Switzerland County Commissioners’ Allowances – Dec 1885

Switzerland County, Indiana, Commissioners’ allowances appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 17 Dec 1885 – Page 5, Column 3

Allowances.

List of allowances made by the Board of County Commissioners, of Switzerland County, State of Indiana, at their December session, 1885:

Poor Asylum.

  • James Curry, to 7th day December, 1885, for keeping paupers at County Asylum, $812.71
  • Same for straw for bedding, $30.00
  • C. V. Thiebaud, chamber pots for asylum, $1.50
  • A. J. Schenck, sundries for asylum, $1.54
  • Golay & Stevens, school books etc., $10.57

Vevay and Jefferson Township Pauper Allowances.

  • O. S. Waldo, for Mrs. Mary Schenck, $2.10
  • Same for shroud for Travis child, $0.65
  • F. L. Grisard, for Mrs. Hiram Jennings, $19.71
  • Same for Mrs. Gabriel Taylor, $12.99
  • Same for Mrs. Simeon Leach, $19.18
  • Shaw & Detraz, for Mrs. Rodolph McCorkhill, $2.95
  • A. J. Schenck, for Boggs family, $25.07
  • C. V. Thiebaud, for Mrs. E. Simpson, $5.50
  • Same, for Susan Day, $1.00
  • Same, for Mrs. McCorkhill, $3.00
  • Same, for Mrs. Preston Means, $3.50
  • Keisel & Demann, for Mrs. John Orem, $2.00
  • Same, for Susan Day, $2.00
  • John Melcher, for coal for Mrs. N. Schenck, $2.20
  • Same, for coal for Mrs. E. Simpson, $4.15
  • Same, for coal for Mrs. Holdcraft, $1.80
  • Same, for coal for Noah Martin, $2.40
  • Same, for coal for Samuel Butler, $2.75
  • Same, for coal for Mrs. John Orem, $2.20
  • John Reed, keeping Elizabeth Vail and family, $15.00
  • Jennie Sanders, for keeping Wm. White, $2.00
  • Ben H. North, for Sarah Miller and family, $15.00
  • Isaac Turner, passage transient paupers, $1.15
  • Golay & Stephens, for school books for Martin’s girls, $2.44
  • Same for drugs for McCorkhill, $0.45
  • Samuel Robinson, for keeping transient paupers, $2.00
  • C. O. Thiebaud, for school books poor children, $4.40
  • Mrs. Julia Wolf, for keeping W. Barker, $11.25
  • N. N. Martin, $10.00
  • John Gotamuller, for self, $10.00
  • Harry Schmead, rent for Boggs family, $9.00
  • Mrs. Lucy Detraz, rent for Mrs. John Orem, $6.00

Craig Township Pauper Allowances.

  • F. L. Grisard, for Ostrander family, $5.60
  • F. J. Siebenthal, for Ostrander family, $4.75
  • Wm. Andrew, for keeping Wintyser, $9.00

Cotton Township Pauper Allowances.

  • Thomas Lawton, keeping Ben Pelsor, $12.00
  • S. R. Heath, for Elias Brown, $12.51
  • Same, for Mary Pelsor, $2.70
  • Same, for Mary Wells, $4.19
  • Chas. O. Potter, for Hannah Ocra, $5.80
  • J. W. Fleming, for Mrs. Bills, $9.48
  • H. D. Tinker, removing Robt. Campbell to poor house, $3.25
  • James H. Gibbs, for David Tibbatts, $11.64
  • U. H. Stow, keeping Amanda English, $10.00
  • Hugh S. Pickett, keeping Pelsor children, $10.00
  • John Pelsor, keeping Pelsor boy, $5.20

Pleasant Township Pauper Allowances.

  • Hiram Ford, for Mrs. Sutherland, $7.00
  • Same, for J. V. Smith, $12.50
  • Same, for Mrs. Manuel, $4.50
  • Same, for Mrs. LeClerc, $5.00
  • Padget & Seavers, for Mrs. Lientz, $6.00
  • Same, for Mrs. Courtney, $6.00
  • Same, for Jane Sharp, $2.50
  • Same, for Mrs. Manuel, $3.35
  • John Smith, for Mrs. Manuel, $3.37
  • Same, for Jane Sharp, $2.25
  • Ornida H. Ricketts, for Mrs. McDonald, $8.00
  • Josiah Orem, for Mrs. Manuel, $2.25
  • Daniel Goodner, keeping Rachel Buchanan, $10.00
  • John Gribben, taking Jane Sharp to poor house, $1.50

Posey Township Pauper Allowances.

  • S. Howe & Co., for A. Boyd, $4.75
  • Same, for Rebecca Day, $5.00
  • Same, for Mrs. Gillis, $10.00
  • Wm. Gockell, Jr., for Sarah Jones, $5.00
  • Same, for Mrs. Noah Crouch, $2.00
  • N. H. North, for Icenogle, $9.90
  • Geo. H. Keeney, for coffin and burying unknown woman, $8.00
  • Same, for coffin Miss Leatheredge, $5.00

York Township Pauper Allowances.

  • Thomas Land, for Jeptha Skidmore, $10.00
  • Same, for Sarah Burk, $5.00
  • Same, for Mrs. Wheeler, $10.00
  • Same, for Mrs. Perkins, $12.29
  • Indiana Williamson, keeping Sarah Nipper, $10.00
  • John I. O’Neal, for Polly McLelland, $5.00
  • Same, for Calvin Fredenberg, $3.00
  • Same, for Mrs. Wheeler, $3.00
  • Schrumph & Told, for Calvin Fredenburg, $5.00
  • Henry Barke, for keeping transient paupers, $3.00

Physicians.

  • J. W. Vanosdol, six months poor physician, $20.00
  • E. M. Cheever, six months poor physician, $30.00
  • John H. Shadday, six months poor physician, $51.00
  • Robt. G. Simpson, six months poor physician, $12.50
  • Scott Culbertson, six months poor physician, $10.00
  • J. C. Ross, six months poor physician, $10.00

County Officers’ Fees, etc.

  • P. C. Holland, for salary, etc., as Auditor, $441.13
  • C. G. Adams, for salary, etc., Treasurer, $200.00
  • M. C. Walden, for salary, etc., Co. Supt., $200.25
  • James B. McCrellis, as County attorney, $25.00
  • Wm. Brindley, 4 days as Commissioner, $14.00
  • Wm. H. Scott, 4 days as Commissioner, $14.00
  • John F. Houze, 4 days as Commissioner, $14.00
  • Jas. F. Simpson, 4 days as Sheriff, $8.00

Court House Expense.

  • Hiram Corns, for ice for Court House, $5.25
  • Union Furniture Co., chairs for Court House, $14.50
  • F. L. Grisard, step-ladder and screws, $2.10
  • Robert N. Northcott, iron for window pole, $0.25
  • James P. Orem, clock for Recorder’s office, $9.00
  • C. G. Adams, for office expenses, $3.70
  • P. C. Holland, for office expenses, $3.00
  • James F. Simpson, care of Court House and square, cash for kindling wood, cleaning up square, etc., $23.95
  • Scott & Brown, coal oil, brooms, etc., $5.76
  • John W. Smiley, buggy and horse to Plum Creek, $0.75
  • R. T. F. Abbett, office expenses, etc., $4.00

Books, Stationery and Printing.

  • P. T. Hartford, printing, advertising, etc., $18.00
  • W. J. Baird, printing, advertising, $19.15
  • Walter A. Knox, printing, advertising, $8.50
  • Indianapolis Sentinel Co., stationery, $1.75
  • W. B. Burford, books and stationery, $72.26
  • Baker & Thornton, books and stationery, $13.80
  • Golay & Stevens, stationery, $1.40

Specific Allowances.

  • James B. McCrellis, fee case State vs. Scudder, $20.00
  • Same fee case Atty Gen. vs. Commissioners, $10.00
  • J. P. Hemphill, difference and change of venue, $0.50

Taxes Refunded.

  • Wm. Stewart, taxes refunded, $16.87
  • Thomas J. Gibbs, taxes refunded, $3.00

Road expense.

  • James F. Simpson, summoning road viewers, $5.15
  • Jos. B. Voris, fee and mileage viewing road, $3.40
  • Sylvester H. Morrison, $3.50

Jail expense.

  • James F. Simpson, receiving, boarding and discharging prisoners, $79.80
  • Peter Told, 100 bushels coal for jail, $11.00
  • James F. Simpson, summoning juries, $29.00