Posey Township, Switzerland County, Indiana, Trustee’s report appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 12 Aug 1897 – Page 10, Column 1

Posey Township.
Trustee’s Report to Commissioners of Switzerland County, Indiana.
By W. S. HUMPHREY, Trustee.

[See newspaper for full report.]

ROAD TAX FUND.

EXPENDITURES.

• March 6, no. of voucher 1, Erastus Snider, 1 1/2 days work on road, $1.50
• March 7, 2, Mort Manford, 1 day work with team, $2.50
• March 7, 3, Ned Hickman, one plow omitted in Green’s report, $4.00
• March 7, 4, W. M. McSwain, 1/2 day work on road, $0.50
• March 11, 5, Harve Elliott, 1 1/2 day work, $1.50
• April 2, 6, R. O. Wickman, 763 ft lumber 2 cts, $15.25
• April 29, 7, James Tait, repairing scrapers, stone, etc., $2.00
• May 2, 8, William McLaughlin, work on road in dist. 3, $2.00
• May 2, 9, W. S. Fletcher, 2 days work on road, $2.00
• May 2, 10, H. O. Harris, two days work on road, $2.00
• May 5, 11, B. L. Blare & Co., two scrapers and blade, $71.25
• May 9, 12, Harve Elliott, 6 1/2 days work on road, $6.50
• May 9, 13, E. E. Snider, 8 days work on road, $8.00
• May 9, 14, George Cook, timber and chain, $3.00
• May 9, 15, C. D. Bair, repairing scraper, $2.00
• May 16, 16, Wm. Bunger, 50 ft culvert lumber, $1.00
• May 23, 17, Harve Elliott, 4 1/2 days work on road, $4.50
• June 2, 18, Wm. Gockel, nails and plow beam, $1.50
• June 6, 19, E. S. Couch, drain tile, 64 feet, $33.00
• June 13, 20, Warner & Platt, per bill, $11.00
• June 13, 21, Harve Elliott, 2 1/2 days work, $2.50
• June 13, 22, George Cook, work, timber, $1.75
• June 15, 23, Edgar Mead, work, timber, $2.00
• June 20, 24, B. Strack, work on road, $3.00
• June 21, 25, Harve Elliott, 1 day work, $1.00
• June 22, 26, E. S. Couch, 16 joints tiling, $20.00
• June 22, 27, H. J. Harris, 31 1/2 days work, $34.50
• June 30, 28, Edgar Dibble, building fills dist 3, $20.00
• June 30, 29, E. E. North, per bill plow and nails, $25.50
• July 18, 30, James Abbott, 1 day work, $1.00
• July 31, 31, W. C. Robinson, storage scraper and oil, $1.25
• July 31, 32, Benj. Keeney, dynamite and work, $5.00
• Aug. 1, 33, R. O. Wickman, 376 ft lumber, $7.52
• Aug. 14, 34, James Tait, work on scraper and plow, $0.50
• Aug. 15, 35, R. O. Wickman, 1,200 ft lumber, $21.00
• Aug. 21, 36, W. S. Fletcher, 3 1/2 days work, $3.00
• Aug. 21, 37, S. A. Fletcher, 3 1/2 days work on culvert, $7.00
• Aug. 29, 38, James Abbott, 5 days work, $5.00
• Aug. 29, 39, S. A. Fletcher, 4 1/2 days work on culvert, $9.00
• Aug. 29, 40, W. S. Fletcher, 4 1/2 days work on culvert, $4.50
• Sept. 5, 41, C. H. Abbott, 9 1/2 days with team, $19.00
• Sept. 5, 42, W. McLaughlin, locust post and crowbar, $1.50
• Sept. 5, 43, James Abbott, 2 days work, $2.00
• Sept. 5, 44, Wm. Evins, 6 1/2 days team, $12.50
• Sept. 5, 45, Jarve Elliott, 1 day work, $1.00
• Sept. 12, 46, James Sisson, digging [?] stump, $4.00
• Sept. 15, 47, George Johnson, hauling rock, $3.00
• Sept. 15, 48, E. E. North, lime, nails, ax, $4.30
• Sept. 19, 49, Wm. Cook, 319 ft lumber, $5.50
• Sept. 26, 50, John Long, 1 day work, $1.00
• Sept. 28, 51, S. A. Fletcher, 1/2 day work, $1.00
• Oct. 17, 52, E. S. Lamkin, 5 1/2 days work, $5.50
• Oct. 17, 53, W. S. Fletcher, 6 days work, $6.00
• Oct. 17, 54, E. E. Snider, 6 days work, $6.00
• Oct. 17, 55, Lenard Scudder, 1 day work, $1.00
• Oct. 17, 56, Wm. Lientz, 2 meals for hands, $0.50
• Oct. 23, 57, W. S. Fletcher, 1 1/4 day work, $1.75
• Oct. 23, 58, Theodore Abbott, 2 days work, $2.00
• Oct. 23, 59, E. E. Snider, 3 1/4 days work, $3.75
• Oct. 23, 60, Wm. Coffin, lodging McKay, $1.00
• Oct. 23, 61, U. S. Lamkin, 3 1/2 days work, $3.75
• Oct. 23, 62, James Abbott, hauling scraper, $1.50
• Oct. 24, 63, Ephriam Moredock, 3 1/4 days with team, $7.38
• Oct. 24, 64, James Tate, sharpening plow, $0.65
• Oct. 24, 65, George Cook, 3 1/2 days team 1 pick, $9.65
• Oct. 24, 66, Frank Gurley, 10 perch stone on road, $7.50
• Oct. 24, 67, Mitch Gurley, 10 perch stone on road, $7.50
• Oct. 25, 68, J. G. Gurley, 18 perch stone on road, $11.00
• Oct. 29, 69, Andy Moore, 1 1/2 day work with team, $3.50
• Oct. 20, 70, George Johnson, hauling stone, $10.00
• Oct. 21, 71, George Frampton, 2 steel culverts, $161.50
• Nov. 6, 72, George McKay, surveying new road, $10.00
• Nov. 7, 73, Mort Manford, hauling culvert and one day work, $4.50
• Nov. 14, 74, George Cook, hauling culvert and buggy, $7.75
• Nov. 17, 75, James Abbott, hauling with team, $4.50
• Nov. 11, 76, E. E. Snider, 1 1/2 day work, $1.75
• Nov. 14, 77, W. S. Fletcher, 2 1/2 days work on culvert, $2.75
• Nov. 19, 78, S. A. Fletcher, 4 1/4 days work on culvert, $10.50
• Nov. 19, 79, W. S. Fletcher, 2 1/2 days work on culvert, $2.50
• Nov. 28, 80, Hiram Warner, work with team, $6.25
• Nov. 28, 81, Harry Humphrey, lumber and scantling, $12.65
• Nov. 28, 82, A. Aldred, 10 1/2 perch stone, $8.00
• Nov. 28, 83, Eugene Lamkin, 1/2 day work, $0.50
• Nov. 24, 84, E. Cousins, 1/2 day work, $0.25
• Nov. 24, 85, Rabb & North, per bill, $2.90
• Nov. 27, 86, John Taylor, team work wire furnished, $7.00
• Nov. 27, 87, H. J. Harris, 17 1/2 days work on road, $17.50
• Nov. 28, 88, U. P. Lamkin, 2 days work on road, $2.00
• Nov. 28, 89, T. F. Newbold, 6 meals on road, $1.50
• Nov. 28, 90, Warner & Platt, per bill repairs, $3.75
• Dec. 1, 91, Wm. Collins, sharpening scraper blade, $1.75
• Dec. 4, 92, George Cook, horse and buggy hire, $2.00
• Dec. 5, 93, Bruce Huston, hauling stone, $5.00
• Dec. 9, 94, Wm. Stephenson, 5 1/4 days work on road, $5.25
• Dec. 13, 95, E. E. Snider, 3 1/2 days work on road, $3.50
• Dec. 12, 96, W. S. Fletcher, 1 1/4 day work on road, $1.25
• Dec. 12, 97, James Gurley, 11 1/2 perch rock and team work, $12.87
• Dec. 12, 98, John Bodey, 5 days work with team, $10.00
• Dec. 19, 99, Ernest Bodey, team and hand work, $13.50
• Jan. 2, 100, Harry Snider, 5 1/2 days work with team, $11.00
• Jan. 11, 101, C. D. Baire, repair on plow, $0.25
• Jan. 16, 102, George Huston, 5 1/2 days work with team, $11.00
• Jan. 30, 103, George Bodey, 1 day work, $1.00
• Feb. 16, 104, H. J. Harris, 11 days work on road, $11.00

 

TOWNSHIP FUND.

EXPENDITURE.

• March 3, W. S. Humphrey, 63 days services, $130.00
• March 10, no. of voucher 2, Wm. Eaton, 1 month rent, $2.00
• April 4, Wm. Eaton, 1 month rent, $3.00
• April 11, Robert [?], expressage and carriage, $0.35
• April 15, [?], two [?], $8.30
• May 10, Wm. Eaton, one month rent and work, $3.00
• June 13, Wm. Eatons, 1 month rent, $3.00
• June 26, Ambrose Hewitt, services as Supervisor, $25.00
• June ?, E. Williamson, postage stamps, $1.00
• July 11, Wm. Eaton, 1 month rent, $3.00
• July 25, Ned Hickman, team hire, $1.70
• July 25, O. W. Olcalt, pens and ink, $2.00
• Aug. 3, W. J. Baird, adv office days, $5.00
• Aug. 3, W. D. Ward, legal advice, $5.00
• Aug. 4, W. S. Humphrey, [?] library, $5.00
• Aug. 4, W. S. Humphrey, [?] school books, $5.00
• Aug. 4, W. S. Humphrey, services and expenses, $197.50
• Aug. 8, Wm. Eaton, 1 month rent, $3.00
• Aug. 21, W. J. Baird, publishing report, $52.50
• Sept. 2, Hiram Warner, serv as Sup, $20.00
• Sept. 3, Wm. Eaton, 1 months rent, $3.00
• Sept. 12, Ned Hickman, buggy and wagon hire, $3.50
• Oct. 10, Wm. Collins, expressage on books, $0.10
• Oct. 17, Charley Fisher, services as Supervisor, $5.00
• Oct. 17, Ned Hickman, wagon and horse hire, $3.50
• Nov. 6, J. W. Shirey, services as clerk of election, $6.00
• Nov. 6, Wm. R[?], judge of election, $6.00
• Nov. 6, W. S. Fletcher, services as clerk of election and 1 day work, $7.00
• Nov. 6, Wm. Fenton, 2 months rent, $6.00
• Nov. 6, Tom Edrington, services as clerk of election, $6.00
• Nov. 6, John Huston, services as judge of election, $6.00
• Nov. 6, Joe Hart, marking road [?], $10.00
• Nov. 7, George Bunger, services as judge of election, $6.00
• Nov. 7, George Lostutter, services as inspector of election, $14.00
• Nov. 7, Lem Emerson, services as judge of election, $6.00
• Nov. 7, Harve Elliott, services as judge of election, $6.00
• Nov. 7, James Bodkin, services as clerk of election, $6.00
• Nov. 12, James Wilson, services as clerk of election, $6.00
• Nov. 14, Mrs. Maggie Mead, 62 meals election board, $10.50
• Nov. 14, Wm. Bunger, 21 meals election board, $5.25
• Nov. 23, Elmer Hufford, services as inspector election, $13.00
• Nov. 23, Hiram Warner, services as Supervisor, $25.00
• Nov. 24, Edgar Mc[?], drayage, $1.00
• Nov. 26, John Davis, services as judge of election, $6.00
• Nov. 27, John Taylor, services as Supervisor, $45.00
• Nov. 28, Ezra Palmer, services as clerk of election, $6.00
• Dec. 3, Wm. Eaton, 1 month rent, $3.00
• Dec. 5, P. D. McNutt, services as Supervisor, $32.00
• Dec. 7, Chas. Fisher, serv Sup, $23.50
• Dec. 7, Ambrose Hewitt, serv Sup, $13.25
• Dec. 19, Ernest Body, serv as Sup, $15.00

1897.

• Jan. 5, Wm. Eaton, 1 month rent, $2.00
• Jan. 20, E. S. Neal, expressage and charges, $0.10
• Feb. 2, Chas. F[?], telegraph, $0.75
• Feb. 6, Wm. Eaton, 1 month rent, $3.00
• Feb. 17, Wm. Collins, expressage on books, $0.50
• Feb. 18, Ephriam Williamson, stamps, $1.00

 

DOG TAX FUND.

EXPENDITURES

• March 24, A. S. Humphrey, 1 sheep, $3.00
• March 28, B. Strack, sheep killed and maimed, $40.00
• June 20, B. Strack, balance due on sheep, $8.00
• June 22, E. Butler, 2 sheep killed, $6.00
• June 27, M. P. Searcy, sheep killed and maimed, $8.50
• June 27, J. P. McNutt, 1 sheep killed, $3.00
• June 27, Charley Stevens, sheep killed and maimed, $12.50
• July 6, S. J. Searcy, 9 sheep killed, $38.00

1897.

• Feb. 8, J. A. Humphrey, 1 sheep killed, $3.00
• Feb. 11, Lafayette Palmer, 15 sheep killed, $21.75
• Feb. 19, Geo. Bunger, sheep killed and maimed, $5.00

 

SPECIAL SCHOOL FUND.

EXPENDITURES.

1896.

• Aug. 15, Elmer Palmer, hinges and work, $1.20
• Aug. 15, Iora Newbold, mowing school yard, $0.50
• Oct. 13, W. A. Downey, repairs and cleaning, $5.50
• Oct. 17, Eugene Lamkin, 1 1/2 day work, $1.50
• Oct. 17, A. L. North, coal, $91.21
• Oct. 17, Frank Scott, hauling coal, $31.12
• Oct. 27, P. R. Lostutter, 5 percent [?] books, $2.71
• Oct. 27, S. O. Powell, cleaning school house, $7.50
• Nov. 2, John McNutt, [?], $1.25
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• Nov. 21, Rabb & North, per bill, $3.00
• Dec. 3, Alfred [?], locks, hauling kindling, $1.50
• Dec. 1, [illegible], cleaning and repair, $1.80
• Dec. 12, A. J. Stewart, cleaning cistern and hauling, $1.50
• Dec. 11, [illegible]

1897.

• Jan. 7, Henry Mead, repairing school house, $12.10
• Jan. 22, Lou [illegible],
• Jan. 30, Benj. Searcy, institute and janitor fees, $8.00
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• Feb. 12, George Moredock, institute and janitor fees, $8.00
• Feb. 12, George Williamson, institute and janitor fees, $8.00
• Feb. 13, Stephen Chase, repairing school house, $1.00
• Feb. 14, Arthur [?], repairing school house, $11.00
• Feb. 13, James Gains, repairing school house, $0.50
• Feb. 14, Harvey Walker, [?[, $9.00
• Feb. 20, Ella Abbott, institute and janitor fees, $8.80
• Feb. 20, John [?], institute and janitor fees, $8.80
• Feb. 27, Lottie Douglass, institute and janitor fees, $8.90
• March 8, Baker & Thornton, book and supplies, $18.00
• April 17, James Abbott, 6 1/2 days enumeration, $6.50
• April 19, Wm. Eaton, enumerating, $6.00
• April 23, Henry Mead, repairing school house fence, $4.00
• April 30, H. J. Howe, 1 1/2 days enumerating, $1.50
• May 17, P. D. McNutt, wood, $3.75
• June 5, William Gockell, [?], $0.25
• July 31, Rabb & North, per bill, $1.10

 

TUITION FUND.

EXPENDITURES.

• Jan. 30, Benj. Searcy, 77 days teaching, $127.05
• Feb. 5, Earl Jackson, 77 days teaching, $127.05
• Feb. 6, L. G. Wilson, 77 days teaching, $127.05
• Feb. 6, Deda North, 77 days teaching, $130.90
• Feb. 6, Fanny White, 77 days teaching, $127.05
• Feb. 12, George Moredock, 77 days teaching, $127.05
• Feb. 12, Omer Williamson, 77 days teaching, $130.90
• Feb. 19, Harvey Walker, 77 days teaching, $134.75
• Feb. 20, Ella Abbott, 77 days teaching, $127.05
• Feb. 25, John Davis, 77 days teaching, $134.90
• Feb. 27, Lottie Douglas, 77 days teaching, $130.90