The Switzerland County Commissioners’ allowances appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 14 Sep 1882 – Page 4, Column 3
A LIST OF ALLOWANCES
Made by the Board of Commissioners of Switzerland County at their September Session, 1882:
Mrs. A. Wolf, for keeping pauper child, $6.00
Peter Pelsor, for keeing Ben Pelsor, $6.00
Mrs. Ben Morris, for keeping old Mrs. Morris and Deppe girl, $6.00
Thos. B. McGregor, for poor in Pleasant Twp, $4.00
J. J. Belden, for poor in Pleasant Twp, $6.00
Orinda Ricketts, for poor in Pleasant Twp, $12.00
C. G. Adams, for poor in Pleasant Twp, $18.00
Simpson & Clement, for A. Heath, Cotton Twp, $5.80
S. R. Heath, for Elias Brown, Cotton Twp, $1.17
J. H. Gibbs, for B. Richards, Cotton Twp, $9.17
Simpson & Clement, for Oliver Keith, Cotton Twp, $9.33
A. W. Brown, for Andrew Boyd, Cotton Twp, $8.00
Julius Heady, for Mrs. Danner, Jefferson Twp, $10.00
Ben Cole, for Walden and Moody, Jefferson Twp, $25.00
James Anderson, for Mrs. Kessner, Jefferson Twp, $5.11
J. S. Shadday, for Missouri Abdon, Jefferson Twp, $2.00
John Smiley, taking two to poor house, $4.00
Oliver Cole, keeping Mrs. Wainscott, Jefferson Twp, $7.50
Wm. Smith, for grave for pauper, $2.00
Mrs. Kilgore, for self last quarter, Jefferson Twp, $12.50
Dicey Estes, bal. keeping orphan children, $4.02
J. C. Kincaid, for Dicey Estes and Betsy Lewis, Jefferson Township, $13.88
Shaw & Detraz, for Cole and Hinsley, Jefferson Twp, $9.50
Ellsworth Courtney, for C. Scudder, Jefferson Twp, $15.00
John McClelland, for C. Scudder, Jefferson Twp, $10.00
Wm. Lindley, for meals for Mrs. Morris, Jefferson Twp, $4.00
F. J. Bollcroft, coffin for Mrs. Wainscott, Jefferson Twp, $6.00
Wm. M. Patton, 3 coffins, $13.00
James Curry, for keeping paupers and repair poor farm, $566.13
Alex. Tilley, keeping orphan children, Craig Twp, $12.00
Mrs. Ostrander, for self and family, Craig Twp, $4.00
F. M. Sigmon, for self and family, Craig Twp, $15.00
S. Higgins, for Jones child, Craig Twp, $9.00
John L. O’Neal, for poor York Twp, $18.05
Vaughn & McCreary, for poor, York Twp, $16.00
O. D. Cunningham, for poor, York Twp, $30.67
Bledsoe & Beymer, for poor, York Twp, $36.00
W. C. Armstrong, removing one to poor house, $3.00
N. H. North for M. Ballard, $5.00
U. P. Schenck & Son, for Boggs and family, $26.72
U. P. Schenck & Son, sundries for poor house, $13.83
Northcott & Cox, for Mrs. Snyder, $5.00
W. J. Gibbs, for Lydia Gibbs, $6.00
N. N. Martin, for self, &c., $10.00
Adam Worden, repairing at poor house, $8.00
John Gill, salary, &c., as Auditor, last qr, $411.17
J. R. Hart, salary, &c., Co. Supt., last qr., $177.20
W. C. Robinson, salary as treasurer, last qr., $200.00
D. R. Drake, 5 days as Commissioner, $17.50
Julius Muret, 5 days as Commissioner, $17.50
Silas Howe, 5 days as Commissioner, $17.50
W. S. Tower, 5 days as Sheriff, $10.00
W. S. Tower, boarding criminals at jail, &c., $32.40
S. B. Hyde, 2 days viewing road, $3.00
Uziel Stow, 2 days viewing road, $3.00
Wm. Melick, 2 days viewing road, $3.00
M. G. Keeney, repairs Batey’s Ford Bridge, $346.36
S. Q. Howe, timber, &c., for bridge at Vawters, $20.41
Steamer Tom Ross, taking Board to Markland and return, $3.00
W. S. Tower, serving notice on viewers, $3.55
Hartford & Dalmazzo, for advertising, $25.10
Levy & Bro., for stationery, $10.40
Indianapolis Journal Co., for stationery, $16.44
A. H. Poundsford, for stationery, $11.07
W. B. Burford, for stationery, $40.93
John Gill, for sundry office expense, $4.55
Robert T. F. Abbett, office expense, $4.85
W. S. Tower, qr. all taking care C. H., &c., $11.10
W. C. Robinson, office expense, $0.90
S. McCallum, books for court and jury room, $1.00
Oscar Williamson, 40 days assessing Vevay, $80.00
Jos. N. Netherland, 6 years taxes on 63 acres of land refunded, $103.00
W. D. Ward, interest on school money, $8.84
W. S. Tower, serving notice on land appraisers, $3.50
John Henry, binding county papers, $28.00
F. M. Griffith, fees in selling school lands, &c., $15.00