Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-02
Discharged Soldiers Home Vet
eran Goes to Board of Con-
troll With Complaint
TOO MUCH EeeNoe FOR SICK
"squatter" Brown, Unique Character
of the Capital City, Attempts a IT,
rade of Abuse Against the Soldiers
Home Manasement-sisns State
ment of Grievances.

Because George w. Brown, a recent
iy-discharged member os the Iowa Sol
diers' Home, considers that eggnog
should not be furnished sick members
IN thu states hospital IN this city, a
signed statement. critlcising the man
agement of the institution, has been
fled by Brown with Chairman Cownie.
of the board of control. Brown who is
known as "Squatter' Brown, was dis
charged a week ago for insuhordina-
ton and circulating false and SANDER
ons statements concerning members OF
the Home.
Brown injured his thumb before he
ing from blood poisoning. His treat
ment in the hospital saved him mis- arm.
as he himself believes, aud as the doc
tors state. Brown has propensity
for making trouble. 1t seems, and. not
satisfied with what had osen done for
him, seeks now the annihilation OF the
entire management of the institution.
Brown is u unique character and Is
we'll known in Des Moines. He both
cred Governor Shaw during his entire
term over his claim to a state patent for
I, sandbar IN the Des Moines river. on
which Brown is a squatter and has
lived for many years unmolested.
Again he tried to get the government
10 deed him the land ANA later he has
tam n "A
no avail. Browns wife wearied of
him and he has been living alone in n
but on an island. Last September he
reported that he had been fearfuliy
wounded by a savage catfish which
ran one of its bony needles into his
thumb. Blood poison followed and
Brown asked to be sent to the hospital
at the Home.
His stories about what Is done IN
the hospital were laid before Chairman
Cownie, and consisted OF his gr!ev-
ances, in letter which he signed, and
oral statements. His complaint, when
slmmered down. WAS that while in the
hospital some of the patients got bet
ter food than cthers. There is a spec
ial diet which is prescribed by the
the hospital who are sick and In feeble
health get poached eggs on toast,
which are refused TO men like Brown,
who could boast only of sore thumb.
Then there was the eggnog-th this was
actually served to some OF the patients
and refused TO others. This was more
than Brown could stand. Nearly all
the home inmates would have been de-
delighted with eggno2, out only a few
got It. Two barrels of good VINE
We're purchased for the hospital, and
this was something that would have
delighted Brown. But the eggnog wa.
what emoittered himself agains, the
hospital. He also had story TO tell
how a patient. who had gone insane.
was held in restraint until he could be
sent to the safe insane hospital.
"Squatter'' Brown and Chairman Cow
ME had an extended discussion of the
matter OF the food for the hospital but
the board of control requires a daily
report on the dietary, and this showed
that the food is generally excellent ana
just about what would be expected IN
any hospital. OF course there Is a
special diet for the patients that are in
need of special food and this Is where
the eggnog comes in.
Brown came TO the Home from Des
Moines on Oct 2e. 1903 He served as
a private In Company d. One Hundred
Fifty-fourth Indiana infantry.