The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-02-06

from the father. Only eight babies
have been given up for
adoption during the year; % I'M
married mothers are caring for
their own babies personally; 10
babies are being boarded out; in
two cases the child is with rela-
tives; two died prematurely and
there was one abortion. Twelve
unmarried mothers were married
during 1929, six marrying the faith
er of their child. Two unmarried
mothers were tried for crimes dur
ing the year. One was convicted
and sent to the Woman's reforma-
tory; one was acquitted.
The Stearns County Child Wei
fare Board is the legally authoriz-
ed agency for the collection and
disbursement of support money for
illegitimate children. During 1929
the Board collected $4,588.31 and
paid out $6,273.62. At the time of
the annual audit the executive Sec
rotary was instructed to send all
funds held on certificate of deposit
to the state treasurer for invest
ment They in turn would pay 4
per cent interest on this money.
Stearns county therefore has on
deposit in the state treasury the
sum of $9,574.07 and a checking
account of $1,515.69.
There was marked increase in
the number of neglected and de-
pendent children as a result of
of strife between the parents;
non-support, immortality and drum
kenness. 43 cases were hand
led as compared to 80 during 1928.
Court action was necessary in "a
cases resulting in the following
commitments: Is children were
sent to the st. Cloud orphanage; 10
were committed to the State Board
of Control; 10 were sent to the
State Public school at Owatonna,
and five were committed to the
Lutheran Chilldren's Friend So
ciety. Nineteen cases were settled
out OF court.
The situation regarding the
feebleminded in Stearns county
seems to be the only one in which
there has been any abatement OF
action. There was total of 20
cases handled during the year. as
compared to 81 in 1928. Six were
committed as feebleminded during
the year; one hearing being held
in Ramsey county. No person was
taken to the State School for Feeb-
leminded during the year and 10
persons are awaiting place there.
One epileptic boy was taken to
Cambridge during the year. Two
girls for whom immediate ar
rangements had to be made ARE at
the House of the Good Shepherd
until room is found for them at the
state institution. Mental tests were
given to 20 during 1929. Eleven
committed feebleminded persons
are under the supervision OF the
board. One febbleminded woman
from another county is paroled to
relatives here. One feebleminded
child died at F'aribault in 1929.
There were 43 Investigations of
placements and adoptions during
the year. Three adoptions were APP
proved and two are pending. There
were II new placements and 16 Wis
it's to old placements. There were 2
to old placements. There were two
requirements. Two boys were
sent back to the New York Found
ling Hospital because of mental de-
feet three children were permitted
to go to relatives outside the
county and two children were
brought into the county by rela-
tives. One placement was disap-
proved and the child removed. One
adopted child was recommitted to
the institution upon the re-mar-
riage of the foster mother.
Proceedings in Juvenile Court
for delinquency brought in 4S cas-
es as compared to 33 in 1928. Five
girls were committed and taken to
the Home School at Sank Centre
five boys were committed and TAX
en- to Red Wing. Four girls are
on probation and 10 boys are on
probation. Three hitch-hiking girls
were returned to relatives in other
counties.
In crimes against boys, there was
a plea of guilty to incest in one
case; plea of guilty to indecent
assault in four cases; a plea of
guilty to carnal knowledge in two
cases. No case Of this type was
tried in District court during 1929.
In crimes against bays, there was
a plea of guilty to permitting them
to work and loirer about a pool
room in one case. A paroled boy
from Red Wing, found guilty of
assault and battery, was taken to
Fergus Falls and paroled boy,
guilty of carnal knowledge, was re-
turned to Red Wing.
In the care OF defectives-the
blind, crippled, ill and insane-the
Child Welfare Board has arranged
for care or treatment in u cases
during the year. State aid for a
blind mans family is being col
lected and disbursed by the Board.
Sanitarium care was arranged in s
cases; University Hospital care in
6 cases; 2 men were committed as
insane; treatment for venereal dis
ease was arranged in cases; two
children were sent to the State
Hospital for Crippled Children; 2
men were sent to the State Hospit-
al for Inebriates; were sent to
the State School for the Deaf and
three men are under observation
and probably insane. One aged
man died and burial arrangements
were made by the Board.
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