Allowances made at the December 1888 Session of the Dearborn County, Indiana Commissioners appeared in:
Lawrenceburg Register – 31 Jan 1889 – Page 3, Column 3

LIST OF ALLOWANCES
Made by the Board of Commissioners of Dearborn county, at their December session, 1888, and ordered to be published in the Register, as having the largest circulation in said county.

Poor—Lawrenceburgh Township.

• C. Israel—Groceries furnished: Mrs. Paul Lemuel, Mrs. Best, Mrs. David Diggs
• H. R. Helmuth—Groceries furnished: H Kleiker, Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. Marshall, Mrs. Young, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Laird
• Schleicher Bros.—Groceries furnished: Mrs. Grill, C Craig, Hester Miller, Mrs. Krona, Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Sanders
• George Wood—Groceries furnished: Mrs. Bruce and sister
• John Tuthill & Co.—Groceries furnished: Mrs. Williams, Mrs. McAdams, Mrs. Holland, Mrs. Ed Johnson
• A. Shaw—Groceries furnished: Mr. Brown
• Herman Oertling—Groceries furnished: Mrs. Cavanaugh
• Sparks Bros.—Groceries furnished: Mrs. Jeffers
• John Isherwood—Groceries furnished: Mrs. Parsons, Mrs. Williams
• Louis Ellerbrook—Board furnished: tramps
• Wm. Schneider—Shoes furnished: tramps
• Wm. Schneider—Shoes furnished: Mrs. Carl and Geasly
• Anton Schneider—Shoes furnished: Mrs. Cavanaugh, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Henry Young, Mrs. Johnson
• P. J. Emmert—Merchandise Furnished: Taylor Baylery, Mrs. Laird, Mrs. Collins, Wm Brown, Mrs. Carl, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Carter
• Wm. F. Cook—Coal furnished: Mrs. B. Ricketts, Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. Bruce, Mrs. Nancy Jones, Mrs. Sanders, Mrs. Marshall, H Young, Mrs. Best, Mrs. Grill, Mrs. Pierce, Mrs. Jeffries
• L. Swift & Son—Clothing furnished: Mrs. Dodd, Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. McCracken, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Mack, Mrs. Carll
• Early & Daniels—Coal furnished: Mrs. Krona, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Hayes, Taut, Mrs. Miles, Mrs. Leindecker, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Krow
• Daniel M. Guard—Board furnished: paupers

Poor—Centre Township:

• Chas. Fehling—Groceries furnished: Margaret Ross, Mahala Teaney, Johannah Thoms, Mrs. H Broyles, L Theetge, Wm Smith
• J. C. Green—Groceries furnished: Mrs. Benj Mills
• John Kleuber—Clothing furnished: Joe Peters
• J. H. VanHouten—Groceries furnished: Mrs. C Perrin, Hannah Byrns, Emma Chamberlain
• Louis Lotton—Board furnished: tramps
• John Brannon—Groceries furnished: R Welsh, Nancy Hunt
• O. T. Canfield—Merchandise furnished: Joe Jones
• Fred Opperman—Groceries furnished: Mrs. Hughs
• Robert McConnell—Clothing furnished: James Vahey, Wm Smith
• Blythe Buffington—Groceries furnished: Miss Emma Chamberlain
• Fred Mauntel—Conveyance furnished: Mat Shank to county asylum, Al McMurray to county asylum, Martin Cochran to county asylum
• E. Lamar—Merchandise furnished: Sarah Steg, Mrs. Smith and daughter, Joe Jones, Mrs. Noble and daughter, Mrs. Lictschge
• M. Pelgen—Groceries furnished: Wm Powell, Dora Sperlach
• Albert Bloom—Groceries furnished: Dora Sperlach
• Herdegan & Kress—Groceries furnished: Amanda Gray, Albert Pohl
• Robert Maybin—Groceries furnished: Joe Peters, James Howard, Wm Smith, Wm Walker, Bridget Cooper
• Wm Webber—Groceries furnished: Mrs. Lambkins, Mrs. Abdon, Mrs. Howard
• Martha Bruce—taking care of sick
• Hannah Burns—taking care of sick
• Lafe M. Cheek—Groceries furnished: Wm Holden
• C. H. Beinkamp—Groceries furnished: Wm Theetge, J Freiberg, Mrs. Radcliff, Wm Powell, Ella Baker
• Andy Kastner—Groceries furnished: Mrs. J Freiberger
• Thos. W. Sargent—Coal furnished: Miss Chamberlain, Margaret Ross, Dora Sperlach, Mrs. Van Sickles, Wm Thompson, B Burns, A Pohl, Mary Abdon
• Wymond Cooperage Co.—Fuel furnished
• J. R. Cole & Son—Conveyance to Cemetery
• M Maloney—Undertaker
• Ed Holthouse—Undertaker
• Jacob Schuler—Transportation

Poor—Kelso Township.

• Wendel Labbe—Groceries furnished: Philip Spring, Joseph Huber
• Gerhardt Fette—Groceries furnished: Joseph Huber, Caroline Smith
• Chas Seekatz—Shoes to Caroline Smith
• Fred Morgan—Shoes to Joseph Huber

Poor—Sparta Township.

• H. D. Moore—Groceries furnished: Isaac Davis, J. Colshure and wife

Poor—Clay Township.

• Wm. Rowland—Groceries furnished: Jane Peasley, Harrison Conaway, Sewel Sheldon, Betsy Spangler
• M. E. Withrow—Groceries furnished: Mrs. John Loftus, Thomas Aker
• Fred Ginter—Groceries furnished: A and E Evans, Sarah Fleming, Sewel Sheldon

Poor—York Township.

• Otto Hammerle, cash

Poor—Hogan Township.

• T. L. Baker—Hauling coal: Margaret Stitt, Jane Christy, Sarah Buffington
• John Hayes—Groceries furnished: Margaret Stitt and Jane Christie
• John Armstrong—Cash paid out

Poor—Harrison Township.

• Wm. Schroyer—Undertaker

Poor—Manchester Township.

• Perry Piles—Groceries to Mr. Scribner
• Wm. F. Crocker—Groceries furnished: Mrs. Callahan

Poor—Logan Township.

• Haddock & Clark—Groceries furnished: Elizabeth Ward
• Ed. Grubbs—Boarding three children

Poor—Miller Township.

• T H Nowlin & Co.—Groceries furnished: J Connor, J Dodd

Roads and Highways.

• J W Truitt and J P Swearing—Viewers

Public Buildings.

• G H Wood—Soap and oil for jail
• Lawrenceburgh Gas Co.—Gas
• H G Kidd—Furnishing stove and repairing
• H Risinger—Repairing clock
• Ohio Valley Coffin Co.—Kindlings
• W F Cook—Hardware etc.
• J S Dorman & Co.—merchandise
• E C Baldwin—Desk stool
• Sparks Bros.—Mops and handles

Specific Allowance.

• E D Moore—Postage and box rent
• S J Huston—Postage
• D H Miller—Horses and carriage
• John Probst—Box rent
• J H Russe—Postage and expressage

Expense of Elections.

• D M Guard
• J H Russe

Expense of Criminals.

• D M Guard—Boarding prisoners

Court Expense.

• D M Guard

Commissioners’ Court.

• D M Guard

Laughery Bridge.

• F M Miller

Wilmington Bridge.

• Wm Larrison—repairing bridge

Public Printing.

• Hunter & O’Brien
• Everett & Gregory
• J E Larimer

Books and Stationery.

• Hunter & O’Brien
• Sentinel Printing Company
• Wm B Burford
• Baker & Thornton

Officers’ Salary.

• E D Moore, Auditor
• Geo A Swales, Commissioner
• G W Johnston, Commissioner
• N Vogelgesang, Commissioner
• S J Huston, County Superintendent