Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-02-07
TO PROTECT HORSES.
ottumwa Humane Society Already
at Work.
A MEETING WAS HELD LAST EVENING
A Committee Appointed to Visit Chief
OF Police Concerning Two Horses
Said to Be starving-Another Meet
ing Next Monday Evening.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
At the meeting of those interested in
the organization of humane society
in Ottumwa, held last evening in the
Grand jury room of the court house,
! the first steps We're taken in the pre-
vention of cruelty to animals, one of
| the objects for which humane society
| is organized Altho only a few We're
in attendance, Chairman w. A. Work
appointed committee composed of
John F. Rugg, John L. Moore and S.
b. Evans, to visit the chief of police
today and request him to enforce the
law by placing in the city pound two
horses said to be in a starving condi-
ton near the home of Ira Phillips, 919
West Fourth street.
Two Homeless Horses.
Mr.. Phillips, who is one of the prom
tinent workers in the interest of hui
Imane society for Ottumwa, stated at
Hast evenings meeting that two
horses, without any visible means OF
support, and seemingly without any
owner, made their headquarters dur
ing the whole of Sunday in the vicin-
phoned the police several times, ask
ing that an officer take the animals in
charge, but was told that the matter
would be attended to on Monday.
"Red Tape"
Mr.. Phillips, accordingly, waited I'M
til Monday before taking any other
steps in the matter. and again tele-
phoned to the police. AS this did not
have the desired effect, however, he
went in person to the police station, so
his report at the meeting ran, and
heard Chief Williams issue orders to
his desk sergeant to have the horses
brought TO the pound. 1t seems that
that the sergeant performed his part
of the play and that a patrolman got
, the beasts off Mr.. Phillips property
and as far toward the pound as Second
street, but that the aforesaid beasts
liked Mr.. Phillips neighborhood pref
lty well and returned there.
On account of all these things Mr..
Phillips presented the case to the
founders of the Ottumwa Humane So
ciety at their meeting last evening
and it was decided that right here was
a good place to start on the work of
, the organization. hence the appointing
vi Tie WHICH was uOlS
motion of S. B. Evans.
Last Evenings Proceedings.
The meeting last evening was call
ed to order by w. A. Work, who was
chairman of the former meeting. held
on Thursday evening of last week
Captain S. B. Evans. as at Thursdays
, meeting, acted as secretary. Owing
! to the absence of Professor R. j
) O'Hanlon, the general organizer of the
> American Humane association, who
, was to have been in Ottumwa to as
sist in the organization of the local so
| ciety, John F. Rugg reported that the
) committee on constitution had no re
port to make, but he read the consti
, tuition of the Lacrosse, Wisconsin, as
sociation, which will be used as a mod
, lei for that of the Ottumwa organiza
ton.
Decided to Organize.
Captain Evans moved that vote bt
Y taken on the question of the organiza
1 ton of humane society in Ottumwa
5 The majority was in favor of doins
9 SO, and the subsequent matters wer,
0 carried on with this understanding
2 Owing to the cold weather and the al
. most omni-present snow the attend
0 ance was small. and consequently lit
l. tie business of any Importance wal
/ transacted. Short talks were mad,
\ upon The matters Of organization am
I constitution, and it was finally decided
to appoint committee on permanen
Organization this committee to b.
composed of the former committee OF
!, constitution, j. f. Rugg, w. B. Bon
y nified and j. l.. Moore, and four 9th
:. ers. The additional four, who wer
= named by those in attendance are w
:; A. Work, S. B. Evans, Ira Phillips an,
/ DR.. J. c. Corbus.
i To Meet Monday Evening.
/. 1t was also decided to hold anothe
! meeting in the grand jury room of tn
!. cout house next Monday evening
a when the permanent organization Wi
a be effected. All citizens who are il
}. terested in this matter are requeste
g to be present.
Z Letter From Prof. o'HanIon.
d A letter was received at the Courie
6 Office this morning from Prof. O'Hal
l. lon, who was to have been preseI
last evening to aid in the organic
n ton of the society. stating that b
l. was unable to be in Ottumwa las
l. evening owing to railroad wrecl
e He arrived here last night and lie
S on a night train for Cedar Rapid
t. where he viii organize a society t
/ night. He adds in his letter that h
e will gladly return to Ottumwa if an
D. aid is needed in the organization,
D. any time.