Posey Township, Switzerland County, Indiana, Trustee’s report appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 11 Aug 1898 – Page 4, Column 4

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 5, Finley Peaters, one day work team, $2.00
• March 5, Lewis Beal, one day work, $1.00
• April 3, Hiram Warner, two days work, $2.00
• April 3, Theo Douglas, one day work, $1.50
• April 28, Chas. Gullion, hauling plow, $0.25
• May 3, William Clore Sons, one plow for roads, $6.50
• May 12, William Wagle, 12 days work, $12.00
• May 22, All Wade, 1 1/2 days work, $1.50
• May 22, J. M. Manford, two days with team, $4.00
• May 22, William Butcher, three days team, $6.00
• May 20, Chas. Bodey, two days team, $4.00
• May 20, C. H. Abbott, 3 1/4 days team, $7.50
• May 31, William Powell, timbers culvert, $1.00
• June 5, William Gockles, per bill, $5.15
• June 5, Theadore Abbott, one day work, $1.00
• June 5, John Spencer, towing barge tiling, $20.00
• June 5, Benj. Waters, one day work, $1.00
• June 5, John Spencer, one day work, $1.20
• June 5, E. E. Snyder, one day work, $1.00
• June 5, C. H. Abbott, one day work, $1.00
• June 12, Upton Lamkin, 1 1/2 days work, $1.50
• June 12, Silas Hickman, two days team, $1.00
• June 12, George Armstrong, 1/4 day team, $0.50
• June 19, John Spencer, towing tiling to E Bottom, $3.00
• June 19, Oscar Mellon, timbers for road, $0.50
• June 25, Hiram Hisel, 1 1/2 days work, $1.50
• June 26, Rush Platt, per bill, $6.20
• June 28, J. M. Manford, one day team, $2.00
• July 3, Earl North, hauling tiling, $1.00
• July 16, B. L. Blare, castings for scrapper, $5.95
• July 24, J. M. Manford, 3 1/4 days team, $7.50
• July 24, E. S. Couch, 357 joints tiling, $140.12
• July 27, Ernest Bodey, 13 1/2 days work, $13.50
• July 31, Rabb & North, per bill, $10.87
• July 31, C. H. Abbott, one day team, $2.00
• July 31, William Cook, one day work, $1.00
• Aug. 1, A. L. North, 340 ft lumber, $6.80
• Aug. 7, Till Cavender, two days work, $2.00
• Aug. 7, R. O. Wickman, lumber, wharfage and freight, $32.41
• Aug. 11, Wesley Evins, two days team, $4.00
• Aug. 11, Wesley Evins, timber and wok, $1.00
• Aug. 11, Joe Higham, 1/2 day work, $0.50
• Aug. 25, Wesley Evins, two days team, $4.00
• Aug. 27, Earl North, one day team, $2.00
• Aug. 27, John Brockwell, two days work, $2.00
• Aug. 27, Gordon Mellie, four days team, $8.00
• Aug. 27, Hiram Hisel, 3 1/2 days work, $3.50
• Aug. 27, Percy Mead, one day team, $2.00
• Aug. 27, Elme Shepard, five days work, $5.00
• Aug. 27, George Moredock, 7 1/2 days team, $15.00
• Sep. 1, Benj. McIntire, meals, team, and hands work, $9.25
• Sep. 1, Earl North, 2 1/2 days work, $2.50
• Sep. 1, John Brockwell, 2 1/2 days work, $2.50
• Sep. 3, Harry Dibble, 1 1/2 day work team, $3.00
• Sep. 4, A. B. Douglas, two days team, $4.00
• Sep. 4, George Connell, 1 1/2 days work, $1.50
• Sep. 4, Edgar Cheever, meals, hands and team, $10.00
• Sep. 4, George Platt, repairs plow and scraper, $1.75
• Sep. 8, J. M. Manford, two days team, $4.00
• Sep. 14, R. O. Wickman, oak lumber, $17.22
• Sep. 14, B. L. Blare Co., scraper bit, $8.00
• Sep. 14, C. H. Abbott, 5 1/2 days team, $11.00
• Sep. 16, Martin Stephenson, repairs plow and work, $0.75
• Sep. 25, E. E. Snyder, two days on road, $2.00
• Sep. 28, J. M. Long, breaking rock, $15.00
• Sep. 28, George Cook, two days team, $4.00
• Sep. 30, Charley Gullion, one plow shler, $1.50
• Oct. 16, Silas McLaughlin, 1/2 day work, $0.50
• Oct. 16, George Cook, hauling scraper, $1.00
• Oct. 23, John Gurley, breaking rock, $3.00
• Oct. 23, Harry Snyder, five days team, $10.00
• Oct. 23, Lucian Wade, five days team, $10.00
• Oct. 23, Charley Bodey, five days team, $10.00
• Oct. 29, Foster & McHurron, per bill, $5.35
• Oct. 29, George Cook, hauling bridge and work, $8.97
• Oct. 29, R. O. Wickman, 3,046 ft oak lumber, $60.33
• Oct. 29, Tom See, 4 days work, $4.00
• Oct. 29, Rush Platt, repairs plow and scraper, $4.10
• Oct. 29, Till Cavender, one day work, $1.00
• Nov. 1, George Frampton, one iron bridge, $108.00
• Nov. 3, John Gurley, breaking rock, $3.00
• Nov. 6, Oscar Manford, ten days team, $20.00
• Nov. 6, J. G. Gurley, breaking rock, $12.00
• Nov. 14, R. B. Huston, work on new road, $5.00
• Nov. 13, John Gurley, breaking rock, $3.00
• Nov. 13, Silas Hickman, hauling lumber and posts, $1.00
• Nov. 15, Harry Snyder, 5 days work, $5.00
• Nov. 16, Hiram Hisle, two days work, $2.00
• Nov. 16, Theo Douglas, 23 days on scraper, $28.00
• Nov. 19, Luther Bennett, 4 days work, $4.00
• Nov. 20, S. J. McLaughlin, 5 days on culvert, $5.00
• Nov. 20, H. A. Brodwell, six perch rock, $3.00
• Nov. 20, C. H. Abbott, three days team, $6.00
• Nov. 20, E. E. Snyder, 2 1/2 days work, $2.50
• Nov. 20, George Cook, 3 days team, $6.00
• Nov. 20, William Cushard, 4 days breaking rock, $4.00
• Nov. 23, Frank Emerson, 4 days breaking rock, $4.00
• Nov. 24, J. M. Long, bal due on rock, $4.50
• Nov. 27, Oliver See, meals furnished and labor, $6.55
• Nov. 27, John Taylor, 1 days team, $8.00
• Nov. 27, Charley Boyle, one day team and 1/2 day hand, $2.50
• Nov. 27, William Mc[?]Allister, 11 1/2 perch rock on pike, $8.50
• Nov. 27, William Cushard, 2 1/2 days breaking rock, $2.50
• Dec. 2, Lucian Lamkin, 6 perch of rock and 3 days work, $6.00
• Dec. 4, Ernest Bodey, team work, $10.00
• Dec. 4, Hiram Warner, team work, $10.00
• Dec. 4, Oscar Bradford, 14 days team, $22.00
• Dec. 4, Andy Cook, one day team, $2.00
• Dec. 6, Ambrows Hewett, team work, $3.75
• Dec. 13, S. H. Snyder, 9 1/2 days work, $9.50
• Dec. 13, S. H. Snyder, 2 1/2 days work, $2.50
• Dec. 17, Frank Gurley, bal due on 21 perch rock, $6.50
• Dec. 18, James Humphrey, one day team, $2.00
• Dec. 18, Edgar Cheever, one day work, $1.00
• Dec. 18, William Cushard, 6 1/2 days work on pike, $6.50
• Dec. 13, Ernest Bodey, 19 1/2 days work, $19.50
• Dec. 18, George Moffett, 3 days work, $3.00
• Dec. 29, John Gurley, bal due 27 perch rock, $18.00
• Dec. 28, William Cushard, 6 days work, $5.00
• Dec. 30, James Gurley, 24 perch rock, $18.00

1898.

• Jan. 1, Hiram Warner, bal due team work, $6.00
• Jan. 8, R. O. Wickman, lumber, $11.70
• Jan. 8, John Shafer, 10 perch rock, $7.50
• Jan. 15, Clarence Cochran, breaking 23 1/2 perch rock, $11.75
• Jan. 18, James Gurley, 1 day work, $1.00
• Jan. 22, Perry Warner, one scraper tongue, $1.50
• Jan. 29, Henry Sickman, work on road, $8.00
• Feb. 7, Henry Schroder, orders no. 3 and 5, dist. no. 2, $11.75
• Feb. 8, Jame Walick, breaking 26 perch rock, $13.00
• Feb. 21, John Huff, 1/2 days work, $0.50
• Feb. 21, Geo. Cook, work on road, $2.00
• March 5, Ned Hickman, team hire, $5.00

 

TOWNSHIP FUND.

EXPENDITURES.

1897.

• March 3, W. S. Humphrey, 121 days service as Trustee, $218.00
• March 6, William Eaton, storage on office fix, $2.00
• March 16, Fred Kimper, one desk for office, $17.50
• March 20, R. O. Wickman, freight bill, $0.60
• April 10, William Eaton, storage office fix, $3.00
• April 21, David Wallance, supplies, $1.50
• May 15, William Eaton, storage on office fix, $3.00
• May 17, Ambrows Hewett, service as Supervisor, $25.00
• May 22, Chas. B. Gullion, expressage and charges, $0.50
• June 9, Mrs. Frank Eaton, one month’s storage, $3.00
• Jun 19, Hiram Warner, service as Supervisor, $20.00
• June 26, E. Williamson, stamps, $1.00
• July 10, William Eaton, storage on office fix, $3.00
• Aug. 11, William Eaton, storage on office fix, $3.00
• Aug. 13, Tom Edrington, clerk of election, $4.00
• Aug. 13, Scott Fletcher, clerk of election, $4.00
• Aug. 13, Frank Emerson, clerk of election, $4.00
• Aug. 13, C. H. Abbott, team hire, $2.25
• Aug. 13, J. W. Shirey, judge of election, $4.00
• Aug. 13, John Huston, judge of election, $4.00
• Aug. 13, Elmer Hufford, inspector of election and mileage, $11.20
• Aug. 14, Lem Emerson, clerk of election, $4.00
• Aug. 14, George Lostutter, inspector of election, $12.00
• Aug. 14, William Wigal, judge of election, $1.00
• Aug. 19, Lewis V. McCreary, judge of election, $4.100
• Aug. 28, P. D. McNut, service as Supervisor, $15.00
• Sep. 1, H. E. Kelley, clerk of election, $4.00
• Sep. 4, William Eaton, storage on office fix, $3.00
• Sep. 7, John Davis, judge of election, $4.00
• Sep. 11, Chas. Fisher, service as Supervisor, $21.00
• Sep. 11, R. O. Wickman, freight bill, $0.75
• Sep. 11, W. J. Baird, advertising, $35.00
• Sep. 24, Arthur Taylor, expressage and charge, $0.50
• Oct. 11, William Eaton, storage on office fix, $3.00
• Oct. 23, Ernest Bodey, service as Supervisor, $35.00
• Oct. 23, James Bodkins, judge of election, $4.00
• Nov. 1, Frank M. Davis, road and office books, $20.00
• Nov. 2, Will North, one bottle ink, $0.65
• Nov. 6, Mrs. Eaton, storage on office fix, $3.00
• Nov. 27, John Taylor, service as Supervisor, $45.00
• Dec. 4, Ernest Bodey, service as Supervisor, $10.00
• Dec. 1, Hiram Warner, services as Supervisor, $25.00
• Dec. 4, P. D. McNutt, service as Supervisor, $28.50
• Dec. 4, William Eaton, storage on office fix, $3.00
• Dec. 25, Ambrows Hewett, service as Supervisor, $20.00
• Dec. 30, Edgar Mead, services as Supervisor, $21.00

1898.

• Jan. 5, William Eaton, storage on office fix, $3.00
• Jan. 22, Henry Schroder, stamps, $1.00
• Feb. 5, William Eaton, storage on office fix, $3.00
• Feb. 16. Chas. Shultz, letterheads, $1.25
• March 3, Chas. Foster, telegraph service, $1.35
• March 4, J. E. Hart, making road list, $10.00
• March 5, Ned Hickman, team hire

 

DOG TAX FUND.

EXPENDITURES.

1897.

• June 28, Salem Bradford, sheep killed and maimed, $13.00
• July 31, P. M. Searcy, sheep killed and maimed, $24.00
• Oct. 16, Charley Wade, sheep killed and maimed, $38.50
• Feb. 26, Ebin Butler, sheep killed and maimed, $6.90

 

SPECIAL SCHOOL FUND.

EXPENDITURES.

1897.

• Sep. 4, L. P. Long, repairs and cleaning, $2.00
• Sep. 11, R. O. Wickman, coal, $33.80
• Sep. 14, David Lostutter, hauling coal, $8.30
• Sep. 14, A. L. North, coal, $33.65
• Sep. 17, R. W. Farnice, hauling coal, $8.31
• Sep. 30, Charley Gullion, window cord and freight, $2.10
• Oct. 9, Henry Dickman, cleaning school house, $1.50
• Oct. 9, William See, work school house, $7.75
• Oct. 9, John Huston, oak timber, $0.50
• Oct. 18, Daniel Nave, six days on bridge, $5.50
• Oct. 16, W. Wigal, timber and work, $2.25
• Oct. 16, Geo. Cook, hauling timber, $1.00
• Oct. 16, Arthur Douglas, repairing school house, $4.50
• Oct. 23, Silas Howe, iron rods on bridge, $12.31
• Oct. 23, J. D. Davis, mowing school yard, $1.00
• Oct. 23, Harry Snyder, hauling irons bridge, $1.00
• Oct. 23, John Hambricks, cleaning and cutting weeds, $2.00
• Oct. 23, James Evins, cleaning and repairs, $2.50
• Oct. 30, R. O. Wickman, lumber, $5.00
• Oct. 30, Rush Platt, work and iron bridge, $9.50
• Nov. 8, Alford Moredock, repairs on school house, $4.10
• Nov. 11, B. L. Blare & Co., printing reports, $2.00
• Nov. 13, Stephen Chase, repairs and cleaning, $3.00
• Nov. 20, William See, 4 days work on bridge, $3.00
• Dec. 1, Alford Moredock, kindling furnished, $1.00
• Dec. 4, Lou Rice, janitor at Institute, $1.00
• Dec. 17, Rabb & North, per bill, $15.16
• Dec. 18, Lou Rice, janitor at Institute, $1.00

1898.

• Jan. 8, E. S. Couch, per bill, $25.07
• Feb. 5, J. H. Scikman, per bill, $2.90
• Feb. 9, J. M. Long, repairs and work, $1.70
• Feb. 19, Lou Rice, janitor at Institute, $0.50
• March 4, William Gockle, charge pickets, $3.43
• March 21, Louise Kelley, Institute and janitor fees, $13.60
• March 22, Robert M. Davis, Institute and janitor fees, $13.65
• March 23, Ella Abbott, Institute and janitor fees, $11.20
• March 24, Alva Dilts, kindling for school, $1.00
• March 25, H. E. Walker, Institute and janitor fees, $13.90
• March 28, George Moredock, Institute and janitor fees, $13.65
• March 28, Omer Williamson, Institute and janitor fees, $13.90
• March 31, Fanny White, Institute and janitor fees, $13.90
• April 2, Lottie Douglas, Institute and janitor fees, $13.90
• April 6, Henry Mead, per bill school repairs, $2.85
• April 9, Grace Sheldon, Institute and janitor fees, $13.65
• April 13, Lizzie North, Institute and janitor fees, $13.65
• April 16, Arthur Douglas, repairs school house, $1.50
• April 20, Edith Buck, Institute and janitor fees, $13.90
• April 30, William Eaton, 5 days enumerating, $5.00
• April 30, H. J. Howe, 5 days enumeration, $5.00
• June 11, R. O. Wickman, freight and wharfage, $2.20
• June 16, A. Stewart, repairs on school house, $2.25
• June 25, R. O. Wickman, freight bill, $1.30
• June 25, Geo. Cook, hauling lumber, $2.50
• July 1, Wm. See, work, $20.60
• July 1, George Bowman, hauling lumber, $1.00
• July 1, North & Nave, coal, $1.80
• July 7, J. H. McDonald & Son, bill lumber, $82.75
• July 16, Theo Douglas, enumeration, $5.50
• July 18, L. E. Smith, for insurance, $74.00
• July 20, Alford Moredock, meals furnished hands, $5.00
• Aug. 1, Rabb & North, per bill, $6.66
• Aug. 1, Foster & McHuron, per bill, cement, $1.35
• Aug. 1, O. W. Olcott, per bill, $10.00

 

TUITION FUNDS.

EXPENDITURES.

• March 21, Louise Kelley, 108 days teaching, $178.20
• March 22, Robert M. Davis, 108 days teaching, $178.20
• March 23, Ella Abbott, 108 days teaching, $183.60
• March 23, H. E. Walker, 108 days teaching, $183.60
• March 28, George Moredock, 108 days teaching, $178.20
• March 28, Omer Williamson, 108 days teaching, $183.60
• March 31, Fanny White, 108 days teaching, $183.60
• April 2, Lottie Douglas, 108 days teaching, $183.60
• April 9, Grace Sheldon, 108 days teaching, $178.20
• April 13, Lizzie North, 108 days teaching, $178.20
• April 28, Edith Buck, 108 days teaching, $183.60