The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-09-22
L m tir,e has demonstrated to Us that taking
INTO account the pecuiiat situation of our

county, ah" the PpH't'o" VI 'ts 'ii'Ses' t"c
a,o", 10 our hu'h"'e "P'n'on' II ore o'
Ule pt't 'l'l cou'' P'S''o'y nav "cc" ''aue'
situated as II y ou' snoE' Instance "o"i
the '"o great '''' ''''vS l"'' pass
'''o"-" '" '''..!i '"''1"S ~ "
easy "I 'cN>' at Ue same ''le 'o'"'eu up
ON tn' oi'A' '''Ine P'"'', ",e'C 'e"ue
r"S 4N'Ct a''' ne"'t"'"' ""'"' ''' '''
P'o' anu ""'o, 'u"''' nv ",'! ''4"''
'"'' At 'u' ""u',' INV - ,'' 10"
'" very hc',',! "o, S' 'i'r1"'' ",S
''7,' nave 'aeeu through '"' I'O" "t''
we ""t Suo"5 'e'''''S " 'i'. .,''
EXPENSES 'o' N''P'nS anu ''Pl,'I "3 u'.
Poor 'hc ',H' H''>"' t'' '''" "'',, - '''a ''''
any year curing v,y "s. ",' i"H 'esu''
mas oeeI' a't''he' I at'''n-' at ''3 .! !n'
orner PaSScu at your la'. "'''','.t H'sS'n'', ''
iul'lhE 'he poor master VI "'G u'"''e"'
towns IN 'ne county 10 lor"a.u az r'uP''s
''h'h,".ate'y 10 tHe county ,at III 'I'a.'"' VI
supply "'s 'nc,i' At "o''.', ..I a,'L ~" =" rIo.
masters ""'c 'u'y 'o,"P,''" W. 'na' 49,
OF your "o''o'a"c "ous H.'",' III '.'' 9.'''e'
'hyn' VI t'e'' aeEo'''' 'P'.po' ;,l plL ~,
WIN '' t''e eSu'' "'' ''"'0' "''' ~
iu'g 'c"""'u'
The last season has been one oi peculiar
hardship to the poor, and those whose
means hav been limited, On account OF the
extreme hIsu phi. of everything OF an cat
able nature. iYGr apru"tenl-nt' have
,uIu uayJla. 10 supply tHc pnupcr, VITA eve
rliHnG t.At was necessary for their cont mt
ani health, and no complaint mas
come to them of any want OF pro'S'
ions, except the article OF potatoes. lhese
have been so scarce, and high in price, and
some Of your superlntendents beng under
the necessity OF gong without them Tor the
same reasons, deem 1t but Just to say that IN
that respect they Jared as wei as ourselves.
No complaint has been made to US by any oi
the inmates, although we have visited the
house from time to time, and W. have reason
TO believe that under the charge oil Mr.
Ihornc, the present keeper, everything mas
been done that could be, to render the IN
mates comfortable and happy,
We lind on examining the record kept at
the county house, that board to the amount
/ of ,2SS weeks, or nearly 20 years, has been
| furnished to the inmates the last year, cost
, ing for actual consumption about 'oc per
wee Tor each person, or including physl'
cans bill and tie owe SecrS salary, ABOUT
SL4i per week 'or each person ms Is
huch issS than any year Pre'.'u'' "s ~"
VIII see oy referring 10 'ne pas. ,Ip",",
we cannot ciose thiS rcP'I MI''oal u,s,
/ ing upon your hohoraolc oo'y ',c NECESSITY
OF supplying your sope'In'cn't''s wv" '."'
| uY means 50 t'lnt thes ca' ~ INV 'no '''''
het ana make ,helr contracts AZ 'hG ,ow's. .
cash prices IL Is h"hl,'Ias,',S W 'n''n 'n"'
county as wealthy as la SaiLe shou'u nav
(throngh ner agents. 10 ASA .,'e ",Vi , o.'a'' W
! give her creuit 'or one year. 'ne Pnys'o''n W !,
waita year, the keeper OF 'he poor housc anu
tho llaru moo''hs man wno iu'nisues Es s'l W.
81 ,ol lhe n'es, 10 way o.G yeI' Jv,o'e I ,"oy
er,, W pau. 40 man. u''ess II. y" '',h,' ,I,
VI h'eahs' Gan ao t''s, anu .n''.'o'o wv r'u