Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-03-07
Iowa County Poor Farm.

y The system on which the county poor
farm and poor affairs of the county have
been conducted for the last seven years
has been materially changed. The county
commissioners have been dispensed with,
and the board of supervisors assume the
management of the whole concern. Pend
ing which change it was necessary to take
an invoice of the personal property on the
farm belonging to the county, and note
the condition it was in before turning it
over to the new overseer. For that pur-
pose, we, in company with Mr. Joseph
Roberts, and Mr.. o. f. Levake, members
of the board of supervisors, and Maj. Geo.
IT. Otis, the clerk, started for the farm on
Monday last. 1t was about noon when we
arrived, and we found Mr.. j.. w. Rewey,
one of the supervisors, Mr.. Thomas Thorn
as, the late sheriff, and future overseer of
the farm, with his son, in waiting. We
were also pleased to meet Mr. Jas. Toay,
Mr.. VIM. Bennetts, anu Mr. Francis Ba-
ker, gentlemen who had been invited by
Mr.. Temby, the overseer Of the farm.
As the ride had been rather cold one,
the first thing was to warm up, and get
ready for the dinner which was announced
to be in waiting. This was not long
job, as friend Temby had a rousing fire,
and everything comfortable. We were
soon all seated at the we'll filled table, and
partook of meal which the first class ho-
tells in this country seldom equal. d
org After dinner it was concluded to COM
mence work and the Major and myself
prepared ourselves to note down the arti-
cles to be invoiced. We visited the bed
rooms, kitchen, dining room, pantry, eel
lar, and every other room connected with
the establishment. And all present APP
peared much and agreeably surprised at
the perfect neatness, cleanliness, and good
order of the place. The floors were clean
and white, the doors, windows, castings,
&C., showed that soap and water had been
often, and perseveringly used on them.
The beds were all wholesome and clean.
The sheets, comforters, pillows, ticks, &c,
were all in good order, not a torn piece of
bed clothing being found on the place, but
everything which was old and worn had
been mended in true housewife and eco
nomical style and out of one pile oftwen-.
ty one sheets, sll clean, nineteen had been
patched or mended, which fact speaks the
unmistakable praise of the worthy hostess,
Mrs. Temby. The inmates of the poor
house appear comfortable, and as satisfied
as could be expected, and seem to be great!
ly attached to the overseer and his family.
On visiting the barn, the arrangement
and management Of affairs around the
place fully sustained the favorable impress
sions made by the appearance of things in
the house. The twenty-nine sheep were
in good condition, and had a nice warm
pIdCc, anu loohCu HSailuy fihu hiio' Ho
seven milch cows were particularly admir-
ed, being large, fat and sleek. The young
stock was in good condition, and showed
that they had not been neglected. The
hogs, fifty-nine in number, were looking
well and fat. The horses viii fully sustain
the reputation OF the farm. The condition
of the barn was neat, orderly, clean and
we'll arranged. The amount of wheat,
oats, corn, &C., on the place showed that
the farm had been we'll and successfully
worked during the past year. D1 D1
ID After completing the invoice, we return
ed to the house, where another good meal
was in readiness, which, after partaking
of, we started on our return to Dodgeville.
The good condition of affairs on the
farm was the general topic of conversation
on The return trip, all being pleased with
the good management and practical skill
of the late overseer and his estimable
lady hoping and believing that Mr.. Thorn
as Thomas, under the new system, will
serve the county and take care of the poor
as we'll and as faithfully as his predecessor