Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-13

Jail was In bad shape aud needed
painting both inside and out, and that
the women's quarters needed remodel
Ing and that suitable quarters should
be made for keeping belongings Of peo
pie who were held In Jail.
Miss Wagner, Streator probation Of
ficer who has resigned was the next
matter taken up, and It was moved
that Miss Baker, OF Streator, be ac-
cepted as her successor. Judge Reck
appointed Miss Baker and ordered a
salary OF $4250 month be paid her
The motion was carried.
The report for mothers pensions
was the next matter taken up. The
amount of $4,000 less $1,70O for
mothers remarrying or having chill.
dren over fourteen years of age. Then
there was an expense of $500 for pro.
baton officers. and 1t was suggested
that $1,000 be voted for emergency.
The final amount to be voted was
$4,000.
T. B. Tangle Bobs Up.
The tuberculosis sanitarium tangle
was then brought up. Supervisor
Strohm, OF Peru, brought up the mat.
terw hich was about Caroline Wilky
Peru girl who II has been claimed
and as persistently denied was refus.
ed admittance to the La Sale county
sanitarium by Miss Bertha Logan,
superintendent OF the sanitarium on
the grounds that she was not suit.
able patient and could not be got
along with. Strohm stated that after
numerous pleas with Miss Logan to
take Miss Wilky in that he was forced
to look elsewhere for a place for the
woman. He appealed to St Mary's
and the Peoples hospitals of La
Sale and Peru for aid but they claim
ed they were not in a position to
handle tubercular patients. Failing In
this he consulted some more of the
supervisors and they asked Miss Lo-
gan to admit the woman at the county
institution, but he said she refused
to do so and stated that she would
resign If asked to do so again. The
girl was then taken to the county
farm, but the supervisor claimed it
was found impracticable to keep her
there so it was decided to place her
in the Ottawa colony until the Septem.
Der meeting of the board. She was
placed in the sanitarium on July q
and is still there. II is costing S35 a
week to keep her there for which 1925
week is asked from the county. $40
Is being paid by the girls father.
Report on Girls Condition.
report on the girls maady was
read and it was stated that the girl
was unwelcome at home because of
her condition. Mr.. Charley, of La
Sale, then made a recommendation
that the matter be referred to the
board of directors of the sanitarium
in conjunction with the detention
home board.
Supervisor Haskins then requested
that the matter be referred to the
special investigating committee which
has already had four meetings regard.
ing the matter and fully understands
the case. Supervisor Andrews made a
motion that the matter be referred to
the pauper's committee but Supervisor
Yockey made the statement that the
members of that ccmmitteee knew
nothing about the matter so that it
should not be referred to them.
1t was finally decided to turn the
matter over to the large committee
composed of the sanitariuw board, the
detention home board and the special
committee which was appointed all to
meet together and fix up the matter as
soon as possible.