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   Dodge County has ten indigent, eight males and two females. It has a 245-acre poor farm, valued at $85,000. Fremont is the county seat.

   Fillmore County, Geneva county seat, has eleven indigent, eight male, and three female. It has a 160-acre poor farm, valued at $30,000.

   Nothing Doing in Harlan. Harlan County has neither poor farm nor indigent. Alma is the county seat.

   Colfax County has three male and two female indigent. lt has a 160-acre county farm, valued at $56,000. Schuyler is the county seat.

   Logan County has no indigent. It has a building used when necessary for the indigent, worth ahout $300. Gandy is the county seat.

   Dakota County has three male indigent and an 80-acre poor farm, valued at $20,000. Dakota City is the county seat.

   Cedar County, Barrington county seat has five male indigent, and a county poor farm of 160 acres, valued at $28,000.

   Thayer County. Hebron county seat, has no indigent. It has a 160-acre county farm, valued at $12,000.

   Hooker County, Mullen, county at has no indigent and no poor farm.

   Dawes County, Chadron the county sat, has four male indigent and a 160-acre poor farm, valued at $5,000.

   Arthur County has no indigent and no county poor farm. Arthur is the county seat.

   Hamilton County has a 240-acre poor, farm, on which there are three male and three female indigent. The farm is valued at $50,000. The county seat is Aurora.

   Cherry County has neither county charges nor poor farm. The county seat is Valentine.

   Franklin County has a 320-acre poor farm. It has no indigent. The farm is valued at $64,000. Franklin it the county seat.

   Madison County has two male and three female indigent. It his a 160-acre poor farm, valued at $25,000. Madison is the county seat

   Dixon County has two male indigent at the poor farm, which consists of 160 acres and is valued at $35,000. Ponca is the county seat.

   Washington County, Blair county seat, has three male indigent on its 160-acre poor farm. The farm is valued at $12,800.

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