At The County House

AT THE COUNTY HOUSE

Interesting Statistics Concerning the Past Year

The average number of inmates at the county house for the past year has been 41. The total number of different persons who have been cared for there in the past year has been 71, of whom 50 were males and 21 females. Their nationality was as follows: Americans 38, Germans 18, Irish 7, English 6, Italian 1, Colored Canadian 1. There are there two idiotic, two mate and two blind inmates. Dnring the year 8 of the inmates have died. The average cost for maintenance of each inmate has been $1.34 per week.

The county farm produced this year 282 bushels of wheat, 377 bushels of oats, 900 bushels of corn and 400 bushels of potatoes. Eleven cows are kept.

The total cost for the past year has been $4,840.10 of which $1,384.2 was for temporary relief outside of the county house. The remainder, $3,421.83 was spent as follows: Salaries and help $1,080.00, blacksmithing $29.25, books and stationary $14.76, boots and shoes $44.10, repairs $544. 30, dry goods and bedding $106.38, hardware $106.81, stock $262.50, hay, grain and feed $42.96, groceries and proisions $374.20, beef $395.83, clothing $53.59, drugs and medicines $28.76, flour $13.58, burial account $1.70, farm implements and seeds $73.50, wood and coal $433.76, improvement account $22.80, furniture $69.60, crockery and glassware $1.75, medical attendance $123.18, tobacco $88.38.