Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1905 — THE FARMERS' INSTITUTE. [ARTICLE]

THE FARMERS' INSTITUTE.

That of Last Week the Beat Ever field In Jasper County. The fifteenth annual farmers’ institute of Jasper county closed last Friday night with an evening session, and the meeting was by far the best and most largely attended of May farmers institute in this county. The attendance Thursday afternoon was 225; at night and the next day the room was too small to accomodate all who wished to attend. There wpre many good things said and done, and we regret that we have not the time and space to devote a whole page to the proceedings, but we are compelled to omit an extended report. At the woman’s session held in the west court room, Mrs. B. D. Comer presiding, it was resolved that they combine their meeting with the general meeting, instead of holding separate sessions, and a vote of thanks was given Miss Erwin for her excellent work in the institute. The following are the new officers elected: President, Everett Halstead; Vice-President, Leslie Alter;, Secretary, I F. Meader; Treasurer, Lee E. Glazebrook. Following are the resolutions adopted: We, the farmers of Jasper County Indiana, iu institute assembled, set forth the following resolutions: Ist. We return our thanks to the institute workers who have so ably furnished us instruction at this meeting. 2nd. We return our thanks to Mr. Halstead for the entertaining music he has furnished us. 3rd. Resolved, that we commend the action of the County Board of Education in excusing the 6th, 7th aDd Bth grades to attend our institute. 4th. We commend our President and Sec* retary for the interest they have taken in our meetings, and to their efforts we attribute the success of this one of our best institutes. Sth. We hereby express our sorrow at the loss by death of H. T. McMahan, of Liberty, Ind. In the death of this brother the state has lost oue of its finest citizens and our institutes have lost one of their best workers. Sth. Resolved, that house bill No. 43, relative to automobiles, become a law. 7th. Resolved, that we ask the County Commissioners of Jasper comity, Indiana, that the partition at the rear of this the east eourt room in said county and state and the next partition beyond it be removed, leaving columns sufficient for the support of the superstructure, thus throwing the two extra jury rooms and the rear corridor with said court room into oue large hall for the accommodation of large assemblys. Bth, Resolved, that we Insist on farmers taking more agriculture papers, especially those edited by practical farmers and stockmen. ( Lee B. Glazebrook Committee •< B. D. Comer ( Geo O. Pumphhy