Switzerland County, Indiana, Commissioners’ allowances appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 12 Sep 1889 – Page 4, Column 5

LIST OF ALLOWANCES
Made by the Switzerland County Commissioner’s Court, at the September Term, 1889, and at August Meeting, 1889:

PAUPER EXPENSE.

Reported by Trustee and Overseer of Poor of Jefferson Township.

• Montgomery Patton, house rent for Henry Wells, $9.00
• U. P. Schenck, house rent for Mrs. M. Smith, $15.00
• Fred. Saberton, house rent for Nancy Schenck, $3.75
• Mrs. Goodwin, house rent for Miss Tague, $5.25
• Dr. A. G. Craig, house rent for Mrs. Leach, $3.00
• Mrs. A. Russell, house rent for Mrs. Steele, $6.00
• Mrs. Lucy Detraz, rent for Mrs. John Orem, $8.00
• Peter Told, coal furnished Mrs. Wilcox, $1.00
• Peter Told, coal furnished Mrs. John Orem, $2.00
• Peter Told, coal furnished Nancy Schenck, $1.00
• C. V. Thiebaud, goods for Mrs. Simpson, $12.00
• C. V. Thiebaud, goods for Mrs. Schenck, $1.00
• F. L. Grisard, goods for Simeon Leach, $12.05
• F. L. Grisard, goods for G. I. Taylor, $9.75
• F. L. Grisard, goods for Mr. Hewitt, $1.40
• F. L. Grisard, goods for Joseph Peelman, $13.00
• F. L. Grisard, goods for Mrs. Bosaw, $5.00
• F. L. Grisard, house rent for Wm. Daily, $9.00
• A. J. Schenck, goods for Agnes Boggs, $9.00
• Noah N. Martin, 1 qr allowance, $10.00
• Elenor Courtney, keeping Chester Pelsor, $5.00
• Mary Gottamiller, keeping John Gottamiller, $10.00
• George N. Reeves, goods for Hawes Redd, $2.75
• George N. Reeves, goods for Sarah Miller, $10.00
• Harry Schmied, house rent for Boggs family, $18.00
• Abner Gates & Son, goods for Joseph Lientz, $8.00
• Scott & Brown, goods for Henry Wells, $3.00
• Julia Wolf, keeping Bennie Barker, $11.25

Reported by Trustee and Overseer of Poor of York Township.

• Schrumpf & Told, goods for Nellie Skidmore, $8.00
• Schrumpf & Told, goods for Andrew J. Ralston, $2.00
• Schrumpf & Told, goods for Calvin Fredenburg, $4.00
• Schrumpf & Told, goods for Harriet Burk, $3.00
• Schrumpf & Told, goods for Nancy Clements, $4.00
• W. C. Robinson, goods for Pettie Chaise, $4.00
• W. C. Robinson, goods for Margaret See, $3.00
• J. M. W. Langsdale, goods for Margaret See, $2.50
• J. M. W. Langsdale, goods for Nancy Clements, $2.50
• Indiana Fulton, keeping Sallie Nipper, $10.00

Reported by Trustee and Overseer of Poor of Posey Township.

• Green Brothers, goods for Andrew J. Boyd, $5.00
• Green Brothers, goods for Christian Icenogle, $5.00
• E. E. North, goods for John Gurley, $5.00
• E. E. North, goods for John Bailey, $3.00
• E. E. North, goods for Mrs. Miller, $5.00
• E. E. North, goods for Mrs. R. Peters, $5.00
• E. E. North, goods for Mrs. Frank Emerson, $2.00
• E. E. North, goods for Mary E. Barnes, $2.00
• E. E. North, goods for John Banks, $3.50
• Harris & Galbreath, goods for Mrs. H. Gillis, $10.00
• Wm. Gockell, goods for Sarah Jones, $3.00
• J. W. Love & Co., goods for Mrs. Paschell Lamkins, $4.00
• J. W. Love & Co., goods for John Banks, $1.20
• Stephen Vawter, taking to poor house Fred Young, $0.50

Reported by Trustee and Overseer of Poor of Cotton Township.

• Chas. O. Potter, goods for John Andrews, $5.50
• James H. Gibbs, goods for David Tibbetts, $10.00
• James H. Gibbs, goods for Elias Brown and wife, $10.50
• James H. Gibbs, goods for Harry Humphrey, $8.00
• S. R. Heath, goods for Mary Merrill and family, $10.50
• S. R. Heath, goods for Indiana Fulton, $1.50
• John Marsh, wood for John Andrews, $3.00
• D. P. Oak, keeping Henry C. Graves, $10.00
• Thomas Lawton, keeping Ben Pelsor, $10.00
• Hugh S. Pickett, keeping Lena & Lula Pelsor, $20.00
• Mary Richmond, keeping Hugh Pelsor, $8.00
• Wm. Carnine, keeping three children from poor house, $29.50
• Wm. Carnine, school books for pauper children, $0.10
• H. M. Faudre, keeping Orville Bosaw and May Johnson, $21.25
• U. H. Stow, keeping Amanda English, $10.00
• O. W. Potter, keeping Edith Miles, $10.00

Reported by Township Trustee and Overseer of Poor of Pleasant Township

• Genry Kelenbeck, goods for Mary Griffith, $4.00
• James P. Marsh, goods for John Courtney, $8.00
• James H. Gibbs, provisions for Mrs. M. D. Lientz, $9.00
• J. S. Steele, goods for W. R. Sutherland and wife, $12.41
• J. S. Steele, goods for Jane Nelson, $10.00
• Jennie Pearce, house rent for W. R. Sutherland, $4.50
• Mary Rogers, keeping Anna Bray, $10.00
• Miss O. H. Ricketts, goods for Mrs. McDaniel, $10.00
• Daniel Goodner, rent for Mrs. M. D. Lientz, $6.00
• D. C. Valentine, keeping Ed LeClerc, $6.00

Reported by Township Trustee and overseer of the Poor of Craig Township.

• Larkin Turner, for keeping Wm. Turner, $10.00
• James Cooper, keeping Jane Cooper, $10.00
• Jerry Brooks, keeping Alfred Willis, wife and children, $6.00
• Nicholas Webber, keeping Sarah Adams, $10.00
• Robert A. Stevens, goods for Rachel Roberts and children, $3.80
• Otis S. Waldo, goods for orphan children kept by Alex Tilley, $5.00
• Hall & Fallis, provisions for Ostrander family, $10.40

County Asylum and Poor Farm Expense.

• Enoch S. Adams, allowed for keeping Asylum, 47 inmates, $609.20; supplies for Asylum and burying 3 paupers, $14.60
• John W. Smiley, coffin for pauper, $5.00
• George W. Haskell, coffin for Fred Young and John Peelman, $10.00

Pauper Doctors’ Allowance.

• Dr. P. S. Sage, poor Dr. for Jefferson and Craig Township, $42.50

COUNTY OFFICERS’ FEES & SALARIES.

• Charles G. Adams, Co. Treasurer, $200.00
• Geo. S. Pleasants, Co. Attorney, $15.00
• D. N. Haydon, County Auditor, $532.40
• David Armstrong, 6 days as Commissioner, $21.00
• Wm. H. Scott, 6 days as Commissioner, $21.00
• Orson A. Potter, 6 days as Commissioner, $21.00
• Oscar Williamson, 6 days as Sheriff Commissioners’ Court, $12.00

BOOKS, STATIONERY & PRINTING.

• W. J. Baird, advertising and printing, $53.10
• P. T. Hartford, adv notice to contractors, etc., $13.35
• Sentinel Printing Co., books and stationery, $65.10
• Wm. B. Burford, books and stationery, $83.00
• Walter A. Knox, printing and advertising, $9.75

CRIMINAL AND JAIL EXPENSE.

• Oscar Williamson, receiving, boarding and discharging prisoners, $53.60
• Durham House Drainage Co., piping, etc., jail improvement, $83.35
• Thos. J. Gordon, for work on county jail, $61.41
• Philip Golay, drafting plans and specifications for Jail improvement, $20.00
• A. J. Schenck, supplies for Jail house, $1.95
• David Armstrong, superintending jail work, $5.00
• John H. McGowan Co., pump, tank and fixtures for jail, $112.25
• City of Vevay, freight bills and wharfage, $3.68

JURY EXPENSE.

• Oscar Williamson, summoning Grand and Petit Jurors, $30.00

COURT HOUSE EXPENSE.

• Scott & Brown, coal oil, $0.41
• Oscar Williamson, Court House & yard expense, $6.00
• Oscar Williamson, expense of keeping Court House, $18.25

SPECIFIC ALLOWANCE.

• J. D. Froman, taking enumeration of voters in York Township, $42.00
• Geo. D. Madary, taking enumeration of voters in Craig Township, $18.00
• Lem H. Emerson, taking enumeration of voters in Posey Township, $37.00
• Charles McVey, taking enumeration of voters in Jefferson Township, $70.00
• D. B. Lee, making index record of bonds, $8.00
• C. G. Adams, postage, etc., $1.70
• D. N. Haydon, postage, etc., $2.00

BRIDGE & HIGHWAY.

• J. S. Johnson, work and material on Markland Hunt’s Creek and Plumb Creek bridges, $14.50
• Elias Cooper, lumber and work on Indian Creek bridge, $0.75
• D. N. Haydon, writing and drafting plans and specifications of Allensville bridge, $4.00
• Nathan Worrall, allowed $100 in part payment Allensville bridge abutment, $100.00