Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-01

IAUrERlSrIC.-l IN It's urSt annual report,
the State Board of Charities and Reform
having visited all The county poor hou. es in
Wisconsin, thus say of TIE Iowa County
institution;
The poor house is situated in the town of
Linden, about tour miles west OF Dodgeviic.
Ii has l2O Oacres of farming land and GO acre, OF
timber valued ut about 5000, the building,
about the same There i, seper,te building
for the insane, about 10 feet rom the man
building. Ii has yard ABOUT 100 feet by %,
surronded~by u high fence, and Is the best
thing OF the Kind connected with any poor
house in the state. Both sexes have ,OOccupy
the same yard. This is unWise. There should
be another yard, or If this Is impracticabie,
the present one should be divided. Al the
present time the insane IN this poOr-house
have the advantages Il special attendant in
the person OF an oid man, pauper who stays
in the yard during the day. The house con
taiucd rs inmates when visited, August -, 9
males and II females. There vas one child
about years OF age, > IDIOTS, females, aud )
insane 3 females and males, six Of the in
sane have 10 be confined TO the building or
ward. There are 5 rooms IN lht building ap-
prupGated TO the use Of the insane, Tue
rooms are of good size and appear to be com
Portable. The place Is under the char"e OF
Mr.. NJ. f. Rewey, as oyerseer. He receives
salary of 81, 900 per annum, and pays ior al
the help he employs ia the house and on the
farm. His wife takes care Of the household
matters, does the sewing, etc. The building,
are pleasantly situated, near timber and sur
roam ed with shade trees. The number of
person., IN the house during the year ending
October 50, 1870, was 2s, average number %
The cost of the house during the past year,
was s.! 3Sj,2l and the amount paid for the
a. o. F . q iin.,s sH,.,Y Ia.
was $jj1. 'Ihc place has comfortable,
hou,c-ike appearance, and the inmates seem
ed to be well taken care OF. No poor house
left @ more favorable impression upon the
mind Of the visitor, than this one"
Concerning the poor-house and farm in
La Fayette county the board says:
"The poorhouse is situated about three
miles suulh of Darlington. The farm con
tains 1870 acres Of land, and Is valued nj ST 900
The house Is the most expensive building OF
the Kind in the state, having cost about SO,
600, II is a large llnce stony building, built Of
stone. with Mansard roof, Tho rooms are
/ OF good sic and very comfortable No other
county in the state has provided so extensive
and expensive accommodations torito paupers.
! The house is large enough TO accommodate
about 100 inmates, besides the family of The
/ oyersccr. The hedatcads aud beds are good,
| There is a bath room on the lower floor, but
! the water has all 20 be carried TO it 10y hand
/ from the pump IN the yard, ,or i'om the wash
4 room, The house now contains inmates,
| | insane man and = insane women. The
insane are not confined. The man does
considerable work One Of the women is
noisy, and at times disposed TO be ugly.
| She is lame, and could not get away were
! she disposed TO do SO. The other woman
stands round all day. ard the most Of the
| time makes hidoous noise. She would be
! yTy filthy if not constantly watched. She
will not 30 to he table to get her meal, I'M
| less taken there and put in II chair, and will
not go to bed or get up OF her own accord
Capt. W. Osborne, the overscer and his wife
! deserve great credit for he manner in which
| they manage this unfortunate creature, allow
| inn her her liberty and keeping her in such a
clcanly aud comfortable condition. Were she
in some of the poor-houses in the state she
would be confined all the time In her cell in
filth.
The report is as favorable to these two
counties as to any in the stae In some
counties, the Accommodations furnished paupers
positively discredtable, and the county au.
thoritics are severely ccnsured by the board.