The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-19
STATE SOLDIERS HOME
Annual Report OF the Institution at
Lafayette.

The changes in the board OF trustees
of the Indiana State Soldiers Home
was the first subject discussed in the
annual report of that inStitation pre-
sented to Governor Durbin. Colonel
Foster and Captain Murphy retired
and Capt. Alexander n. Scott, of La
doga. and Capt Louis B. Fulweiler, of
Peru, were appointed to succeed them.
Col. John Levering died and was
succeeded by w. S. Haggard. The
report is complete one, showing the
receipts and expenditures, names of
members, pension account, etc.
The surgeons report showed that
there were, during the year, 99S sick
visits and $3.50 consultations at sick
calls, 5000 prescriptions filled, 14S
surgical operations; 5000 surgical
dressings and treatments. In the
deaths there were twenty-Seven men
and eleven women. The mortality APP
proximated per cent.
At the end of the fiscal year, Oct.
81, there were 694 members of the
home, with seventy-tiye on the wait
ing list. The membership was divi-
ded into 400 men and 2S5 women.
The average age of the men was sixty
five years and the women sixty years.
OF the women eighty-three were wild
owS of soldiers and 195 wives of sold
ierS, while seven were deserted wives.
The oldest member of the home was
was eighty-Seven and the youngest
(of civil-war veterans) tifty-five years.
There are several young soldiers of the
Spanish war at the home.
The report says that the total re-
celpts were $50, 2S1.42. The state
does not bear the total expense Of the
institution, as the state fixes only a
monthly per capita tax equal to $3.50
for each member, officer and employe
of the home. The total received from
the auditor of state for the mainten-
ance of the home was SS0,92S.33, in
Guiding 5000 for salaries for the
commandment and adjutant. The aver
age per day was s529.52. The other
receipts, including cash on hand,
amount derived from pension fund,
etc., amounted to 81, 944.69. This
amount went into the maintenance
fund of the home and helped to that
extent to meet the expenses. The
other receipts amounted to 1858. 40.
This amount has been paid to the
state treasurer and goes to the state.
The cost for the maintenance of
the home for the year ending Oct. 81
was $50, 231.42, less s94101, amount
turned over to the state and cash bal
ance received from pensions, leaving
a balance of $50. 290. 40. The state
was reimbursed by s7,955.1s received
from the United States government
and S230.95 received from the earn
ings of the home, total of s2S, 1S6. 13.
Deducting from the total amount paid
oy the state, $50, 92S33, the amount
refunded, S28, 1868, the remainder.
which is So, 742. 20. is the exact cost
to the state for the salaries of the
commandant and a0jutant, and the
maintenance for the year. The per
capita cost for maintenance was SIS.
Os. The actual per capita cost to the
state was s97.75.
The report calls attention to the
fact that all repairs, new machinery,
expense for burialS, all fuel, etc., must
come from the maintenance fund
The home paid during the year for
repairs and Improvements s,23s27.
The report says that there are only
two states out of twenty-six that have
a lower per capita expense than In
diana, and in those two states the
wives and widows of veterans are not
received.