The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-06-15
MINNESOTA PAUPERS
EICIrRES FROM THE SEMI-ANNtAL
PAUPER CENSUS.
The Iucrease in Minnesota Not AS
Great ms in Many other states
People Who Are Not P"uprrs ne
ceive Assiatnnce.

St Paul. June 12-Thc results or the
eighth semi-annual pauper censuc taken
in December last have been tabuiated
and are now in the hands OF the printer
tlihough the totals show, as was cN-
pectcd an increase in the amount OF
parrt rism in 1893 over that i'll 1S9-,
s,;ll Secretary Harl says that he De-
heves from such statistics as ne can
gather from other states, that Minnesota
still has that advantage III tins respect
over other communities. The report
gives the following statements interest
ing to stude>,ts of the present conditions:
The total number of persons receiving
public relief in December, 1893, was H.
D99 as against 6421 in December, 1S!l2
md 7,45o in December, 1890; an increase
of 81 per cent over 1892, but an Increase
of only 63 per cent over 1870.
The number of paupers III a counties,
, not including Hennepin, Ramsey and st.
Louis was 1906. as against $3.50 in
1892, and 1851 in 1890, an increase of
H5 per cent over 1892, but only 20 per
ont over 1880.
The number of paupers in the three
counties of Hennepin. Ramsey and st.
Louis was 1,O4, as against 2,l66 IN
! 1892. an increase of 151 per cent, but
an increase of only loo per cent over
, the number reported in 1880. The board
| of control of the city of st. Paul in max
ing its report for this census, calls al
,.ntion to the fact that Il very large pro-
portion Of those reported do not belong
to the pauper class. They never received
aid before and probably never will again,
but have been driven to accept public aid
by the imEossibility of obtaining work
at their usual employmcnts. The same
thing is undoubtedly true in other coun-
ties of the state also. Thirteen counties
show no increase over the number of
paupers in 1892: Aitkin. Clay. Cook,
Crow Wing. Farbault. Fillmore, Free
born, Meeker. Norman. Omsted, Sher-
hurne. Sihley and WatonMan. Eight
! counties shcw increase of less that 10 per
ca I: Becker. Brown. Dakota, Iocd-
hue, Pope. Rice, Scott and Waseca. Nine
show an increase of 10 To % per cent:
Art ka. Benton, Chisago Dodge lie
SEeur. Stevens. Wabasha, Wadena and
Washington. making total of 80 coun-
ties out Of the 80 in which the number
OF panpers increased less than - per cent
over that Of December. 1892.
IL IS interesting u observe that this
Iist OF 80 counties includes d compact
, group of L counties in the eastern ant.
southern parts of the state which seem
to have been very httle effected by th.
hard times. namely. Washington, Da-
ko'a, Goodhue. Wahasha, Dodge. Free
born. tirlhault. Wasecii. Steele. Olmstad
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also be added the adjacent counties of
hlsago Anoka, Meeller. Sherburne and
Watonwan They include all Of the
southeastern counties of the state except
Wmona. Houston. Fillmore and Mower
counties, and they are all counties in
winch diversified farming prevails
1n the other hand IS counties show an
increase Of more than 80 per cent Rig
Stone Carleton. Cottonwood. Grant.
Houston. Hubbard Itasca. Jackson
hanahec. kandyohi, kt,son. Lincoln
Lyon. Mcleod. Marshall, Martin. Mile
Laes, Morrison, Mover Mobiles. Otter
Iell. Pine Pipestone, Polk. Reny)le
Rock. Stearns. Swift. Traverse. Wilkin
Nfl4hf Yellow Medicine. Hennepin
hainses and ST. Louis. but Of these 3,
counties ~ have still lower ratio than
me average OF the rural counties.
he number of paupers bearded in Moor
houses. hospitals and private families n
= counties. excluding Hennepin. Ramsey
nnd y. Louis counties, was 500 ~
agar st 3a7 III December. 1851: an IN.
'lease q = per cent. The number in
tne 'hree counties of Hennepin. Ramsey
anu ~ Louis was G13, as against 4,;,
III 1877. an increase Of 81 per cent The
number IN the entire state was 1o1 as
against 800 in 1892, an increase of :ao
PEI cent lhe increase has been chiefly
~ temporary out door relief.