Switzerland County, Indiana, Commissioners’ allowances appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 12 Mar 1885 – Page 4, Column 6

Commissioners’ Allowances.

List of allowances made by the Board of County Commissioners, of Switzerland County, at their regular term in March, 1885:

Allowances for Poor Farm and County Asylum.

• Jas. Curry, Superintendent, quarterly installment from Dec. 1851 to March 1885, $785.57
• O. S. Waldo, school books for children at Poor House, $0.50
• Wm. M. Patton, coffin for Mrs. Vandusen, deceased, at Poor House, $5.00
• U. P. Schenck & Son, bedsteads at Poor Farm, $8.00
• C. Goldenburg & Son, pipes and repairs for furnace at Poor House, $10.80
• Golay & Stevens, school books, drugs, &c., at Poor House, $8.17

Jefferson Township Pauper Allowances—Jacob S. Shadday, Trustee.

• Mrs. Julia A. Wolf, keeping Wm. Barker last quarter, $11.25
• Jacob S. Shadday, Trustee, 14 days services as overseer of poor, $28.00
• Thos. R. Downey, sundries for Mrs. Holdcroft, $10.59
• U. P. Schenck & Son, sundries for Boggs family, $22.98
• Jacob S. Shadday, sundries for Gus. Frazier, $11.19
• B. H. North, sundries for John W. Miller, $5.00
• John I. O’Neal, flour for Sarah Miller, $2.00
• Benjamin Cole, two pair shoes for Sarah Miller, $3.60
• Simmons & Porter, sundries for Simeon Leach, $25.20
• Simmons & Porter, sundries for Betsy Smith, $3.50
• Simmons & Porter, sundries for Mrs. McCorkill, $4.50
• Simmons & Porter, sundries for Betsy Cole, $2.00
• Frank P. Rice, keeping Emma J. Oakley, $12.00
• Mrs. Lucy M. Detraz, 3 months rent for Mrs. John Orem, $6.00
• John W. Smiley, taking Betsy Lewis to Poor House, $2.00
• S. & J. H. Told, coal for Mrs. Holdcroft, $6.80
• S. & J. H. Told, coal for Mrs. Schenck, $4.40
• S. & J. H. Told, coal for Betsy Lewis, $4.80
• S. & J. H. Told, coal for Mrs. Cayton, $1.80
• S. & J. H. Told, coal for Mrs. Cole, $1.20
• S. & J. H. Told, coal for Mrs. Jennings, $1.80
• S. & J. H. Told, coal for Mrs. Simpson, $2.80
• S. & J. H. Told, coal for Mrs. Orem, $4.60
• S. & J. H. Told, coal for Simeon Leach, $1.20
• S. & J. H. Told, coal for Susan Day, $2.80
• S. & J. H. Told, coal for Noah Martin, $1.25
• Harry Schmied, 3 months rent for A. Boggs, $7.50
• John Melcher, coal for Noah Martin, $2.40
• John Melcher, coal for Simeon Leach, $2.40
• C. V. Thiebaud, sundries for Mrs. Plew, $3.50
• C. V. Thiebaud, sundries for Susan Day, $2.00
• C. V. Thiebaud, sundries for Mrs. Simpson, $1.00
• F. L. Grisard, sundries for Mrs. Jennings, $25.39
• F. L. Grisard, sundries for Mrs. Taylor, $2.44
• Scott & Brown, sundries for Hannah McDonald, $0.98
• Scott & Brown, sundries for Joseph Wood, $1.00
• O. S. Waldo, sundries for Nancy Schenck, $3.05
• O. S. Waldo, sundries for Bruno Cole’s children, $3.00
• O. S. Waldo, shoes for Gus Frazier, $1.35
• O. S. Waldo, shoes for Mrs. McCorkill, $1.25
• Mrs. Kilgore, quarterly allowance, $12.50
• Noah Martin, quarterly allowance, $10.00
• Benjamin N. Davis, taking Mrs. Jackson to Poor House, $3.00
• Wm. Smith, digging grave for Hannah McDonald, $2.00
• F. J. Holdcroft, coffin and hauling corpse, $6.00
• F. L. Grisard, sundries for Mrs. Simpson, $1.71
• Joshua D. Griffith, Jr., keeping Wm. Roach, $22.50
• Joshua D. Griffith, Jr., taking Wm. Roach to Poor House, $2.00

York Township Pauper Allowances—Thomas Armstrong, Trustee.

• Schrumpf & Told, sundries for Calvin Fredenberg, $5.45
• Thos. Land, sundries for Sarah Miller, $7.00
• Thos. Land, sundries for Sarah Burke, $5.00
• Thos. Land, sundries for Mrs. Perkins, $5.00
• Thos. Land, sundries for Mrs. Wheeler, $6.00
• Thomas Armstrong, 7 ½ days services overseeing poor, $15.00
• Indiana Williamson, keeping Nipper child, $10.00
• George Land, cord wood for E. F. Wade, $3.00
• John I. O’Neal, flour for Mrs. Wheeler, $4.00
• John I. O’Neal, flour for Calvin Fredenberg, $3.00
• A. Benedict, sundries for Jane Bosaw, $7.47
• R. H. North, sundries for Polly McClelland, $8.00
• James M. James, wood for E. F. Wade, $2.00

Posey Township Pauper Allowances—J. W. Love, Trustee.

• J. W. Love, Trustee, 5 ½ days services as overseer of poor, $11.00
• S. Howe & Co., sundries for Rebecca Day, $10.00
• S. Howe & Co., boat fare of Jas. Short to Vevay, $0.75
• Wm. Gockel, Jr., sundries for Sarah Jones, $8.00
• Wm. Gockel, Jr., sundries for Mrs. Baker, $3.00
• Wm. Gockel, Jr., sundries for Sam Craig, $5.00
• Jaems Wallson, keeping Delilah Oakes, $10.00
• Jas. W. Love & Co., sundries for Harry Dinn, $5.00
• Geo. H. Keeney, burial case and burying Mrs. James Hess, $9.00

Cotton Township Pauper Allowances—O. A. Potter, Trustee.

• O. A. Potter, Trustee, 5 days services as overseer of poor, $10.00
• W. H. Stowe, keeping A. English, $12.00
• Simpson & Stowe, sundries for John Reed, $7.80
• S. R. Heath, sundries for Elias Brown, $13.68
• S. R. Heath, sundries for Rebecca Dixon, $4.95
• S. R. Heath, sundries for Walter H. Wells, $5.82
• Lyman Manser, keeping Orfa Edwards, $17.50
• Peter Pelser, keeping Ben Pelser, $10.00

Pleasant Township Pauper Allowances—L. B. Slawson, Trustee.

• L. B. Slawson, Trustee, 5 days services as overseer of poor, $10.00
• C. G. Adams, sundries for Mrs. Manuel, $3.50
• C. G. Adams, sundries for Mrs. Lientz, $8.00
• C. G. Adams, sundries for Mrs. Courtney, $10.00
• John H. Smith, breadstuff for Wm. Sutherland, $1.75
• John H. Smith, breadstuff for Mrs. Courtney, $2.25
• A. V. Morrison, sundries for Jane Sharpe, $2.50
• A. V. Morrison, sundries for Nancy Harmon, $4.00
• Josiah Orem, house rent and provisions for Mrs. Manuel, $15.05
• Wm. Mollenbrook, wood for Mrs. Manuel, $9.00
• L. B. Slawson, provisions and moving Mrs. Wm. Lee, $10.00
• Levi Orem, provisions for Mrs. Manuel, $2.50
• Hiram Ford, sundries for Wm. Sutherland, $1.00
• Hiram Ford, sundries for Mrs. Courtney, $2.75
• Hiram Ford, sundries for Mrs. Leintz, $2.00
• Hiram Ford, sundries for LeClerc, $5.10

Craig Township Pauper Allowances—Wm. Tait, Trustee.

• Wm. Tait, Trustee, 10 days services as overseer of poor, $20.00
• Wm. Andrews, keeping M. C. Wintizer, $9.00
• F. J. Siebenthal, breadstuff for Ostrander’s, $2.53
• Simmons & Porter, groceries for Ostrander’s, $2.70
• Wm. Tait, shoes for Frank Thompson, $1.00

Court House Expense.

• Marion C. Walden, County Supt. Stamps, &c., $3.10
• John Melcher, 500 bushels coal, $50.00
• John Melcher, 25 1/3 bushels coal, $3.30
• Scott & Brown, coal oil, matches, &c., $3.52
• Henry Weals & Son, painting court house fence, $76.96
• Jas F. Simpson, Sheriff, kindling wood, &c., $23.60
• Jas. H. Brown, weighing coal for court house, $0.50
• Jas. P. Orem, recording mortgage and office expense, $2.50
• P. C. Holland, Auditor, stamps and expressage, $3.40
• R. T. F. Abbett, Clerk, office expense, $0.65
• A. G. Craig, M. D., Health Officer expense, $1.38
• C. Goldenburg & Son, new stove for Clerk and repairs on stoves, &c., $20.40
• Wm. C. Robinson, Treasurer, stamps, &c., $2.85

Taxes Refunded.

• Decauter Chase, for taxes refunded and interest, $19.50

Criminal Expense.

• James F. Simpson, boarding, receiving, discharging prisoners, $50.20
• S. & J. H. Told, 75 bushels coal for jail, $9.00

Jury Expense.

• James F. Simpson, Sheriff, summoning jurors, $29.50

Specific Allowance.

• James F. Simpson, Sheriff, posting notices of tax sale, $18.50

County Officers Fees and Salaries.

• Marion C. Walden, County Superintendent, $292.00
• P. C. Holland, Auditor, $442.37
• Robert T. F. Abbett, Clerk, fees, $30.50
• A. G. Craig, M. D., 1 years services as Health Officer, $100.00
• Wm. C. Robinson, Treasurer, salary, $200.00
• Robert Scott, County Commissioner, 5 days, $17.50
• Wm. Brindley, County Commissioner, 5 days, $17.50
• Wm. H. Scott, County Commissioner, 5 days, $17.50
• James F. Simpson, Sheriff, 5 days, $10.00

Book and Stationery Account.

• P. T. Hartford, publishing tax, &c., $97.00
• Wm. J. Baird, public printing, $37.65
• Wilstach, Baldwin & Co., stationery for Clerk’s office, $3.30
• W. B. Burford, statistical blanks and stationery for Auditor and Clerk’ office, $42.40
• Levy, Baker & Co., Assessors blanks and books, &c., for different county offices, $88.45

Township Expenditures—Allowed the different Township Trustees, to be taken out of the Township Funds.

• Jacob S. Shadday, Trustee Jefferson Township, $64.00
• Thomas Armstrong, Trustee York Township, $114.00
• James W. Love, Trustee Posey Township, $155.00
• O. A. Potter, Trustee Cotton Township, $75.00
• L. B. Slawson, Trustee Pleasant Township, $80.00
• Wm. Tait, Trustee Craig Township, $98.00

Bridge and Highway Expense.

• M. G. Keeney, repair on Plum Creek bridge, $11.25
• R. S. Northcott, making rods for Plum Creek bridge, $1.75
• Henry Weals & Son, printing bridges, $175.00
• Jas. F. Simpson, Sheriff, notifying road viewers, $4.65
• John Q. Cochran, damages in change of Grant’s Creek road, $15.00
• Hannah Abdon, damages in change of Grant’s Creek road, $10.00
• Sanford R. Wilson, damages in change of Grant’s Creek road, $27.00
• U. P. Schenck & Son, sundries for bridges, $3.91