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FOOD BETTER THAN
IN AVERAGE PRISON
Vim. H. Meyer, Warden of At
Ianta Penitentiary, to Make
No Official Reply to Charges
But Gives Statement.

INDIANAPOLIS. oct 17.-Wm IT.
Meyer, warden OF the Federal peni-
tentiary at Atlanta, Ga, Thursday
night declared he would not yet make
an official reply TO the charges made
by Julian Hawthorne and Or. W. J.
Morton. released from the prison
Wednesday, that the institution was
'Heu on earth" Mr. Meyer. who
has been here attending the AImeri-
can Prison associations meetings, de-
parted for his home Thursday night.
Il do not care 10 make an official
statement and thereby put my word
against either Of them at this time"
air. Meyer said. THE attorney gen
eral Of the United States. has been
asked by me 20 investigate the condi-
tions Tor the governments sadsfac-
zion.
Il do not know what prompted the
charges but the fact that Hawthorne
and Or. Morton were denied parole
may throw light upon the stnuation.
j will say that the food in the prison
is better than in the average prison.
The most severe punishment that men
are required 10 undergo is discipline
IN the hole" as if is called, on a bread
and water diet which is prescribed by
the prison physician. Neither of these
men were punished with solitary con
1inement, so III they know anything
Of such they learned it from others
The confinement cens have six times
as much air space as other cells.
They are we'll lighted by windows IN
day and an electric light at night.
AS 10 the food the portion served all
prisoners is on file in the government
offices, sent there each day.
The prison is open any time for
investigation. If there is to be such
an inquiry 1 want il to be official and
given the widest publicity"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-17
C. N. BLACK IS PICKED

ATLANTIC CITY, y. J., oct. IL
Charles y. Black Of San Francisco
was elected president of the Ameri
can Electric Railways association at
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NEW YORK, oct. 17.-Julian Haw-
thOrne. son Of the novelist, and Will
lam j. Morton. nerve specialist, ar
riveS here Thursday night from At
lanta, Wnere they were released We'd
nesday from the federal penitentlary.
Hawthorne reiterated his charges Of
cruelty 10 prisoners in that prison.
''In many instances, they have died
as the result of their awful expert
ences," ne declared. These things
happen directly beneath the finely APP
pointed Office OF the prison. the out
ward appearance of which is grotes-
Quely at variance with the conditions
within, 1 believe that commission of
reputable persons disassOCiated in
every way with the management Of
prisons should be assigned to investi-
gate these horrors. I shall be ready
at any time TO testify concerning what
] have Observed
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Long & Son. J. H., AZ f. Calvert st.
Marciniak, II. a. 1901 w. Division.
Miller < Currey, -419 s. Michigan St
Mccartney. Z. j., 7O2 Z. Jefferson
Mccullough. j. A, 2212 s. Michigan
Mueller. r. w, PIT f. jefferson Blvd.
Muessel & Son, 11S y. Main ST.
Murphy, l.. E., COZ Coquillard st.
Murphy, Mrs, ZOE Coquillard st.
holland, F NJ, SOC Prairie Az.
Poulin. f. H., 102 y. limerick St
Ravenscroft, a. F.. Nistula and Div.
Raj. s. los y. Walnut St
SaelhOf * Pefley, 502 w. Division
Sartin. J. NJ, 533 s. Michigan St.
SChryer & Son, 236 y. Main St
Schuster & Son, 1880 Miami St
sherman, H.. 426 Z. Bronson St.
Snyder. y. c., 423 Michigan Av
Sommerer. Geo.. 534 +. Colfax Az.
Stark Bros, 1925 w. Washington Av
Stegman, II. c., 500 Wenger St
Striebel & Bernhard, sol Ohio St.
Truyts & Truyts, 1928 W. Division St.
Tyner, II. A, 312 y. Olive ST.
Weiss, A. G., 1911 :. Michigan St.
Weltzein, +. J. * Son. S46 Chaplin St.
Witucka, $. Mrs. sos Union 81.
Zimmerman. ]. ~, III 5. eth ST.
NnSHAWAKA, IND.
Bennett. julius, 426 w 9TH St
Bradford. VIM. los +. 2nd ST
Dressler. Geo. Ala 5. Laurel
Gamble. c. W. < sons, III W. Joseph.
Graf Bros. III w. Joseph.
Kelly. F. O.. 702 s. Main.
Kuhn. A. r, III z. Joseph.
Merrisheld Ave. Grocery. 119 s. Mer-
risfield Az
Robbins, NJ. T.. 6O7 y. Main.
Rohleder, w. G.. SAT W. 2rd ST.
Thomas, c. J.. ZOE S. Union.
Vincent. Paul, 325 S. Smith.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-17

the most prominent stars changed
weekly. supported by their home
stock company
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Worlds Flour by w T. WANT &
handle sell Larabe Flour
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COUPLES CELEBRATE AT
1000 MILES DISTANCE

EAST ORANGE. y. J., Oct IT,
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Laird. OF
Wichita, Kans., and Mr.. and Mrs.
James AIillken, Of this town. who
were married at Ihe same time. each
acting as attendants for the other.
celebrated their golden wedding an
niversary 2.G0O miles apart They
exchanged congratulations BY wire.
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GOsHE VISION.

Effective September 2s. 1919
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Debtor to

county officers for courtesies shown
to the members at this session.
Motion carried by standing vote.
On motion of Sup. Pratt the board
adjourned sine die.
O. J. HOHLE,
County Clerk.
ED. MURPHY,
Chairman.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY
of Pierce, IS.
I hereby certify that the forego-
ing is a correct copy of the proceed
ings of the County Board of Super
visors of said county at their annual
session for the year 1913.
That l have compared the same
with the original of record in my
office, that it is Z. true transcript
therefrom, and of the whole thereof.
Dated at Ellsworth, Wis, this
22nd day of November, A. ID. 1913.
o. j. HOHLE,
County Clerk,
Pierce County, Wis.
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REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE
TO SETTLE WITH HIGHWAY
COMMISSIONER
Ellsworth, Wis, Nov. 22nd, 1913.
To the Honorable Board of Pierce
County:
Gentlemen: Your special committee
appointed to settle with the County
Highway Commissioner S. S. Crown
hart, beg leave to report as follows;
We have examined the books, vouch
ers and receipts of said commissioners
and find as follows:
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w. H. RICHARDS.

Sup. Richards moved that sched-
ule bill No. "a be allowed Motion car
ried.
Sup. Swanson moved to rescind
the action taken against the resolu-
ton to allow Ellsworth cornet band
the use of one of the jury rooms for
practice Motion carried.
Sup. Brown moved that the band
be allowed to use one of the jury
rooms once a week for band prac-
tice. Motion lost (S ayes, II nays)
Report of finance committee was
read and on motion accepted and
adopted.
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CD A tax for interest on court
house bonds and partial payment there
of as heretofore provided and levied by
resolution of November %, 1904,
amounting to eight thousand four hun
dred and eighty dollars, ($S.4SO.00).
Total amount of taxes levied: One
hundred and forty-three thousand, nine
hundred siXty-one dollars and sixty
seven cents, (S143,961.67).
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Pierce County, Wisconsin:
Your auditing committee beg leave to
report and submit the following sched-
ule of accounts against the county,
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which we have audited. We recommend
that the claims therein mentioned, and
set forth be allowed as indicated there
in, and as marked allowed by us in the
below schedule, which is part of this
report.
Dated this 22nd day of Nov, 1918.
T. w. TAFT,
S. C. GROOT
FRED SMITH,
Auditing Committee
Report of auditing committee was
on motion accepted and adopted.
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S. COOKE,
S. MCDONALD,
o. A. SIELDREW,
Committee.
Sup. Jennings moved that the
special committee on settlement with
highway commissioner be allowed
per diem for an extra day. Motion
prevailed.
SUP. Mcdonald moved that the
county board extend vote of thanks
to the chairman, clerk and the other
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REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE,
1913

To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Pierce County, Wisconsin,:
Your committee on finance having
examined the reports, together with the
books, accounts and vouchers of the
county treasurer. beg leave to. report
that we find said report, books and
vouchers correct, and the balance on
hand October 31st 1918, was Seven
teen thousand six hundred ninety-three
dollars and thirty-nine cents, (S17,-
693.39).
we would respectfully recommend
that the following amounts be levied
upon the taxable property of Pierce
county for the year 1918:
Cd For state tax and special
charges upon the county: Sixty-three
thousand two hundred sixty-two dol
lars and thirty-two cents, S63.26232).
CD For county school tax Nineteen
thousand seven hundred and ten dol
lars and eighty-two cents, (s19,710S so.
go For county purposes: Fifteen
thousand dollars, (S15, 000.00).
(4) For county superintendent
salary and expenses: Eighteen hundred
dollars. s1,S0000l.
(5) For county officers salaries:
Seven thousand dollars. (s7. 100000.
(6) For soldiers relief fund: Two
hundred dollars, (s200.00).
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RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR IssI
ING OF COUNTY ORDERS.

Resolved That the county clerk and
chairman of the county board be and
hereby are authorized and instructed
to issue county orders for all claims al
lowed by this board and for mileage
and per diem of it's members; for all
election expenses and for all claims
which will be audited and approved by
the county poor agents and by the
county agent during the year, also all
orders to be drawn out Of the High
way Funds.
NJ JENNINGS
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amounting to fifteen thousand dollars
($15. 000.O0).
ca A tax for county superintend-
ent's salary and expenses amounting to
(5) A tax for county officers SAL
aries amounting to seven thousand dol
lars, ($7,000.00).
(6) A tax for soldiers relief fund
amounting to two hundred dollars,
($200.00).
(7) A special bridge tax amounting
to ten thousand eight hundred and
eighty four dollars and fifty-three
cents. (S10,S8453)
(8) a special county highway tax
(chap. 337, laws of 1919 to maintain
the county road and bridge fund
amounting to seventeen thousand eight
hundred twenty-five dollars, (s17,-
825.0O).
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e. H. Powers, being first duly sworn
says that the foregoing report is cor
rect and true to the best of his knoWl-
edge and belief. 1900
County Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of Nov, A. D. 1913.
w E. WARREN,
Notary Public
Wis
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The following resolution was
adopted:
RESOLUTION.

Resolved That the bills of the chair
man of the several towns for inspect
ing and overseeing work on state and
lars per day. No mileage to be al
lowed
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Schedule bill No. "a was allowed
by the board.
Report of special committee ap-
pointed to settle with highway COM
missioner was on motion accepted.
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authorizing

Resolution authorizing county
clerk and chairman Of the county
board to issue county orders was
accepted and adopted.
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Cd For special bridge tax: Ten
thousand eight hundred eighty-four
dollars and fiftythree cents ($10,-
8S4.53).
60 For county highways, chapter
337, laws of 1911: Seventeen thousand
eight hundred twenty-five dollars,
($17.825.00).
as For interest on court house
bonds and partial payment on principal
thereof, as provided and levied by res
olution of November %, 1904, eight
thousand four hundred and eighty dol
lars ($8,480.00).
All of which is respectfully submit
ted this 22nd day of November, 1913.
G. W. CHINOOK,
E. ]. FITZGERALD,
o. A. SHELDREW,
Finance Committee
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STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY OF
e. Fl. Powers, being duly sworn,
says that the following report is cor
rect and true to the best of his knoWl-
e. H. POWERS,
County Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of November, A. d. 1913.
W. e. WARREN,
Notary Public, Wis.
REPORT OF COUNTY TREASURER
REDEMPTIONS OF TAX CERTIFI-
Gates, NOV. 1913.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Pierce County:
[ herewith submit my report OIL re-
demption of Tax Certificates to NOV.
LIST, 1918:
Receipts.
To cash from County Clerk on
interest and redemption fees $2O.53
To cash from County Clerk, re-
demption money to May ~,
1918 Ao''1A
on zee certificates ..i........... 345.5O
10 tic cTsn ner rtHi, ' $50
Total receints - $512.74
Disbursements.
BY cash paid redemption money
Reliance 262.0S
Total $512.74
STATE R'' OF WISCONSIN,, COUNTY OF
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And we do therefore recommend the
payment of above mentioned, amount
to be paid out of the fund appropriated
for machinery this session.
Respectfully submitted,
VICTOR SWANSON,
w. H. RICHARDS,
J. T. COTTER,
Road and Bridge Committee for 1913.
Nov. p, 1918.
Report of committee on roads and
bridges, on the highway commits
sioner's report, was accepted.
REPORT ON STATE AID BRIDGE.
To the Honorable, the County Board of
Pierce County:
Your committee on roads and bridges
to who was referred the summary of
cost of bridges built with state and
county aid in the year 1913 in the
towns of Clifton and Hartland we beg
to report that we have checked all
bills ard vouchers and find same cor
rect in all respects and we therefore
recommend that the report county
highway commissioner s. s. Crownhart
be accented ard adopted by the board
Respectfully submitted
w H. RICHARDS,
w ]. FOLEY,
]. T. COTTER
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.
read and laid over until after recess.
Report of chairman of town of
Salem was accepted.
Ellsworth, Wis, November 20, 1913.
To the Honorable County Board of
Pierce County:
In conformity with a resolution duly
passed by your honorable body on the
18th day of November, 1913, l, the I'M
dersigned chairman of the town af
Salem, in said county beg leave to re-
port that / have carefully examined all
checks and vouchers of all moneys re-
ceived and expended by S. S. Crown
for said Pierce county, on the State
Highways within said town of Salem
and find the same to be correct and
that his account Of said State Highway
fund balances
Chairman
Sups. Brown, Jennings and Pratt
were elected a committee to act on
the matter of a soldiers monument
on the court house grounds.
Sups. Jennings, Brown and Prich-
ard were appointed to destroy all
county orders, court certificates,
poor orders, county agents orders,
soldiers relief orders, county certi-
fcates, court house bonds and inter-
est coupons.
Board took a short recess to wait
for a committee to finish it's work.
Board was again called to order,
and proceeded.
The following two resolutions
a6n r.
ed:
Whereas. in the the summer of 1913,
a heavy flood in Plum creek swept
from it's foundations the steel bridge
across said creek at the farm of Christ
Under; and
Whereas said town was obliged to
incur and did incur and pay an expense
of five hundred dollars to repair. and
replace said bridge; therefore be it,
Resolved, That there be and there
hereby is appropriated to said town of
dollars to defray one-half of the cost
of replacing said bridge.
Resolved, That the following de-
scribed road in the town of Union, be
of the system of Prospective State
Highways of this county, towit:
Commencing at the Northwest corner
Of section eighteen in said town of
Union, thence running East two miles,
thence South one mile, thence East
three quarters of a mile, thence South
one fourth mile, thence down what is
known as the Wheeler hill to Main
street in the village of Plum City.
Report of committee on roads and
bridges, as to county aid bridges,
was accepted and recommendations
therein contained adopted.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ROAD
AND BRIDGES, TOWN AND COUN-
TY BRIDGES.
To the Honorable, the County Board of
Pierce COUNTY:
Your committee on Road and Bridges
to whom was referred the petitions of
several towns asking for county aid for
the purpose of building bridges in the
several towns mentioned do respectfully
report:
That the following named towns
have set forth in their petitions proper
grounds for county aid in building the
respective bridges hereinafter men
toned and that under the provisions
of the statutes respecting such bridge
aid it is mandatory upon the county
board to make appropriations for
county aid in building bridges is there
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special charges $66, $46;;S7
seal, at the capitol in the city of Madi-
son. this 9th day of October, 1913
J. S. DONALD,
Secretary of State.
Resolution for tax levy was &C
cepted and adopted by calling for
the ayes and nays. All members
voted aye.
FOR TAX LEVY, 1913.
Resolved by the board Of supervisors
of the county of Pierce Wisconsin,
that there be and is hereby levied upon
the taxable property in said county for
the year 1919
Cd A state tax and special charges
upon the county amounting to sixty
three thousand, two hundred siXty-two
dollars and thirty-two cents, $685.
262.32).
ca A county school tax amounting
to nineteen thousand seven hundred
ten dollars and eighty-two cents, ($19,-
710.82), to be apportioned among the
several towns, villages and cities as
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Resolved, That the county clerk be
and he hereby is authorized and in
structed to have the proceedings of
the county board printed in supplement-
form and furnished to the several
newspapers in the county, and to have
six hundred 5000 copies Of the same
printed in pamphlet form.
M. JENNINGS.
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Auditing committees report was
read and laid over until after recess.
Report of chairman of town of
Salem was accepted.
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Resolution providing for printing
of proceedings was presented and
adopted.
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That the several bridge commission
ers heretofore appointed by the chair
man of the county board pursuant to
the provision of section 1919 of tie
Wisconsin statutes to cooperate with
the town boards of said towns in let
ting, inspecting and accepting the
bridges in the respective towns above
mentioned, have filed their reports with
the county clerk and the same have
been duly examined by us and that in
each of such reports such commission
ers have reported that such bridges
have been properly constructed accord
ing to the specifications thereof and
have been duly accepted by such COM
missioners; and we do therefore rec
ommend that the reports of such COM
missioners be approved by the county
board and that the county board APP
propriate the necessary amount to
meet the payments above mentioned
and to the several towns herein after
mentioned entitled to bridge aid for
BRIDGES contracted this year but not
completed the sums mentioned or so
much thereof as may become due upon
the completion and acceptance of such
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Resolution relating to powers and
duties of committee on roads and
bridges was adopted.
RESOLUTION PRESCRIBING THE
DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE
PERMANENT COMMITTEE ON
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Resolved, That the following author
ity and powers be and are hereby dele
gated to the standing committee on
roads and bridges:
The power and authority to pur-
chase and rent on behalf of the county
all the necessary machinery imple-
ments and tools required for the con-
struction and maintenance of the
county system of state highways
Adopted Nov, 1913.
VICTOR SWANSON.
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Balance on hand Nov 81, 1913 5000
Respectfully submitted this 21st day
of November, 1913.
VICTOR SWANSON,
w. H RICHARD,
J. r. COTTER,
Road and Bridge Committee for 1912.
Your committee would further report
that the following bills of tools, mer
chandise and repairs have been con-
tracted for by S. S. CroWnhart, County
Highway Commissioner and still re-
in 1Inpaid
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Pierce, SIS.
e. H Powers, being first duly sworn,
says that the foregoing. report is cor
rect and true to the best of his knowl-
edge and belief. ox,,1e
County Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of Nov, A. ID. 1918.
F. G. MAGEE,
Notary Public,
Wis.
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Report of committee on roads
and bridges appointed last session,
was accepted and adopted.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
To the Honorable, the County Board of
Pierce County:
Your committee on roads and bridges
appointed by the county board at it's
annual session in November A. d. 1912
and which was by resolution of said
board constituted a committee to pur-
chase and rent machinery for the use
Of the highway commissioner in con-
structing the county highways under
the new state aid law, do respectfully
report as follows:
Bills audited by Road and Bridge
committee Of 1912 and 1913, remaining
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CERTIFIED BY SECRETARY OF
STATE
STATE OF WISCONSIN, DEPART
ment of State, SIS.
To the County Clerk of Pierce County,
Ellsworth, Wisconsin:
Dear Sir: Pursuant to law, / hereby
certify the following state taxes and
special charges to be raised in Pierce
AZ,
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NJ. JENNINGS.
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Sec 81 ..................... $4,000
Sec. 80 .......... 10000
Ellsworth on Hanson bridge. 10000
River Falls on Howe BRIDGE. 10000
Trim Belle on Stoetzel bridge 10000
$2550.0O
S33453
Total $1OSS453
We further recommend that the sum
of twelve hundred dollars be appro-
priated for road machinery, imp1e-
ments and tools.
w. H. RICHARDS,
w. J. FOLEY,
J. T. COTTER.
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