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NEWS AND I-TEMS. 
“ A Cow Case,” G. P. Statter ; “Typhoid Fever in a Horse,” 
H. U. Shipley ; “ A Case in Practice,” A, H. Quin ; “ Impac¬ 
tion of the Small Colon,” J. Vincent; “Report of a Case,” T 
Thomsen. ’ J * 
Papas. “Abortion in Cows,” P. Malcolm ; “Amputation 
of a Bull’s Penis,” G. M. Walrod; “ Parturition Cases,” W. 
Drinkwater ; “ Obstinate Constipation,” J. W. Griffith ; “ Ex¬ 
ternal Ulcerative Ano-Vulvitis,” S. T. Miller ; “Rabies,” D. E. 
Baughman , “ Symptoms of Rabies,” S. H. Johnston ; “ The 
Trials of the Veterinary Board,” H. E. Talbot 5 “ Caesarean Sec¬ 
tion,” H. E. Stewart. 
A surgical clinic will be held in the forenoon of the second 
day, and a number of instructive operations have been assigned 
to well-known surgeons. Besides the above programme there 
will be volunteer papers and important committee reports. 
AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
The Executive Committee has elected Minneapolis, Minn., 
as the place for holding the annual meeting of 1902. Never did 
men work harder to bring the association to their city than did 
the veterinarians of Minneapolis. Everybody seemed to call for 
^ 'from the Governor down, and the association may expect a 
royal welcome when they reach this beautiful northwest city 
next September. 
Piesident Winchester has appointed the following Commit¬ 
tee on Pharmacopoeia : L. A. Merillat, Illinois, chairman ; E. L. 
Quitman, Illinois; D. King Smith, Canada ; E. M. Ranck, 
I ennsylvania , H. D. Hanson and Roscoe R. Bell, New York. 
NEWS AND ITEMS. 
Dr. J. O. George, of Camden, N. J., is erecting a veterinary 
hospital. 
Minneapolis, Kansas City and Chicago solicited the 1002 
meeting of the A. V. M. A. 
Dr. H. C. Babcock and Dr. N. V. Boice have recently been 
transferred from Sioux City to Kansas City. 
Dr. Z. Veldhuis, of Freeinont, Mich., is taking a post¬ 
graduate course at the Kansas City Veterinary College. 
John P. Wood, M. D., of Coffeyville, Kan., who is still in 
active practice, celebrated his one hundredth birthday on Jan. 5. 
