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South Washtenaw Farmers

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Parent Issue
Day
10
Month
June
Year
1898
Copyright
Public Domain
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The Sonthern Wasbtenaw Farmers' CIcb met with Amariah Hitohcock in tbe nortbwest part oL Sbaron, last Friay. Mr. Hitchoook is the largest armer in the tcrwnship, owus 500 acres whioh he manages hiiuself, his hired ïelp mostly board themselves, and ïiruself and sister Mary occnpy the arge spacions farm house. There was large attendance at this, the June meeting; quite a numbar of invitad uests from the Norvell and Grasa liake Clubs were preseDt and helped ;o make the meeting an interesting one. The topio adopted by the state assoiation was read by the president, and vas as follows: "Whatisthe duty of he farmer on the temperance quesion." Tbe president, Wm. Pease, alled upon C. M, Fellows to open the disoussioD. He thought it tbe first duty of the farmer, as wel! as every oth8r person, to help enforce all the laws for the restrietion of the liquor trafilo. Second, to seek for tbe ultimate prohibition of the traffio, as the saloon was a curse to tbe borue, a botbed for vioe and pauperism, and was a withering blight in any community where it existed. Geo. Rawson thought piohibition wonld be a failure if public sentiment did not sustain it. Another speaker said tbat public sentiment in some places needed to be elevated by legal enaottnents. The youth should be protected against every evil whataver the "publio sentiment" migbt be. Another said tbat a careful selection of legislators and offioials was one of the prime duties of the farmer. The discussion was an interesriug oue, after which suppei was served, good byes said and tbe company dispersed eaoh feeling tbat the day had been well spent. The president aunounced September for tbe next meeting.

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