The Switzerland County, Indiana Commissioners’ allowances appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 14 Mar 1878 – Page 4, Column 5
Allowances Made by the Board of Commissioners
Of Switzerland County, Indiana, at their March Term, 1878:
PAUPER AND POOR HOUSE.
Peter Pelser, taking care of Ben Pelser, one quarter, $10.00
J. C. Ricketts, sundries for poor, Posey Township, J. N. Searcy’s order, $14.00
J. H. Wade, burying pauper, Patriot, J. N. Searcy’s order, $3.00
J. M. Froman, house rent, Mrs. Kilgore, B. N. Davies’ order, $18.00
Same, house rent, Fred Dieppe, J. H. Daubenheyer’s order, $21.00
W. T. Pate & Co., sundries, for poor, J. N. Searcy’s order, $9.60
Ira Land, flour for Polly McLelland, J. H. Daubenheyer’s order, $1.00
Dr. W. T. Mefford, medical services, F. Dieppo and family, $4.00
Matthew Worstell, keeping paupers at Poor House, last quarter, $419.50
David & Benedict, sundries for F. Dieppe and family, J. H. Daubenheyer’s order, $27.12
Union Furniture Co., 12 bedsteads for Poor House, $29.76
John Sullivan, keeping Rhoda Pickett, one quarter, $14.00
George H. Keeney, 3 coffins for paupers, Posey Township, $13.00
Bristow & Lock, coal for paupers, R. N. Davies’ order, $11.70
Simmons & Fallis, sundries for paupers, B. N. Davies’ order, $10.75
John Chatelin, coal for paupers, B. N. Davies’ order, $8.10
Noah N. Martin, for self and family, $20.00
James Cowan, for sundries for poor of Craig Township, for 9 months, $21.00
J. W. Hall, sundries for poor of Cotton Township, A. B. Vanatter’s order, $1.00
W. W. Gilbert, sundries for poor of Cotton Township, A. B. Vanatter’s order, $12.20
S. R. Tinker, coffin for poor child, $3.00
Joseph Peelman, repairing cistern and furnace, Poor Farm, $7.00
E. E. Long, flour to N. N. Martin, B. N. Davies’ order, $1.00
Thiebaud & Gibbs, shoes for Joe Redd and family, B. N. Davies’ order, $5.75
U. P. Schenck & Son, sundries to poor, B. N. Davies’ order, $22.00
James P. Marsh, sundries to poor, C. W. Johnson’s order, $30.75
C. W.Olmstead, sundries to poor, C. W. Johnson’s order, $3.77
C. W. Johnson, sundries to poor, $15.25
John R. Smith, meal to poor, C. W. Johnson’s order, $0.60
J. R. Cole, meat for poor, C. W. Johnson’s order, $0.75
John Neal, 1 coffin for poor, C. W. Johnson’s order, $5.00
O. S. Waldo, 1 keg nails, Poor Farm, $3.25
John W. Banta, sundries for poor, B. N. Davies’ order, $6.00
Jacob Banta, 1 day visiting Poor House, $2.00
Edward Abbot, coffin for poor child, $3.00
C. Goldenburg & Son, repairs, spouting, &c., Poor Farm, $10.29
FOX SCALPS.
Thomas Heady, 1, $2.00
E. C. Ford, 2, $4.00
J. G. Coleman, 1, $2.00
John Waltz, 1, $2.00
Joseph Lazenby, 1, $2.00
Thomas Lazenby, 1, $2.00
C. L. Lee, 1, $2.00
James Adams, 1, $2.00
W. C. Scott, 1, $2.00
William Brindley, 1, $2.00
G. W. Rayl, 1, $2.00
COURT HOUSE EXPENSE.
Z. L. Yonge & Co., carpet for Judge’s stand, $3.13
George Tilley, 1 ½ cords kindling wood, $6.00
W. Dailey, sawing, splitting and storing wood, $4.50
Norisez Bros. & Fisk, 1 chair for Judge, $2.70
John Gill, office expense, $4.45
John F. Doan, Jr., ice for Court and Court House, 1877, $5.56
C. J. Robenstein, office expense, $3.15
Anderson & Newbold, sundries, Sheriff, $0.70
James Anderson, sundries, Sheriff, $1.45
Union Furniture Co, book case, Clerk’s office, $15.00
J. C. Long, 1 quarter taking care Court House, $10.00
J. H. Netherland, office expense 1 quarter, $3.00
C. O. Thiebaud, lamps, &c., $2.35
COUNTY OFFICERS’ FEES, &c.
John Gill, quarter’s salary and care of school fund, $176.88
C. J. Robenstein, quarter’s salary, $250.00
J. C. Long, serving precept on A. B. Vannater, $1.20
William Stewart, 5 days Commissioners Court, $20.00
Philander Morrison, 5 days Commissioners Court, $20.00
Jacob Banta, 5 days Commissioners Court, $20.00
J. C. Long, 5 days Commissioners Court, $10.00
BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
C. M. Baker, $10.50
W. B. Burford, $116.89
Indianapolis Sentinel Co., $151.07
BRIDGE EXPENSE.
Samuel Butler, cleaning off and taking care of Plum Creek Bridge, $2.00
Irvin Armstrong, advertising bridge letting, $4.00
J. H. Pavy, inspecting bridges near Patriot, $14.50
JAIL EXPENSE.
Jos. Peelman, repairing cistern, chimneys, &c., $7.00
CRIMINAL EXPENSES.
Orsmby & Green, shoes for prisoners, $3.00
Pleasants & Thiebaud, clothes for prisoners, $6.70
Charles Effner, erroneous tax refunded, $4.94
John Gill, making up Assessors books for 1878, $50.00
Coroner Wm. Smith, for exhuming human bones near mouth Indian Creek, $5.00
PUBLIC PRINTING.
Irvin Armstrong, publishing delinquent tax list, $208.50
W. J. Baird, advertising and job printing, $41.30
J. C. Long, summoning juries, $19.00
The following allowances were made to Township Trustees, to be taken out of Township Funds in their hands:
B. N. Davies, $190.00
J. H. Daubenheyer, $148.73
John N. Searcy, $150.00
A. B. Vannatter, $107.50
C. W. Johnson, $125.00
James Cowan, $147.50