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The Publication Commitee reported the completion of the paper on 

 the " Flora of Scott and Muscatine Counties." 



Miss Marian Sparks reported progress in cataloguing. On motion 

 it was decided to put in more shelving for the library and to retain Miss 

 Sparks. 



The committee, consisting of E. S. Hammatt and C. A. Ficke, 

 reported that due notice of the proposed amendment to the Articles 

 of Incorporation, by dropping the word "Natural" from the title of the 

 Association, had been published in the papers, and upon motion the 

 amendment was made. 



In consideration of the donation to the Academy of his submarine 

 collection from the Bahama Islands, Webb Ballord was elected a Life 

 Member. 



October 26, igoo — Regular Meeting. 



The President, Mrs. Putnam, in the chair ; five members and several 

 visitors present. 



The Curator reported additions to the Museum as follows : 



From C. E. Harrison, a carefully prepared and mounted skeleton 

 of a rattlesnake. From Elizabeth D. and W. C. Putnam, a large and 

 valuable collection of Indian relics found in the grave of an Ottawa 

 chief near Harbor Springs, Michigan. The collection contains, in 

 part, the skeleton of a man, a number of copper kettles, and all the 

 honorary decorations of a chieftain, the skull being encircled by a 

 silver band, and further ornamented by a small silver turtle, which 

 was the standard of the Ottawa chief, Little Turtle. This chieftain 

 was the hero of the battle between the Ottawas and the Musquatas, 

 which resulted in the extermination of the latter tribe. War imple- 

 ments, such as stone axes, spear-heads, arrow-heads, iron scalping 

 knives and tomahawks, and portions of flint-lock muskets; a number 

 of large circular silver pieces used as money, and a great number of 

 dress ornaments, brooches, ear-rings, bracelets, etc.; silver crosses 

 with one, two and three bars, which were given the Indians by the 

 Jesuits ; the finger bones of a hand still bearing the silver rings. 

 The collection numbers several hundred specimens. 



A committee was appointed to make arrangements for the opening 

 of Science* Hall on December 14th, 1900. 



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