SIXTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART I. 123 



M. J. Wragg of Dallas county, to succeed himself, which motion 

 was seconded by Mr. Elmer Reeves, of Bremer county. Judge 

 W. H. McHenry, of Pork county, not being a delegate or hav- 

 ing a voice on the floor, asked permission of the chairman to 

 nominate a candidate. Permission being granted, Mr. Mc- 

 Henry nominated Mr. P. S. Kell, of Polk county, as a member 

 of the Board of the Seventh District. Mr. E. M. Wentworth, 

 of Story county, placed in nomination for a member of the 

 Board from the Seventh District Mr. Chas. F. Curtiss, of Story 

 county, which motion was seconded by Mr. Roy West of Polk 

 county, and Mr. Mills of Story county. 



The President named as tellers Mr. John Ledgerwood, of 

 Decatur county, Mr. H. Shivvers, of Marion county, and Mr. 

 W. H. Shipman, of Muscatine county. The roll was called by 

 the secretary and the vote cast, and the tellers reported the re- 

 sult of the ballot as follows : Total number of votes cast one 

 hundred and eight (io8), of which Mr. M. J. Wragg received 

 forty-three (43) votes, Mr. P. S. Kell received nine (9), and 

 Mr. C. F. Curtis received fifty-six (56).) Mr. Chas. F. Cur. 

 tiss, having received a majority of the votes cast, was declared 

 by the President duly elected a member of the State Board of 

 Agriculture from the Seventh District for a term of two years. 



Mr. A. H. Grissell, of Guthrie county, placed in nomina- 

 tion for member of the Board from the Ninth District, Mr. M. 

 McDonald of Guthrie county, to succeed himself, wdiich nom- 

 ination fas seconded by Mr. R. S. Johnston, of Louis county. 

 Senator Shirley Gillilland of Mills county placed in nomina- 

 tion for member of the 'Board from the Ninth District, Mr. G. 

 M. Hull, of Montgomery county, which nomination was 

 seconded by Mr. H. P. Hancock of Fayette county. 



The roll was called by the secretary, the vote cast, and the 

 tellers reported the result of the ballot as follows : Total num- 

 ber of votes cast one hundred and three (103), of which Mr. 

 McDonald received sixty-three (63) and Mr. Hull received 

 forty (40). Mr. Gillilland moved that the election of Mr. 

 McDonald be made unanimous. The president declared Mr. 

 McDonald duly elected a member of the State Board of Agricul- 

 ture from the Ninth District for a term of two vears. 



