Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-11
FARM BUREAU
ANNUAL MEETING
Winneshiek Bureau Held Election OF
Officers and Directors. President
T.. l.. Beard Presided at the
Meeting.
T.J. CRAWFORD ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF BUREAU
The Directors Held Their First Meet.
ing at Court House Saturday,
With Big Attendance.

The annual meeting of the Winnie
shiek County Farm Bureau was cal
led at the large court room on Sat
urday, Jan. 81. A good program had
been planned. About So members
from all parts of the county were in
attendance. Mr.. f. H. Cunningham OF
Lime Springs, the director for this
! section of Iowa in the American
Farm Bureau Federation had been
| scheduled for our program. 1t de-
yeloped that his schedule over the
| the state was too full and that he
could not make DEBORAH in time for
the annual meeting. 1t was arranged,
| however, to have Mr.. Cunningham
with us later in the year when peo-
| pie can more conveniently come out
| to hear him.
President E. l.. Beard presided at
this meeting. He extended q word OF
welcome and greeting to the Farm
Bureau. Secretary, II. T. Romlo made
a good report on the activities of the
Farm Bureau Association during the
past year. His report showed steady
growth from a membership of 100
in the fall of 1917, 273 in the fall of
1918, 335 in 1919, and a total mem
bership in the County Farm Bureau
at the present time of 1851. The
secretary's report showed good re
suits on several countrywide pro-
tects which have attracted state and
nationwide interest. The influence
for good among our young people in
club ~Ork can hardly be overesti-
mated. A more general use of ground
| limestone in correcting the acidity
CT our soils for more satisfactory
clover crops will likewise be far
reaching.
The treasure, VIM. Headington
made good report of the auditing
committee which had found the ac-
counts to be in good shape. Mr..
Headington was Winneshiek county's
official delegate to the Annual Con-
vention of the State Federation. lie
made a good report on that conven-
tion urging undivided cooperation
On the part of all farmers in this
movement which is destined to be of
such great value to agriculture.
Mr.. r.. J. White. director from
Hesper township has been out in the
interests of Farm Bureau work not
only in Winneshiek county but in
other counties as WELL He gave q
good talk on the possibilities of the
movement OUTLINING some of nthe
things in store for agricultural in
terests. Mr.. T. j. Crawford. who has
been out in the entire membership
drive with the exception of the first
week, made a good report on the
drive throughout the state. He has
taken part in this drive in sixteen
counties, and played an active part
in the first statewide drive. He has
also been out great deal in follow
up work which has been carried on
in this state since the holidays
Mr.. o. A. Berge, reporting for the
nominating committee. made the fol-
lowing nominations; Officers: Presi-
dent, T. ]. Crawford; vice president.
VIM. Headington: Secretary, T. T.
Istad treasurer, II, T. Ramlo
Directors: Highland Twp. p. N
Wennes; Hesper Twp. r. J. White.
LurT Oak Twn A. f. Smith; Fremont
Twp. c. w. Fifield; Orleans Twp
L. Curtis: Bluffton Twp. Pat
Gallagher; Canoe Twp. n. o. Bue;
pleasant TWO. J. Akre; Lincoln
Twp o. c. Wemark; Madison Twp.
f. Gavle; DEBORAH Tw.D F. w.
Cross; Glenwood TWP. CLAUS Berge:
F'rankville Twp. Linn Crawford;
Springfield Tw" John Jordahl: sum-
ner Twp. Henen Lukes; Calmar Twp.
G. A. Haatvedt; Bloomfield Twp. a.
w. Oxley; Military Twp VIM. Funks:
Washington Twp. Fred Tekippe: and
jackson Twp. J. Fl. Hoye
On motion the nominees were de-
clared elected, whereupon the out
going president, Mr.. Il. l.. Beard in
PRODUCED the new president, Mr.. T.
j. Crawford with a few words or
encouragement to the newly elected
officers and pledging his continued
support to the board and to the as
ISOLATION as well in every way pos
sible. He likewise urged the same of
every member in the association.
Winneshiek County Board of Direct.
ors Hold Meeting.
President, T. j. Crawford called
the first meeting of the newly elected
Board of Directors on Saturday,
Feb. at 1900 a. m. Nearly all o.
TIE townships were represented and
very satisfactory meeting was
held. Mr.. T. J. Crawford was elected
County Director on the State FEEDER
alton Board An Executive Commit
tee consisting of the four officers and
three directors, namely; F. w. Gross,
DEBORAH Twp. P. f. Gavle, Madison
Twp. and G. Haatvedt, Calmar Twp.
were elected TO act for the board OF
directors, at-aQy or all times. 1t has
been customary in the past to call
board meetings at more or less ir-
regular intervals when important
matters were up for consideration.
Matters of less importance have been
taken care of for intervening months
hv the Executive Committee who gets
together more conveniently and
easily than the larger board.
n extensive county program is be-
ing mapped out, part of which is al
ready in operation. The board ad-
journed feeling that the first meet
ing had been a most satisfactory one
in all particulars. With the active
support which every Farm Bureau
director deserves and each director
is bound to receive from his town
ship constituents, the work OF the
Farm Bureau win continue to grow
in broad, unbiased. satisfactory
manner The strength of the state as
ISOLATION will be determined by the
strength of the weakest county or
SANITATION The influence which the
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