24 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



President and Secretary were authorized to attend the meeting of 

 fair managers at Sandusky, Ohio, on December 15, 1903. 



On motion of Mr. ]\IcDonald, seconded by Mr. Wallace, Mr. 

 A. W. Wishard, of Indianapolis, was retained to look after the 

 claim of the Board for damages against the United States Govern- 

 ment, and that $100 be appropriated to him to meet expenses. 



On motion of Mr. Wallace,' seconded by Mr. Niblack, the claim 

 of Mrs. Smith was referred to the Secretary, and that Mr. Win- 

 chester be notified to pay Mrs. Smith for the butter left by her 

 on the fair grounds in the dairy building. 



On motion, the claims presented by the Secretary, warrants Nos. 

 4 to — , were allowed and ordered paid. 



JOHN L. THOMPSON, 



CHAELES DOWNING, President. 



Secretary. 



The Executive Committee of the Indiana State Board of Agri- 

 culture met pursuant to order of the committee at the Auditorium 

 Hotel in Chicago, 111., December 1, 1903. 



There were present, Messrs, Thompson, Wallace, McDonald, 

 Niblack and the Secretary. 



The Board appeared before the Board of Review of the Ameri- 

 can Trotting Association in the appeal case of E. E. Powell and 

 others against the Board,- and defended the case. 



On motion, the Secretary was instructed to defend the case 



brought against the Board by Richardson in Squire 



Smock's court in Indianapolis. 



The committee attended the International Live Stock Show and 

 the annual meeting of the American Association of Fairs and Ex- 

 positions in Chicago. 



i\.djourned. ,^ 



JOHN L. THOMPSON, 



CHARLES DOWNING, President. 



Secretary. 



