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eczema : dysentery. I diabetes. l.
Total number 0f cases under medical
treatment, l5S.
CASES UNDER SURGICAL TREATMENT
Fracture of thigh fracture Of knee
and ankle. >: fracture of forearm. :
fracture OF ribs. ! confused wound ut
hip, carbnncle. abscess of neck
: ndmmary ahsCeSS, > abScess of
hand. ] ScrOtulOuS absCeSS of spine. | a.
suppurating stump of arm. ! wry neck
: ahscess of knee. !. Total number
OF cases under surgical treatment. IL.
Number of deaths. ~ February
one OF diabetes March-one infant OF
spinal meningitis April-two adults Of
consumption and one infant of convul-
SlOnS .juue-Oue infant of cholera IN
fantum July-one female tramp who
committed suicide with morphine and
was brought To- the ASYLUM i'm dying
condition another If cholera morbus
brought 10 tn" asylum in "A state OF col
lapse the thlrj % man who mad gastric
fever induced 10y lNtrmperdnce August
-Oue male and one female of rpileptIc
its ~cpirmOcr-Dnr female of dyScn-
terry October Two OF consumption ana
one OF cancer of mouth . NOvemUer-unc
Ul drOpSy. one ct CougeSlIvr chi!ls, ana
one infant at commissions January.
1881 one II consumption and one of
malgnau, dIpihcrla.
NJ MEIER oF BIRTHS
There were SIN illrgitima,c children
born IL the asylum during the wear four
males ANA two females two Of them be-
ing twins. The mothers of these child
rem were five unmarried girls. al brought
10 the asylum IN an advanced stage of
pregnancy. one of them was deaf
mute. Three OF them came from
~trealoT. one from Rutland ana one
from IUStant.
Five deaths occurred of persons over
seventy years old and three of infants
under one month. Two of them were
brought To tue asylum in diving con-
ditiOn. one of them being the suicide
above referred to.
Considering then the number ana va
iiety of the diseases treated. and the
class of patients found in our asylum.
we have reason to congratulate our
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-02
ofPcIAL'
Board Of Supervisors.

MONDAY, March IA, 1881.
Record of the proceedings, orders and
resolutions of the board of supervisors
of the county of La Sale and state of
Illinois, at an adjourned session thereof
commenced and held at the county
courthouse in Ottawa in said county. on
the fourteenth day Of March, A. d. 1881
Board met pursuant TO adjournment
and was called to order by the chairman.
On calling the roll the following named
supervisors answered to their names
Wright Adams, e. w. Armstrong, Il.
Barton, A. E. Beach Henry Belling-
hansen, 5. 5. Burgess, ID. d; Center,
John J. Conerton, VIM: Drackley, Egg
Ferguson, Casper Fischer, Martin Flah-
erty, J. M. Fox, c. J. Gardner, John
Gray, Henry Helmig, e. Hodgson,
Chas. L. Hoffman, L. J. Hoge, Andrew
A. Klove, VIM. Lauf, Arthur Lowman,
Arthur G. McIntire, Chas. J. Mehger,
John Miller, John =. Miner, Nels Mel
son, I'd, Edmond O'Donnell. Joseph s.
Palmer. S. E. Parr, }. J. Pool, Edwin l..
Read, w. A. Reynolds, y. Il. Singer,
VIM. Stormont, Matthew White, Alex
ander Wyle and +. c. Lewis, chairman.
Supervisor Armstrong moved that this
board adjourn to Lynch Hall.
Supervisor Wylle moved TO amend
that this board adjourn to Turn Hall
Amendment lost.
The question now recurring upon the
original motion, carried.
The petition of Amos Gockley and
others asking this board to appropriate
sufficient sum of money to send one
Jacob Hirt NOW in the county asylum
to Switzerland, where his friends and
relatives reside, was read by the clerk.
Supervisor Stormont moved that the
petition be referred to the committee on
paupers. Carried.
Petition OF Dolphus Clark. assessor for
the Town of ManliuS for 1850, asking
for an abatement Of assessment of the
personal property of ID. II. Slagle of
Marselles. which was enormously as
sessed, was read by the clerk, which, on
motion of supervisor Gray, was referred
to the committee on complaints and
ATTACHMENTS,
Supervisor Beach moved that the
election of a county attorney be made
the special order of business at two
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Carried.
On motion of supervisor Armstrong,
board adjourned till O'Clock tomorrow
morning.
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selves that the death rate is no higher.
We would also beg leave to embrace this
opportunity 10 bear testimony To- the
efficient management OF the ASYLUM in
all its departments by Mrs. Arnold, the
matrou. and her son, the warden. rs
peClally are We indebted TO them for
their unremittiug care OF The sick and
in -ecOndlng all our efforts 10 keep them
cleanly and comfortable Wr also owe
much to the efficient county agent, Col
I. 6. Gibson. tor ms human" treatment
of those under his care. anal his ready
cooperation with ms 10 alternating the
suffering If the sicl, and unfortunate.
CHESTER HARD. NJ. u.
ROBT. MCAErI. l.. NJ. -.
Ottawa. Jan. 81 1881
The cIprl, road = communication rr,,,
the sberiff which IN ,nnti,r y,.,s rnrs,.,.J
to the committee Il, s.fiI. with rnn,,ty
Ulcers
ON motinu Lr4rd .,d,,l.r.J ,u Cd
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ing is the office OF the super
intendent of schools. l7-6 Y
20 feet. and another room II
y 20 feet; the ceilings of this
story are II feet 3 inches
clear.
The main floor. COmmpnC-
ing al the southwest corner:
probate judges offices, ~ Y
29-5 and l0-6 X Is; next,
treasurer's room, II Y 26.6
and a vault: then county
clerk 8 offices, 26-6 X Is and
u X 26-6 feet, and vaults; on
the northwest corner. com
mittee room 20 X 9-5 feet;
northeast corner. circuit
clerk s OiiiCeS--One - \ 30
feet and another Is X Is, and
vault; next, a grand jury and
supervisors room, on the
east side. 26-6 Y 1916 feet;
next, ladies' room, Ok - feet:
on the same side, next south,
committee rooms, IT. y Is and
~ \ 2o-5 feet, and next, clos
cts; the ceilings of this story
are II feet 3 inches III height,
Second floor, south end of
the building. a circuit court
room 35 X SIS feet. ceiling
p feet high; on the south
west corner is a Judges room
rs Y - feet, and a similar
sized witness room at the Op-
pOsite corner on the south
east: next, a county court
room, 2G.S X 49-4 feet, 25-fOOt
ceiling, with IA Judges room
90 y 1876, opposite is Il sher-
ifs room 90 X 24-2 feet, and
an iron cage for the safe
keeping of prisoners. On the
north end a circuit court
rnnnn TX lh-S faat Same
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The Old Courthouse.

While many OF our readers in this cOun-
ty may be familiar with the old court house
at the county seat, about to be torn down,
others, and all may have some interest in
Its early history and the "reminiscences con-
nected herewith, of over forty years ago,
we therefore give very correct picture OF
this building as 1t appeared IN the moss
grown decay and feebeness of its old age,
Let us therefore treat 1t with the venera-
ton due so prominent a landmark, and
for 50 many years the chief central figure
in our COunty's early history.
On the 18th of July, 1885, the records of
the county commissioners shew an order,
reciting This day the commissioners
have entered into IA contract with William
+. Flagg to complete courthouse, and
that he IS to enter into bond in the sum
of 000G double the cost for the erection
of said structure This bond is to be filed
next September; on this being done the
county commissioners are to give to said
F'lagg four promisSOry notes of 5000
each. This record is signed by David
Reeder, ThOs. Burnham and William Bar
Der, who then constituted the county com
misSioners, which body stood III the same
relation to the administration of county at
fairs as do the present board of supervisors.
At the following (SeptemDer) meeting
Isaac Dimmick and Ralph Woodruff, who
had been elected members of the board
together with Mr.. Barber, all notables of
this county in that day, closed the contract
with MIR. Flagg, and he filed his bond and
WAS ready IN bppin work
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New Courthouse.

We present our readers
this week a very accurate en-
craving representing the
new county courthouse. to
be erected on the site of the
old structure. This edlfice
will he of Joliet stone. with
Columbus, Ohio, sandstone
trimmings for windows and
doors. The size is 81 by $50
feet, with two easements and
two stories. The walls will
be = inches Of stone and 20
TO a IF brick work backing
it. This portion of the build
ing is nine feet to the solid
rock, and VIII be devoted to
various purpOSeS-l6 rooms
III all--with a hall running
through from north to south.
$50 feet. Tie next story, OF
basement proper, will be CIV
en- up To different public of
fees, commencing at the
southwest corner; The office
Of the clerk OF the probate
court, 20 X 29-S feet, and two
vaults; next, a committee
room, 26-S X pa feet; adj
joining this the sheriff's Of
flee, same size, with two
vaults; then IN the north
west corner the prosecuting
attorneys otlices-One Is X IS
and the other II X 20-4. at
the northeast corner the re-
Corder'S OtliceS-one 20X 29-S.
another Is X Is, and 8 vaults;
next south, on the east side.
a committee room l7-6 X 26-S
feet; then a row of water
closets: next county agents
room, Ii X BIS feet; adjoln-
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II seems that in that day, rs at the pres
ent, there was tremendous row about the
location of the building, and the parties in
terested had many Il lively contest on the
subject, and not few of which discussions
were made emphatic by tisticutf encounters
At length March Sth 1889, the commits
sioners settled the matter. They set forth
on record the facts in favor OF the location
chosen TO back up their decision, about as
follows: I'm 1880 Ottawa was laid out by
the county commissioners. In 1881 the
state Legislature passed law liking Otta-
wa as the seat of justice of la Sale county
There was prOviSo In this act that if the
canal commissioners should make any do
nation of lots for the erection of public
buildings the county commissioners should
sell the same when they thought best and
apply the proceeds to the erection Of a
court hOaSe and Jail. In 1881 the canal
commissioners donated to the county of
La Salle block II, laid out in lots for this
purpose. Subsequently to the passage of
this law block II had been designated AS
public square on which said buildings
should be erected; that the legislature, by
subsequent acts. had recognized the same
as the place tor the public buildings of this
county. Laws Of July 81, Sec. l0.) There
fore, from the foregoing facts, the commits
siOners do locate the courthouse and Jail
upon said public square, in block IL, and
direct VIM. +. Flagg to erect said new
court house thereon
There being no jail in La Sale county,
our prisoners were then confined at Juliet
the original name of Joliet, and VIM. Red
dick was maid $40 for CARVING DrjsNnprS
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committee.
Supervisor Barton moved that We now
proceed to nominate candidates for
county attorney. and that the first ballot
he an Informal one Carried
Thercupon supervisor Fhherty nom
mated Henry Mayo aud supervisor
Beach nominated l.. W. Brewer
CA motion OF supervisor IIugr it is
ordered that the char appoint two
tellers. The chan then appointed sill
prrvisurs HOgr and Pdrr ~ tpllrrS.
The board then proceeded 10 AN in
formal ballot for attorney of this board
with thp following result
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WEDNESDAY. March 18th. |

" EpNESDA1, Mdfcn Ibtll. 1881.
BOARD met pursuant to adjournment.
PRESENT same as yesterday. Minutes OF
yesterdays proceedings read and ap.
proved.
supervisor Beach, chairman OF the
committee on paupers, presented the fol
lowing report, which, on motion, was
adopted:
mr. Chairman and Gentlemen Of M.
Bodfd Of SUperrjSOrS Your committee
on pauperS would respectfully report thai
they have examined the accounts of the
county agent and find them correct as
per vouchers. That the whole amount
received from Sept1 1850, ito Feb.
y, 1881 is. .. q nos "a
Due Nat. Bank, Sept. I..... $40 ~
Amount PAID out to Feb. 2S...... 49OS, N
due Bank Feb 2S........ 99.7I
All OF which is respectfully submitted
y. f.. BEACH, Chairman.
Supervisor Barton, chairman on the
committee on township organization, pre-
Sented the following resolution. which
on motion, was adopted.
Hr. Chairman and Gentlemen VI m,
B0drd OF Supervisors Your committee
on township organization would report
that they have examined the matter OF
petitions from Fan River, Rutland, Day
ION ana Wallace on changing town line
presented before them, and recommend
She iolloWlng Whereas, the petitioners
from the town of Fall River and Rut
land did not till all the requirements OF
the law IN posting up all proper notices
ana the interests of all the towns being
identical, 1t would seem to be unjust t.
MAKE any changes in one town without
considering the whole four towns to
gether; would respectfully report thai
we cannot legally and justly do anything
more with them, and would ask to be IT.
lieved from any further consideration o.
the subject matter of aforesaid petitions
All OF which ia respectfully submitted
T.. BARTON, Chairman.
Supervisor Stevenson. chairman of tn
committee on claims ana attachments
presented the following report. which, OF
motion. was adopted
NJ. tharDtop, and GeHji.m,n Of G-
BOdm OF >ap'rrjS0yS. Your committee
on complaints and ATTACHMENTS would re
specially report that they have examined
the matter of tn" petition OF AdolphuS
Clark In behalf at DAVID ii. ~iagle of thu
township at MauliuS presented before
them. and asking a correction OF the Us
sess'neni OF the personal property of pa
vld II. ~iagIe, ton the year 1880, the same
being assessed al $3.50, whereas It should
have been assessed at 10
The collectors book having passed lul.
the hands of the collector. ana thereby
ont of the hands a. tnc board, We See NJ
WAY whereby tins board can correct saiu
hook, hat We recommend the abdtemeu,
of the excess at county tax. aud would
reqUes, The clerk ct this board 10 certit,
the tact tuN the various excuses of taxes
To The proper town ana corporate officers
tor the benefit of the said David III. Sla-
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OF equalzing the assessment OF proner.v
and report at this meeting.
Ihereupon the chair appointed SUPER
Vlsors Hodgson, Barton. Kloye, Drack-
ley and Center as such committee.
supervisor Adams presented the fol.
lowing resolution. which, on motion was
adopted: was
ReSolred, That the chair appoint a com.
mlttee OF three who are authorized to in.
Vite Il committee of two citizens TO act
Win them, 10 ascertain the amount tIie
east halt OF block eleven IN can be pur-
chased for and the feasibility of purchas-
ing the same, Tor the purpose OF enlarg-
ing the present courthouse site and That
the said committee report by eleven
O'Clock Thursday morning.
Ihereupon the chair appointed sunar-
vlsors Adams. Stormont and Parr sucb
committee.
supervisor Beach, chairman of the
committee on paupers. submitted the fol
lowing report, which, on motion, was
adopted: ""'
Mr.. Chairman and tfeatlemen OF tbe
Board OF Supervisors Your committee
on paupers would respectfully report
that they nave examined the matter of
the petition or citizens of Ottawa. asking
that JACOB Hirt, now in the county asy
ithi NC ocho W HIS lTltIuS IN switzerland
AT the expense OF the county, would Ne
port that they recommend that when the
county agent is satisfied that his friends
VIII care for him on his return, that he be
authorized to procure ticket for his re-
turn and pay the necessary expenses.
All OF which is respectfully submitteS
"A. T.. BEACH, Chairman.
supervisor Flaherty moved that super
visor Wylie present his bill to this board
for care and medical aid furnished by
nm TO boy formerly from the New
York Juvenile Asylum, and that The
county attorney be instructed to take
steps to collect the same from the parfy
having legal custody of such boy. Car
ried
Supervisor Barton moved that we pro
coed at once to the appointment of 4
physician for the county asylum. Car
ried
=, Supervisor Mcintyre Nate moved that
tte question of the appointment of a
physician for the county ASYLUM be re-
terred to the committee on paupers and
That they receive the bids of the several
physicians who are applicants and report
the same to the board Carried
On motion board adjourned rin q
CLOCK tomorrow morning.
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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-08-18
RADICAL FALsEHOODs.

A writer, signing himself "Texan,"
but unworthy the name, because
true Texans confine themselves to
the truth, publishes lot of stuff in
the National Republican, the Wash
ington Radical organ, thanking his
God that Throckmorton, at last,
concludes to lead in an opposition
to the regular Democracy of Texas.
He tells how Throckmorton and
Hancock have been prescribed in
Texas, because of secessionism, and
how a great mass of voters long for
the two to lead them, as poor Ma
hone leads, out of political thraldom.
The false statements made as
to the course of politics in
Texas are not worth refuting,
he writer showing depravity that
places him beyond the pale of de-
cent recognition; but this coupling
of the names of Throckmorton and
Hancock with Malone deserves a
reply. Throckmorton is brave
and noble patriot and has been a
true and consistent Democrat under
all circumstances, and would lend
himself to no infamy. Hancock is
one of the purest Democrats that
ever lived, and has remained as true
TO the principle as any man in the
land, and has no complaint to make
against the Democratic party of Tex
as. His defeat for congress by Jones
was followed by a second more sig
nal success of Jones over q Demo
crat of undying confederate senti-
ment. Throckmorton aud Hancock
do not belong to the trading, merce-
nary class of politicians, who would
sell souls, like this correspondent,
for money, and when the name of
either is linked with an indepen-
dent movement in Texas it is done
without the least warrant. They
have both been honored by the
Democrats of Texas, and they
would scorn such coalition as this
with which Throckmorton is cred
tied. Thus it is, however, that these
organs and their hired falsifiers pro-
pose to add moral weight to the |
acts of Mahoneism.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-08-18

THE continued illness of the presI-
dent ia causing some inconvenience
IN the departments. Vice President
Arthur holds position to meet Just
such emergencies as have arisen
through this disabled condition of
the president, and yet the condition
OF the Republican party is such as
prevents his exercising temporarily
the powers of the Office, which he
was elected to fill in such emergency.
Think of it. The wee presidential
wing of the party holds that the
presidential wing is not to be trust
ed, and the presidential wing holds
that to allow Arthur to act as presi-
dent would be turning the govern
ment over to set of thieves. What
a sweet party. What lovely set of
officials it affords us.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-08-18
/ ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

For surveying three hundred leagues of land
Under the provisions Of an act entitled "an
act 10 provide for designating and setting npaTt
three hundred leagues of land ont of the unap.
proprlated public domain for the benefit OF the
unorganized counties OF the state. and 10 pro.
vide for the survey and location ofthe same
approved March ~, 1881, bids will he received
until " NJ, on Tuesday, September /, 1881, for
lot surveying into league tracts, where pTacti-
cable the above three hundred leagues OF land
out OF any OF the unappropriated public domain
WITHIN the state or any Of the reserves made BY
IN, ,ao ACT OF the legislature, approved July ID,
The bids shall specify at what price per league
the surveying will be done and shall Be accom-.
Pani nst Win the written guarantee of two res
ponsioie persons, that the bidder, if successful,
bonds. ''' "'0e7'
The contractor will be required to record in
a wen pound DOCK or books the field notes and
maps OF surveys made and return the same I'M
DER oath TO the general land Office and furnish
eacl i county OF district surveyor within whose
territory surveys are made, a copy of the field
notes and mans of such firveys as may be made
IN his said territory.
- The lands to be surveyed will be selected and
lhe surveying done under The supervision Of a
commissioner 10 be appointed by The governor
Two corners Of each survey shall be marked
ana sf; esIapnshed on the ground, and the lines,
ii IN TIMBER, shall be distinctly marked The
anterior corners OF blocks, in no case to exceed
Two leagues square shall be marked with monu-
ments, ofthe most durable material accessible,
90 iSSi niBh' All surveys must be connected
Win well known corners or natural objects.
me work must be completed and the maps
and field notes filed as provided above ON or be-
fore September |, 1882
The contractor will be required 10 enter into
written contract and such bond as the board
shall prescribe, not less than double the
amount of the bid. No payments will be made
until the work II completed and the field notes
and maps filed as provided.
Bids must be sealed and endorsed "Proposal'
for surveying three hundred leagues of lands
ana Med with the comptroller at Austin, Texas
The right 10 reject any and all bids IL reserved
o. NJ. ROBERTS