The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-02-26
Board Of
Supervisors Meets.
Much Business Transacted At Session
Held at the Court House In
L'Anse Last Week.
Continued from Last Week. J


On motion of Schwalm, supported by
Been and carried by the vote following
the bill of Marcus Molenni amounting
to SIS. O6 for taxes on Lot 2, Sec. IL,
T. 81 NJ, Range 33 W., was referred
to Superintendent of Poor John Markle
and the bill of George Trudeau, amount
ing to $3.50 being three months rent
of Trudeau house by VIM. Granger,
was referred to Supt. of Poor Senge-
busch, with instructions to pay if
found proper.
Yeas Been, Schwalm, Howes, Nc
Kercher and Foote.
Nays-None.
The following report of the Commit
tee appointed to investigate the charg-
es made against the management of the
Poor Farm, was on motion of McKer-
cher and support of Schwalm accepted
and ordered spread on the minutes, by
the vote following:
Yeas-Been, Schwalm, Howes, Nc
Kercher and Foote.
Nays-None.
Hon. Board of Supervisors of Baraga
County:
The Committee which was appointed
to investigate complaints against the
management of the County Poor Farm
respectfully report: On Dec. 18th 1909
we visited the Poor Farm and examined
the manager and inmates on oath. Jul
Illus LaFleur states as follows: That
on Oct. 26, 1909, the board of superin-
tendents of the poor met at the Poor
house; there were present August Men.
ge, John Markle, Erick Stenson and
julius LaFleur, manager. The new
IzI. nj ha n
Nov. 18th, 1909. At the said meeting
held Oct. 26th 1909. there was nothing
said or done that he knew of except to
buy the team. Julius LaFleur did not
state then to the Board that he wanted
or needed this team. Or that he wished
to lumber or clear land. He raised or
had on hand at the time the new team
arrived 10 tons of hay and $50 bushels
of oats. had on hand at this time z
head of cattle, two horses, fifty chick
ems, and three young pigs which !
fed oats to. The members of the
Board all knew this at the time the
purchasing of the new team was dis
cussed; figure it takes about two tons
of hay, besides turnips and straw, to
winter one cow, and one ton of hay per
month besides oats to keep team OF
horses. have nothing to do for the
teams, except to haul load of manure
once in awhile, but never use more
than one team at time. l have only
one set of harness and could use only
one team, even if l had something to
do. Mr.. August Menge laid down the
rules regarding the handling and care
of inmates and management of the
farm, the two other members of the
Board never gave me any orders. AS
a mode of punishment he advised bread
and water for a couple of meals and to
lock them out of their rooms in the day
time for splitting on the floor. The on
ly time ! ever said anything to the
Board about q new team was last
spring. then stated to the Board that
the team was getting old, and thought
il advisable sometime if they could buy
a team of young mares to buy then
for the purpose of raising colts. The
new team which arrived here Nov. It'll
1909 are pair OF geldings for which
had no use whatever. There hasn't
been duck on the Poor Farm for ovel
two years. / found them Improbable
so killed them off and used them.
Matt Hill, being sworn, made the
following statement: ~, have beer
here in bed for four weeks; am suffer
ing from rheumatism. The county doc
tor has been to see me twice during
this time. am now out of medicine
I am treated well by the manager ant
his wife. don't remember Of having
eggs" :,
John A. Foster, being sworn, made
the following statement: II have beer
in the Poor house six and one-hal
months; have been in bed all the time
The last two times the county docto
was here he did not come in to see me
get eggs about once a month. AS
punishment for splitting on the floor, tn
inmates are put on bread and water TO
from one to three days. have n
complaint to make on my treatment. :"
Hugh Summers, being sworn, mad
the following statement: II have bee
at the Poor Farm about three years.
don't know who gives orders to Mr.
LaFleur. The only work here now TO
team is to haul a little wood for tn
house, and straw for the cattle. tn
old team did all the work on the farr
SO far in good shape, there is no kic
PEELED to work when / was not able an
do the same. was told by Mr.. La
ElCuI tuat hukhot AACbkC hoa ShvS
orders that inmates be put on brea
and water for not working; it seems t
me that Ed Hyland was put on brea
and water shortly before he died. i
my judgment Hyland was unable t
work long time before he died. Their
were ducks here last summer. ! don
know what became of them. 1t seem
to me heard they went away, eithe
up or down the creek. The ducks wer
not used on the table by the inmates
There must have been at least thirty
1--WE. Three days before Hyland die
he was sent out to get wood, he fe
down and ! helped him up the steps
bed"
On Dec. 18th, 1909, the Committe
called on Patrick Murphy, who wa
staying on Mr.. John CosRrove's far
about eleven miles west Of the villae
Of Baraga. He made the followin
sworn statement. II have been an II
mate Of the Baraga County Poor nous