Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-05
WIN. HEADINCToN /
HEADS BUREAU.
Was Reelected President Of the
Winneshiek County Farm Bur-
eau at Annual Meeting on
Monday
ED. +. SELLMAN WAS
ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT
Bureau New Getting Ready for the
Big Institutes and Shows to be
Held Here This Month

The annual meeting of our counes
Farm Bureau was held at the court
house on Monday. The old Board of
Directors met in the forenoon to
clean up routine matters belonging
to the 1920 business. An auditing
committee consisting of Z. F. Sell.
Imal, III. G. Gross and G. r. Hamre
had been appointed to audit the re.
cords of the association. They found
Everything in good shape and filed
their reporb with the county auditor
as is required by law.
In the afternoon the annual meet
ing of the association was held. The
auditing committee made their report
before the association, this swain-
cluded the treasurer's ana secretary's
reports. President Headington gave
a good talk on the purpose of the
organization and urged every mem
Der to get squarely and solidly be-
hind the organization. A very good
report of the Work of the Iowa
Farm Bureau Federation which had
been submitted by Secretary Cum
Iningham was also read. The work of
the state Federation is masterpiece
its significance cannot be appreciat-
ed by its members until the work of
the Federation is more closely fol-
lowed and deeper interest and con-
Icern taken in it. The election of Of
ficers for the coming year resulted
las follows:
President, VIM. Headington, Canoe
Twp; Vice President, Ed F. Sellman,
Decorah Twp; Treasurer, H. T.
Ramlo, Canoe Twp;
The following township directors
were elected:
Highland, p. N. Wennes; Canoe, O..
A. p. Haugen; Hesper, Fred Dar-
ringten; Pleasant, j. j. Akre; Burr
Oak, A. E. Smith; Glenwood, CLAUS
Berge; Fremont, E. F. Chase; De-
corah, Fl. c.. Gross; Orleans, w. l..
Curtis; Madison, III. j. Fretheim;
Bluffton, P. j. Carolan; Lincoln, O.
c. Wemark; Sumner, Henen Lukes;
Frankville, ]. c. Gaffney; Calmar,
G. A. Haatvedt; Bloomfield. A. w.
Oxley; Springfield, John Jordahl;
Military, H. Scheidemanel; Jackson,
Anton Kuhn; Washington, Fred
Tekippe.
Director to the state Federation,
VIM. Headington. .s
Members of county executive COM
mittee, o. A. P. Haugen, Canoe Twp.
H. G. Gross, Decorah Twp; H. j.
Fretheim, Madison Twp.
The annual meeting of the Iowa
Farm Bureau Federation was held
at Des Moines on Wednesday and
Thursday of this week. VIM. Head
ington as voting delegate accom-
panied by several others from the
different parts of this county are at
tending that convention. We know
they will contribute much to the
convention and will also bring back
new encouragements for our local
county association.
Farmers Institutes and Shows.
| Everything is progressing nicely
for the shows and institutes to be
staged next week. Entries for the
poultry show must be in place in
the basement of Haugen's hall by
Tuesday, January ii at GOO p. m.
All exhibits in the agricultural de-
partment. must be in place In Hau-
gems hall by Thursday noon, Ja1fo.
ary 13. Colts, for the colt show must
have been born during 1920 and must
be on hand in Anderson's barn by
Saturday noon, January 10.
All citizens of the county whether
town or country folks should make it
a point to enter exhibits to these
shows and to plan to attend the lee
lures and demonstrations in con-
nection with them. There will be
judging and lectures during the
afternoons of all three days, Jan. 13,
IA, 10. There will also be lectures in
the various places throughout the
county during the week. These have
been announced elsewhere. All are
invited, in fact, urged to attend these
shows and institutes.