SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
951 
SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
MINNESOTA STATE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSO¬ 
CIATION. 
The eighth annual meeting was called to order by President 
S. H. Ward Jan. io, at 1.30 P. m., at the Metropolitan Hotel, St. 
Paul. 
The following members responded to roll-call: Drs. C. C. Ivy- 
ford, M. H. Reynolds, S. D. Brimhall, R. Price, L. Hay, K. J. 
McKenzie, S. H. Ward, J. G. Annaud, J. A. Hainsch, J. N. 
Gould, J. W. Gould, J. J. McLaughlin, B. A. Pomeroy, H. C. 
Lyons, J. S. Bntler, H. C. Peters, M. J. Sexton, F. H. Farmer, 
J. P. Foster, R. LaPointe, and D. M. McDonald. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. 
President Ward then gave his address, going over the work 
done by the association pretty thoroughly and dealing with the 
work it should take up in the future. Among other things, the 
Doctor spoke of a bill to be introduced at the present session of 
of the Legislature to reimburse owners of condemned glandered 
horses and asked the support of the members in its behalf. The 
Doctor thought that such horses should be appraised at about 
two-thirds their value, and in order for the owner to secure the 
indemnity he must give satisfactory proof that the condemned 
animal has been owned in this State for at least three months 
prior to being condemned. Dr. Ward also spoke of our State 
Examining Board, and thought it should be composed of quali¬ 
fied veterinarians who were members of this association. He 
then thanked the Secretary and members for their hearty sup¬ 
port during his term of office. 
The Treasurer’s report was then read and accepted. 
The following gentlemen were then duly elected to member¬ 
ship: Drs. J. M. Lamber, St. Peter; Oscar Rydell, Wheaton ; 
F. A. Ilstrup, Wilmer and H. A. Hela, Cokato. 
Dr. S. D. Brimhall next reported for the Committee on In¬ 
fectious Diseases. Eight different outbreaks of haemorrhagic 
septicaemia had been reported since the last meeting; anthrax 
only one outbreak, in which two cases were reported ; cerebro¬ 
spinal meningitis had been reported in two instances; several 
cases of rabies had been reported ; two outbreaks of foot-rot in 
cattle had been investigated and two others reported. 
Dr. Reynolds gave his report on recent advances in veterin- 
