Switzerland County, Indiana, Commissioners’ allowances appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 16 Sep 1886 – Page 4, Column 5

List of Allowances
Made by the Board of Commissioners of Switzerland County, Indiana, at their regular September session, 1886:

JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP PAUPER EXPENSES.

• Mrs. Julia VanPelt, for keeping Ben Barker, $11.25
• Noah N. Martin, for himself, $10.00
• John G[illegible] for himself, $10.00
• Mary Kilgore, for herself, $12.50
• Dicey Estes, for keeping 2 McGee children, $13.00
• F. L. Grisard, for Mrs. H. Jennings, $12.00
• F. L. Grisard, for Mrs. Gabe Taylor, $11.50
• F. L. Grisard, for Leach family, $11.20
• F. L. Grisard, for rent for Wm. Dailey, $9.00
• [illegible] Detraz, for Mrs. McCorkhill, $3.00
• A. J. Schenck, for Boggs family, $14.00
• George N. Reeves, for Sarah Miller and family, $15.00
• Joseph Thamann, meals for transient paupers, $1.50
• Peter E. Told, coal for Eliza Orem, $2.40
• Paul Laseur, for rent for Nancy Schenck, $2.00
• C. V. Thiebaud, for Mrs. E. Simpson, $4.00
• C. V. Thiebaud, for Mrs. Nancy Schenck, $3.00
• George W. Ricketts, for rent for Sarah Miller, $6.00
• A. G. Craig, Guardian, rent for Mrs. Simpson, $5.00
• Lucy M. Detraz, for rent for Mrs. Eliza Orem, $6.00

YORK TOWNSHIP PAUPER EXPENSES.

• Shrumpf & Told, for Mrs. Skidmore, $8.00
• Shrumpf & Told, for Calvin Fredenberg, $5.00
• Shrumpf & Told, for Sarah Burk, $5.00
• Shrumpf & Told, for Mrs. Feran, keeping Mrs. Perkins, $24.00
• Wm. C. Robinson, for Mrs. Mahala Wheeler, $5.00
• George N. Reeves, for Mrs. Polly McLelland, $5.00
• John I. O’Neal, for Mrs. M. Wheeler, $3.00
• John I. O’Neal, for Calvin Fredenberg, $3.00
• John I. O’Neal, for Mrs. Polly McLelland, $4.00
• Indiana Fulton, for keeping Sally Nipper, $10.00

POSEY TOWNSHIP PAUPER EXPENSES.

• S. Howe & Co., for Rebecca Day, $5.00
• S. Howe & Co., for John J. Morris, $5.00
• S. Howe & Co., for Mrs. J. H. Gillis, $15.00
• S. Howe & Co., for Walter Withers, $4.00
• Wm. Gockel, Jr., for Mrs. Sarah Jones, $5.00
• J. W. Love & Co., for Mrs. Haystell, $5.00
• N. H. North, for Chris Icenogle, $5.00
• Geo. H. Keeney, for coffin for A. Walton’s child, $5.00
• Catherine and John Craig by the Board, $25.93
• E. E. & W. F. North, for Andrew Boyd, $5.00

COTTON TOWNSHIP PAUPER EXPENSES.

• James H. Gibbs, for David Tibbitts, $8.00
• James H. Gibbs, for Mrs. Mary Merrill, $11.43
• S. P. Heath, for Mrs. Mary Wells, $7.59
• S. P. Heath, for Elias Brown, $15.53
• Thomas Lawton, for keeping Ben Pelsor, $12.00
• Hugh S. Pickett, keeping 2 Peter Pelsor’s children, $20.00
• John Pelsor, keeping 1 Peter Pelsor’s child, $8.00
• Mary Richmond, keeping 1 Peter Pelsor’s child, $8.00
• U. H. Stwo, for keeping Amanda English, $10.00
• Wm. Carnine, keeping 8 children from poor house, $85.00

PLEASANT TOWNSHIP PAUPER EXPENSES.

• Steele & Ford, for Wm. Sutherland, $12.31
• Steele & Ford, for Joe Hotchkiss, $3.00
• Steele & Ford, for John Courtney, $2.50
• Steele & Ford, for Mrs. M. D. Leintz, $2.50
• Hiram Ford, for Mrs. M. D. Leintz, $7.00
• Ben Belden, for Joe Hotchkiss, $7.50
• Ben Belden, for John Courtney, $4.75
• L. B. Slawson, for bacon for Mrs. Leintz, $0.50
• Orinda H. Ricketts, for Mrs. McDonald, $8.00
• Mary Gribben, for keeping Sarah Sheets, $7.00

CRAIG TOWNSHIP PAUPER EXPENSES.

• William Andrew, for keeping M. C. Windhyser, $9.00
• John M. Golay, for keeping Sarah LeClerc, $5.00
• A. J. Siebenthal, for breadstuff for Ostranders, $4.41
• F. L. Grisard, for groceries for Ostranders, $4.80
• C. V. Thiebaud, for groceries for A. J. Leap, Jr., $6.00
• Dr. J. H. Shaddy, salary as poor physician, $11.00

POOR HOUSE EXPENSE.

• C. V. Thiebaud, for nails and chambers for poor house, $2.08
• Z. I. Young & Co., for sheeting for poor house, $6.30
• Enoch S. Adams, keeping paupers at poor house, $470.19
• F. J. Hollcroft, for coffin for Robt. Campbell, poor house, $5.00

COUNTY OFFICERS’ FEES AND SALARIES.

• P. C. Holland for salary, filing acct., as County Auditor, $513.12
• C. G. Adams, for salary as County Treasurer, $200.00
• M. C. Walden, salary as County Superintendent, $204.00
• Wm. Brindley, 4 days as Commissioner, $14.00
• Wm. H. Scott, 4 days as Commissioner, $14.00
• John F. Houze, 4 days as Commissioner, $14.00
• James F. Simpson, 4 days as Sheriff, $8.00

COURT HOUSE EXPENSE.

• John Melcher for coal for Court House, $101.40
• P. C. Holland, for office expenses, $2.00
• C. G. Adams, for office expenses, $2.00
• Scott & Brown, coal oil and matches, $1.13
• C. G. Boerner, repairing clock Auditor’s office, $3.00
• James F. Simpson, care of Court House and yard, $10.00
• Jos. G. Thamann for weighing coal, $2.55

BOOKS, STATIONARY AND PRINTING.

• William J. Baird, for printing and advertising, $78.75
• Phillip T. Hartford, for printing and advertising, $117.75
• Walter A. Knox, for printing and advertising, $13.25
• W. B. Burford, books and stationary, $41.65
• Golay & Stevens, books and stationary, $3.20

MISCELLANEOUS.

• James F. Simpson, receiving, boarding and discharging prisoners, $38.60
• James F. Simpson, posting notices of R. R. Election, $11.40
• James F. Simpson, summoning juries, $20.00
• Rohonna Merrill, taxes refunded, $2.75
• M. & H. B. Herrick, taxes refunded, $2.53