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The News from Puslinch
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Puslinch
Lake Farmers’ Club October 4th 1915. The
Puslinch Lake Farmers’ Club will hold a ploughing match on the farm of Thomas
Robertson on Thanksgiving Day, October 11th.
Ploughing will commence at 1:00 o’ clock and continue until 4:00
p.m. This is a new departure in this
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Puslinch
Lake Farmers’ Club October 12th 1915. The
officers and members of the Puslinch Lake Farmers’ Club are to be
congratulated on the success of their first ploughing match held on the farm
of Mr. Thomas Robertson, rear half of lot 4, 2nd concession, Puslinch
Township, on Thanksgiving Day. A
large crowd followed with much interest the work of the competitors in the
various classes. The judging was done
by Mr. James E. Woods, of Preston, whose work, though not an easy task,
apparently gave entire satisfaction.
After the announcement of the prize winners, the ladies of the
section, who were present in large numbers, served a much appreciated and
enjoyed lunch, a liberal collection being taken in aid of the Red Cross
Fund. The following is the prize
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Men’s Class, Sod, Best
Plowing 8 entries |
1st prize — Aaron Cober,
set of doubletrees, sponsored by Herbert Ott, valued at $4 and an additional
$3. 2nd — August Lisso, 50 lbs.
of flour, sponsored by W. Coles and $4 provided by W. A. Kribs. 3rd — John McAlister, set
of whiffletrees, sponsored by Ed. Sault, valued at $2 and an additional $3. 4th — Robert Reeve, groceries
valued at $2, sponsored by F. Kohli, and an additional $1. |
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Best start |
John Robertson, furniture
valued at $3, sponsored by A. F. Stager |
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Best finish |
John McAlister, 100 lbs. of
fertilizer, sponsored by W. Guenther |
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Boys’ Class, 19 years and under,
in sod, 5 entries Best plowing |
1st prize — Lee Eagle, hat,
$2.50, sponsored by C. H. Pierce, and an additional $4. 2nd — James Evans, $4. 3rd — Michael French, $2. 4th — James Gibson, razor,
valued at $1.50, sponsored by L. Grill |
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Best start |
Lee Eagle, hardware, valued
at $2, sponsored by Hall and Simerton |
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Boys, 16 years and under,
in stubble, best plowing, 4 entries |
1st prize — Fred Douglas,
$6 2nd — A. Hbermeal (?), $4 3rd — Dennis Collins, $2 4th — Irvin Bes___ (?), 50 |
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Puslinch
Lake Farmers’ Club April 17th 1920. When
we say that the members of the Puslinch Lake Farmers’ Club never do things by
halves we only repeat what has since been known by all who are acquainted
with that particular club, and Friday night’s programme at the Puslinch Lake
dance hall was a repetition of the much looked for event which is regularly
held both spring and fall. The
programme was most entertaining and instructive and consisted of the
following numbers: Five
reels of moving picture films given by Mr. J. S. Knapp, District
Representative of the Department of Agriculture, Galt, describing typical
scenery in the Highlands of Ontario, also fishing and other industries of the
Dominion — a reading by Miss McKenzie and a recitation by Master D. Gordier —
solos by Mr. Ralph Elston, Mrs. W. Marriott, and Miss Della Groh —
instrumental duet on the violin by Messrs. Robertson and McKay — address by
Mr. J. Fyfe on the growth of the U.F.O. and the good that it has done to the
farming classes. Mr.
C. T. Groh presided over the meeting and gave a short account of the volume
of business transacted by the Co-operative Society, in which the company
charter has thrice been changed to permit the increase of capitalization from
the original $10,000 to $250,00, and lastly to $1,000,000. At
the close of the programme, many of the 200 present indulged in a social hop
to the strains of music supplied by the Robertson-McKay orchestra. From the Galt Reporter newspaper |
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Puslinch
Lake Farmers Meet December 14th 1920 The
annual supper of the Puslinch Lake Farmers’ Club was held in the dance hall
at Puslinch Lake on Friday evening last and was very largely attended. Nearly 150 sat down for refreshments,
which consisted of many good things, including wieners, sauerkraut, and baked
beans. It
has always been customary for the club to hold what they call a supper to
wind up the business of a year. The
Gilcrest and French orchestra supplied the music, which was of the highest
standard. Excellent addresses were
given by J. D. Ramsay, Principal of the Hespeler Public School, and C. T.
Groh of Clearview. The former spoke
on rural depopulation while the latter referred to the livestock
situation. The purchasing agent gave
his report, which showed that nearly $18,000 worth of sugar, coal, oats, et
cetera had been purchased through the club during the year. From the Galt Reporter newspaper |
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Farmers’
Clubs Picnic at Lake June 28th 1920. Prominent Men Address the Gathering of Puslinch and
Waterloo Farmers Saturday
was a red letter day for the agricultural classes of Puslinch and Waterloo
who gathered in goodly numbers at Puslinch Lake to picnic together and hear
the leaders of the U.F.O. movement discuss matters pertaining to the welfare
of farmers. The executive, which had
the matter in hand of arranging the details for the outing, was more than
fortunate in securing prominent men identified with the management of the new
movement which has become of such great importance to the Province of Ontario
as a whole. Those
present were J. J. Morrison, Secretary of the U.F.O. and also Secretary of
the United Farmers’ Co-operative Society, Mr. Ross, editor of the publication
“Farmer’s Sun” of Toronto, Mr. Fulthorp, Secretary of the Livestock
Department at Toronto, and M. C. McCurdy, the veteran stock salesman who
looks after the sale of stock for the U.F.O. at the Union Stockyards, West
Toronto. Mr.
C. T. Groh, chairman of the meeting, introduced Mr. Fulthorp, who gave the
opening address and outlined the remarkable growth of the work at the stockyards
since its commencement 16 months ago up to the present time, in which fully
one-third of the stock of the province shipped to the stock market is
consigned to the U.F.O. Mr.
McCurdy, who is of a genial disposition, showed what real Irish wit and humour
consisted of in his address to farmers.
He gave many timely hints on the class of stock that the farmers
should raise and very forcibly described the difference between animals which
were money makers on the market and those which were non producers. Mr.
Ross, editor of the Farmer’s Sun, a fluent and pleasing speaker, had many
nice things to say to the farmers on matters of interest in general. As
is the custom at well planned gatherings, the best of the wine was reserved
for the last of the feast, and Mr. J. J. Morrison provided the real treat of
the day, dealing with events which gave birth to the U.F.O., the many trying
times that it passed through, and the work in hand since assuming the duties
involved in carrying on the work of the Legislature at Toronto. The speaker upheld the “recall” of members
of parliament when they ceased to represent the wishes of those who elected
them and scathingly scorned the Union Government at Ottawa that has long
since ceased to represent the wishes of the people of the Dominion of Canada. Mr.
Morrison, who is frequently referred to as the man behind the throne, proved
himself to have a clear vision of public affairs, a deep thinker, and
possessing great power to reason out matters of most vital importance in
present day politics. His address on
Saturday was a rare treat to the many who were present. At
the close of the address, luncheon was served, after which a programme of
sports was carried out in which one of the chief items was a tug of war
between the Puslinch Lake and Maple Grove Farmers’ Clubs, in which the
stalwarts of Puslinch twice pulled their rivals across no man’s land. At
the close of the picnic, all returned to their various homes feeling that the
Union picnic of the farmers of Wellington and Waterloo was one of the most
pleasing held in many moons and all hoped that it would be repeated a year
hence. From the Galt Reporter newspaper |
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Puslinch
Lake Farmers’ Picnic June 17th 1921. The
Puslinch Lake Farmers’ Club held a big picnic at Puslinch Lake yesterday
afternoon. There was a large turnout
and many partook of the many good things to eat, and during the afternoon,
enjoyed themselves playing baseball and other games, and in the evening, a
dance was held in the pavilion. From the Galt Reporter newspaper |
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Puslinch
Lake Farmers’ Club September 21st 1921. “Plowing Matches” The
Puslinch Lake Farmers’ Club is putting on its second annual plowing match on
October 19th and has added a couple more events over what they had last
year. They are offering a cup to
members for annual competition and the same is on display in Frank Calvert’s
jewellery window, and is a mighty nice bit of silverware. The matches will be held at Neubauer’s
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Puslinch
Lake Farmers’ Club February 22nd 1922. The
regular meeting of the Puslinch Lake Farmers’ Club was held at the home of
Walter Holm last night and was attended by a large crowd, there being about
125 present. Owing to the president,
John Fife, taking part in the debate, William Cole was appointed chairman for
the evening. The
meeting was opened in the usual manner and the business of the club attended
to. Then followed the debate on the
subject “Resolved that the consolidation of the schools would be in the best
interests of rural Ontario”. The
affirmative was taken by William Marriott and William Little and the negative
by Alex Neubauer and John Fife. The
judges were Orville Groh and C. T. Groh.
Their decision was in favour of the negative by a small margin. The subject was discussed from all angles. Following
the debate, lunch was served, which was followed by a couple of hours spent
in a social manner. Arrangements were
completed for a debate to be held in three weeks from last night at the home
of William J. Little, the subject to be “Resolved that it would be of greater
interest to the farmer to work ten hours a day instead of the present long
day system”. From the Galt Reporter newspaper |
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Puslinch
Lake Farmers’ Club March 9th 1922. “Another debate” The
Puslinch Lake Farmers’ club will hold another debate. This debate will take place on Tuesday
evening at the home of W. J. Little.
“Resolved, that a ten-hour day would be more profitable to the farmer
than the present long-day system”, will be discussed, pro and con. John Fyfe and Walter Holm will agree with
the resolution. Miss E. Little and
Mr. R. Vipond will discuss the question from the negative standpoint. From the Galt Reporter newspaper |
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Puslinch
Lake Farmers’ Club March 16th 1922. “Good Debate” Quite
an enjoyable time was spent on Tuesday night by the Puslinch Lake Farmers’
Club at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Little. The big item on the program was a debate on the question of
whether it is more profitable for a farmer to have ten-hour days or to
continue all hours, as at present.
Messrs. John Fyfe and Walter Holm were in favour of the ten-hour day
and put up some mighty good arguments in favour of the shorter hours on the
farm. But their opponents, Miss
Little and Mr. R. Vipond, apparently haven’t joined the Progressive party,
for they are willing to stick to the old hours, and they said so in such
terms that the judges, Mr. Neubauer and Miss McWilliams, awarded them the
honours, on points. A fine program,
outside the debate, was rendered, and the large numbers present thoroughly
enjoyed themselves. From the Galt Reporter newspaper |
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Debate at
the Lake Puslinch
Lake Farmers’ Club April 19th 1923. An
interesting event took place at the lake on Tuesday when representatives of
the Puslinch Lake Farmers’ Club and the club in Paisley Block debated the
question as to whether Asiatics should have the same privileges in Canada as
the people from Central Europe.
Horace Shaw and John R. Little took the affirmative while Harry Bohn
and Tom Forrest upheld the negative.
It was an interesting debate, the affirmative winning by a few
points. A fine musical program
followed. Mr. J. M. Eagle gave a short
speech in moving a vote of thanks to the visitors, which was carried. Lunch and dancing followed, and made up a
most enjoyable evening. |
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Farmers’
Club Supper November 1st 1923. The
members of the Puslinch Lake Farmers’ Club, with their families, turned out
in goodly numbers on Thursday evening to their second annual supper in the
Lake Hall. About 150 sat down to
supper provided by the ladies and needless to say it was a repast that all
thoroughly enjoyed. Mr.
H. V. Metzke gave a short talk on things that might be helpful to the farmer,
while J. R. Brethour contributed to the enjoyment of the evening with a
couple of songs. President John Fyfe
presided and made a few remarks regarding the association. Following the supper, a short social time
was held and then they tripped the light fantastic until about two a.m. |
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Puslinch
Lake Farmers’ Club Meeting November 22nd 1923. The
November meeting of the Puslinch Lake Farmers’ Club was held on Tuesday
evening at the home of Mr. John Little.
It was “Scotch” night, in anticipation of the near approach of St.
Andrew’s day. Mr. Will Shaw occupied
the chair, and did it very nicely.
There was a varied program of Scotch songs, recitations, and readings
that were very much enjoyed. The
Robertson orchestra added considerable pleasure to the evening with several
fine selections. Following the
program a short business session was held, after which a most enjoyable lunch
was served. Upwards of one hundred
were present. |
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Meeting
of the Puslinch Lake Farmers’ Club March 20th 1924. The
meeting of the Puslinch Lake Farmers’ Club on Tuesday evening took the form
of a social evening. The meeting was
held at the home of W. W. Robertson and was attended by over 70. The first part of the meeting took the form
of a St. Patrick’s day program, with Irish songs, readings, and
instrumentals. This was followed by a
spirited debate on the question, “Resolved, that a two-year course at an
agricultural college is of more value to a young farmer than $1000 spent on
travel”. The affirmative was taken by
Miss Dora Tabbert and Mr. Les Bagg, while Miss Ada Rahman and Mr. Arthur
Eagle upheld the negative. The judges
awarded the decision in favour of the negative. A short business meeting followed after which a fine lunch was
served. |
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Puslinch
Lake Farmer’s Club Annual Meeting December 11th 1924. The
annual meeting of the Puslinch Lake Farmer’s Club was held at the schoolhouse
on Tuesday evening. The report of the
Secretary-Treasurer showed that, not including the car of wheat shipped last
week, the returns of which are not in, the receipts of the club had been
$4853, with expenditures amounting to $4669.
The resignation of the secretary, Arthur Eagle, was received. The election resulted as follows:
/President — Walter Holm /Vice President —
John Fyfe/ Directors — A.
Neubauer, E. S. Shantz, W. J. Little, J. R. Little, Wm. Tabbert, George Erhardt,
and John Strycker/ Auditor — G. S.
Reaman, J. M. Eagle/ Representatives to the Ontario Convention — J. R. Little, R. J. Elston./ The secretary-ship went begging. In the meantime, last year’s secretary
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Farmers’
Club Social February 15th 1925. The
Farmers’ Club of Section No. 11 entertained the members and friends to a
social evening at Mr. John Little’s on Tuesday evening where a very nice
program was rendered. Mr. Alex
Neubauer acted as chairman and gave a short address. Mr. Boots rendered a solo. Mr. Bolzin gave a couple of concertina
selections. Mr. John Fyfe gave an
address on the old settlers of the neighbourhood that proved
interesting. Mr. J. B. Little gave a
recitation which was followed by songs by Miss Grant. Messrs. Boots and Elson rendered a couple
of duets. Mr. Gordier gave a reading
and Mr. Marvin Eagle an address. The
Misses Harding rendered a duet and Miss Mary Dixon and George Steffler gave
several selections on the violin. The
singing by the club was a feature of the evening’s program. Miss Maimie Robertson acted as
accompanist. About a hundred were
present. A business meeting preceded
the program. Lunch was served and a
jolly social time spent afterwards. |
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Farmers’
Club Meets May 7th 1925. The
Puslinch Lake Farmers’ Club held its monthly meeting on Tuesday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Isaiah Holm. The
club’s president, Alex Neubauer, presided and a most delightful program was
rendered, consisting of vocal and instrumental music and recitations. The club decided to continue its meetings
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Puslinch
Lake Farmers’ Club June 4th 1925. The
home of Mr. Donald Currie was the rendezvous for over 150 of the farmers and
farmerettes from the Puslinch Lake Farmers’ Club on Tuesday evening. The Hespeler band was in attendance and
besides its music, a full sized program was enjoyed by everybody. The club will hold its picnic to the
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Puslinch
Lake Farmers’ Club Annual December 15th 1927. The
annual meeting of the Puslinch Lake Farmers’ Club was held at the Lake School
on Tuesday evening. In spite of the
bad night, there was a pretty fair attendance. The club had no shipper last year and there was no record kept
of the livestock sold. The club
purchased close to $4,000 worth of goods for its members and has a surplus of
$200. The following officers were
elected, President — Walter Holm, Vice-President — Robert Reeves,
Secretary-Treasurer — Lewis Evans, Directors — E. Shantz, J. R. Little, J. M.
Eagle, Gordon Schultz, J. Stryker, Geo. Erhardt, and J. Grieve. from the Hespeler Herald newspaper |
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Puslinch
Lake Farmers’ Club April 21st 1928. Puslinch Lake Farmers’ Club Holds Successful Social
Evening Enjoy Supper and Splendid Musical Program One
of the most successful social evenings in the history of the Puslinch Lake
Farmers’ Club was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Holm on Thursday
evening when two hundred and twenty-six guests partook of a sauerkraut and
wiener supper. After the good things
were disposed of, the following program was given; “The Maple Leaf”, an instrumental selection by Miss Dickieson
and Lewis Evans — recitation by Donald Bartels — comic selection by the 1930
Glee Club of Hespeler — address of welcome by club President, Mr. Holm —
address by Mr. O. Stager — instrumental selections by Mr. C. Trewans, Miss
Dickieson, and Mrs. L. Evans — song by Miss Parker — instrumental by Herb
Wildfong and Ervine Lisso — recitation by Willie Ehrhardt, song by Miss
Tabbart, address by Mr. Woods of the Maple Grove Farmers’ Club — song by Miss
Alstead — instrumental by Mr. Leavey and Mrs. L. Evans, song by Mr. James
Drayton of Hespeler, duet by Miss Parker and Miss Alstead — instrumental by
Mr. H. Wildfong and Ervine Lisso — instrumental by Mr. Heath — short address
by Mr. Zryd, who has recently come into the neighbourhood through the
purchase of the mill known as Cole’s Mill, who announced the opening of a
sawmill in connection with the grist mill in the near future. The President announced a membership of
one hundred. From the Hespeler Herald newspaper |
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