The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-03-06

of his hardeaned means than spend night in the jail
AS said the time, made but scanty examination of
the dark cells and after weeks returned o'clock in
the morning and asked be admitted which couesualy
granted We went the dark cells and the light of candle
made examination of each one
Sckeumg Sights in the Dark Cells
The air was foul in every one very foul each
had very dirty bedding of the floor and some
lon the hunks The cells have ventilation except the front
grating and that only opens large where others
Sleep The cells surrounded sides by other cells all
o sheet STEEL and the they rest against the prison wall
The tops of sheet steel and so are the Hoors
Filth Comes off in Cakes
Every floor was dirty Dirty enought the floor coated
with part and along the edges next to the walls and IN the
corners was Deep There dust and dirt sand lint burnt
Matches candle wax e burnt paper scraps OF food and par
tc of tobacco 1t had been accumuang tor months perhaps
years. and when took pocket knife and cut under 1t as one
does turning gdde cakes cakes ana Jumps snow"
ing rust on the part exposed the metal thckest cake we
split off about half inch thick and we have it in glass
lar along with some other filth taken from the cells People in
tereed can examine them the Republican office The stuff be-
longs to the county, but we shall keep for while because the
of the Pure Food Commission were here last fall
and went the house request to inspect the prison
We were told they made the inspection and pronounced o. H.
1--WE had been after Commissioner H Wallis for nearly year
to get him and make the inspection himself and we be-
eve he got under the efficient admin
than the office of the probate Judge to man
who was selling gasoline that all right only they ddn
have red-enough label on the northeast corner
Where Were the County Commissioners
It is the duty of the board of county commissioners to in
ect the prison and see that well kept and that things are IN
sanitary condition We know of course that they 90 e du
in the matter as we'll their mature Judgment enables them
to- If they overlooked these things wonder what they oo
with the filth the sunbah spoke OF three weeks ago. we
did not 90 Details but spoke of as rubbish and trumPey
On the occasion of last there the same old tin cans
ne of CLOTH leaves and trash that had blown months ago.
1.-The floor was reekng with chemicals from eay vessels and from
empty vessels that get tumbed about and drained the hoo
This is in plain sight of every in the prison and sight OF
every one who stands the fine porch at the eastern doors
Of the building and looks down upon it. exposed in open DAY all
e wear and has in that condition with little no change
ever since the present administration took charge
What the Prisoners Eat
What to do with convcts is always hard problem What
do with prisoners in the as another pobem they are all
human and many of them simply being held suspicion until
something investigated until court when they can be
tried and so far as human investigation and fairness goes deter
have to submit to all the prvaons attaching to the hardened
criminal. 49,.
Prisoners are always complaining about their food, and it is
always subject for investigation and people should generally take
complaints with liberal discount
Last Friday morning attended the prison breakfast and
lit consisted of liver and bacon fried potatoes Coffee gravy and
two slices of bread the Under the last administration
1.-The meals were supplied by the Idaho cafe meal and
1.-The prisoners carried them the jail Under the present
told they cents county pays 50
cents day. meals day per and the city and federal
government pay IS The sheriff makes the profit of IS
cents day the class of prisoners and breaks
the Others When the prisoners working they are supplied
with lunch county expense The sheriff has nothing invested
lin the commssary department. the prisoners do what work there
to be done handling meals and the sheriff pockets the proh
There were fifteen the table white two cooed
and one chnaman