Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-24
SHEEP MEN CHANGE
TINE Of meeting
WOOL GROWERS WILL COME TO
oTTUMWA IN OCTOBER NEXT
YEAR; DATE, NOT SET.
DISCUSS THE DOG
Tige, Towser and Prince Doomed to
Destruction by Herdsmen; Re-
elect the Former
Officers.
DISCUSS THE DOG

The time of holding the annual
meeting and the election of officers
for the ensuing year were among
the features of Tuesdays session OF
the thirty-second convention of the
Iowa Sheep Breeders and Wool Grow
ers' association being held in the Com
mercal club rooms. The former Of
ficers were reelected as follows:
President, C. w. Moore, Cedar; vice
president, Fl. A. Blakely, Grinnell;
secretary, v. G. Warner, Bloomfield;
treasurer, G. w. France, Oskaloosa.
Considerable discussion was indulg-
ed in over the change of the time for
holding the annual convention and
while Ottumwa was the popular loca-
ton for the meeting, the date was
much discussed before arriving at
conclusion. It was generally agreed
that the present time Of the year is
not good one for getting many mem
bers out to the conventions and diff
ficulty was encountered in avoiding
dates of institutes, short courses and
corn shows. 1t was suggested by
some of the Wapello county members
to hold the meeting here while the
farmers institute and live stock show
is in session The object stated was
to bring as many Of the farmers to-
gether as possible and interest more
men in sheep raising and in the asso-
citation membership 1T was finally de-
cided to hold the meeting next year IN
Ottumwa, sometime in the month OF
October. the date to be fixed by a COM
mittee composed of the officers and
two members.
Doqs Are Discussed.
The night session Tuesday evening
was well attended and was held in the
dining room of the Commercial asso-
citation. Several interesting discus
sions were held on CANNES and how
to gain legislation that will in gem
eral way exterminate the animals.
The first speaker of the evening
was w. S. Merritt of Seymour, who
dwelt on the present legislation in re-
!! gard to dogs and what should be done
to protect the sheep growers against
the beasts that roam at large. Dur
ing the discourse he was interrupted
many times by queries from the rest
Of the members. ]. F. Warner or
Bloomfield read a circular sent out by
the department Of agriculture in re-
gard to how Virginia dealt with sheep
killing dogs and the law governing
such animals in that state was read.
Frank Coyne of Montrose followed
with bills needed for enactment and
his address was very interesting. Mr..
Coyne stated that the only way TO
keep the dog in such place so that 1t
will not bother sheep is to raise the
tax so that only those of high breed
would be left and then to raise the
bounty on wolves so that the fee would
pay for men to hunt these animals
with dogs that were of a good kind.
The different speakers gave many
incidents in regard to dogs that had
happened around in their county which
would prove interesting to any one
who was not lover Of dogs as the
poor creatures were ripped UP one side
| and down the other. Big dogs, little
dogs. hounds, collies and every other
variety of CANNES were doomed to die
at the meeting last night and If you
hayela little fuzzy animal that has
been pet for great many years be
prepared to pay for the privilege OF
keeping it after the committee for the
association starts it's movement for
legislation on dogs.
| The following resolution was adopt
! ed by the convention this morning:
To the general assembly of Iowa for
l1915: Be it resolved by the Iowa
Sheep Breeders and Wool Growers
association that there shall be a law
enacted as follows, in order to better
protect, foster and encourage the
/ sheep industry in Iowa:
J First, that an increase be made in