The Switzerland County Commissioners’ allowances appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 16 Mar 1882 – Page 4, Column 5
A LIST OF ALLOWANCES
Made by the Board of County Commissioners of Switzerland County, Indiana, at their March Term, 1882:
Peter Pelsor, for keeping Ben Pelsor, $10.00
M. L. Brown, 17 days as Overseer of Poor, $34.00
W. C. Armstrong, 28 days as Overseer of Poor, $56.00
W. C. Armstrong, 26 days as Overseer of Poor, last year, $52.00
H. J. Harris, 15 days as Overseer of Poor, $30.00
David B. Lee, 2 ½ days as Overseer of Poor, $5.00
Isaac F. Banta, 4 days as Overseer of Poor, $8.00
W. C. Armstrong, for Jordan Hinman, $10.00
W. H. Scott, for Oliver Keith, $2.00
Jnt. C. Ricketts, for Oliver Keith, $12.00
O. D. Cunningham, for Farwood, Perkins and Skidmore, $29.50
James Vaughn, for John W. Miller, $10.00
A. Benedict, for McLelland, Bosso and Boyd, $28.95
Bledsoe & Beymer, for Burk and McLelland, $11.00
John I. O’Neal, for McLelland, Fredenberg and Miller, $15.10
Bonnell & Moredock, for Juda and Mead, last qr, $7.00
W. J. Gibbs, for Lydia Gibbs, $10.00
F. J. Hollcroft, for Coffins, &c., $12.00
Hall & Lewis, for Oliver Day’s family, $7.40
Chas. V. Thiebaud, for Oliver Day’s family, $10.93
John Gill, for cash for coal, provisions, &c., $1.50
Wesley McHenry, for transportation from county, $10.75
W. L. & S. Told, coal for paupers, $15.02
Kincaid & Bro., for Days, Manuel, Willis and Estes, $18.20
Northcott & Cox, for Days, Martin and Barns, $14.50
U. P. Schenck & Son, for Boggs and Barns, $35.54
Ben W. Simmons, for Manuel, Day and Sturgeon, $16.25
Ben Cole, for Mollie Moody, $7.90
Jacob S. Shadday, for Lou Hawkins, $12.00
Wm. M. Patton, coffin for Beck child, $3.00
Samuel Stucy, for digging two graves, $4.00
John L. Thiebaud, for school books, $2.10
John Smiley, for hauling Em Ellis to poor house, $2.00
Mrs. Ben Morris, for keeping old Mrs. Morris and Deppe child, $16.00
Isaac F. Banta, for Mrs. Sigmon and Oliver Jones, $41.25
Robert LeClerc, for keeping Felix Jones, $14.00
Joshua D. Griffith, Jr., for keeping and burying child, $10.00
Jas. Curry, for keeping paupers at poor house, $345.19
U. P. Schenck & Son, for muslin, lime and straw, $22.88
John Gill, salary, &c., last quarter, $437.07
James R. Hart, salary, &c., last quarter, $257.55
Wm. C. Robinson, salary, &c., last quarter, $200.00
R. T. F. Abbett, issuing Juror’s certificates, $25.00
D. R. Drake, 5 days as Commissioner, $17.50
Julius N. E. Muret, 5 days as Commissioner, $17.50
Silas Howe, 5 days as Commissioner, $17.50
William S. Tower, 5 days as Sheriff, $10.00
F. J. Hollcroft, for two tables for court room, $17.00
J. K. Pleasants, lumber for fence, Sheriff’s house, $9.10
F. J. Moxley, for putting up Sheriff’s house, $12.75
James P. Orem, for chair, office expense and recording deed, $7.10
John L. Thiebaud, for sundries for Court House, $10.15
John Gill, office expense, $2.35
Wm. S. Tower, taking care Court House, $10.00
Wm. C. Robinson, office expense, $2.43
C. Goldenburg & Son, stoves, &c., $30.95
B. T. F. Abbett, office expense, $4.45
Bristow & Lock, earthwork Baty’s Ford Bridge, $50.10
Martin G. Keeney, for work on Baty’s Ford Bridge, and superintending, $85.04
W. S. Tower, summoning road viewers, $3.40
Wm. R. Protsman, 2 days viewing road, $3.00
George Wainscott, 2 days viewing road, $3.00
Edward Park, 1 day viewing road, $1.50
Stribling, Walch & Co., iron work I C Bridge, $1.68
Washer & Dunning, flooring Baty’s Ford bridge, $91.60
Irvin Armstrong, advertising Delinquent List, &c., $122.50
W. J. Baird, advertising, &c., for county, $66.95
Wilstach, Baldwin & Co., books and stationery, $50.55
Levy Brothers, books and stationery, $2.50
Indianapolis Journal Co., books and stationery, $109.00
W. B. Burford, books and stationery, $77.66
W. S. Tower, for boarding &c., criminals, $51.50
W. S. Tower, summoning juries, $29.25
W. S. Tower, costs in foreclosure S. H. Pavy, $59.95
W. S. Tower, taking Chas. Fechner to House Refuge, $35.70
E. M. Cheever, mileage, insanity of Julia Low, $1.50
J. M. W. Langsdale, mileage, insanity of Julia Low, $0.90
Garrett Kelso, mileage, insanity of Julia Low, $0.90
R. E. Bliss, mileage, insanity of Julia Low, $0.70
S. P. Worstell, posting notices of Delinquent tax sales, $10.00
Dr. Wm. Freeman, medical examination Chas Fechner, $3.00
The following allowances were made to Township Trustees, to be taken out of Township funds:
- Morrison L. Brown, $170.00
- W. C. Armstrong, $144.00
- H. J. Harris, $250.00
- D. B. Lee, $93.00
- C. G. Adams, $80.00
- Isaac F. Banta, $138.00