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Big Lights Are Coming

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Parent Issue
Day
16
Month
December
Year
1898
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

 

Big Lights Are Coming

TO CONDUCT THE FARMERS' INSTITUTE IN ANN ARBOR

Every Effort Being Made to Make the Institute the Largest One Ever Held in Washtenaw.

Executive committee of the Washtenaw County Farmers' Institute  met in Ypsilanti yesterday and decided to hold the institute this year in Ann Arbor. Secretary Mills had quite a hard fight to secure the institute here, the argument being used that the farmers about Ann Arbor would not turn out to the institute. The institute will be held in February and will be a big affair. Its sessions will last for two days.

Efforts are being made to secure as star attractions, J. S. Woodward, of New York state, and C. P. Goodrich, of Wisconsin. Mr. "Woodward is one of the best known institute workers in the country. He was for some years secretary of the New York State cultural Society and started the farmers' institute in that state. Mr. Goodrich is the great authority on dairy questions.

The state workers who will be sent here are Prof. J. L. Snyder, president of the Agricultural College, Miss Louise Miller, of Detroit, Mrs. Ella Lockwood, of Flint, and C. D. Smith and Dr. G. A. Waterman, of the Agricultural College.

It will be seen that an intellectual feast is being prepared for the farmers and many pointers of value in their work can be gleaned from attendance on the institute.

The county institute association is officered as follows: President, William Campbell; secretary, F. E. Mills; vice presidents, Ann Arbor, Fred B. Braun ; Augusta, J. K. Campbell, Bridgewater, H. E. Palmer; Dexter, W. E. Boyden ; Freedom, M. P. Alber ; Lima, E. A. Nordman; Lodi, G. L. Hoyt; Lyndon, Thos. Young; Manchester, J. G. English; Northfleld, E. E. Leland'; Pittsfield, H. D. Platt; Salem, S. Sober; Saline, C. M. Fellows; Scio, J. W. Wing; Sharon, E. W. Crafts; Superior, J. A. McDougall; Sylvan, G. T. English; Webster, Robert McCall ; York, A. D. Mclntyre ; Ypsilanti, H. Stumpenhusen ; executive committee, John A. McDougall, H. D. Platt, J. K. Campbell and the president and secretary.

These institutes have been doing excellent work. Only one is held each year in the county those previously held in Washtenaw having been at Ypsilanti, Chelsea and Manchester. An effort will be made to have this institute far eclipse any previous one held in Washtenaw.

In a letter from Knoxville received by City Clerk Mills, Capt. Granger says : ' ' We have had many changes in membership since leaving Ann Arbor. The strangers are all good soldiers and Co. A is at all times on top. We still have a membership of 72, and could put up a good stiff fight if necessary. If we should be mustered out in the near future, you will be surprised at the sturdy lot of men that return to Ann Arbor. We are as a whole in vigorous health. ' '