The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-16
SENT TO THE POOR HOUSE
No Trace Found of Friends of
Mrs. Lizzie Kaufman.
QUESTION OF AUTHORITY
Auditor Davies and the County Com
missioners Have Locked Horns
Again-Keny Gets Two Suits
of Underwear.

Mrs. Lizzie Kaufman, the old blind
woman who came from nobody knows
where a month or W ago. bound for
any old place, was yesterday taken out
to the poor house on The orders of
County Auditor Davies, 10 whom she has
given all kinds of trouble. Since her
arrival i'm town she has been kept at the
Sisters hospital and Mir. Davies has
tried to locate some Of her friends, but
without success. He wrote To all the
persons and places she had mentioned.
but received a reply from no one. The
old woman told several contradictory
stories, but in all claimed that her home
was at Xenia. Ohio, and that she left
that place TO visit an adopted daughter
at Seattle. but could not find her and
came on to Butte. When told that she
had to go to the poor house yesterday,
she rebelled and fought against 1t. hut
to no purpose. She then threatened to
commit suicide. but made no attempt to
carry her threat into execution.
Auditor Davies and the commissions
ers have bumped up against another
question of authority. Some time ago
the auditor discharged two men from
the poor house and DR.. Sheeran prompt
ly sent them back again. The COM
missioners then called on the auditor
| for an explanation of his reasons for not
reporting the cases to the doctor, ac-
cording to rules adopted by the board,
and let the doctor discharge them If
they should be. The uditor said he
did not intend to report his official acts
and duties to a mere appointed officer,
no matter how many rules the COM
missioners would make.
Another matter of disagreement came
up yesterday over the application of a
fellow named William Kelly for a suit
of underwear. He had been sent to
the auditor by the commissioners. Mr..
Davies wrote him out an order and
then Kelly also demanded an order for
admission to the poor house. The audi
tor told him he could not give him
both. and that If he wanted to go to
the poor house he would have to sur
render the order for underwear. as the
county had a contract with Mrs. Nc
Donald, matron of the poor house, by
which she is required to furnish cloth
ing for the inmates of that place.
All right. I'll see about this said
Kelly. and he went back 20 the com
m~issioners. where he got an order for
two suits of underwear and another or
der admitting him To the poor house.
Mr.. Davies protested, but the chairman
lpIu nm ne Wnuld nave an 'pppi AuhiAN
to have his say when the bill came in.
The commissioners were i'm session
yesterday, Mr.. Terrell being present as
a distinguished minority. but the meet
ing was rather harmonious. The popu-
list majority made an order for the pun
chase of half a dozen pairs of cTltches
for the use of inmates of the poor farm
hich Mr.. Terrell had contended should
have been furnished by the count
physician. and over which the unpleas-
antness arose at the board meeting last
week.
The commissioners yesterday appoint
ed a young man named r. II. Cooney
as public administrator To fill the va.
cancy caused by Alex c. Abbott going
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