The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1906-06-23
INTERESTING STATISTICS.
North Dakota Not Slow in Caring For Those Unable
To Care for Themselves. Only Seven Poor
Houses in This Great State

Houses in This Great s
Superintendent Hall of the Children's
Home is secretary, for this state, of the
National conference of charities and cor
rections and as such he has compiled in
teresting reports of the benevolent and
penal institutions of North Dakota, the
figures of which were embodied in his
annual report>to the conference for the
year ending Dec. 81, 1905. The statis-
tics gathered by MIR. Hall show that,
although this is new state, the people
OF the state are not slow in caring for
those who have to be cared for.
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 climates" but
members" Because of these reasons,
they are not included in this article, nor
in the report to the National conference
of charities and corrections.
STATE PEN1TENT1ARY.
Number inmates Jan. I, 1905: Male,
157; female, 3; total, 16o.
Received during 1905: Male. 167;
female, o; total, 167.
Discharged during 1905: Male, 70;
female, o; total, 70.
Number inmates Dec. 81, 1905: Male,
254; female, 8; total, 257.
During the year new hospital build
ing has been constructed, having two
stories and basement, with ::about 1000
square feet of floor space on each floor.
An addition to the twine plant has also
been built, increasing its capa :ity 20 per
cent, while the fibre warehouse capacity
has been doubled by new addition.
STATE REFORM SCHOOL.
Number inmates Jan. I, 1905: Male,
38; female, q; total, AZ.
Received during the year: Male, II;
female, o; total, IS.
On hand Dec. 81. 1905: Male, 80; fe-
male, 2; total, al.
The last legislature appropriated ST.
500 for finishing the third story of the
building, but as that proved insufficient,
the work was'done by the boys: of the
school under the direction of the officers,
and was very we'll done, at a: saving of
about $500, which was used to provide
for heating. lighting and plumbing, and
for partial furnishing. Aside from the
money saving, it furnished agreeable
employment for the boys. 1t is to be
regretted that the legislature has not as
yet provided for any organized system of
manual training, and properly equipped
shop for such training is greatly needed:
The boys and girls attend school about
four hours Of each school day, and in
connection with the school. they have or
ganized literary society, which has
proved beneficial. Quite class re-
ceived instruction in gardening during
the summer months and the work was
quite successful.
STATE HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE.
Number patients on hand Jan. I, 1905:
Male, 276; female, III; total, 435.
Number admitted during year: Male,
1873; female, 81; total, 100.
Total number patients treated during
year: Male, 400; female, 234; total, 643.
Number patients on hand Dec. 81,
1905: Male. 3o6; female, l64; total, 40.
Two new buildings were erected-one,
hospital for the sick and helpless pa
tients, containing an operating room,
disinfeeting plant, ETC., and costing s55,-
600. A ward building was also erected
for the men patients, occupied out of
doors, on the farm, in the garden, boiler
house and other places, and cost $4,000.
Both are two-story and basement build
ings with roomy attics, and are built of
red brick and trimmed with stone.
INSTITUTION FOR FEEBLE-M1NDED.
Number enrolled during 1905: Male,
70; female, 50; total, 1873.
Epileptics: Male, ~; female, II; total,
80.
Number in training department:
Male, Fl; female, 9; total, 80.
Present at close of year: Male, 81;
female, 3S; total, o5.
SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF OF N. D.
Total pupils for the year. 66. Grad
uated in June, 1905, 7. On hand Dec.
81, 1905, 66. This represents the limit Of
capacity until the state provides further
room. During the year, s15,s42.42 were
expended for improvements, of which
considerable was for work done the pre-
vious year. There were also purchased
100 acres of land, and additions were
made to the main building and boiler
room. Connections with the city sewer
system were made at a cost of $4,000,
and about $500 is needed to perfect it.
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