one of the coolest
and most beautiful ranch locations
in this section. It's commodious yards,
pens, and buildings provided all nec-
essary conveniences for the fair A
number of farmers as well as
many townspeople were present to
see the exhibits and enjoy the sports.
"Mr Mendenhall, the county agent
was present and spoke to the associa-
Lion on topics connected with the ex-
hibits, The live stock exhibits were
splendid After the judging of the ex-
hibits, the sports and races were put
On. The most exciting race was when
the Summit Farmers Club put 1t all
over the town folks in the "Tug of
War. The affair as whole was a
splendid success and reflected much
credit upon the staunch and persis-
.ent cooperation display by these peo-
)le. Their fine spirit of neighborly
goodwill, and united effort to make
good in spite Of adversitv, is a lesson
o us ALL"
The result of the work of the Sum-
nit Farmers Club will extend to fut-
Ire. generations, for the farmers ,
brought their live stock, chickens, ,
rain and vegetables to help make a
,ood display. The adults were award
ID ribbons as their prizes but the boys
nd girls who had worked well and
in getting up their exhibits
we're not put off with ribbon, but {
we're given cash prizes, as well as the {
ibbon The spirit of the Summit 6
'armers Club is well illustrated by