The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-21
Jury REPORT
Cersnicns Demand That Town "
nnxtca be Incorporated.

burden N a recommendation ~ The
grand jury u tho December term Of
the district court which asks for the
prevention of crime that the town be
Incorporated and nm adequate govern.
ment provided instead OF the jus
tloes, constabies aud The deputy shef.
ifs who nov arc the SOTO executive
force Of Buxton.
To the fact that there IN M ade.
quate method OF suppressIng vice,
without Incorporation, tho grand jur.
ors declare is due the blame for the
conditions obtaining. They exonerate
county officers from any suspicion OF
neglect OF duty.
Tho report Is in the manner OF a
recommendation TO Governor Cum.
Minis, Senator Jones and Representa-.
tive Hambieton. IL Is as follows:
Crane jury Report.
In tho district court OF Mabaska
County. Iowa.
To Senator VIM. q. Jones, Repre-,
sentative A. Il. N. Hambleton and
Governor A. Is. Cummins:
The grand jury OF Mahaska county,
Iowa, impaneIled for the December
term, 1906, OF said court, state that
they have carefully and thoroughly
investigated the conditions existing
in and around the town OF Buxton for
the year 1905, and state that they find
and believe the frequency Of crime
there committed Is due 70 the fact
that the town of Buxton ~ not incor-
porated and has no city government,
and that tho blame for such condi-
ton no existing Is not due 20 certain
4, county officials not doing their duty,
as is the claim, but Is due to tho fact
| that there exists no government for
| such community, and that said county
officers are doing all within their pow.
or 70 enforce law and order at said
place. Whe grand jury recommends
the necessity for the municipal incor.
poratlon OF that tbickly populated ter.
| ritory or portion OF land lying and
situated In Mahaska and Monroe coun.
ties and near the dividing line OF the
two said counties called the town OF
Buxton be investigated by senator
WIN. @. Jones, Representative A. n. N.
| Hambleton, ana that the attention OF
| Governor A. b. Cummlns DO called 20
the matter ana proper action taken TO
incorporate said town or suitable rec.
ommendation be submitted 10 the
J next legislature I'm order that gelf1RoY.
eminent may be provided tor the I'VE
thousand or more residing there, and
the large per cent Of crime thereby
produced. That all experience has
demonstrated the necessity for same
where so many thousand people are
thrown together without restraint.
Municipal incorporation Of the town
81 Buxton would undoubtedly give bet
ter government and provide proper
police regulation and eliminate cor.
porate domination Of the county bust.
ness and the peoples suffrage and In
terests.
And further recommend that all VII
lIages and towns in the state Of Iowa
Of over coo people be required 10 In
corporate.
j. n. LESTER,
Foreman Grand Jury.
HON. w. u. CLEMENTS,
Presiding Judge Of the District Court
OF Mahaska County, Iowa, December
Term, 1906.
Report On Poor Farm.
Il The grand fury impaneIled for the
December term, 1909, respectfully re
port we have made q visit and careful
inspection Of the poor farm OF Mahas'
ka county. We find the thirty,four
inmates OF said county farm are cared
for in a humane and c~onsiderate man
ner, that their food II all that is re
quired and that their room are kept
In good shape.
The stock kept on the farm Is In
spIendd condition and we find thai
the farm has been almost ~seitsupport
ing tho past year II Improvement had
not been made on the farm. About
fifteen hundred dollars worth OF cat
tie sold, ono thousand dollars wortt
OF hogs and others ready for market
AZ this time.
we find that the very efficient stew
ard, r. II. Williams, steward OF said
farm, needs sone more horses 10 az
the work on said farm and recon
mend the Board OF Supervisors max
ing the necessary purchase.
we further report that We have
mdde an examination OF the county
jah OF said county and find that thu
prisoners therein confined are receiy
ing proper treatment az the hands d
Sheriff I'd Valentine, and that thf
sanitary conditions OF said tan ar'
good. j. n. LESTER,
a. Foreman Grand Jury.
clerk District court:-You WI
pleass have the above and foregoing
reports published in the ofhciaI paper
of no county for tho lnlcrmation d
the public.
W. O. CLEMENTS. Judge.
! THE TAX SALE.