The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01
ABSENCE or POOR COMMISSIONERS
stspENtD INTEREST IN AFFAIR
ROAD COMMISSIONERS REPORTED
Detailed Report Showing Where Money
Mas Spent and What improvements
Are Now Contemplated

Lie nc4EluH III bho lAFtrbAbntioA oA
Affairs at the county poor farm was a
one sided affair last Wednesday because
OF the absence Of Commissioners
Munns and Helgemo, the two commits
sioners most directly interested In the
charges preferred against the commits
sion by the Lyons people.
The absence OF the commissioners
was due TO the fast that they were in
structed by the county board at Its last
meeting 10 attend the meeting of the
poor commissioners Of the state which
is being held at Kalamazoo this week.
The county board meeting was orig
inally set for last Saturday but owing
TO the absence OF several OF the super
visors il was postponed until Wednes-
day The Lyons people had been IN
structed to appear before the board at
it's next meeting so they were on hand
"A was commissioner Scott but tho lat
ter knew very little about the affair
and had no defense To make for the
commission.
In order that the board might>have q
complete record, Win Jacka was on
hand and took down everything in
short hand Mrs. Lyons was the FIRST
heard She produced letter written
by SIR. Munns in which he told her Of
hearing reports and that a change WAS
imminent She then detailed how,
when she first went to the poor farm,
that olemargarine was being used /;
that she got TO work and turned the
milk from the four COWS and one OF
their own that they took with them TO
the farm, into butter and that from
that day not an ounce OF olemargarine
was used at the farm She said tnat
later on she accumulated more butter
than was needed in the hospital and
she sold some; that she offered the
board the money at one of their meet
ings and that the board, through Mr..
Munns as spokesman. told her that If
there was any butter over that IL was
hers or words TO that effect and that
she then supposed and continued TO
think that they meant she might do
with 70 as she pleased that she sold
butter whenever there was surplus
and that the major portion of the sales
was TO Mr.. Munns' family but added
that she was always paid Tor all butter
that went to his home that Mr.. Munns
mad taken butter to his home for her
that she had sold bat little cream and
very little milk. She supposed all
nf the time that she was doing what
she had been authorized 10 do by the
hoard ana never dreamed that IL was
questioned. She denied Mr. Munns'
statement of the S5-cents saying that
the sum she rendered was much larger
she thought IL amounted to several aol.
lara.
Mrs. Lyons added. II have dwult 70
far with what the people have been
telling did will now bring mp a
few things that they don't tell that
did. She then detailed how when she
took hold Of the poor house that il was
in filthy condition; how she cleaned
aud kaleomined the entire houee and
how each year she did the house clean.
ing without any extra compensation
how she had taken care of family
that was placed at first in the pest
house bat was later removed TO the
hospital because Of the woman's con.
6nement and the mans helplessness
now she cared for the family without
any extra compensation. She stated
further that previous 20 her taking
charge out there girl had always
been employed to assist but that dnrinl
her regime girl was seldom EN-
ployed how pauper girl with twir
bafiea was sent 10 her TO care for and
nc. she cared for them. finally placing
the children in the Good Will farm
how she accompanied Mrs. Walker q
the farm with the children nc an OK
pense OF 81 90 but that the hoard CAV,
ner $25 as they thought that she earned
II. She further stated that the report
Of the last year before she and her hus
band took hold at the poor farm showed
that it cost 81. 600 60 per year 10 main
tain the poor farm but that during
their incumbancy the cost had neyel
exceeded "a. 600 aud that they ought I,
get some credit for their efforts 10 keel
the poor expenses down.
Mrs. Lyons said that she wac com
inonly spoken Of NJ tho matron bu
that she was the matron. cook, seam
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