The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-12-12
STORMY SESSION
OF COUNTY DADS
ATMOSPHERE SEEMED TO BE
CHARGED WITH ANTAGONISM
co. AGRICULTURIST AGAIN
Expected Contention Over Expenses
of the Sheriff. Office Didn'tMa-
teriaIize But Will Come Later

The meeting OF the county board of
supervisors held at the court house
last Saturday was about as stormy an
affair as we have seen In many day.
The session began with the contest
over the wet and dry petitions which
held the boards until the dinner hour.
Immediately after dinner the auditing
Commuters 3 reports was taken mp and
from IL 30 until 80 the supervisors
kept pecking away at the bills present
ed for payment.
As Mr.. Wall read over lists prepared
by the auditing committee some super
visor caught the name of Hoopinghr-
ner and there was an investigation
OF his expense bill The item that
caused the most discussion was the
hire of his automobile. a committee
of the board two years ago, made an
agreement with Mr.. Hoopingarner
that the board would pay him $40 90
per month and running expenses for
six months for his car and ii he used
il more than six months in any one
year the county would pay the run
ming expenses The bill under consid-
GRAFTON rounded up the second year and
little pencil work brought out that
enough had been paid for the car to
buy it, Mr.. Jaeka called attention TO
the fact that The car was worn out In
the service of the county ana that
there was no other way 20 get the man
over the county and perform the SER
vices that he is performing excepting
in an AUTOMOBILES.
Then came inquiries a. to the ex-
penses of the agriculturalist' office and
the benefit that the county is getting
from the office. Someone made the
statement that the Office war costing
So, 900 per year and Mr. L. W. Byers
who was present and who has been
an advocate OF the retention of an
agrioulturalist. said that If the Office
was costing 50 900 per year it was
costing too m1oh Confirming. MIR
Bvrs sai | that n mat Nial OIL =
man filed one would always hDd
criticisms OF him aud his work Take
for instance the mine inspectors
office said Mr.. Byers | can bring
you any number Of men who think
they are getting no good from that
Office, yet it is self evident that much
good is being received from 1t
The upsuot of the matter was that
a committee was appointed 10 check
up the expenses of the office 20 tnat
the hoard might be correctly informed
about it.
The next item % cause some trouble
was the ooroner's inquest expenses on
the man that died at premo's farm
The inquest cost about 500 and most
people cit that no inquest was neces.
aarv. The coroner came from Iron
River in an automobile until he got to
Amasa and then he took double
team. Someone wanted TO know why
that wac and Chris Rowe replied thst
1t was his first stopping place.
Then came bill from the Good
VIII farm for the board OF ;he Kied
rith children and Judge Ritzc was
called upon TO explain 1t. The child
rem were sent TO the Good Will farm
instead of the state school at Cold
water because ia the first institution
the parents do not lose their right 10
their children while in the state school
they would Judge Rite said That he
was not satisfied that the mother of
the children ought not have possession
Of them at some future time In al
dition. the board az the Good Will
farm is no greater than that at the
state school 80 that the county was
nothing out by sending them TO the
former place The Swanson children
were sent there at the same time as
the Keidrith children and they have
been taken back by the father
The matter OF the sheriff deputies
and other charges In connection with
the sheriff Office came up IN cou-
nection with the bills but az the whole
sheriifs office matter will probably
be canvassed at the next meeting,
owing 20 the proposition % board the
prisoners by contract and TO com.
parative statement introduced by y.
g. Nicely, agent for the Iron Comfy
Taxpayers Assn. SO canvass OF this
matter Will be deferred until later
Judge Ritze objected to Mr. Hoopin