On the twenty-second of February, 1873, a Farmers' Club was organized in Merced, with te following named officers: President, Mr. Jolly; Vice-Presidents, Messrs. Gray and Beaumont; Secretary, E.R. Elliot; Treasurer, W.P. Fowler. Laterm in March of the same year, a similar club was organized at the Anderson school house, five miles from Snelling, with J.H. Payne as President, and A.C. Barbour, Secretary.

A grange harvest, was held at the residence of Augustine Smith, in June, 1880, and a reorganization of the club had by electing Augustine Smith President, and Mrs. Clark Healy, Secretary, and the next meeting was to be held at the farm home of Adam Kahl, in July.

The following is a complete roll of the names of the members of the Farmers' Club of Merced, at that date;-

Mr. Whelen and wife, A. Smith and wife, S.W. Heath and wife, J.A. Perry and wife, H.J. Ostrander and wife, A. Kahl and wife, R.S. Clay and wife, A.S. Fraser and wife, Mrs. E.G. Jall, R.J. Steele and wife, H. Bannerman and wife, Silas Bowman, John H. Allen, Mrs. A.G. Salter, Miss Marts, Mrs. L. Ellis.

History of Merced County, California
Elliott & Moore, Publishers
San Francisco, Cal.
1881
Page 106
Transcribed by Julie Appletoft 6/09/2008

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