The Switzerland County, Indiana, Commissioners’ allowances appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 18 Mar 1876 – Page 5, Column 3

ALLOWANCES
Made by the Board of County Commissioners of Switzerland County, Indiana, March Term, 1876:

Thomas Lawton, for use of Ben Pelser, $10.00

B. Coons, keeping Ellen Pierce (in confinement), $30.00

Mat. Worstell, quarterly account keeping pauper at Asylum, $370.00

William M. Green, goods furnished paupers in Posey Township (Searcy’s order), $50.00

John Searcy, flour, &c., furnished paupers in Posey Township, $7.75

George C. Protsman, groceries furnished John Boggs (Davies’s order), $3.00

Harry Krutz & Co., goods furnished paupers in York Township (Daubenheyer’s order), $40.20

James M. James, keeping Mary Krutz and child (Daubenheyer’s order), $2.50

William Stoops, goods furnished York Township paupers (Daubenheyer’s order), $16.00

Rebecca Marshall, keeping Noah Ostrander (Daubenheyer’s order), $1.50

Nancy Harwood, for use of self and family, quarterly allowance, $25.00

Mrs. Kilgore, for use of self and family, quarterly allowance, $10.00

Polly McLellan, for use of self and family, quarterly allowance, $20.00

William Smith, digging two graves in Vevay Cemetery for paupers, $6.00

Joseph M. C. Dufour, wood furnished Bosaw family in York Township, $10.00

Benjamin N. Davies, money advanced for removing paupers from county, $9.75

W. & B. A. Stevenson, groceries furnished Hiram Osborn, Vevay, $5.00

U. P. Schenck & Son, sundries furnished paupers in Jefferson Township (Davies’s order), $38.00

F. J. Hollcroft, 5 coffins for paupers, $32.00

John Gill, flour and meal furnished paupers in Vevay (Davies’s order), $12.00

C. W. Johnson, money furnished Mrs. Smith, pauper, Pleasant Township, $10.00

Arthur Chittenden, for use of self, Craig Tp, $4.00

Sim Orem, for use of his mother-in-law, Craig Tp., $5.00

Jas. Cowan, money to paupers, Craig Tp., 20.00

Adrian Wolf, keeping Ben Parker, Jefferson Tp., $7.50

Wm. Carnine, keeping Hatch child, Pleasant Tp., $10.00

David Seward, keeping Chas. Moody, Cotton Tp., $10.00

Charles Moody, for use of Sarah Moody and family, Cotton Township, $20.00

John Moore, keeping Sarah Blackburn, Cotton Township, $10.00

Thomas Works, keeping Eliza Owens, Cotton Township, $10.00

Jas. W. Christie, keeping David Goens, Pleasant Township, $7.50

C. H. Sage, wood, &c., furnished paupers in Cotton Township, $27.70

Isaac Mellen, keeping Lantz child, Jefferson Tp, $7.50

C. H. Sage for use of Mrs. Long, Cotton Tp., $10.00

S. B. Miller, groceries for Mrs. Whiting, Vevay, $5.00

S. R. Heath, sundries furnished paupers in Cotton Township, Sage’s order, $25.00

B. N. Davies, for Noah Martin & family, Vevay, $20.00

Catharine Roberts, for self and family, $10.00

J. C. Ricketts, sundries for D. Mix, Posey Tp., $5.00

John Chatelin, coal to paupers in Vevay, $5.25

Ormsby & Green, goods for Nancy Kinnett, Jefferson Township, $11.16

Matthew Worstell, burying paupers and transportation same, $21.90

 

S. McCallum, balance on shingling Poor House, $42.60

S. McCallum, work on Poor House, $10.00

J. M. Stratford, freight on flooring, &c., for Poor House, $12.00

W. J. Gibbs, amount paid for flooring and lumber for Poor House, $102.50

G. W. Lemons, tin work and zinc for Poor House, $10.00

Jos. Martin, 2 iron grates for windows for Poor House, $30.00

S. McCallum, balance for work at Poor House, $181.38

R. F. Grisard & Bro., nails, hardware for Poor House, $74.70

John Moxley, work on Poor House, $6.50

Joseph Peelman, work on Poor House, $128.50

C. Goldenburg & Son, work, stve and steamer for Poor House, $163.03

John Benham, 6 M shingles for Poor House, $16.00

O’Neal & Shuff, lumber for Poor House, $68.75

M. Worstell, paid for labor, making rails, &c., for Poor House, $23.00

J. H. Gibbs, cotton batting for Poor House, $12.73

Mollie L. Roberts, 350 yds calico for Poor House, $21.40

John N. Searcy, interest on school money, $28.50

John N. Daubenheyer, interest on school money, $53.29

C. H. Johnson, interest on school money, $44.10

F. M. Griffith, interest paid on County Orders, $3.10

Wm. M. Patton, repairing Press at Auditor’s office, $3.50

J. Jackman, locks and 6 keys for Court House, $4.00

J. Anderson, coal oil, matches, &c., for Court House, $2.55

F. M. Griffith, office expenses for Court House, $3.90

J. H. Netherland, office expenses for Court House, $3.00

J. Armstrong, taking care of Court House, 6 mos., $20.00

C. Goldenburg & Son, sheet iron for Court House hearths, $8.40

Pleasants & Thiebaud, clothes for George McDowell, insane, $25.10

J. H. Netherland, fees in case of E. R. Hannas, insane, $3.00

John Armstrong, fees in case of E. R. Hannas, insane, $47.88

J. H. Christie, fees in case of E. R. Hannas, insane, $3.00

Mrs. Sam Corey, balance on stone furnished Grant’s Creek Bridge, $15.15

North & Lostutter, freight paid on iron for Grant’s Creek Bridge, $100.83

Wm. D. Wallick, cash in part of [?] at Grant’s Creek Bridge, $70.00

J. M. North, clearing away wreck of abutment at Grant’s Creek Bridge, $95.00

James Stewart, notifying Commissioners of fall of Grant’s Creek Bridge, $2.00

Steamer United States, 66 bbls lime delivered to Grant’s Creek Bridge, $48.00

M. D. Fuget, repairing and making irons for old Indian Creek Bridge, $3.50

Samuel Porter, lumber and work on old Indian Creek Bridge, $27.00

Sol McCallum, lumber and work on old Indian Creek Bridge, $11.75

S. H. Pavey, work on old Indian Creek Bridge, $9.00

Irvin Armstrong, advertising delinquent list and public printing, $147.00

W. J. Baird, advertising and public printing, $5.90

Alexander Tilly, Erroneous Tax, $2.23

Wm. Cunningham, Jr., expense of Coroner’s Inquest on drowned man, $16.50

Charles Markland, repairs on Loglick Bridge, $3.00

Vevay Furniture Co., planing ceiling for Poor House, $4.00

White Manufacturing Co., two street lamps for Court House Square, $15.00

F. M. Griffith, one quarter’s salary, $250.00

John Gill, on quarter’s salary and managing school fund, $525.00

Wm. Stewart, 7 days’ salary as Commissioner, $28.00

David Scott, 6 days’ salary as Commissioner, $24.00

W. J. Gibbs, 13 days’ salary as Commissioner, $52.00

W. J. Gibbs, expenses as Commissioner, $4.00

John Armstrong, 6 days at Comm’rs Court, $10.00

John Armstrong, jail expense, $52.70

John Armstrong, summoning juries, $38.00

John Armstrong, summoning Commissioners, $5.80

W. H. Wallick, Stationery, $1.80

David Braden, Stationery, $18.00

Indianapolis Sentinel Company, Stationery, $18.25

Indianapolis Journal Company, Stationery, $39.50