. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Dec. 15, 1904. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 837 John Day Putnam, father of W. H. Putnam, of Pierce Co., Wis., died in Los Angeles Co., Calif., Nov. 20, 1904. Coming from Connecticut, he settled in Wisconsin in 1859, but removed to California on account of ill health in 1891. Mr. Putnam was a prominent citizen, having been a soldier in the Civil War, and holding many important public offices during his life. His wife and seven out of nine children remain to mourn the departure of a husband and father beloved. Miss Jessie E. Marks, eldest daughter of Mr. W
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Dec. 15, 1904. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 837 John Day Putnam, father of W. H. Putnam, of Pierce Co., Wis., died in Los Angeles Co., Calif., Nov. 20, 1904. Coming from Connecticut, he settled in Wisconsin in 1859, but removed to California on account of ill health in 1891. Mr. Putnam was a prominent citizen, having been a soldier in the Civil War, and holding many important public offices during his life. His wife and seven out of nine children remain to mourn the departure of a husband and father beloved. Miss Jessie E. Marks, eldest daughter of Mr. W. F. Marks, of New York, the chairman of the Board of Direct- ors of the National Bee-Keepers' Association, has recently been appointed to a clerkship in the Division of Apiculture, Bureau of Entomology, United States Department of Agri- culture, Washington, D. C. Miss Marks has been her father's helper and clerk for several years, and in the recent Civil Service examination, to fill the newly created posi- tion of " Apicultural Clerk ", she secured the highest gen- eral average. Miss Marks is certainly gaining high marks in her career, and all will rejoice to know that real merit has won in her case. The Minnesota State Convention, held in Minneapo- lis last week, was well attended. It was also a profitable meeting. There were present from a distance, Ernest R. Root, Emerson T. Abbott, and the Editor of the American Bee Journal. Officers wers elected as follows, nearly all being re-elections : President, Dr. E. Q. Jacques ; 1st vice-president, Scott L,a Mont; 2d vice-president, J. A. Holmberg; 3d vice-presi- dent, J. P. Doll; secretary, Mrs. W. S. Wingate ; and treas- urer. Dr. E. D. Leonard. Executive committee, H. G. Acklin, Wm. Russell, and J. Kimball. General Manager France has been traveling around a good deal lately, as will be noticed by the following, un- der date of Dec. 8 : I have been in seven States of late, and from letters from others I learn the drouth
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