Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-01-18
SIGURD REQl'E.
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POOR FARM COMMITTEE REPORT.

annual invoice, settled with the Steward
and found all orders issued for claims
filed during the year 1910
Total warrants issued ....... $9359.39
Total amount chargeable to per
capita $500. .............. 5l35.10
Heating plant, hospital ...... 1858
Re-pla STEERING Insane hospital. F.. 3S0.S2
stalled ....,.1 ........... S11.53
per capita cost, furniture, ma
chinery and stock purchased,
permanent repairs, insurance
etc. .............- 2O96.31
Salaries Cncluded in per capita.)
steward ..'........ ........$ $4,000
Matron .... ........... 300. 90
Day Man ............ .... 10000
Nightwatch mn. ... $1,000
Cook County Home ........ 204.00
Extra help (est.) ........ 5000
Physician (order not issued) 80. 10000
Physician expense, Insane -. 5000
Physician expense, Poor ...... 5000
Amount for Insane expended.
farm ........ .............. 3i61.5O
Cost s per- capita, insane. per week 2,ss
Amount expende for keep Of
poor, minus S5 per cent pro-
=, ceeds OF farm -. 144S.S7
Number Of weeks board,
Cost per capita, Poor, per week 1877
Number of males insane in.
Number of females insane in
hospital .... ..13
Number of deaths insane in
hospital ........ L
Number of males in County
Number of females in County
Number of deaths in County
Home ........ .......... L
Proceeds from sale of affirm pro-
coUjNTrY HOME; INVOICE. ''''
Live StOck-1S cows, 5 yearling heif-
ers, ~ spring calves, 6 young heifers,
bull, Sc shoatS.
Poultry-32O chickens. i6 geese, 16
ducks, guineas, turkeys.
oats, 4 tons mill feed, 25 tons hay, sc
tons enSilage.
vegetables-12 blu. potatoes, rs blu.
carrots, 20 bu. beets.
Household, Supplies-6oO quarts can
ned goods, 3lbs. chewing tobacco, so lbs.
sugar, % lbs. smoking tobacco Is lbs.
coffee, 10 lbs. tea, 10 doz. eggs. SO 9S-lb.
empty 40 gal jars. smaller Jars.
County Home Dining ROOM range,
II chairs, / cupboard. new tables. II
. coffee boilers, / tea pot, 20 bowls, 81
plates; II individual sugars; SPIDERS
Sitting Room-4 chairs, cuspidors, l
hot water bottle, ! cigar lighter 10
suits underwear, 20 shirts.
Wash Room washing machines, 2
wringers, s wash boards, boilers,
baskets, tubs.
Bed Room-21 beds and bedding, Is
chairs, l invalid chair, new commoues,
2 new mattresses.
Clothes Room-1S sheets and pillow
slips, wrappers, 6 suits new heaVy
underwear, doz. towels, one-half doz.
hrOOmS
"'" INSANE WARD.
Ladies' Room-2o chairs, 10 curtains
ef GentGr s saSed s0wes e
chairs, % pictures, new commodes;
Ladies' Bath Room Closets suits
light underwent sk s6eets 10 Tra pplfow
BARS shoes. IS suits light underwear.
Mems Ward-14 chairs, Is pictures,
p % eoTeis Curtains ia Deos center tables
Mems Bath Room and Closet bar
Der chair, pairs slippers razors, l
mug and brush, ] stropi 10 i suits u u1de
wear, % pairs socks, II overalls. 10
sheets, 20 pillow slips. ~ pairs nit
tens pairs shoes IRf slrs art'G tables
kitchen tables, spiders, 8 ladies' d ,9z
knives, / range. coffee boilers, pals
26 chairs, 20 cups, 80 plates, 20 bowls
kettles, 80 spoons, / tray ! basket,
lures, / clothes bar soo
private Dwelling-5 curtains, i conee
mill. / kraut cutter. ! sausage cutter
/ table, / Singer Sewing machlne' pnyd
sician's record book. small record
hooks, / insane record book, i Dbl. churn'
new, IL milk cans, strainers; ,oaa.r
Machinery corn pillow, ! hay tedder
and rake. | corn shelter, j manure
snreader. / corn binder. water tanks
pipe tongs, 2 ice tongs; ] wrench.
vice. / brace and set of bits, saws
The committee recommends that In
the future the county purchase and own
ali horses and machinery used on the
farm as suggested by the S,ate ana fhS mers
sa'isi'o' q. A. MEYER, Chm.
BEN T.. JEWELL.
o. M. SELVES.
MARTIN JONES,
80 GEO. j. COOPER.