Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-28
Grand Jury Reports Favorably on
Wapello County Farm.
INMATES SEEM TO Be SATISFIED
Report Of the Jury is to the Effect
That the institute On Is in Good
Condition as to Leaf, Light and
Sanitation.
IFrom Fridays Daily.}


The grand jury tod ay made its quar-
terly report to Judg e Roberts con-
corning the conditic IN of the county
farm. These seven men spent an en-
tire day at the coun' ~ farm and made
thorough inspect on and their re-
port bears out in tot 20 the opinions ar
rived at by the men lbers and eX-mem-
bers OF the board supervisors who
paid visit to the farm some weeks
ago. The state boa I'D of control and
Its inspectors have criticised rather
harshly some thin IS in connection
with the Wapello &C unity farm, but the
grand jury failed to find the conditions
as they are said to Exist by the inspec-
tors in their repo ,rts. In fact, the
grand jury found a result of its in
spection that the Wapello county
farm is in eXcellen condition.
The F leport.
The report of tn e grand jury in re-
gard to this matter is as follows:
To the District Coz irt of Wapello coun-
ty, Iowa.
Your grand jury would report tina
on Friday, the lit h instant, as require
ed by law and in accordance with the
universal custom b this county, it Wis
tied and inspecte d the County Poor
Farm and 1nfirm airy, understanding
that some criticisG had been made ny
the state board o! control and its in
spectors. The ju ry spent one whole
day at the farm, { Examined it carefully
and would report as follows:
l. The Farm h. Id the appearance of
having been we'll I ended and well kept
The products of t he farm were stored
in a good shape and well cared for.
The live stock ser smed to be in good
thriving healthy condition.
2. They found two classes of in,
mates-the poor and the harmless in
durable insane. The poor seemed to
be well dressed, well cared for and
contented and hitppy as far as the
Jury could asceI tain. The insane
were comfortable, well dressed, seem.
ed to be well ate nded and under good
control. All of tt ie inmates. over one
hundred in numb sr, seemed to be in
a good, healthy ondition considering
their age and inf rmities. The super.
intendent and ma tron are undoubted.
ly thoroughly pos ted in their work
having had severe i years experience
Both of them give their personal at.
tention to the wal ats and care of the
inmates. We he card no complaints
whatever from the. inmates of any i'll.
treatment on the TART of the persons
in charge.
g. We carefully inspected the build
ing as to it's heat, light, ventilation
and sanitary condit ion and We're well
pleased with it. Tie building is well
adapted to the purpose for which ii
is used 1t is heated by steam, well
ventilated by ventila ting fues, seemed
20 be in good repair, scruplously clean
and in first class anitary condition
4. Taking into &C court the large
farm, the freedom the insane Fave
irom annoyance by those violently in
sane, the adaptability. of that building
to their use, and tn e care and atten
that the harmless incurable insane
fare better at a place like that thar
they can at regular hospital for the
insane.
5. The food provided for the in
mates seemed to be good, substantial
and we'll prepared.
All Of which is respe ctfully submit
ted.
L. R. Cremer.
Andrew Giltner,
R. N. MycElroy,
E. E. Moon,
d. A. lRater,
J. R. Si.odghill,
Grand Jurors.
Benz. Ahegg,
Foreman of Grand Jury.