The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-12-06

Lake County Poor Asylum is l0 ,ated
N miles east OF Crown Point. Visit
ed by the hoard on November 15, 1891.
Mr.. Charles ]. Belshaw is superintend-
emit. Mrs Belshaw Is matron. Miss
Merle Belshaw is bookkeeper. Clayton
Belshaw has charge OF the farm and
| Institutional work
The farm consists of 25S acres or
pasture, 40 acres timber. 30 acres OF
waste land. acres Of door yards. There
is also kitchen garden or 10 acres.
The farm IL good soil and valued at
$3.50 per acre. Stock consists of Fl
cattle. n cows, horses. 1o2 swine.
25o poultry There Is apple trees.
% cherry and pear trees.
Plenty OF strawberries, raspberries
and blackb.rries. These products are
consumed IN the institution. The farm
buildings consist Of one large COW and
horse barn. two large siios. hog
barn. one tool shed, and one double
and one single corn crib. one gransry
two garages one chicken house and
chicken brooder, two pump houses, one
oil house. These buildings are in good
condition and the fences are In good
condition.
tile Water supply, one rock we'll ard
one sand well. For IRE protection two
large chemical fire extfnguishers and
IL smaller ones are provided. also hose
and nozzle through the hall. There are
II bath tubs and Is closets in the In
stitution. Superintendent salary is
$1,000. matron's 5000. The County
Commissioners pay salaries TO ten ma
"a al M Ia ia
for help per month is 1915. A ply
stefan is employed at $1,000 per year.
he visits three times q week, also on /
call. Supplies are purchased by com
Detative bids quarterly Admission TO
the institution IS bad b. permit from I
township trustee. Records are kept OF
he residents, of production. and of tie
products sold and consumed of pur-
shases and expenditure. From March
|, 1918 70 August 81. 1927 receipts were
Commissioners visit the in
each quarter There are
meals day OF weh cooked food in
abundance. The cook. Rose Daniels. is
veil fitted for her position.
The residents number 14O. of whom
/ are insane. There were seven feeble
minded men, woman, feeble mind
q girl mentally deficient boys, tu-
circular men in the cottage. The in
mates are very comfortable, the at
aosphere is cheerful, the entire insti-
ut'on Is In splendid condition and al
.ays clean and orderly
Recent improvements consist Of SIS
DDS Of thing ard 225 rod Of new fence.
! concrete floor has been put in the
hicken house. There have been various
epairs In the interior Of the institu-
lon.
ST. MARC tREr's HosrITAL
St Msrsaret'S Hospital at Hammond
sas visited by the board November %
81. Just at noon. 4 dinner alb we )
ritieism was served III etownship pa
tents. There were = patti nts presen. :
Il receiving the best Of care !
GARY JAIL
The Gary jail was visited by the .
oard November p. 1921 There wera {
men present. boys. one fiftten an :
ne other seventeen. No women. Bob
apartments were exceptionally clean
nd neat
GARY DETENTION HOME
Gary Detention Home was visited ~ :
10 board November %. 1921 There Z
rere "a children present, two Of two !.
lonths. 10 IN the neighbo hood OF 10
ears attending school. The Others s
ursery age. Tho home has been .
loved to larger and more Il able quar- :
srs as was suggested in a previous re-
ort S. per week is paid for children
y city. county or parents Children :
INT there by the court pay Use per day. =
ne matron. Mrs McNeii las salary
800 per month coal furnished By