Switzerland County, Indiana, Commissioners’ allowances appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 11 Sep 1890 – Page 4, Column 4

LIST OF ALLOWANCES.
Made by Commissioners of Switzerland County at their August and September meetings, 1890, and covering a period of three months:

PAUPER EXPENSE.

Reported by Charles McVey, Trustee and Overseer of Poor of Jefferson Township.

• Loring & Clendening, goods for Hawes Redd, $2.50
• F. L. Grisard, goods for Simeon Leach, $10.70
• F. L. Grisard, goods for Mr. Hewitt, $12.50
• F. L. Grisard, goods for Mrs. G. J. Taylor, $9.75
• F. L. Grisard, goods for Mrs. Jane Bosaw, $3.10
• F. L. Grisard, goods for Mrs. Nancy Schenck, $2.90
• F. L. Grisard, paid for taking to poor House Mrs. Nancy Schenck, $1.50
• F. L. Grisard, supplies for Joseph Peelman, $12.00
• A. J. Schenck, goods for Mrs. Lock, $3.00
• A. J. Schenck, goods for A. Boggs, $7.72
• P. T. Hartford, shoes for Henry Wells, $1.50
• C. V. Thiebaud, goods for Mrs. Simpson, $8.00
• Joseph Thamann, keeping tramp, $0.25
• George N. Reeves, goods for Hawes Redd, $2.60
• George N. Reeves, goods for Andrew Ralston, $2.50
• Noah Martin, regular qr allowance, $10.00
• Julia Wolf, keeping Bennie Barker 3 mos, $10.00
• Mary Gortamiller, keeping Jno Gortamiller 3 mos, $10.00
• Fred Saberton, 6 mos house rent Nancy Schenck during sickness, $2.50
• Hall & Fallis, goods for Mrs. H. Lock, $2.00

Posey Township Pauper Allowance for the Quarter—L. H. Emerson and Jacob C. Baker, Trustees.

• E. E. North, goods for Mrs. John Gurley, $5.00
• E. E. North, goods for Mrs. Frank Emerson, $5.00
• E. E. North, goods for Mrs. H. Peters, $5.00
• E. E. North, goods for Mrs. Ella Thomas, $1.50
• E. E. North, goods for Mrs. Jacob Hodge, $5.00
• E. E. North, goods for John Bailey, $2.00
• E. E. North, goods for John Banks, $2.00
• Wm. Rowin, goods for A. J. Boyd, $5.00
• Harris & Galbreath, goods for Christian Icenogle, $5.00
• Eliza Lee, keeping Paschal Lamkin’s child, $6.05
• James W. Love, goods for John Banks, $3.00
• James W. Love, goods for Lampkin child, $2.00
• S. W. Wade, burial of a floater
• N. H. North, flour for Catharine Craig, $5.00
• Joseph M. Harmon, box & burying drowned man, $6.00

York Township Pauper Allowance for the Quarter—Joseph D. Froman and George Clendening, Trustees.

• Schrumpf & Told, goods for Hattie Burk, $3.00
• Schrumpf & Told, goods for Nellie Skidmore, $8.00
• Schrumpf & Told, goods for Sarah Miller, $9.05
• Schrumpf & Told, goods for Nancy Clements, $4.15
• Schrumpf & Told, goods for Bettie Chaise, $3.55
• Schrumpf & Told, goods for Calvin Fredenburg, $7.02
• J. M. W. Langsdale, goods for Margaret See, $2.00
• J. M. W. Langsdale, goods for Nancy Clements, $2.00
• George N. Reeves, goods for Sarah Burk, $1.00
• J. L. O’Neal, flour furnished Calvin Fredenburg, $1.00
• Indiana Fulton, keeping Sallie Nipper 3 mos, $10.00
• Henry Barker, keeping tramps, $3.35

Cotton Township Pauper Allowance—Chas. C. Morrison and John W. VanOsdol, Trustees.

• S. R. Heath, goods for Robert Sedam, $9.43
• John R. French, coffin for Margaret Brown, $5.00
• J. H. Gibbs, goods for Indiana Johnson, $2.00
• J. H. Gibbs, goods for David Tibbetts, $10.00
• J. H. Gibbs, goods for Harry Humphrey, $8.00
• D. P. Oak, keeping Henry C. Graves last qr, $10.00
• Hugh Pickett, keeping Leona & Lula Pelsor 1 qr, $20.00
• Mary Richmond, keeping Hugh Pelsor last qr, $8.00
• Cyrus Tinker, keeping Chester Pelsor 3 mos, $8.00
• Sarah Lawton, keeping Ben Pelsor 1 qr, $10.00
• O. R. P. Sedam, keeping Earl Miles last qr, $10.00
• Wm. Hanna, keeping Edith Miles last qr, $10.00
• Harvey Faudre, keeping May Johnson and Orville Bosaw 1 qr, $21.25

Pleasant Township Pauper Allowance—F. W. Cole and Benj. F. Rogers, Trustees.

• R. L. Thiebaud, goods for Jane Nelson, $9.90
• R. L. Thiebaud, goods for John Courtney, $8.00
• R. L. Thiebaud, goods for W. R. Sutherland, $1.15
• R. L. Thiebaud, goods for H. H. Buchanan, $2.00
• John S. Steel, goods for W. R. Southerland and wife, $11.00
• Levi Orem, 1/2 cord wood for W. R. Sutherland, $1.00
• Mary Rogers, keeping Anna Bray 3 mos, $10.00
• Bruce Scott, goods for Mrs. McDaniel, $6.60
• Joanna Pierce, house rent for Wm. R. Sutherland, $4.50
• Taylor Wainscott, wood for Wm. R. Southerland, $1.75
• James H. Gibbs, provisions for Mrs. M. D. Lientz, $3.00
• James H. Gibbs, provisions for Mr. Lientz, $6.60
• John M. Riley, provisions for Mrs. McDaniels, $3.40
• Abner Gates & Son, provisions for H. H. Buchanan, $2.00
• Hiram Brown, 8 1/2 cords wood for Mrs. M. Lientz, $12.37
• A. C. Adams, 5 mos house rent for Mrs. M. Lientz, $5.00

Craig Township Pauper Allowance, Outside of Poor House—George D. Madary, Trustee.

• James Bain, care of and taking to Poor House Wm. Israel, $2.00
• James Cooper, keeping Jane Cooper 3 mos, $8.00
• Nicholas Weber, keeping Sarah Adams last qr, $8.00
• Enoch Protsman, keeping Oliver Protsman, $2.65
• Robert Joyce, caring for and nursing Flemuel Jones 6 mos, $24.00
• Otis S. Waldo, goods for 2 orphan children kept by Alex Tilley, $3.00
• Hall & Fallis, provisions for Ostrander family, $10.40

County Asylum and Poor Farm Expense.

• Enoch S. Adams, Superintendent of Poor Farm, quarter’s allowance keeping Asylum, $487.11
• Enoch S. Adams, repairing furnace, etc., $6.75
• A. J. Schenck, bolts and nails for Poor Farm, $0.50
• Henry Trafelet, 3 conveyances and toll taking Grand Jury and Commissioners to visit Poor Farm, $6.90

Miscellaneous Pauper Expense.

• Geo. W. Haskell, coffin and burial robe for Flemuel Jones, $8.00
• Geo. W. Haskell, coffin and burial robe for John Cheatem’s child, $4.00
• E. G. Seymour, coffin for John Icenogle’s child, $3.00
• E. G. Seymour, coffin for Jennie Gilbert’s child, $3.00
• F. W. Cole, 3 days overseer poor Pleasant Tp, $6.00
• Jos. D. Froman, 3 days overseer poor York Tp, $6.00
• C. C. Morrison, 3 days overseer poor Cotton Tp, $6.00
• L. H. Emerson, 3 days overseer poor Posey Tp, $6.00
• Dr. John H. Shadday, poor Dr for Craig Tp 3 mos, $22.50
• Dr. P. S. Sage, poor Dr. for Jefferson Tp 3 mos, $25.00

BOOKS, STATIONERY & PRINTING.

• Wm. B. Burford, books and stationery, $15.50
• Sentinel Printing Co., letterheads, etc., $3.30
• Journal Printing Co., supplies for office use, $14.15
• W. J. Baird, advertising and printing, $42.15
• Wilson Humphrey & Co., books and stationery, $56.85
• D. N. Haydon, postage stamps, $2.00
• Wm. Tait, postage stamps, $2.00

COUNTY OFFICERS’ FEES & SALARIES.

• D. B. Lee, fees for taking voters’ affidavits, $25.50
• Geo. S. Pleasants, Co. Attorney, 1 qr, $15.00
• D. N. Haydon, salary, fees and filing account, $556.80
• Jas. A. VanOsdol, Co. Supt., quarter’s per diem, $276.00
• Wm. Tait, County Treasurer, 1 qr salary, $200.00
• Wm. H. Scott, 6 days as Commissioner, $21.00
• Orson A. Potter, 6 days as Commissioner, $21.00
• Wm. O. Marble, 6 days as Commissioner, $21.00
• Oscar Williamson, 6 days as Sheriff Commissioners’ Court, $12.00
• Oscar Williamson, summoning juries, $30.00

COURT HOUSE EXPENSE.

• Hiram Corns, ice for Court House, $16.05
• Wm. M. Patton, glazing and repairs Court House, $9.00
• F. L. Grisard, glass, &c., for Court House repairs, $7.51
• J. W. Boyd, fixing up stoves in Court House, $5.60
• Sylvanus Lanham, carpet sweeper, Court House, $4.00
• Oscar Williamson, care cleaning Court House, $30.00

CRIMINAL AND JAIL EXPENSE.

• John H. McGowan Co., pumping fixtures for jail, $5.10
• Oscar Williamson, repairs and supplies for jail, $5.50
• Elder & Bowin, repairing jail pump, $1.50
• David Davis, repairing jail door, $1.00
• A. J. Schenck, supplies for jail, ticking, etc., $7.77
• Wm. F. Goldenburg, supplies for jail, &c., $9.47
• Oscar Williamson, care and boarding prisoners, $30.80

BRIDGE & HIGHWAY EXPENSE.

• Oscar Williamson, notifying road viewers, Gibbons & Deakman lands, $4.00
• Schrumpf & Told, lumber and nails for bridges, $10.25
• J. S. Johnson, lumber and repairs for Hunts and Plum Creek bridges, $23.00
• Wm. O. Marble, repairs and work on Indian Creek bridge, $5.00
• Wm. R. Protsman, viewing Dufour road, $1.50
• Wm. G. Satchwell, viewing Dufour road, $1.50
• Daniel Trafelet, viewing Dufour road, $1.50