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Show CO-OPCnATIE LIVINO CLUD. .line lainllloa rorin One That rarnlahM Mrala for Ma OiH. Cacti. Nine of the moot atald and retpect-able retpect-able famine In llurrton. Kan., have tkrown away their alovellda and pack-ad pack-ad their dl)e on the back kltcben rtovia They have allocked the ordl-ary ordl-ary Ideate of economic propriety, ear tke Kt toula Olobe-Democrat, and ban formed a co-operative living aa-aorta' aa-aorta' loo. wherein the food queetlon If a, it If (I upon a co-operative baala Dorcm l a small village without anr turn-Hate proepect ot Hrowlng larger Tbe el"- of the town doe not warrant tbe location of a. bakery, and all the whin'iti'lf mutt be bought from the nrlah boring rltloa. Aa n conaequence of Hie limited population there la a vary mall attpply of hired help, even .mailer than the limited demand. The brary burden of th household fall upon the houeewlfe alone, and very tittle aoclal Intereourae can bo enjoy-,i enjoy-,i in audi a condition of nffalra the Co-operativo i,Iv1bB Aiteoelatlon woa ornanlred for tho economic and aoclal benefit of Ita tnemberhl. n order to Inaurr a reliable, orthodox reputation, the aeaoclallon hai enrolletl among It mmibrra banker, merrbanta. drug glata and a reprenentatlve preceptor and dominie. The practical advantage of the club may be noted a follow-Klrt, follow-Klrt, the aavlng of from flftccn to twentr-nva hour of "kitchen worry" per week. Recond. the providing of well-cooked nnd well-nerved mrale, ranging In cost from 74 cent to D cente per meal. It mar bo well lo note that low rent (II per month for an light-room houie) and tbe compara their low wagea paid to tho cook ( pit month, with tue uf liou.o and with board for hereelf and famllr of three children) mar not bo duplicated In larger towna. A purchailng committee commit-tee of three member buya the provision, provis-ion, groccrlc at wholesale ratea, miata by the quarter and aide, and all provlalona In corrcapondlnglr large quintltlei. Another mejnbcr acta ai trcaiurer, and all bill are paid prompt-lr prompt-lr on Monday morning for the week ending tho Saturday prevloua. |