The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-12

. Court determined 10 build an add
| ton. This addition runs back from
the center of the building, and is y
feet wide by 30 feet long. The rear
wall Of the dining room was torn
out. aud the dining room extended
into the addition about ten feet.
making il ample To set two long ia.
hlcs and accommodate all the in.
mates at one time, The balance OF
tn" addition is taken up with two
well lighted and well ventilated
wards, one T. Y ~ feet and the othe,
II X % feet, with bath and toilet
room and clothes room. On the
north side Of the addition extends a
porch 4 y - feet. With this add.
tion, the former wards can be util.
lied for apartments for the inmates
The whole building is heated by
hot water radiators, and Il new and
more approved heater is now being
placed in the basement under thu
new addition. The water, which a,
one time had to come from a els
tern, and sometimes he hauled wher
the cistern gave out, is now and has
been furnished for quite whilr
from a deep we'll The water /,
pumped by means of an electric mo
tor into II cylindrical reservoir IT,
the basement Of the main building
and from there carried to all part 5
II the building by air pressure.
Everything about the Infirmary l.
clean and wholesome, and especial
~ are the women : rooms and apart
mcuts in the tidicst condition. Thr
women take "A pride in looking after
their rooms. 1t il more difficult
however, 10 keep the mems rooms
looking tidy, for men are naturally
avcrse TO tidying up, but notwith-
standing this they are kept com
Portable and well looked after.
But here are some other things W.
learned. We have mentioned the
well kept lawn and flowers; but
there is also al orchard Of 20 bear
ing peach trees, 30 pear trees and
100 apple trees not yet bearing.
These latter are not doing very well,
At they We're set out on the very
poorest spot of the Infirmary tract.
Mr.. short told us that he has over
three hundred chickens, and every
the inmates are given
chicken dinner-fried, roasted or
smothered-and that from fifteen to
twenty pounds of chicken are served
AT each of these Sunday dinners. In
the basement are - gallons of fruits
aud preserves In glass jars, put up
at the lnfirmary, and large lot Of
canned beans and tomatoes that
were put up AT the caunery but the
beans and tomatoes were grown at
the !ntirmary. Added To these i,
100 bushels Of corn grown on the
ground, q head Of fine purkcrs, "a
cross of Berkshire and Hampshire,
aud splendid Jersey COW that FUR
nishrs all the milk needed by the
family, which at present
numbers twenty besides the Super
ntendont and his wife. The inmates
are:
Michael Low, aged -, feeble and |
blind, has son IN county.
John Fred"richs, aged 20, has !
Rright's disease; uu relatives in L.
Mrs. Anna Wells, aged 30, and |
Daby, aged Il months, mother feeble |
has husband in county.
John SherrOlds, aged 81; paralyzed |
md blind; has son who was until |
ecently mining captain in the |
lead Belt, but Is now In New Mex
co.
Chas. Schmidt, aged 81; locomotor
ItaNia; no relatives in United States.
s. X. Elliott, aged is, feeble mind
ID; no relatives in county.
John Reid, aged 50, feeble; has
elatives in Michigan and Iowa.
Jules Aubuchon, aged 70, para
yzed; several daughters and one
on In the county.
Frank ChabOudy, aged 80. blind;
lad brother Mt Desloge who had him
laced IN the institution and after
yard left the county.
J. II. Miller, aged II, partially
'aralyZed; no relatives in county.
John O'Connor, aged IS, feeble;
10 relatives In county.
Levi Bruce, aged So, rhcumati-m;
Ias three sons and one daughter in
ounty
Bird Murphy, aged 10; rheuma-
ism; has three sons In Lead Belt,
John Day Shaw, aged ~, feeble:
10 relatives in Stase.
Mcel,ie Griffin, aged So feeble:
lister and other relatives in county.
Nancy Clay, aged Il; feeble mind
ID; brother ut Frankclay.
Mary T.. Perry, aged to; feeble
no relatives in county, has
son but doesn't know where he is.
Emma lnman, aged Is, simple;
las brother In county.
Rebecca Lashley, aged 20; no rel
.tives in county.
This article would be incomplete
some mention OF Sul.rin-