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Page 103          Biennial Report of the State Board
                    of Corrections and Charities
                               1875

                               CASS

      The Cass county poor-house is in the township of Jefferson,
   three miles southwest of the village of Cassopolis.  The main
   building is of brick, has a Mansard roof and a tower, and pre-
   sents a very fine appearance.  The rooms generally are large,
   with high ceilings, and are kept in a very neat and tidy man-
   ner, and have the appearance of a comfortable and attractive
   home.  The beds and bedding are excellant , and the appear-
   ance of the inmates indicates good care.  In the arrangement
   of the building the provision for the separation of the sexes is
   not as effective as it should be, they having all to pass through
   the same halls to their lodging rooms.  There were two insane

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Page 104

   persons in the institution; one of them was violent and was
   confined in a small brick building erected for such purposes.
   There were eleven children, all under fifteen years of age, kept
   at the house, and two idiots.  There is no provision for bath-
   ing.  There were 31 inmates in all.  Some of them were sick,
   and yet were made so comfortable that it would scarce have
   been imagined that they were paupers.  A good ice-house is
   attached to the premises.  Mr. D. M. Howell and James Boyd
   accompanied us on this visit; the latter bears the name, in that
   vicinity, of the "father of the poor."

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Page 136          Biennial Report of the State Board
                    of Corrections and Charities
                               1907

                               CASS

      Infirmary three miles from Cassopolis.  A three story brick building
   with basement, with a two story detached building for hospital.  The
   buildings are heated with steam but are not well ventilated; a water and
   sewerage plant have recently been installed at a cost of three thousand
   dollars; bath rooms and lavatory are provided.

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