Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-06-14

Moved that the report of the COM
mittee on poor farm and poor accounts
be adopted and bills allowed as read.
Carried.
To the honorable county board of
Wood county, Wisconsin,
Gentlemen
The undersigned petitioner repre-
sents and shows to your honorable
body;
That your petitioner now is duly
elected, qualified and acting chairman
of the town board of supervisors of
the town of Sigel, in Wood County,
Wisconsin and makes this petition for
and on behalf of said town, and by
authority of it's said town board;
That there is now at the poor farm
of said Wood county, an inmate of
said poor farm, named Henry Blong,
charged to the town of Sigel, (See
printed proceedings of this board for
1904, 1905 page 81; and for 1905 page
1S)
That said Henry Blong never was a
legal resident of and never in fact
gained settlement in, or was charge
able to said town of Sigel. But petit
tioner alleges that he is informed and
believes that said Blong, if resident
Of Wood county at all, is resident of
the city of Marshfeld:
Petitioner alleges that he is in
formed and believes that said Henry
Blong now has and for several years last
past has had daughter residing in
the city Of Marshtield, Wood County,
Wisconsin, that her name is Mrs. f.
Eodgden, and her residence is corner
uI 9th and Ash streets in said city,
and that she is able. and willing to
support her father, that said Blong
also has an able-bOdied son, who now
resides at MarShfield, in this county.
And petitioner says that this infOr-
nation was given him by said dau-
ghter. Petitioner further alleges
that as soon as he learned that Henry
Blong was not properly chargeable to
his town he, in writing notified the
county clerk of this county, the chair
man of the county board and the
chairman of the committee on poor
farm and poor accounts of that fact.
Petitioner further alleges that the
sum illegally charged against said
town of Sigel, on account of said
Henry Blong, for the year ending
Nov. Sth 1904 is. ......... IS SO
And for the year ending Nov.
1oth 1910 l33 59
Total now so illegally charged Sal AZ
Hereto annexed are the atfidavits of
| Thomas Hanitin and Ida Kimmie as
to and bearing upon the true resi-
dence and legal settlement of said
Henry Blong.
Wherefor petitioner, for and on
behalf of said town of Slgel, Wood
| County, Wisconsin prays that said
sum of S14l.42, so illegally charged to
said town of Sigel be allowed to and
credited to said town on the books of
SAID county, and that no further
charge be made against said town of
Sigel for or on behalf of said Henry
6lOng or for his keeping at said poor
farm.
B. M. VAUGHN
Attorney for petitioner
town of Sigel.
State of Wisconsin,
IS.
Wood County.
Simon Worlund being first duly
sworn on oath says that he is chair
man of the town of Sigel and makes
this verification for and on behalf of
said town and the board of supervisors
thereof that he has heard the fore.
going petition read and knows the
contents thereof, and that the same
is true of his own knowledge, except
as to those parts stated on information
and belief, and as to those parts he
| believes it to be true,
| Simon Worlund.
| Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 5th day of March, A. D. 1906.
B. NJ. Vaughn, Court Com. in and for
Wood County, Wisconsin.
State of Wisconsin,
| Wood County.
Thomas Hanafin being first duly
sworn on oath. saws that he is we'll