The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1861-02-27
ANNUAL MEETING.
OF TIE
PIERCE COUNTY
SOCIETY.

Il ep. otl, 1901 , tHc iIlcctIiiS WAS SaiC1
to order BY t President, D. B. Bailey
at | o'c ock, A. NJ.
The society adjourned til l o'clock,
p. II.
One O'Clock, p. M.,-Meeting called
to order pursuant to adjournment.
The following resolution was adop-
ted -
Resolved, That hereafter, the Record
ing Secretary is instructed to give two
: weeks notice Of the Annual Meeting and
IF the Board Of Control in all the pa
pcrs of the county.
The society resolved itself into com
m;ttee Of the whole, Mr.. Gibbs in the
chair, to take into considera-
ton the premium list, and after some
time spent in committee of the whole,
the coplnittee arose and reported sun
dry amendments to the list, and on mo
ton the list was .ferrod to the managing
committee.
The following resolution was adop-
ed:-
Resolved That when the society adj
jourus, it adjourn till Saturday the 10th
inst, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, to meet at the
Supervisors room, and th: the Record
ing Secretary publish in the county pa
pcrs notice Of the adjourned meeting.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
At the adjourned meeting ofthc Pierce
Co. Agricultural Society held Mt Esq.
Hills office, pursuant to resolution
passed at the annual meeting, on Satur-
day, February 10th, 1860, the meeting
was called to order by the president, D.
B. Bailey.
Mr.. Collins, from committee on pre-
miums read their report, and after some
amendments made to said report, it was
adopted.
(See premium list, published soon.)
Smith r. Gum presented bis report
in regard to his transactions and expen-
ses in attending the State Fair at Madi-
son. The report was accepted and refer
red to a com. consisting of S. Collins, c.
P. Barnard, and G. W. McMurp'y.
Adjourned till 1 o'clock, P. NJ,
One O'Clock, A. M.-Society met pur-
suant to adjournment; the President in
the chair.
Mr.. Southwick presented his report as
Treasurer Of the society, and the report
was referred to the committee on S. r.
Gums acct.
On motivn the society proceeded to
an informal ballot for President, with
the following result
Whole nrmber Of votes 20. W. G.
Denn;son 8, II. S. Proctor 4, II. 3. Bates
?, S. r. Gum l, E. ChiIds l, G. ".
McMurphy l, D. B. Bailey /, Mason
St,ne l. Albert Smith l.
The meeting proceeded to a formal
ballot for President. W. G. Dennison
received a majority ofall the votes cast
and was declared duly eleetcl. He was
conducted to the char by Mcssrs. White
and Collins, and returned bis thanks in
few brief remarks.
The following persons were elected as
Vice Presidents -
E. Chlds, Clifton.
II. B. Bates, River Falls.
John A. Stirrat,-Oak Grove.
c. f. Hoyt,-Diamond Bluff.
o. G. Whitney,-Hartand.
S. A. Green,-Pleasant Valley.
l.. L. Lewis,
G. W. McMurphy,-Prescett.
John HurIey.-EI Paso.
j. Iverson,-Martel.
y. Doug fiiHDoiio.
The following officers were elected
Recording Secretary, NJ. II. Fitch.
Corresponding I" J. NJ. Bailey.
Treasurer, NJ. W. Barb.
Mr.. Gibbs offered the following reso-
luton which was adopted
Rssolved, That the Managing Com
mtteo be authorized to make all neces-
sary arrangements and regulations for
the Annual Fair for 1861.
Mr.. Collins from the Committee to
whom was referred the reports of s. r.
Gum and J. H. Southwick, reported to
the meeting as follows:-
Your Committee has examined the ac-
count of Smith r. Gum with the
Pierce Co. Agricultural Society, and
make the following report
That We find the following account
reported by S. r. Gum, to be correct: =
s. R. Gum, IN account nth Pierce
County Agricultural Society.