The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-12-18
po0R HOUSE BANQUET.

asylum, and Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold, the keep.
ers or wardens, having removed their family
of the poor needy, lame, halt, blind and de.
men,ed of the county from the old poor house
and comfortably housed them in the new build.
ing, invited the committee of the board OF su
pervisors..who superintended the erection of,hc
building on behalf Of the board, and few OF
our leading citizens, with their better halves,
to free dinner at the establishment, with a
view, doubtless, of showing practically how
really noble and creditable the establishment
is which the county has erected for the care
of its unfortunate. The company thus invi,.
ed consisted of perhaps thirty ladies and gen.
tlemen, among whom were supervisors S. X
Lewis, John Miller, Evan Lewis, Flaherty,
Lynch, Stout and their ladies, Drs. Wilcox
Hard and Dyer and ladies, Mr. and Mrs Moi
fat, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM ALLEN, Mr.. and Mrs
f. C. Lewis, Mr.. Architect Furness, MIR. and
Mrs. w. Osman, and a few others.
The party were cordially received by Mr.
and Mrs. Jackson and Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold
all Of whom seemed TO feel equally the re-
possibility of host and hostess, and during
the hour or two while dinner was being pre-
pared, escorted the company through al
parts of the building, from the clean, comfor-
table and well arranged basement to the great
water tank in the attic. The building being
new was of course scrupulously clean to the
remotest corner, but the warden is confident
it will be the same twenty years hence, If In
his charge and that of his excellent lady,
The arrangement of every detail of the es
Establishment certainly seems perfect. Album
dant water is everywhere present, and
wherever needed, both hot and cold. The
water comes from ap artesian well, which by
its own pressure forces 1t into the tank in
the attic, as feet above the ground level
Being pure as ram water, it is used for drink.
ing washing, making s,eam-in short, for all
purposes. The steam fixtures for warming
the establishment seem to work to charm
Every part Of the building was perfectly com.
Portable, though the day was intensely cold
The steam, it Is almost needless to say, is
generated IN two huge boilers in a boiler
house some distance from the main building.
In the same building IS also the unique but
simple continuance by which the gas Is made
for lighting the building, every part of 1t
being lighted by gas, SO that no coal oil
lamps or portable lights of any kind are
needed, furnishing this additional security
against fire.
The paupers, who at present number about
sixty (the building can be made to hold two
hundreD are divided by sexes, the males oc.
cupying the eastern and the females the west
ern end of the building. There are also, in
each end of the building, separate apartments
for the insane. There was Oh the face of all
an air of contentment that spoke we'll for the
on those having it in charge,
and indeed such as were approached on the
subject were profuse in their praise of Mr..
and Mrs. Arnold, as "the best people in the
world One old lady was quite con.
fident that there "never could be better wo.
man than Mrs. Arnold"
The building having been carefully inspect.
ed and its tenants thus interviewed, and the
general arrangement and condition cordially
approved, dinner was announced, and the
party repaired to large, comfortable dining
room on the main floor, where they found q
generous. indeed really luxurious banque,
awaiting them-one infinitely more 30, it is
hoped, than the paupers are usually served
with, else half of the people of county would
want to live at the poor house. 1t is needless
to say that the good cheer was partaken OF
most heartily by the company, whose appe-
tites the keen air outside had abundantly
in their ride out from town.
After the repast, the company assembled
in one of the parors, and such as INDUCED
in that way having enjoyed comfortable
smoke, it was generally agreed that little
speechifying would be in order Mr.. Super.
intendent Jackson was the first called out,
and made short and really neat and inter
ing speech, giving some account of his ten
years struggle with the county authorities
for the erection of some such building az the
present, and his supreme satisfaction ut the
happy consummation of his efforts.
Short speeches were also made by Superb.
sors Miller, Lynch, 8. r. and Evan Lewis,
and Flaherty, also, by Drs. Hard and Dyer,
and by Mr.. Fairness, Mr.. Cullen, Mr.. Mofiat,
and others; all agreeing that the new asylum
was an honor to the county, and creditable to
The liberaliry, humanity end Christian culture
of It's people. Before evening the party sep
Grated, all profuse in their expressions of OBJ
legation to Mr. and Mrs Jackson and Mr..
and Mrs. Arnold for the enjoyment Of co.
pleasant and interesting visit
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