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are disturbing elements here, but I wish it understood that it 
is all (excepting one renegade) outside of the recognized mem¬ 
bers of the profession. 
I would say farther that our State Veterinarian has the con¬ 
fidence and esteem of all the veterinarians of the State, not¬ 
withstanding attacks made upon him in a certain locality. 
Sincerely, Judson Black. 
SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
IOWA STATE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIA¬ 
TION. 
Meeting called to order by President H. Shipley, of Sheldon, 
la., at Des Moines, January io, at 10.15 A. M. The following 
members were in attendance : Drs. C. A. Ashworth, Asheeva ; 
A. S. Boodie, Cedar Falls ; J. I. Gibson, Denison ; W. H. Aus¬ 
tin, Newton ; R. R. Hammond, Le Mars ; J. E. Brown, Oska- 
loosa ; F. H. P. Edwards, Iowa City; W. A. Heck, Maquoketa; 
C. J. Hinkley, Odebolt ; G. A. Johnson, Sioux City; P. O. 
Koto, Forest City; S. K. Hazlet, Oelwein; S. H. Johnston, 
Carroll ; J. F. Kennedy, Des Moines ; P. Malcolm, New Hamp¬ 
ton ; G. E. Noble, Osage; W. B. Niles, Ames ; F. J. Neiman, 
Marshalltown ; F. M. Roys, Manning ; D. H. Miller, Harlan ; 
M. Stalker, Ames ; E. E. Sayers, Algona ; H. Shipley, Shel¬ 
don ; R. C. Sayers, Fairfield ; S. Stewart, Kansas City, Kas. ; 
J. H. McLeod, Charles City ; J. O. Simcoke, Stewart; H. E. 
Titus, Maxwell ; H. L- Stewart, Oakley ; H. E. Talbot, Des 
Moines; C. E. Stewart, Chariton. Visitors : Drs. D. E. 
Baughman, Fort Dodge ; W. A. McClanahan, Redding ; G. 
Lames, Dysart; J. J. Repp, Ames ; J. J. Moore. Lamoni ; 
Hal. C. Simpson, Denison ; E. H. Shuttleworth, Nevada ; J. R. 
Sanders, Corydon ; Barton Rogers, Ames. 
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. 
President Shipley then addressed the meeting, saying in 
part: 
“ In August, 1887, a few veterinarians met at Ames, Iowa, 
for the purpose of organizing a State veterinary association. I11 
looking around the State we found that there were at that time 
twenty-six graduates. Sixteen of that number were present. 
We were nicely entertained by Professor Stalker and other 
members of the college faculty, and at that interesting meeting 
the organization of this association was completed. It was de- 
