Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-05-07
INTERESTING STATISTICS ABOUT
NORTH DAKOTA INSTITUTIONS

Fargo Forum: Superintendent Hall
of the children's home is. secretary,
for this state, of the National confer
ence Of charities and correction, and
as such he has compiled interesting
reports Of the benevolent and penal
institutions of North Dakota, the fig
ures of which were embodied in his
annual report to- the conference for
the year ending Dec. 81, 1905. The.
statistics gathered by Mr.. Hall show,
that although this Is a new state. the
people Of the state are not slow IN
caring for those who have to be cared
for. The thirty third annual meeting
of the National conference Of chart
ties and corrections will be held at
Philadelphia, Pa, May 9-16, and the
reports herewith given will be In
Guided in the annual report: 5S5
Commandant Carroll OF the North
Dakota Soldiers, home writes that the
soldiers homes are not classed with
charitable institutions, and that those
cared for are not called ssinmatesss
but members. ;ause of thess.
reasons they are not included In this
article, nor in N the report to the
National conference Of charities and
corrections.
State Penitentiary.S .S55. : a Ii
Number inmates, Jan. I, 1905: male,
157; female, !: total, 81 go.
Received during 1905: male, 1877;
female, none: total, 167. $&:
Discharged during 1906: male 70 ].
female, none; total. 20. 5ss 5ss{ 5ss
Number inmates Dec. 81, 1905:
male 254; female, 8; total, 257.
During the year a. new hospital
building has been constructed, hay-
ing two stories and basement, with
about 1000 square feet Of floor space
on each floor. An addition to the
Irvine plant has also been built, In
creasing its capacity 20 per cent,
while the fibre warehouse capacity
has been doubled BY a new addition.
State Reform School.
Number inmates Jan. /, 1905: male,
80; female, total, A 40.
Received during the year: male, 15;;s
female, none !; total, is.
On hand, Dec 81, 1905: male, go
female, 2; total A.
The last legislature appropriated
$1,000 for finishing the third story Of
the building, but as that proved in
sufficient, the work was done by the
boys of the school under the direction
of the officers. and was very we'll
done, at q saving Of about $500, which
was used to provide for heating, light
ing and plumbing 8, and 81 for partial
furnishing. Aside from the money
saving. furnished agreeable employ
ment for the boys. 1t Is to be regret
ted that the leg slature has not AS yet
: provided for any organized system Of
manual training and d properly
equipped shop for such training Is
greatly needed. The boys and girls
attend school about four hours OF
each school day, and Id connection
with the school they have organized a
literary society, which has proved
beneficial Quite 4 class received In
\ struction In gardening during the
summer months, and the work was
quite successful
state Hospital for the insane.
Number patients on hand Jan II.
B 1905: male. 276;: female. ~; total,
435.
Number admitted during year: male
iss; female, 57 total 100.
Total number patients treated dur
ing year: male, 400 female. rs 4 !;
total, CAB.
Number patients % hand Dec. 81.
1906: male. 500 female. 164 total,
470.
Two new buildings were erecte
one, 1 hospital for TIE sIsk ard help.