The diamond drill., 1917-08-11


tion. Ii will take 800 TO buy all OF
the uniforms and the company asked
the county TO furnish $500 so that the
uniforms, which have been ordered
and will arrive soon, may be paid for
Mr.. McDonough, on being appealed
to, said that he knew nothing in the
law that will allow a county to ap-
propriate money 10 equip state troops !;
that the fact that the troops had
been sworn in as state employees took
them out of the jurisdiction OF the
county and thus prevented the board
from considering them as an adjunct
of the sheriff's office. He asked that
the matter be laid over until next
meeting TO see II there IS any way by
which the company may be placed
under the sheriff and thus come with
in the provisions of the law regard
ing the expenditure Of money for po-
lice purposes.
The board wanted TO make the ap-
preparation as they considered the
organization a necessity in this coun-
ty now that the national guard has
gone 10 war and II there is some
means by which this police protec-
tion may be helped the county is will
ing TO help it.
Thomas Conlin appeared before the
board in regard to some potatoes and
buckwheat belonging 10 the county
that had been planted under the SUI
pervision of the food increase com
mittee on lands that had been cleared
by the Keweenaw Association through
the instrumentality OF Dudley Dean
of Boston.
Mr.. Dean caused his company 70
clear, plow and fence about thirty
five acres of land on the Alpha road
for the benefit of the public. After
the public had been accommodated
with what land they wanted there
was left quite piece and the com
mittee didn't propose to let Mr. Dean
clear land and not have It used. so
the county agriculturist picked up
what potatoes there were belonging
to the county that had not been taken
and turned them along with some
buckwheat over TO County Commis-
sioner Mason who planted them and
Is caring for them for the committee
The property is public property
and the committee wished the county
to direct the disposal of it when It
is harvested Accordingly the board
directed the county agent TO take over
the property when harvested by the
committee and store or dispose OF T.
TO the benefit OF the county. The
estimate is about 100 bushels OF buck
wheat and from 500 to 500 bushels
OF potatoes. II is probable that Mr.
Hoopingarner will arrange to have
this property cared for on county
grounds and use IL TO aid the food
supply Of the county as IL is needed
the coming winter.
Riot Sticks Ordered.
Sheriff Wilson appeared before the
board and asked that number Of
riot clubs be ordered for his depart
ment.
The suggestion met with general
approval end II was ordered that 100
OF such sticks be ordered at once and
turned over TO the sheriff
NcDonOugh Makes Announcement.
The last matter 20 come before the
hoard was request from Prosecut-
ing Attorney McDonough who stated
that he had been called to report for
the third time and that he feels quite
certain that the military authorlties
will keep him this time He will re-
on August &c.
He stated 10 the board that &C. az
ter he entered the army. II looked
rs II the term Of servitude would be
"a long one, he proposed 20 resign his
office and let the governor fll lit. hut
if q looked likes short one he would
like the hoard 10 consent 10 his ap-
noiuting one man IN Iron River an'
ono IN CRYSTAL Falls 10 take care Of
the prosecuting attorneys office until
his return
He said that u Is his intention ~
apnoint Mr. OTIara ~ Iron Rivcr
and Mr. Moriarty. II he viii accent
IN Crystal Falls. Tho salary e. ~ be
divided betwcnr them and the extra
SALARY which O'Hara had voted him
for six months "a 10 be cancelled a.
once
The hoard was very much in favor
Of the arrangement and after aqsur-