Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-03

onnected with the position, know
ne Will faithfully discharge the duty.
Nv position here is largely connected
with agricultural and mechanical per-
SUITS and it is my intention Gf | re-
main herr hong enough to have the
Indians on the reservation get up fair
IN similar principles 10 that of the s.
". Wis. Industrial Association They
can beat Wisconsin on all kinds of
melons. potatoes. wheat, and some
varieties OF fruit; but they must take
a back seat when it comes to poultry,
sheep and hogs. Our Indian farm
Tot all cultivated comprises 100000
acres of land; about one fifth Of which
is fairly good land and viii grow good
crops where they can irrigate.
With best wishes for the success of
the :. ". Wis. ]. A.. | am yours truly,
THOMAS PRIEsTLEy.
On motion OF j. w Rewev the re-
port was adopted. and the report and
letter ordered published.
Motion was made to proceed with
the election Of officers. The chair APP
pointed at tellers Messrs John Horn,
and Thomas Nanmatre, and an inf0r-
NAL ballot for president was taken
with the following result:
J. ". Rcwev received Il votes; q.
g. Cox, %; Jas. Spenslev, !; John
Jackson, /; r. d. Pulford, i;
On motion a formal ballot was taken
for president. ]. ". Rewey received
p votes: &. G.. Cox. 26; T. Vanmatre,
/; y. p. Beech, !;
On second formal ballot being taken
the result WAS as follows:
Geo. g. Cox received 81; J. W.
Rewev, %.
On motion Of J. V. Rewey, Geo. e.
Cox was declared unanimously elected
On melton the President was in
citation Cor DeIos T. Beech for secge-
tary; and that it be made unanimous.
\ ballot was then taken for treas
urrr-result rs follows:
J. W. Horn Il votes; W 3. Jones,
81: }. W. Hutchson, Z; {. W. EcIlhon,
[; J, T. Hankins, 6; CYRUS Lanyon, /:
". y Jones having received 4 ma
jority was declared elected treasurer.
and on motion his election was made
unanimous.
On motion tlaa secretary was in
structcd 10 cast the vote OF the associa-
ton for !. w Rewey For first vice
president; to! jos Gordon. second;
for Francis Little, third; Thomas
BrackeE, fourth.
y ballot was taken for fifth vice
president Of which Charles C0ilard re-
ceiyed 9 votes; joel Whitman, /; l. C.
Comfort, .; Simon Waters. Il; J. H.
Vivian, ,; ". y. Jones. I; Kearton
Coates, !; T. Walker, ;; cyrus Lanvon.
/; John Francis, |.
No choice being made Il second
ballot was taken rs follows:
joel Whitman, 20; Charles Collard.
/; kearton Coates, |.
MIR. Whitman having received ma
jority Of the yoSrs east. was declared
duly elected.
The following preamble and resoln-
ton offered by Calvert SpCnslev We're
adopted.
Whereas. By the provisions OF sub
division Of section i74S of the Re
yised Statutes, this society can only
issue mortgage upon its real property,
by consent OF q majority Vi All its
members, and
Whereas, The society has issued GER
titicates OF Indebtedness under q PROM
ise 10 execute q mortgag" on its prop
erty ia secure the same. now therefore.
be il
Resolved, That the secretary be in
Structed to prepare Il proper form Of
consent to the execution OF such mort
gage and procure the signatures of Il
majority of the members of the society
therto, and that thertupon the Presi-
dent and Secretary be authorized to
issue mortgage upon all the property
of the society to VIM. \. Jones, as
trustee for the holders of said Cerfifi-
Gates to secure the same.
Oh motion meeting adjourned.
i,EO. g. Cox,
DELoS L. BEECH, President.
Secretary