Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-13
SUPERVISORS MAKE
APPROPRIATION FOR
WIDOWS PENSIONS
RESOLUTION is ADOPTED PRO
VlDlNG A $4,000 LOAN TO TIDE
TEMPER MEETING.


MOTHERS OVER UNTIL SEP
TEMPER MEETING.
The supervisors this morning at
their regular meeting. were thoroly
impressed with the need of taking
steps for providing relief to La Sale
colmtys fifty thrce destitute widows
who faced complete curtaiment Of
their monthly allotment as result
of the mothers pension fund being
entirely depleted.
As result Of resolution presented
by the finance committee, working in
conjunction with County Attorney
Elmer Roberts, approval was given
to a pla suggested for borrowing S.
600 to tide the pension fund over I'M
Ill the September meeting. At that
time the annual budget will be passed
and an appropriation made large
enough to take care Of the fiscal
year
The $1,000 will be spent on orders
ISSUED by the county clerk and loaned
by the banks at the regular rate Of
SIX per cent. Unless this step was
taken the dfty-three families benefit.
ed under the pension act would have
been cue on from any help whatso-
ever during the coming three months.
IN September. ,l9lS $4,000 WAS ap.
propriate,t9 for wdows' pensions. but
because NJ the influenza epidemic.
which greatly increased the death
rate, the fund was prematnrely used
up. AT the next September meeting
100000 will be asked for the appro-
priation.
Hear Road Petitions.
T petition to commence work on the
one and one-fourth mile road norra
of Seneca, known as road No :. WIS
referred TO tho sta.e aid roads com
mittee Another petition was al4l
handed in by the highway supervisor
regarding changes made in the stale
aid system, and this, too. was referred
to the state aid roads commit &c TIE
co"' ana gas ana the puhllc building
Iep"',7 were tHeh read ana adopted,
The decision regarding the amount Of
APPROPRIATION per ahiluh III me NINA
relief act was held Ocer until the aft
" moon 7tSS'oil' Inc state tharlteS
cour mousse ana JAN ana me MINES
an" h''llihs reports were theh read.
III 'ne Ia 0ail" county home report
IT was SHOWN lhat Inc institution Is
Oh "hohl are men ana ltfy-%N women,
ana ln't tue "orh o. Lawrence MOI
rlSS'Y aS superintendent was tairl'a
OF SATISFACTORILY. NaiIloS ioWhsh.r
was theI F'prieh ny SUPERVISOR !.
"P'''''' W W. ""''""' tue Ae' ICES d.
q co1S'abie' ana 'He matter was re
PF'e1 10 lhe JuHiGIaFF committee ana
ui' couh. "'l"rHcS' tIi'l'f =" i'ooerIN.
y Ilo'ioii "dS Iiiddt 10 ara" up Fta'-
lu''"h ior memorial holice iof Two
Doard, rams Ior the decorating o.
tle court houSe onI'hs ihe "dI'l'ct
ceieoratloh on july were aI9'0'7'a
ana MOTION was put Iof'h 10 pace
the matter III Lhe hah"N Oh 'he "di'a
ing committee ana 0h'rI' ayers WIN
power TO ac'.
Honor, Lieut. Weese'
Lieut. HIenh N"eSe was JheH oSii-
ered INTO the meeting room by iA'
county attorney ana was gwen Il hu-'
o'a'l"h 49, .#.sE
SuEEeNLion ~ nave ne HlI2''i''"
eo"S oialhiS tu'u 10 Il previous I'p'I.
was maui anu I''''i lie T. " etS' wa :
iiu"uu'e'. ms h'''"'a'''"'' was NV
io"eu ny leHS'iS "pp4duS'' anu inca
'h'ii ii'ali Dfo''S"H o'ief'" MN i'ls
sl'l"il' -"heIe ne 'on'o " more plhIH''
he''u'
re stated ih"t II l'au pee'i ABOUT t"o
years since ne Hdu uelu the COUNT
once OF attorney anu N Scaihl'E
over me commentaries ol the i'ehUe'
present hol'ceo quite d nuilfoeF OF IN
laillllldr faces anu eApIeSSed ms kll".
ness toward the ouaru III ailoWlhS ma
10 ielate ms hllll'arE experiences q,