Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-16
MAKE MONEY.
Boys at EIdora Institution Successful
in Swine Raisinu.


The expense of maintaining the in
situations of the state is being consid-
erably reduced through the policy of
utilizing the labor OF the inmates Of
the institutions of the state for the
benefit of the management. Probably
one of the most notable of these pro-
jects is that of the state Industrial
school at Eldora. Through the work
OF the inmates of this institution the
state is being enabled to stow away a
large number of shekels through the
raising OF Iowa hogs. This fact has just
been brought out in the semi-anual re-
port OF the members OF the board of
control who have recently returned
from an inspection of the institutions
OF the state at Marshalltown and Ell
dora. Many stories they have to tell
OF the success that has met the efforts
oil the boys at Eldora in swine raising.
Since January $4,000 has been real
lied from the sale of hogs from the Ell
dora farm, and S2,O00.more will be OBJ
tanned before the season is much far
ther along. About 500 young pigs will
be reared this summer. Chairman
CoWnle says the farm is being run in a
nrst class manner, and aside from hav-
ing large number of hogs to sell, the
boys at the school have all the fresh
pork they can use.
The board found the school in good
condition. There We're 514 inmates at
the end of March. The new buildings
for the school house and the industrial
establishment were located.
AT Marshalltown the board found the
he
the increase. There were 1872 in the
hospital when the board was at the
home, larger number than at any
prior inspection. While the enlarge
ment of the hospital has proven wise
thing, a convalescent ward is needed
George Walker, veteran of the Gu
ban war, has been appointed adjutant
of the home. All the new buildings
are finished, and all of them except
the new chapel are occupied.
Fire Escapes Being Provided.
State Labor Commissioner Brigham,
who has been in Dubuque,sa he finds
a gratifying effort to comply with the
| law, on. fire escapes. Deputy Commits
] sioner Holder, who was in Oskaloosa.
Bussey and Abba recently, says the
authorities at Oskaloosa are working
hard to see that buildings needing fire
escapes are provided with them
Mr.. Brigham has been looking up
cases where the owners of factories
have promised to comply with the
law on safety appliances, have not
done so. Mr. Brigham has given no.
tice to a number of delinquents that
he will begin action in the courts I'M
less the law is lived up to. He finds
a disposition on the part of some to
promise all sorts of reforms and fail
! to make them.
Many Inebriates Escape.
The reports of the institutions for
March, which are coming in to the Of
flee of the board of control, include
the report on the inebriate department
tat Mt. Pleasant. This shows that no
Hess than forty-three inmates escaped
lin March, There were 149 inebrates at
1.-THE endo February, and this has de.
Icreased to 103 in spite of number OF
admissions. A very lew were paroled
Eby the regular method.
4 At the end of March there We're S95
patients in the insane hospital at Mt.
Pleasant, an increase of nine in the
month; at Clarinda there We're 914,
an increase of one; at Mitchellville
there were 212 March 81, an increase
of two in the month; at Glenwood
there were 9S2, an increase of four.
At Cherokee hospital there were GOT
insane at the end of March and 10 in
Eebriates., net increase of four in
March. Two inebriates escaped.
Judge Kline inspected the institu.
lions at Cherokee and independence
last week and found both in good con
tdition.