The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-15
Annual Meeting to Have Been He'd
Last Night Postponed
for Lack Of
Quorum.
REPORT OF OFFICER
Report OF Humane officer. David a.
e sGiasscoff, VIII be Read
at Meeting Next
Week.

~ AF rH
THE annual meeting OF the Humane
society, to have been held last e'eh'
ing, was postponed until next Ihurs,
day evening on account OF the Sinai
number Of members in attenaance.
AT the meeting next Thursday nisht
the report OF the officer will be CIV
an and work for the coming year
discussed.
{, The annual report Of the Humane
officer to be given at the meetlhs
next Thursday night follows:
Annual Report.
2 It Is not quite year since the
Humane society and the Goon rel
lows united and decided 1t would Dc
wise to employ one officer as tnelr
executive head. During that H1ne
there has been much to learn and
great deal to be accomplished. IN
f11is period your officer has peen
brought in personal contact with ~
Families containing close to 1,ooo
Individuals and it has been impos-
able for him, in many instances, 10
dfstinguishzawher his work as nu-
rnane officer ceased and he TOOK up
that of the other organization. There
has been more suffering this wan
ter than, possibly. at any other
time In the history OF our city. Ihis
has been due to conditions over
which the individual has had little
or no control and. naturally. the
children have been the ones who
have suffered, / was going to say
most, but I do not believe tnat Is
Ssrue for i fail to find father VINO
would not give up a meal OF vlctuals
that his child or children might be
fed and have known of many VINO
would gladly have done SO. Your
officer is now in position where ne
probably, has better knowledge OF
child life in Keokuk than any other
individual. This Is due to the fact
that he is truant officer and in that
capacity is brought closely III touch
with those families in which there
Is the greatest neglect OF the emil
dren So far as cruelty is concerned
I have come across only two or three
instances. one OF which was out At
the Powder works. The need for
corrective measures was very urgent,
the means taken, too stringent. Be-
fore leaving the neighborhood
deputy was appointed who was to re-
aport to this office any harsh or inhu-
eman treatment The fact that no
reports have been made would fndf-
cate that this particular family had
received the warning kindly and
were disposed to do what was right.
3. In the animal department, we have
had some apparent abuses, only one
of which we have had to take into
court. On this case we secured
conviction and a remission OF fine
during good, behavior. We have been
instrumental in putting out OF their
misery, nine horses and one dog dur
ing the year. Numerous complaints
have come to US with regard to over.
loading and improper shoeing and IN
every instance the owner OF the AMI.
NAL has seen the wisdom OF our sug,
:gestions and acted upon them. Some
of the owners OF large numbers OF
horses have requested that we keep
tab on their animals and il we found
any driver abusing them to notify
them at once One instance which
created considerable disturbance in
the neighborhood was that Of poul
ery car being allowed to stand
loaded for more than ninety hours
during July An examination into
conditions revealed the fact that the
fowls were, getting as good If notAbetter
care than they would have received
coopcd up in building.
The Horse Trader.
When your officer first began his
work here, his attention was drawn
to the number of horse traders pass
ing through and making use OF the
two feeding yards, and, after study
ing the matter, decided it would be
better for all concerned did these
people avoid the city. With the CO
operation of the police departing nt
It was possible to do this to the ex
tent that during three months there
were no traders stopped in Keokuk
We have residing here several mel
of this type but they are not operat
ing in or near this city and are yer,
good about reporting horses which
should be put out OF their misery
Many of the owners OF teams hav
had little or no work this white