Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 230, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1920 — FARMER’S ASSOCIATION BUSY. [ARTICLE]

FARMER’S ASSOCIATION BUSY.

The various townships in the county have recently formed Farmers’ Associations and are co-operat-ing to aid in defeating the RalstonNolan tax bill. This bill, if passed, will fix a federal tax of about a dollar an, acre on land and will release unjustly from a billion dollars a year in federal tax. Mr. Masterson, the Hancock county Fanners’ Association President, who has been speaking in this county, will speak as fallows: . - Independence school house, Thursday night, Sepk. 28; Independence church in Gillam township, Friday evening, September 24; Walker Center school, Monday September 27; Tefft school, in Kankakee township, Tuesday evening, September 28; Wheatfield Center school, Wednesday evening, September 29, at DeMotte, Keener township. H» speaking tour of the county will be concluded Friday evening, October 1, with an address in thia city at ten a. m. At. this time he will discuss “The County and Township Program of Worn?’ Officers for the county association will be elected at the meeting in this city. r . It is of great importance that you: hear the addresses and all farmers of Jasper county should be present at the meeting in this city Friday, as matters of great importance are to be considered.