Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-23

As William Crevier
40 George Libby
so John Conlon
81 Abner Hamilton
The following is the report of COM
mittee that went to the poor farm:
10 the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners Of Union county,
South Dakota:
Gentlemen: We, the Undersigned,
committee appointed by you to in
voice and appraise the farm and con-
tents owned and occupied by the
county rs an asylum for the poor.
along with the personal property
thereto belonging, did on this 31st.
day OF December, A. ID. 1896, proceed
ing TO said farm and then and there |
did invoice and appraise and did ill.,
quire concerning and inspect the
management and property Of said in
stitution with the assistance of Super
intendent and Nation viz: Mr.. and
Mrs. Jno. Mcclellan. We found the
following list of property OF the value
herein specified-the farm in good
condition and stock looking very well.
The house and outbuildings were in
good repaires and repaintcd during
the past year. Machinery and farm
ing implements are carefully housed.
The dwelling house was exceptionally
neat and clean and candidly believe
well and economically managed under
MI. and Mrs. Mcclellan.
We found as inmates in said insti-
tuition, viz:
Napoleon Brouillette, aged A. years;
William White, aged ~ years;
Mary Kelly, aged 10 years.
The above are cleanly and comfort
ably cared for.
The following is the rccapitnlation
Of the property in question:
Stock and poultry. ..,..... IS COZ 90
Hay, grain and vegetables +. 672.0o
PrOVlslonS. .........,-. $500
Farm implements and ma
chlncry .......,,,...t..... 5GS.5l
Household effects. ........ 4Se.3S
iotil. T2i32 81
The committee noticed many i'm.
provements made by Superintendent
Mcclellan to whom no credit is or can
be given in dollars and cents, viz:
The painting of asylum and out
house, making and setting up picket
fence around garden, hog pasture of
three acres, and many minor matters
of which notice was taken and for
which Mr.. Mckellar's foresight, thrift
and industry are TO the county's
credit.
His estimable wife more than shares
his credit for the neatness and clean
illness of the asylum and particularly
for her discharge of duties towards
the imbecile and helpless inmates.
Further to county credit, 5 0acres of
breaking and q surplus of Si19.9i
earned by caring for Mrs. Kelly. At
least one more double bed, mattress
and clothes for the same should be
furnished as we'll all articles marked
worthless in foregoing invoice.
We remain, gentlemen, as a com
mittee, .
Yours truly,
ALExANDERBoyEE,
G.. III. LINDSEY,
BERNARD J. KELLY, Scc'y.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
Whereas, Fred Koch has made an
affidavit thar he was a resident OF
Plymouth county, Iowa, while the as
sessment for 1s95was taken in Union
county, S. D., and
Whereas, He was enormously
charged with road poll tax in the last
named county, therefore be it
Resolved. That said road poll tax
against him in Union county, South
Dakota, for 1895, be stricken from the
tax list.
On motion Resolved, that the per-
sonal property tax Of Il. S. Johnson
for the years 1887, 81 90; 1889, IS. eS;
1888, -. 16: and 1894, SCI be stricken
from the tax list Of said years.
On motion board adjourned to meet
January 8, 1896.
THIRD DAY.
Elk Point. g u Ian s 1906