Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-12
THREE CORNERED FIGHT
OVER THE DIRECTORY
Iowa Agricultural Society Having a
Contest Over the Selection =
ofSecretary. :
VETERINARIANS WANT QUARANTINE
State Society Passes Resolution
Asking for Power of Quaran.
tinc.--I'atr Secretaries
Elect officers.

l'cs Moines, Jam 1a.At today's ses-
SION of the State Agricultural society
six now directors will he elected.
lhey, with the holdover members, will
elect Il secretary either tonight or to-
morrow morning.
he following is Il list of the outgo-
ing directors, all of whom arc cnnd; /.
dates for reelection, their names E,-
ing followed by their opponents In this
contest:
.. +. Manatrcy, Of Fairfield Mr..
Nenf, of Fort Madison; Secretary
Almknccht, of Lee county.
e j.. Cameron. of Alta-Ntr. Sher-
man. of lrctnn.
George w. Franklin. Of Cass Coui.,y
w. w. Morrow, of Creston.
Dan Shcehan. of Usage II. Il. ST.
John. of Rcryilc. anti Mr. Waller.
\. Il. Pllniucr. of Ivy l'hil Kell
aud II. T.. Teachou!. of Dcs Moiucs.
C. H. johnson. of MaquolScta- John
llowctt of Milton.
Vt is possible that the society NAV
take up he consideration of a plan
to provide for The election of one tli-
trict. This has never been the prnc
tlcc.
The friends of T.. t.. Fowler we're
very confident last nigh, that whoever
is elected to tho board MIR. Fowler will
be the successful candidate for score
tarN. Gid McFal is being backed bv
cN-ircsldcnt Evans. of West Liberty,
ana that coterie.. There appears to be
three factions IN the fight over the
directorN--the old directors, the new
candidates for directors and the Me-
Fall people.
State Veterinarians.
The low; State Veterinary Medical
association opened its annual conven.
ton here yesterday. A resolution was
was passed asking congress to pro-
vide i'm the new military bill that
army veterinary surgeons rank as see
ond lieutenants instead of as privates.
he delegates passed resolution
asking that they be recognized by The
state; that the state require cSamI
nations and issue certificates to capa-
pie Veterinary surgeons end that vet
ef'narN surgeons he given the power
TO declare qnarantincs the same as "A
physician. III was stated that i'm many
eases if the veterinary could quarnn-
tine certain sick animals general
epidemic carrying off valuable horses,
COWS and other animals might be pre-
vented
w, u. Niles, of Ames, read !: paper
recommending serum 1icraphy i'm hog
cholera. Last evening DIR. Emmert,
OF Atlantic. read Il paper advocating
campaign of education. He said the
people of Iowa should be taught what
contagious diseases i'm animals mean.
and to appreciate by guarding against
them thousands of dollars NAV be
saved.
Fair Secretaries.
about forty county fair secretaries
and others interested i'm fairs met i'm
the twelfth annual session of the AS
ISOLATION of Iowa Fair secretaries
Tuesday evening at Parlor |, Hotel
Savery. President II. c. Legoe, of What
Cheer. presided. The principal bust
ness OF the meeting was the present;l-
ton of number of addresses on the
conduct of county fairs and the cleo
ton of officers for the coming wear.
The officers elected were: II. C.
Iegoe. What Cheer, president; Chas
IL. Porter, Pella, vice president; L. c.