The Switzerland County, Indiana, Commissioners’ allowances for September 1875 appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 18 Sep 1875 – Page 4, Column 4

Statement,
Showing allowances made by the Board of Commissioners of Switzerland County, Indiana, at their September Term, 1875, to whom the allowances were made, and for what purpose, to-wit:

• Samuel B. Hyde, $18.30 for provisions furnished poor persons
• C. H. Sage, $10 for provisions for poor persons
• Mrs. Long, a poor person, $15 temporary relief
• [illegible] & Hall, $12 for provisions for poor
• S. P. Worstell, $6.05 constable’s fees at Inquest of Whitaker
• James Tait, $1.50 constable’s fees at Inquest of G. H. Feltman
• Harvey Wade, $2 for digging grave for poor person
• Sam Wade, $7 for making coffin for poor person
• Wm. M. Patton, $14 for making two coffins for paupers
• Megg Gilbert, $5 for burial clothing for poor person
• Scott Carter, $120 for service as County Attorney to June 1, 1875
• F. J. Hollcroft, $10 for furnishing coffin and hearse and burying poor person
• John Moore, $4.25 for Fox scalps
• F. A. Murphy, $11 for making two coffins for poor persons
• S. H. Heath, $15 for provisions furnished poor
• Wm. Smelley, $10 for provisions furnished poor
• U. P. Schenck, $14 for provisions furnished poor
• Jacob Bosaw, $1.50 for making box to bury drowned man
• Wm. Anderson, $2.75 for service as Turnpike Assessor
• Wm. Dalgleish, $5.25 for service as Turnpike Assessor
• Ostram Boright, $3.25 for taking pauper to county Asylum
• Phillip Strain, $64 for repairing sidewalk in front of Court House
• John H. Cotton, $112.90 for keeping paupers at county Asylum past quarter
• Wm. Lantz, $10 for keeping pauper child 3 months
• J. C. Ricketts, $13.84 for provisions for poor
• Catharine Craig, $4 for keeping pauper child 3 months
• John W. Howard, $4 for viewing highway
• N. N. Keith, $4 for viewing highway
• John Dowler, $4 for viewing highway
• John Gill, $12 for flour furnished poor persons
• W. & B. A. Stevenson, $10 for provisions furnished poor
• Laf. Houze, $1.50 for service as constable at Coroner’s Inquest
• John Houze, $9 for making box and burying drowed man
• A. Welch, $16.65 for 6 days’ service as County Treasurer under Fee Bill of 1875
• B. N. Davies, $10.90 for removing paupers from county and for provisions
• C. J. Robenstein, $58 for three months service as County School Superintendent and for stationery
• P. A. Bettens, $8 for two days service as County Commissioner
• J. W. Christie, $7.50 for boarding pauper child 3 months
• Stevens & Golay, $2 for medicine for poor
• J. Armstrong, Sheriff, $87.84 Court expense, case of State vs. Cotton
• James Anderson, $4.84 for articles for use of prisoners in county jail
• James Kincaid, $6 for repairing pavement at county jail
• Wm. Patton, $6.60 for making delinquent duplicate, 1874, V & M. Turnpike
• Wm. Patton, $10.20 for making delinquent duplicate, 1874, A., C. S. & V. Turnpike
• Wm. Patton, $7.20 for making delinquent duplicate, 1874, L. & E. E. Turnpike
• Wm. Patton, $2.40 for making delinquent duplicate, 1874, N. L. & Q. G. Turnpike
• Wm. Patton, $4.20 for making delinquent duplicate, 1874, P. & B. Turnpike
• Wm. Patton, $6 for making delinquent duplicate, 1874, P. G. & L. C. Turnpike
• Wm. Smith, $9 for digging 3 graves for poor
• H. Krutz & Co., $14.55 for burial outfits for poor persons
• Wm. Stevens, $9.25 for boarding sick poor person
• R. F. Grisard & Bro., $31 for articles furnished for poor
• Z. I. Yonge & Co., $5 for provisions for poor
• Indianapolis Journal Co., $239.55 for Books, and Stationary for County Officers
• W. W. Goodner, $11.67 for provisions for poor
• W. J. Baird, $68 for public printing
• J. F. Bristow, $28 for 200 bushels coal for jail
• Scott Carter, $25 for 3 months service as Co. Att’y
• Thomas E. Kincaid, $3 for taking pauper to asylum
• New Albany Ledger-Standard, $35.60 for Stationery for County Officers
• Spring & Robertson, $125.33 for Books and Stationery for County Officers
• Wm. B. Burford, $281.95 for Books and Stationery for County Officers
• J. H. Cotton, $4 for bedstead for pauper asylum
• Wm. McKim, $10 for keeping pauper 3 months
• F. R. Detraz, $10.75 for ice furnished Court House
• Mrs. Burks, $10 quarterly allowance for use of self and family
• J. L. Thiebaud, $15.50 for articles for use of County Officers, oils, &c.
• Wm. Patton, $1,104.85 for Auditor’s fee to Aug. 26, ‘75
• Wm. Patton, $18 for making duplicate of 1875 and delinquent list of 1874, Vevay Corporation Tax
• Wm. Patton, $11.50 for making duplicate of 1875 and delinquent list of 1874, Patriot Corporation Tax
• Wm. Patton, $3 for taking and approving bonds of School Trustees
• J. H. Netherland, $5.85 for freight, express and postage on books, &c.
• John Armstrong, $215.15 for boarding prisoners in county jail &c.
• John Armstrong, $20 for taking care of Court House and grounds
• Wm. Stewart, $5 for erroneous tax on land assessed to Hannah Abden
• David Scott, $24 for 6 days service as County Commissioner, September Term, 1875
• Wm. Stewart, $16 for 4 days service as County Commissioner, September Term, 1875
• W. J. Gibbs, $24 for 6 days services as County Commissioner, September Term, 1875