People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1896 — Medical Attendance for the Poor. [ARTICLE]

Medical Attendance for the Poor.

The County Commissioners let the contracts last Wednesday for one year, to the following physicians, at the prices named: To Dr. E. C. English, Marion township, including Poor Fm. and jail 150. Dr. E. C. English, Jordan Tp. . 20 “ Newton “ 20 “ Milroy “ 20 Dr. L. M. Wells, Union “ 25 “ Keener “ 25 Dr. Alvah Mills, Hang. Grv. “ 20 Dr. Jay Jones, Gillam, “ 10 Dr. H. London, Carpenter “ 50 Dr. A. L. Berkley, Barkley “ 25 Dr. W. C. Schwier Wheatfld tp. 40 Kankakee “ 40 Walker “ 45 To be paid Quarterly. “Said contracts to include all medical and surgical care and attendance on all poor of said townships. It is ordered by the board that the trustees of each township furnish to the physician so provided for his township, a list of persons resident in his township,, who will probably be entitled to such attendance and care, and In all such cases of doubt, the trustee of the township shall decide as though himself employing such physician.”