Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1854-02-02
GEO. D. WILDER, Sec y.

ALFRED L. CASTLEMAN, Prest
GEO. D. WILDER, Seey.
! MADISON, Wis, Jan. IS.
The Medical Society of the State of Wisconsin
Favill. There being quorum present, the So
cIety adjourned TO meet tomorrow afternc on at 9
O'Clock in the Office of Geo. P. Delaplane, Esq.
| THURSDAY o'clock P. NJ.
The Society met pursuant to adjournment ant
was called to order by DR.. Van Dusen President
Drs. Castlenan Dousman, and Mitchell wer,
appointed committee credentials. The com
mittee reported the names of Drs Dousman, Cas-
tleman, Mitchell and WILDER, as members present
to which was added on motion the name of DR.
Van Dusen o6eio, although it was decided thai
the time for which he had been elected as delegate
to the State Society, l. e. one year, had expired.
On motion, Drs. WILDER, Mitchell and DousmaE
were appointed committee to revise Section 20
of Chap. 81 of the Revised Statutes of Wisconsin
in such manner as to allow the Society to admi,
members under such restrictions and Limitations
as the Society may prescribe in its Constitution
and By Laws
The committee through its chairman, Dr. Will.
Der, submitted the following section as a substitute
for Sec. 10 of Chap. 81 of Revised Statues
! "Section 20. Said Medical Society shall be en-.
{ titled TO admit permanent members in accordance
with its Constitution and By Laws"
On motion the committee instructed to
present in behalf of this Society said amendment
to the Legislature for its adoption.
On motion, DR.. WILDER was appointed to draft
Constitution fog the government of this Society
and report the same at the evening ess:on.
| The Society then adjourned until 7 o'clock P NJ
Thursday, o'clock, P NJ.
| The Society met pursuant to adjournment.
| The committee appointed to present the pro.
posed amendment to Sec. 20, of Gu. 81 of the R
s. to the Legislature for its adoption reported that
they had discharged the duty assigned to them
and that the Legislature had adopted said amend
ment and that the Bill had been signed by the
Governor.
Dr. WILDER, appointed to draft a Constitution
made report, which was accepted and laid on
! the table, ard he was discharged from the further
consideration of the subject
On motion of DR.. Douspan, the report was
| l.
admission of members was adopted
| The further consideration of the Report was
postponed to allow the TO report the names
| of applicants for membership. The censors then
REPORTED the following named gentlemen as prop
8krly qualified to become members, TO wit d
Cooper Ayres, Jno. Favill, Jr., Gilber. Wright
/ VIM. H. Brisbane, A. P. Ladd, H. Van Dusen, Chas
l r toad Col T.. T
Gray, Otis Hoyt, and c. G. Pease.
| The report of the censors was accepted ana The
said gentlemen beca me members of the Society il
accordance with Article 10 of the Constitution.
! The Society then resumed the consideration O
the Constitution reported by DR.. WILDER, which
with the preamble, was amended and adopted ar
ticle by article, as follows x Preamble and Con
stitution omitted.)
On motion the society went into the election OF
officers for the ensuing year.
| On the fourth formal ballot, DR.. A. L. CASTLE
MAN, was duly elected President
DIR. D. Cooper Ayers elected 1st Vice Pres
dent, on the second ballot.
Dr. A. P Laid was elected I'd Vice President
on the first ballot.
On motion, DR.. Geo. D. WILDER was elected Sec
rotary by reclamation.
DIR. Joseph Gray was on motion declared unan
imously elected Treasurer
| Drs. Dousman, Favill and Van Dusen were duly
| elected Censors
On motion, Drs J. B. Dousman, John Mitchell
H. Van Dusen and Jno. Favill Jr were duly ap
pointed as delegates to attend the next meeting OF
the American Medical Association to be held in
the city of ST. Louis, in the month of May prom.
mo; each being invested with power to appoint a
substitute in case of his inability to attend
Dr. Castleman was then duly indicted into the
chair of his office, when he returned his thanks
for the honor conferred upon him. in a short bu,
| pertinen. speech.
| On motion, Drs- VIM. H. Brisbane, Charles R.
Head and A. P Ladd were appointed to prepare
each an essay on some medical topic, and present
| the same at the next meeting of this society.
| On motion, Drs Van Dusen, WILDER and Laid
were appointed committee to report code OF
| BY Laws, at the next meeting of the Society.
| On motion, Drs Wiber Ladd and Van Dusen
were appointed committee to report plan for
tions for the same, with instructions to report at
the next Annual Meeting.
DR.. Van Dusen was, on motion, appointed TO
deliver an address at the next Annual Meeting, in
lieu of the one due from him as retiring President
On motion, vote of thanks was rendered to
Geo P. Delaplaine, Esq for the use of his office
by this society during its present session
ALFRED L. CASTLEMAN, Pres
GEO. D. WILDER, Sec'y
"A woman at Plattsburg, Mo, took Ratchet
a few days ago, and entering place where her
husband bought liquor and got drunk, split open
all the barrels and kegs, and let the fiery elemen,
run out She was accompanied by about 30 men
who wanted TO see the fun, and ensure fair n,av
| We learn from the Chicago Journal, that q
man named Samuel Harrington has been sentenced
TO the Peni:entiary for seven years. by the Record
ers Court OF that city, for manufacturing ara ut