Switzerland County, Indiana, Commissioners’ allowances appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 17 Jun 1886 – Page 4, Column 5

List of Allowances
Made by the Board of County Commissioners of Switzerland County at their June session, 1886.

JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP AND VEVAY PAUPER EXPENSES.

• F. L. Grisard, for Nancy Jennings, $12.41
• F. L. Grisard, for Mrs. F. G. Taylor, $12.72
• F. L. Grisard, for Simeon Leach, $11.10
• F. L. Grisard, for William Daily, $9.00
• A. J. Schenck, for Boggs family, $21.71
• O. S. Waldo, for Nancy Schenck, $2.10
• O. S. Waldo, for school books for poor children, $0.80
• James K. Pleasants & Son, for Hawes Redd, $8.10
• Z. I. Yonge & Co., for Joe Bullock, $6.00
• Peter E. Told, for coal for Nancy Schenck, $2.40
• Peter E. Told, for coal for N. N. Martin, $1.40
• Peter E. Told, for coal for Mrs. Cole, $1.80
• Charles V. Thiebaud, for Jane Short, $4.50
• Charles V. Thiebaud, for Mrs. E. Simpson, $6.00
• Charles V. Thiebaud, for Nancy Schenck, $1.50
• John Melcher, for coal for Saml Butler, $4.80
• John Melcher, for coal for Elizabeth Simpson, $4.44
• John Melcher, for coal for Mrs. Jennings, $3.00
• John Melcher, for coal for Mrs. Leach, $1.80
• John Melcher, for coal for Mrs. Holdcraft, $1.80
• John Melcher, for coal for Nancy Schenck, $2.00
• B. H. North, for Sarah Miller 2 qrs, $12.00
• Ben Smith, shoes for Hawes Redd, $1.50
• Scott & Brown, for Henry Wells, $3.50
• Scott & Brown, for Elizabeth Cole, $5.00
• Scott & Brown, for Dick Russell, $2.00
• Shaw & Detraz, for Dick Russell, $2.00
• Shaw & Detraz, for Jane Short, $1.50
• Shaw & Detraz, for Mark Smith, $4.00
• Shaw & Detraz, for Henry Wells, $0.50
• Harry Schmidt, for rent for Boggs, $9.00
• Geo. N. Reeves, for Sarah Miller, $12.00
• Dr. John H. Shaddy, salary as poor physician, $27.00
• Mrs. Julia Wolf for keeping Wm. Barker, $11.25
• N. N. Martin for himself, $10.00
• John Gotamuller for himself, $10.00
• Mary Kilgore for herself, $12.50
• Dicey Estes, for keeping McGee children, $12.00
• Mrs. Lucy M. Detraz, rent for Mrs. J. Orem, $6.00
• Theibaud Brothers for shoes for Jenny Cayton, $1.50
• George N. Reeves, for Sarah Miller, $2.00
• A. G. Craig, Guard, for rent for Mrs. Simpson, $3.00

YORK TOWNSHIP PAUPER EXPENSES.

• Thomas Land, for Mrs. M. Wheeler, $5.00
• Thomas Land, for Mrs. Skidmore, $5.00
• Thomas Land, for Mrs. Burk, $5.00
• Mrs. Indiana Fulton, for keeping Sallie Nipper, $10.00
• Mrs. Farrar, keeping and nursing Mrs. Perkins, $28.00
• Schrumpf & Told, for Calvin Fredenberg, $5.00
• Ben H. North, for Jos. McLanahan, $5.00
• Ben H. North, for Polly McLelland, $5.00
• Ben H. North, for Polly McLelland (old), $10.00
• John I. O’Neal, for Polly McLelland, $4.00
• John I. O’Neal, for Mrs. Wheeler, $3.00
• John I. O’Neal, for Calvin Fredenberg, $3.00
• Dr. Hanibal Greenleaf, pauper practice last 6 mos, $10.00

COTTON TOWNSHIP PAUPER EXPENSES.

• James H. Gibbs, for Mary Merrill, $11.00
• James H. Gibbs, for David Tibbatts, $8.55
• Chas. O. Potter, for Hannah Acra, $7.00
• S. R. Heath, for Mary Wells, $6.15
• S. R. Heath, for Elias Brown, $13.94
• S. R. Heath, for Mary Merrill, $4.00
• Mrs. B. Merrill, for keeping Pelsor child, $8.00
• Hugh Pickett, for keeping 2 Pelsor children, $20.00
• John Pelsor, for keeping 1 Pelsor child, $8.00
• U. H. Stow, for Amanda English, $10.00
• Thomas Lawton, for keeping Ben Pelsor, $12.00
• Wm. Carnine, for keeping Spear children, $42.50

PLEASANT TOWNSHIP PAUPER EXPENSES.

• Ford & Steel, for Mrs. Sutherland, $11.27
• Ford & Steel, for Mrs. Manuel, $1.00
• Ford & Steel, for Mrs. Leintz, $12.00
• Ford & Steel, for Mrs. Manford, $4.00
• Orinda H. Ricketts, for Mrs. McDonald, $8.00
• John Smith, for Mrs. Manuel, $3.00
• Ben Belden, for John Courtney, $2.50
• J. W. Vanosdol, 6 months pauper practice, $20.00
• Mary Gribben, for keeping Sarah Sheets, $4.80

CRAIG TOWNSHIP PAUPER EXPENSES.

• Philip Romerill for coffin for Caroline Gilbert, $5.00
• Henry M. Brindley, meat for Mrs. Nancy Brindley, $7.65
• Nat M. Fallis, for R R fair Lillie Law, $10.30
• Geo. Adams, for hauling provisions Lillie Law, $3.00
• Z. I. Yonge, clothing for Lillie Law, $4.00
• A. J. Seibenthal, for breadstuff for Ostranders, $4.71
• F. L. Grisard, for groceries for Ostranders, $5.20
• John C. Morgan, for provisions Elijah Davis, $3.18
• Z. I. Yonge & Co., for groceries L. Manford, $2.00
• A. J. Schenck, for clothing for Lillie Law, $4.25
• John M. Golay, for keeping Sarah LeClerc, $2.66
• Wm. Andrews, for keeping Martha Windhyser, $9.00

POSEY TOWNSHIP PAUPER EXPENSES.

• S. Howe & Co., for John Gurley, $2.00
• S. Howe & Co., for Wm. Miller, $2.00
• E. E. & Wm. F. North, for Mrs. Joseph Baker, $2.00
• E. E. & Wm. F. North, for John Bailey, $2.00
• Geo. H. Keeney, for coffin for Mrs. Larrison, $5.00
• Geo. H. Keeney, for coffin for Joseph Miles, $5.00

F. J. Holcroft, coffin for Nancy Kennet, $5.00

Enoch S. Adams, keeping paupers etc., poor farm, $569.94

J. F. Simpson, summoning witnesses case Curry, $5.85

Wm. Smith, burying drowned woman, $2.00

 

P. C. Holland, salary, etc., $466.69

C. G. Adams, salary, $200.00

M. C. Walden, salary, $176.00

R. T. F. Abbett, fees, $1.50

W. R. Johnston, qr salary County Attorney, $37.50

Wm. Brindley, $28.00

Wm. H. Scott, $28.00

John F. Houze, $28.00

Jas. F. Simpson, $16.00

Wm. S. Twineham, assessing Pleasant Tp, $196.00

Jackson Land and J. H. Daubenheyer, assessing York Tp, $186.00

B. F. McIntire and Wm. Walker, assessing Posey Tp, $170.00

R. B. Littlefield, assessing Cotton Tp, $120.00

Oscar Williamson and deputies, assessing Jefferson Tp, and Vevay, $360.00

Joshua Means and L. F. Works, assessing Craig Tp, $126.00

W. H. Madison, 4 days on Board Equalization, $10.00

Julius Dufour, 4 days on Board Equalization, $10.00

H. J. Harris, 4 days on Board Equalization, $10.00

P. K. Cotton, 4 days on Board Equalization, $10.00

 

P. C. Holland, office expenses, $3.40

C. G. Adams, office expenses, $2.00

R. T. F. Abbett, office expenses, $2.55

M. C. Walden, office expenses, $4.00

C. G. Boerner, winding and regulating Court room clock 2 years, $5.00

F. L. Grisard, sett table castors, $0.25

J. F. Simpson, care C H, trimming trees, cleaning and salting walk, etc., $18.25

Scott & Brown, coal oil, matches, brooms, etc., $4.40

C. O. Thiebaud, sundries, $1.55

 

W. Nelson Lee, planting willows, around Turtle Creek bridge, $18.00

John W. Smiley, buggy for J. Gill to Turtle Creek bridge, $1.50

Thomas Land, cleaning off and superintending Turtle Creek bridge, $7.00

Ben Keeney, repairing Turtle Creek bridge, $300.00

A. Benedict, planting willows at Markland bridge, $2.00

 

F. F. Hord, Atty Gen for C. O. fees deducted from school fund revenue, $1,249.78

McCrellis & Pleasants, fee in above case, $50.00

Korbly & Ford, fee in above case, $75.00

 

Wm. J. Baird, printing and advertising, $34.20

P. T. Hartford, printing and advertising, $28.75

W. A. Knox, printing and advertising, $1.00

W. B. Burford, books and stationery, $112.90

Wilstach, Baldwin & Co., stationery, $40.70

Indianapolis Journal Co., stationery, $131.90

Baker & Thornton, stationery, $60.80

 

James F. Simpson, receiving, boarding and discharging prisoners, $52.40

P. E. Told, coal for jail, $3.00

 

A. Vandiver, posting election notices, $0.75

J. R. Houze, posting election notices, $1.50

Jas. F. Simpson, posting election notices, $29.50

 

Jas. F. Simpson, summoning juries, $20.00

Saml. Adams, dog tax refunded, $2.00

Jas. S. Gilbert, tax on lot in Vevay refunded, $2.00