Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03
woMEN's BOARD REPORTS
ON STATE INSTITUTIONS

ON SIAIE tNSItt ~ ttONS
Pierre, S. d., Sept. 25.-1rhe 1912 re-
port Of the women's board ot investi.
cation of state penal and charitable in
sti%tutions has just seen filed With the
governor showing the conditions which
obtain in each n making recommen-
| dations for the Improvement of the con-
ditions In each.
There were found to be 1913 mel and
two women in the penitcntiary, with
80 lifers. The night school has an at
tendance of 20. The hospital omm
dations and provision for the caring
Of insane n t~ubercular prisoners are
urged. A new dining room is needed.
1t is recommended that female prisons
ers be given separate quarters and put
] under the charge of Il matrOn.
Conditions at the state school for tho
deaf were oun to be excellent. A
manual training curse is suggested.
The school for the blind was likewise
tons for some minor changes. A
recommendation is made for improves
ments In the gymnasium. DR.. L.. G.
Meade's management Of the YanlSton
insane hospital is most favOrably com-
mented upon, n a plea is a for
sufficient appropriations for this phase
Of the states work.
Young. inexperienced boys, sentenced
for minor ofYenses, were found assoc
Eating with the older and more criminal
class at P~lankinton training school and
1t is recommended that they be given
also needed. 1t is urged that girls in
the institution with musical talent he
given training. The Recommendation
Is made that the girls training school
be removed to another locality. and the
board considers the policy of releasing
girls from h school. paroling them to
work In offices. hotels. etc, is bad be-
cause it places the girls directly in the
way OF temptation.
The Custer tuberculosis sanitarium
was found in excellent condition, but
limited to about IA patients, whereas
there are about 1900 t%ubercular cases
in the state which need treatment. DR..
Kutnewsky's work at the Redfield
feeble minded institution is commended.
Rec HEIGHTS TROUBLES
VENTILATED IN COURT
Miller. s. D.. Sept. 25.-Ree Heights
troubles have been aired in the justices
portion Of the population of the town
along with the trials. The first was
that of the Rameys against Carl Voss.
known to everyone along the line as
Mayor Voss, although the village does
not have q legally elected mayor. who
ripping the tires with a knife Of a valu-
able automobile. After a hard fought
trial before Justice Haltibridle the may
or was declared innocent of the
charge. the lftigants all returning home
together in a good natured spirit.
The asst case was that of the state
against w. H. Cowan, a wealthy cattle
man. for giving to his friend. DIR.
Schroeder. as a token of good fellow
ship. q bottle Of whisky. Mr.. Cowan
did not know that the doctor was on
the black list. and Mrs. Schroeder
swore out a warrant for his arrest. The
trial brought a large number of Rec
Heights people here. the case being
before Justice Ober. The decision in
the case is one that will put q new,
meaning on the handling Of liquor in
the state. The justice discharged the
defendant on the ground chiefly that
one to be guilty of a crime in giving
another liquor he must first be notified
in writing not to give 1t. 1t seems that
Cowan had been notified verbally. but
not in writing. against giving Schroed-
er liquor. After the decision In this
case the litigants against departed for
the west, U there was not much good
feeling and there are threats of furthe,
litigation.
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