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Drs. Miller, L. McLean, Liautard, Burden, Robertson, Coates 
and Miehener were present.—Absent, Drs. Stickney, Lockhart 
and Hoskins. 
President Miller informed theComitia Minora of its duty,—to 
name a place of meeting for the Association in September. 
Dr. .Robertson then moved that our next annual meeting be 
held in Cincinnati, Ohio. This was seconded by Dr. Burden. 
After some remarks on this motion Dr. McLean moved an 
amendment and desired to substitute New York for Cincinnati. 
This was seconded by Dr. Miehener. Discussion then followed, 
and the Chair after listening to remarks by all present, proceeded 
to put the amendment of Dr. McLean to vote. It was lost. By 
vote on the original motion it was decided to hold the next an¬ 
nual meeting in Cincinnati, Tuesday, Sept. 16th,’84, at 10 A.M. 
The Secretary was instructed to ask a full attendance. Be¬ 
sides the number of candidates to be admitted there will be sev¬ 
eral papers presented to the Association. This meeting promises 
to be one of the best held for years. 
Due notice will be sent to all early in September. 
Ch. B. Michener, Sec. 
OBITUARY. 
L. II. TOURTELLOTTE, D.V.S. 
Dr. L. H. Tourtellotte, one of Idaho Springs’ most honored 
and respected young men, met his death on last Wednesday, 
June 11th, about 1 o’clock p. m., in the Silver mine, on Seaton 
Mountain. 
Dr. Tourtellotte, with Mr. Wm. Ireland, one of his co-owners, 
was down in the bottom of the shaft, which is about eighty-live 
feet deep, at work, Mr. Ireland being in the eastern corner of the 
shaft, with Mr. Tourtellotte on his left, within arms’ reach, when 
a large scale, weighing from one and a half to two tons, gave 
way, and, in falling, struck Dr. Tourtellotte and Mr. Ireland, 
throwing them backward. Mr. Ireland, being near the edge of 
the immense mass, was struck on the left breast by a corner of 
the scale, receiving slight injuries. He was unconscious for a 
