The County Poor
Mauston Star, Feb. 16, 1888, Page 1
The following are the names and ages of those now on the poor farm with the
town where they belong, supplied by Michael HEEREY, County Superintendent
of the Poor.
| CHURCHILL Rachel FRANK Fred FULLER Isadore GARDNER Charles HECKER Margaret LEWIS Isaac LEWIS Mary MILLER S. V. NORTABERG Gottfried NORTABERG Dora O'BRIEN Terrence OLISKEY Katie O'ROURKE Chris SAUNDERS James SHIELDS Patrick |
52 years 45 years 50 years 77 years 70 years 86 years 82 years 76 years 75 years 80 years 75 years 38 years 65 years 70 years 70 years |
Wonewoc Germantown Necedah Wonewoc Germantown Necedah Necedah Germantown Necedah Necedah Lindina Marion Wonewoc Elroy Kingston |
Last year (a dry season) there were raised on the farm the following crops:
1004 bushels of oats
300 bushels of corn
150 bushels of potatoes
40 bushels of rutabagas
6 bushels of onions
8 bushels of beets
1.5 barrels sauerkraut
30 heads cabbage
45 tons hay
1 large stack of corn for fodder
1 large straw stack
On the farm at this time are:
one pair mares, 7 years old
one colt, 8 months old
five cows in good order
three yearling calves
fifteen hogs
sixty chickens
All the butter and eggs used are produced on the farm.
George ADAMS and wife are in charge of the farm and of the poor, as steward and matron, and their management of affairs shows them to be well qualified for their position. The county appropriates $700 to pay their salary and for all expenses to help. The inmates assist in all work that they are capable of doing. Another season it is calculated the expenses will be somewhat reduced, as the meat required would all be raised on the farm.
Aside from those in the poor house, the Superintendent is aiding many outside parties in the different towns. Some with homes are not able to procure all that is necessary for their comfort, and such are provided with a sack of flour, or some articles to carry them through the cold winter. There are many cases of destitution in the county, and Mr. Heerey is doing his best to render them comfortable.