Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1909 — NOT SO WILD AND WOOLLY. [ARTICLE]

NOT SO WILD AND WOOLLY.

Lari more, No. Dak., Is a Progressive, Up-To-Date Town. A. E. Arnold, who moved to near Larlmore, No. Dak., a couple of years ago, writes us under date of Dec. 23 and sends copies of the Grand Forks Herald, (the best paper we ever saw published in a town of that size) containing an interesting write-up of the Larlmore Farmers’ Institute and Mid-Winter Fair, held at Larlmore last week. Evidently the farmers of that section take a great deal of interest in these institutes, judging from the attendance reported and the subjects discussed. People here, many of them at least, doubtless think that the scores of Jasper county people who have located near Larlmore In the past few years, are in a wild and woolly section, but to read a report of this Institute would certainly dispel their minds of any such idea. For their benefit and that of relatives and friends of former Jasperites now located near Larlmore, we copy one paragraph of the Herald’s three column report of the institute:

“When the afternoon session was completed, the visitors were given the treat of the day, by an invitation to partake of refreshments prepared by the domestic science class of the Larimore high school, under the direction of their instructor, Miss Mabel Hagen. A big storeroom was prepared for the use of the young ladies and everything done to make it bright and attractive. Pretty Christmas decorations were everywhere. Flags and bunting had been arranged under the direction of Jemison Larimore and a number of the ladies. Small tables spread neatly were laden with delicious hot biscuits, doughnuts, ginger cake and hot coffee. The work of serving was done by the little girls in the daintiest and most efficient manner. ‘‘The flour for the biscuits was donated by the Northland Milling company, 3,800 pounds being given the institute for this purpose and to be given away as samples. The Larimore creamery furnished the butter and prominent merchants looked after the rest. This part of the day’s program was offered not only as a treat to the visitors, but to demonstrate the practical work being done by the domestic science department of the high school, which Is another feature of what can be accomplished by enthusiastic farmers’ institutes. The Larimore high school is the only one in the state to have a domestic science course and the instruction is proving of great benefit to the young women.” The Larimore high school also teaches manual training, and the Herald states there was ‘‘a splendid display of work from this school.” At the time of writing Mr. Arnold said they were having fine winter weather and good sleighing.