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Page 100          Biennial Report of the State Board
                     of Corrections and Charities
                                1873

                               BARRY

      The location of this poor-house is good, but rather barren
   of trees.  The house is a frame building, and seems to be tol-
   erably well kept.  There are no separate apartments for the
   insane, nor were there any persons in the institution who
   were badly insane.  There is no provision for the separation
   or classification of the inmates.  We found three small chil-
   dren in this institution, all from one family.  They had been
   abandoned by the mother, who had run away, and were left
   here by a shiftless father.  One of them was afflicted with a
   fever-sore, and the others were in the room assisting in caring

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   for it.  The room in which they were kept was cheerless and
   cold, and the bedding poor.


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Page 135          Biennial Report of the State Board
                     of Corrections and Charities
                                1907

           Infirmary three and a half miles from Hastings, the county seat.
        The main building is a two story brick, and though imposing in
        appearance, is not well planned; some errors of construction have
        been remedied by remodeling; is well heated and has good water
        supply and bathing facilities and fair sewerage.  A two story de-
        tached building does good service as a hospital.

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