Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1917 — Newton Township Farmers Organize. [ARTICLE]

Newton Township Farmers Organize.

At a meeting held in the Bilue Grass school house Thursday evening, the Newton Township Farmers’ Club was organized. This club will have for its object the development of the social life of the community, and the imrprovetmmL us 1 the ’ c f diicatl6'gar“S3van-* taiges of the residents of the township and thereby increasing the prosperity of the. locality and the county. After a talk by the county agent in which he explained the benefits that other communities in the Unite,l States had derived from community clubs, a committee was appointed to draw up a constitution and the following officers were elected: President, Marion Freeland. Vice-president, Stanley Lane. Secretary, Miss Lucy Lane. Treasurer, John Lonergan. Program committee, John Rush, Everett Halstead, Mrs. M. Freeland. The next meeting will be held in the Blue Grass school house-Tuesday evening, April 17th, at 8 o’clock. Every family in the township is invited to attend and enjoy the program which is being arranged. = _j_ Boys, have you seen those green, brown, ‘blue and plaid felt caps ? We are now showing them. You want to get in on one of them. Thev are swell. C. EARL DUVALL.