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Executive Documents of the
State of Minnesota
For the Fiscal Year
Ending July 31, 1892

                         INSPECTION OF COUNTY POOR HOUSES.
                         
              COTTONWOOD COUNTY POORHOUSE was visited May 28th, 1892.
            There were three male paupers. The largest number at one
            time during the past year was four. The overseer pays $60
            rent and receives $3.50 per week for board of paupers. The
            house was clean and well kept. The beds and bedding were
            clean and furnished with sheets and pillow cases. The
            women's department has never been used.
              The inmates appeared comfortable and well cared for.
            A pauper reported the following bill of fare:
            Breakfast: bacon, eggs, potatoes, bread and butter, pancakes,
             coffee with sugar and milk.
            Dinner: Bread and butter, potatoes, salt meat (fresh weekly),
             pie or cake, tea with sugar and milk.
            Supper: bread and butter, potatoes, meat, sauce. The paupers
             fare about the same as the overseer's family.
             
             This house is a useless appendage. The paupers could be
            cared for quite as well in private families at less expense.
            
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