Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-07

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and according to what is now required
may be seen in the Polk county asylum.
Under the old plan the cost was from
IS to So per month for each patient,
while now under the present require
ments of the state board of control tho |
cost is about $12 per month for each
patient
Comparison Of the Costs.
In comparing the cost of county VS..
state care, 1t should always be borne
in mind that the county does not fur
nish the same care that the state does
in the hospital, and that all the most
expensive patients, the acute cases and
most of those unable to work. are cared
for by the state, while the county insti-
tutions have the able-bodied patients,
who require little or no restraint and
who are able to more than earn the
cost of keeping them. Prof Herriott
in concluding his report, which is is
sued by the state board of control, says;
"A census Of the population now in our
county poorhouses exhibits the fact
that there are many classes confined in
them that our laws and public policy
have for many years declared should
be cared for only in the state institu-
tons, such as feeble-minded, epileptics.
deaf mutes, demented and insane, and
not an inconsiderable number of sane
and normal children, along with all
degrees Of dependents, Migrants and
paupers. The returns further show
that approximately 10000 acres Of
Iowa's best farm land, together with
buildings. equipment and working farm
capital, aggregating 100000 in value,
are devoted to the care of these classes.
Notwithstanding the income from the
county farms, the tax payers of the
county are called upon to contribute
additional revenues, ranging from $780,
600 to 100000, to maintain an average
population of about 1900"
Authority Vested in State Board.
The state board Of control, which has
the authority to transfer patients from
county to state hospitals or from state
hospitals to county asylums, has tried
to avoid conflict with the county au-
thorities a. much as possible, and to
give them such patients as might safe
ly be intrusted to their care. There is,
however, more or less desire on the part
Of the county authorities to get more
| patients, so as to reduce the per capita
cost Of maintaining the county institu-
ton. The board Of control does not be-
lieve in the county system. The states
Of New York and Ohio have abolished II
entirely.
Discover Many Indian Relics,
A very important discovery of Indian
relics has recently been made on the
southwest shore Of West Okoboji lake.
The discovery was made by S. s..
Striker, Of Des Moines, whose daughter
Maude had made the preliminary exca-
vations herself. The family had cot
tage on the lake shore and back Of it
was natural mound, about 100 feet in
diameter and 80 feet high; on top Of
this was an artificial mound, about SO
feet in diameter and six feet high, over
grown with sumach bushes, indicating
that the ground had been broken up
Miss Striker was obliged to give up her
efforts before she found anything, but
after she had returned to Des Moines to
school her father and another man con-
tinued digging and finally found lot
Of bones and Indian relics, including
arrow heads, knives, hatchets, etc. The
Importance Of the discovery lies in the
fact that this Is the first finding Of In
dian remains buried in this fashion in
northwestern Iowa. The bodies had
been placed in circle, like the spokes
Of wheel, with pile Of powders in
the center. This is known as the AL
gonquin fashion Of burial. It has al
ways been supposed that the Sioux In
dams dominated this part Of the coun-
try and that no other Indians ever had
p residence there. The Sioux Indians
had always disposed of their dead by
placing them on scaffold or trees, at
least 10 or 10 feet above the ground
For this reason very few Indian relies
have ever been found in the lake region.
This discovery makes necessary a re-
vision Of the early Indian history Of
northwestern Iowa. 1t proves that other
Indians, probably the Sacs and Foxes
of northeastern Iowa, at one time pene-
trated into the Sioux country and lived
there for some time. About a dozen
bodies we're buried in this mound, and
the first white settlers, a family named
O'Farrell, who have occupied the land
since 1857, say that when they went
there they could see evidences Of an
old beaten path around the mound.
This was made by the mourners as they
marched around the burial place chant
ing their weird funeral songs. Most
of the relics discovered will be placed in
the Iowa historical department through
an arrangement made by Mr.. Welker
Given, who happened to be upon the
spot and recognized the Importance Of
the discovery:
No Gain In iowa Vote.
] twill be interesting to know what the
vote OF Iowa is likely to be this year.
For purposes Of comparison the total
vote Of the state since 1895 is given here.
with:
1885, president ..................52 1 SAT
1897, governor ..................4 38, 292
1888, secretary Of state. .421, $3.50
a88S, governor .................43 8, 861
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