The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-04-28

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Dated ut Crystal Falls, Mich, this 9th
day Of April, 1894
We, the undersigned committee. APP
pointed to check books OF Supt OF Poor,
hereby certify that we have checked
same and find them correct and IN ne
cordnnce with the foregoing statements.
Nj. j. LINDSAY,
RALPH WILCOX,
JOHN MEwHiNNEY.
In making this report OF Superintcnd-
ents OF the Poor, since Oct. /, 1893, we
would call the boards attention to the
financial condition 81 this county during
this time how hard it has been for labor
ing men TO get work, also that we have n
number OF widows with families, whose
husbands have been killed in the miner,
on the railroad and in the woods. In or
binary times, these persons would get u
good deal OF washing or work in that
line. but during the past winter there
has been no work for them. We think
compared with other iron towns, we lave
done remarkably well 60 takecare OF our
poor through the winter As warm
weather comes there vi be less call for
aid.
Buying the poor farm and erecting the
buildings md making the improvements
necessary, has cost considerable money
but we believe we have value received
for same and in the future il will he ~
great saving TO the county ia maintain-
ing these poor.
There are at the poor house now twelve
inmates. We cannot 81 cak too highly
Of Mr.. Nelson and Mrs Nelson m their
management 81 the poor house; they
are the right people in the tight place.
Our buildings consist uI the poorhousc,
40x SO feet, two stories high, complete
in all departments; a work shop, 1924
feet. The lower story Is used Tor a work
shop and the upper story for a store
room; frame barn, 20 81 feet, two
stoti s. one log barn, Is \ 30 feet, with u
COW stable below and n hay loft above f;
we have a complete hospital 1872 feet.
All buildings are complete in every way
and well furnished. We have about 10
and l-l0th acres cleared, fenced aud
nearly ready for crop. Our stock ne
count represents two COWS, ono cali and
two horses, nll in good condition and
doing well. The superintendent has two
cows Of his own at the poor house, which
we afc Keeping for the use az them. The
expense Of building and impro, ing al the
poor house il through with, az every
thing is complete and there is no i'm.
provemcnt necessary ut present.
The typhoid fever eases nj the Mans
field costing S5Ii17 and the small pos
cnsc in Crystal Falls, costing S326, max
ing $S7o17, were unexpected charges on
the county and they are diseases which
are very expensive 10 control. We mr.
glad To say they were handled yer, sue
cessIully. We have had one death al
the poor house, that Of james Heron
p@o died Feb. "a, 1891, ~ consumption
We have on hand now at the poor
hoase about $50 cords OF wood w,
have contract with the county for 2Oi
cords, II which we have delivered g.
cords. We have furnished 63 cords o
wood to poor families duling the winter
FRlNE RAnER,
President Bd of Poor superintendent
II. w lIARrE,
Secretary Bd Of Poor Supclintendcnis
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WAS supposed To he incurablc. For II
great many years doctors pronounced il
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with local treatment, pronounced it IN
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