What does it mean when under "demands against the county", only the word pauper (and $10) is listed after someone's name? (see below) Does that mean that those people were given money from the county because they were paupers? Thanks, Peggy Mayfield ----- Original Message ----- From: <Manessmchr@wmconnect.com> To: <mojeffer@rootsweb.com>; <ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 9:26 PM Subject: [MOJEFFER] MISSOURI, Jefferson Co., BIRTHS & etc. > Just to remind everyone -- Charlotte's "Pearls" are now archived > permanently > at > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/usa_genealogy/mo_newspaper.htm > > -------------------------------- > > Jefferson Democrat > Hillsboro, Jefferson county, Missouri > > WEDNESDAY, 11 AUGUST 1886; > > Demands against the county were allowed as follows: > H.M. HOPKINS, for U. BALDWIN, pauper $12.50 > Franz GRIMM, road overseer 13.75 > J.F. TYREY, pauper 10.00 > S.J. BURGESS, pauper 10.00 > B. SCHNEIDER, pauper 10.00 > Mrs. SPAULDING, keeping and burying > pauper 22.00 > Charles CENAUGHTY, pauper 10.00 > Alex HUSKEY, sup't county farm 126.76 > Dr. BREWSTER, medical attendance to > paupers and prisoners 62.50 > George D. BARNARD, stationery 4.66 > ROBERTS & Co., bridge lumber 25.66 > W.R. DONNELL, County clerk 61.15 > B. LACKAMP, carpenter work 4.00 > R.W. McMULLIN, publishing 64.55 > Jos J. HOEKEN, goods for courthouse, > jail and roads 8.20 > J.B. DOVER, for road hands 4.00 > Jesse A. LUCAS, for pauper 10.00 > Ed HILDERBRAN, for pauper 10.00