Switzerland County, Indiana, Commissioners’ allowances appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 15 Sep 1887 – Page 4, Column 5

LIST OF ALLOWANCES
Made by the Board of County Commissioner of Switzerland County at their September session, 1887:

PAUPER EXPENSE.

For Jefferson Township.

• J. S. Shadday, goods for Mary Griffith family, $16.48
• Eleanor Courtney, keeping Pelsor child last qr., $8.00
• J. K. Pleasants, goods for Hawes Red, $3.00
• Z. I. Yonge, goods for J. R. Cole’s children, $5.11
• Scott & Brown, goods for Dick Russell, $1.00
• Shaw & Detraz, goods for Dick Russell, $4.00
• C. V. Thiebaud, goods for Mrs. Simpson and Schenck, $10.00
• Wm. A. Shadday, board and conveyance for Minnie Rogers, $5.50
• O. S. Waldo, goods for Mrs. Schenck, $5.07
• Wm. P. Dickason, house rent for Sam Tague, $6.00
• F. L. Grisard, goods for paupers Jefferson Tp., last 1/4, $41.12
• A. J. Schenck, goods for A. Bogs, $5.13
• George N. Reeves, goods for Mrs. McClellen, Miller and Kilgore, $30.00
• A. Edgar, goods for Mrs. Schenck, $3.00

For York Township.

• Indiana Fulton, keeping Knipper child last qr, $10.00
• W. C. Robinson, goods for Mrs. Wheeler, $7.00
• J. I. O’Neal, breadstuff for Fredenberg, Wheeler, $6.00

For Posey Township.

• S. Howe & Co., $13.00
• Wm. Gockel, Jr., $7.00
• N. H. North, $5.00
• E. E. & W. F. North, $23.50
• Str. Gen’t Pike, $1.00
• J. W. Love & Co., $5.00
• G. B. Wade, $6.50

For Cotton Township.

• A. J. Sedam, goods for Montooth & Sedam last qr, $6.50
• E. G. Seymour, burying Orpha Edwards, $7.00
• S. R. Heath, goods for paupers Tp. last qr, $48.27
• George A. Voris, wood for Mary Merril last qr, $1.78
• Alfred Downey, wood for Mary Merril last qr, $1.25
• John Robbins, keeping Jno. Farwood, $10.90
• Jas. H. Gibbs, goods for David Tibbetts, $8.58

For Pleasant Township.

• O. H. Ricketts, goods for Mary McDaniel last qr, $8.00
• Jas. P. Marsh, goods for Wm. Sutherland, $3.30
• L. B. Slawson, goods for Dyken Aldrich, $1.55
• James Mellen, house rent for Mrs. M. D. Lientz, $1.50
• Mrs. Phoebe Riley, keeping Jane Nelson, $10.00
• Wm. Voris, wood for Wm. Sutherland, $2.00
• Chas. H. Padgett, goods for Wm. Sutherland, $2.50
• John S. Steel, goods for Mrs. Courtney & Aldrich, $17.12
• Ben. Belden, breadstuff for paupers, $8.00

For Craig Township.

• A. J. Siebenthal, breadstuff for Ostrander family, $1.44
• A. V. Brown, breadstuff for Ostrander family, $4.80
• A. J. Schenck, goods for children at Tilley’s, $3.00
• F. L. Grisard, goods for Ostrander family, $5.20

GENERAL PAUPER EXPENSE.

• John Gotamiller, for himself, $10.00
• Dicey Estis, keeping McGee children last qr, $12.00
• Noah Martin, for himself, $10.00
• Wm. Carnine, keeping 4 pauper children last qr, $42.50
• Elizabeth Smith, keeping 1 pauper child last qr, $10.62
• John W. Potter, keeping 1 pauper child last qr, $5.00
• Mary Richmond, keeping 3 pauper children, $28.00
• H. M. Faudre, keeping 2 pauper children, $21.21
• J. H. Shadday, service pauper physician Craig Township and Poor House, $18.00
• Wm. Andrew, keeping Martha Wintizer, $9.00
• Jno. M. Golay, keeping Sarah LeClerc, $5.00
• Larkin Turner, keeping Wm. Turner, $10.00
• Dennis C. Valentine, keeping Eddie LeClerc, $8.00
• Thomas Lawton, keeping Ben Pelsor, $12.00
• Mary Gibbens, keeping Sarah Sheets, $7.00
• Julia Wolf, keeping Ben. Barker, $11.25
• Theodore L. Pickett, house rent for Mrs. McClellen, $6.00
• Dr. P. S. Sage, 3 mos. phys. poor Jefferson Tp. and Vevay, $20.00
• Mrs. Hattie Lawrence, house rent for Nancy Schenck, $1.50
• R. H. Bell, house rent for Nancy Schenck, $1.25
• Enoch S. Adams, services Supt. Poor Asylum, $456.80
• Lucy M. Detraz, house rent for Mrs. Orem, $8.00
• F. J. Hollcroft, coffin for pauper, $5.00
• A. J. Schenck, goods for Poor Asylum, $8.00
• Z. I. Yonge, goods for Poor Asylum, $10.00
• John I. O’Neal, goods for Poor Asylum, $4.00
• Jacob Kerth, house rent for Simeon Leach, $7.50
• John W. Smiley, conveyance for Commissioners to poor House, $1.50
• Steamer Thomas Sherlock, conveyance of pauper to Cincinnati, $0.50
• Steamer T. D. Dale, conveyance of pauper to Sugar Creek, $0.50

COUNTY OFFICERS’ FEES.

• W. R. Johnston, salary as County Attorney, $25.00
• P. C. Holland, salary &c., as County Auditor, $501.57
• M. C. Walden, salary as County Superintendent, $260.00
• Chas. G. Adams, salary as County Treasurer, $200.00
• Jas. F. Simpson, 4 days service at Com. Court, $8.00
• Wm. H. Scott, 4 days Co. Commissioner, $14.00
• John F. Houze, 4 days Co. Commissioner, $14.00
• D. Armstrong, 4 days Co. Commissioner, $14.00

BOOKS, STATIONERY & PRINTING.

• P. T. Hartford, $45.45
• W. B. Burford, $27.25
• Baker & Thornton, $7.75
• W. A. Knox, $2.15
• W. J. Baird, $10.45

HIGHWAYS & BRIDGES.

• W. A. Olcott, paint for bridges in Posey Tp., $9.86
• A. Abbett, painting for bridges in Posey Tp., $10.00
• John P. White, reviewing S. R. Wilson road, $3.00
• Sam’l Brown, reviewing S. R. Wilson road, $3.00
• Eliakim Stoops, reviewing S. R. Wilson road, $1.50
• Jacob Baker, reviewing B. F. McIntire road, $3.00
• Joel D. Davis, reviewing B. F. McIntire road, $3.00
• Henry Dibble, reviewing B. F. McIntire road, $1.50
• F. R. Dufour, reviewing change in Orem road, $1.50
• W. H. Scott, overseeing Crooked Run culvert, $5.00
• Jas. F. Simpson, serving road viewers in McIntire road, $3.60
• S. R. Wilson, damages, $95.00

CRIMINAL EXPENSE.

• Union Furniture Co., 2 mattresses for jail, $5.50
• Z. I. Yonge, one pair blankets for jail, $1.40
• Jas. F. Simpson, receiving & boarding prisoners, &c., $192.30
• Andy Martin, repairing jail, $5.00

SPECIAL ALLOWANCES.

• R. T. F. Abbett, Clerk, fees of Clerk & Sheriff in case of Clevenger vs. Wigal, $5.00

COURT HOUSE EXPENSE.

• McLean Chair, Crib & Furniture Co., repairing chair for Auditor’s office, $2.25
• A. J. Schenck, nails and tacks for repairs, $0.35
• Scott & Brown, goods for Co. officers, $3.16
• P. C. Holland, office expense, $2.90
• C. G. Adams, office expense, $3.50
• Jas. F. Simpson, care C. H. y’d & cleaning walk, $19.40

JURY EXPENSE.

• Jas. F. Simpson, summoning juries, $29.00