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HOME FOR
CHILDREN
Is Earnestly Advocated By
CliCtoD N. Rice
Member Of Board Of County
Visitors II Years
And Who Is Very fami lar
With Existing Conditions
$4,000 Is Now Available
for The Proposed Home
Making Only $4,000 Neces.
safy To Be Raised Tor
Purpose

OanViIle, w., Oct. 3O-The coming
election to be held Nov. 5th, ia in
some respects the most important
one in which we have been permitted
to participate for years.
One matter which is to be deter.
mined by the voters at this election
is Shall Knox county have a children's
home?
IT is to be remembered that by the
act OF 1888, no Child entitled to ad.
mission into children's home shall
be kept or maintained In any infirm.
AIRY in this state; and Il will be ad.
mitted, without u doubt, that this
county has at all times some such
children, and that the county has no
home provided for them. and that our
commissioners are forced to make
provisions for keeping them In a chill.
dren's home in some other county;
and are authorized, even required, to
levy tax for that purpose. which
includes not only the expense of keep
ing the children, but the additional
expense incident to making such pro-
visions and contracts, transportation
for the children and attendants, the
visiting of such homes by members
Of the board Of county visitors In the
discharge of their duties toward such
children, but other expenses connect
ed with their keeping and mainten-
ance out of the county.
And still see other reasons why
the county should have a children's
home; the children entitled to admis.
sion to such homes are the victims
Of circumstance and not choice, and
yet are fond Of their parents as are
the more fortunate children; and the
fact that they are removed from the
county prevents the parents or even
friends from keeping In touch with
their little ones; the children Of this
county, as you may know, were for
some time kept in q children's home
at West Liberty, Logan county, and
in one instance while they were
there, a mother in her dying moments
plead to have her child brought to
her, but distance prevented 1t.
] still see another reason for voting
for the children's home at this time,
and 1t Ia this; there is a fund In the
hands OF the organization, mot for
protit) known rs The Home fo'
Friendless Children at Mt. Vernon,
lamOunting to not les than $1,000, and
this has been rendered the Knox
county commissioners to be used by
them in securing and maintaining a
the voters at this election authorize
1.-THE commissioners to levy a tax for
the same; and might say that S6,-
900 of this fund Is already In the
treasury, making az the two amounts
do, total OF $4,000 now provided,
and that it is estimated that the addi.
tional levy necessary will not exceed
$4,000, very small sum indeed for
such a noble purpose.
As a member Of the county board
of visitors for some ~ years or more
believe ] am fairly well acquainted
with the conditions surrounding the
dependent children of Knox county
and from such observation and expert
enee do feel the very great need oi
such home and trust that 1t may SO
appear 10 you.
A separate ballot will be provided
for you on this question.
With the hope that the proposition
will have a majority. am
Yours very respectfully,
) CLINTON M. RICE