Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 March 1904 — COTTAGE AT SOLDIERS HOME. [ARTICLE]

COTTAGE AT SOLDIERS HOME.

At the special meeting of the county council last Monday an appropriation of $3,000 was made for building a cottage at the Lafayette or state soldiers home. A petition asking for the cottage was presented to the commissioners several months ago and was referred to the county council. Other appropriations were made to cover several small claims for services, etc., during 1903, and S2OO for copying Deed Record No. 5, S4O for a new bath tub and S2OO for stock >at the poor farm; $750 for a new bridge at Remington; and SIOO for approaches to the Padgett bridge across the Iroquois in this township.