The Switzerland County Commissioners’ allowances appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 15 Mar 1883 – Page 4, Column 6

LIST OF ALLOWANCES
Made by the Board of County Commissioners of Switzerland County, State of Indiana, at their March Session, 1883:

 

Mrs. Julia Wolf, for keeping poor boy, $6.00

Peter Pelsor, for keeping Ben Pelsor, $10.00

Dicey Estes, for keeping orphan children, 2 qrs, $30.00

David Dyer, taking pauper to poor house, $2.00

Levi H. Smith, for keeping Mrs. Mills, $10.00

Morrison L. Brown, services as overseer of poor, $58.00

Dan’l McIntire, for keeping Delilah Jackson, $5.00

Noah M. Martin, for self and family, $10.00

James W. Love, services as overseer of poor, $20.00

David B. Lee, services as overseer of poor, $15.00

James Curry, keeping paupers at poor house, $530.16

John Jester, services as overseer of poor, $12.00

Wm. C. Armstrong, services as overseer of poor, $30.00

Jas. C. Kincaid, sundries for paupers in Vevay, $13.30

Silas Told, coal for paupers in Vevay, $29.66

F. J. & A. J. Siebenthal, flour, &c., for paupers in Craig Township, $1.75

John Jester, paid F. Higgins for keeping Jones, $10.00

John Jester, sundries for Wakefields, $3.55

Z. I. Yonge & Co., for Caroline Sheets, Craig Twp, $3.00

U. P. Schenck & Son, for Wakefields, $9.58

O. D. Cunningham, for Mrs. Boyd and Mrs. Perkins, $16.00

O. S. Waldo, for Ostranders, $3.10

Vaughn & McCreary, for J. W. Miller, $15.00

Vaughn & McCreary, for C. Fredenberg, $5.00

John I. O’Neal, for McClelland, Fredenberg and Miller, $18.53

Ira Cooper, for Mary McClelland, $12.00

U. P. Schenck & Son, for Boggs, $34.67

U. P. Schenck & Son, for Mrs. Floyd, $3.00

Lewis, Simmons & Long, for Wainscott, $40.92

Lewis, Simmons & Long, for Mrs. Day and Mrs. Cole, $12.70

Z. L. Yonge & Co., for Wainscott, LeClerc and Lamunion, $20.25

Hall & Lewis, for Jennie Hinsley, $6.25

Bledsoe & Beymer, for Mrs. McLelland, $15.60

Bledsoe & Beymer, for Mahala Wheeler, $18.00

Bledsoe & Beymer, for Rachel Burk, $10.00

Bledsoe & Beymer, for Mrs. Edrington and Ross children, $12.00

Jacob S. Shadday, for John Peelman, $5.00

Jas. S. Knox, hauling Tandy to cemetery, $1.00

Benjamin Cole, for Mollie Moody, $19.50

Annabel Simpson, nursing Wakefields, $21.00

Vaughn & McCreary, for Joe Benedict & family, $30.00

Albert Morrison, for Martha Manuel, $1.75

T. B. McGregor, for J. R. Blodget, $3.50

J. P. Marsh, for W. R. Sutherland, $1.30

J. J. Belden, for poor, Pleasant Township, $13.90

Levi Orem, for Martha Manuel, $8.50

Josiah Orem, for Martha Manuel, $10.25

F. B. Cunningham, services as overseer of poor, $18.00

Shaw & Detraz, for sundries for Jennie Hinsley, $6.25

Henry Todd, for feeding transient paupers, $1.50

Simpson & Brown, for Oliver Keith’s family, $10.00

Wm. M. Patton, for coffin, robe, and hauling Wainscott, $11.00

Julius Blach & Son, for clothes, Clarence Blodget, $3.00

Wm. Smith, for burying Tandy & Wainscott, $4.00

Woolen & Craig, surgical operation on Barnes, $30.00

A. Benedict, for Nancy Bosaw and Mary Boyd, $9.21

 

Hartford & Dalmazzo, advertising delinquent, $87.60

Wilstach, Baldwin & Co., $44.20

Hasseman Journal Co., $58.66

W. B. Burford, $146.00

W. J. Baird, $42.25

 

James R. Hart, salary, &c., $240.25

W. C. Robinson, salary, $200.00

W. C. Robinson, percentage, $215.30

John Gill, $437.45

Robert T. F. Abbett, $18.00

Dr. A. G. Craig, $103.85

Julius Muret, $17.50

L. C. Buck, $17.50

Robert Scott, $17.50

W. S. Tower, $10.00

 

O. P. Burns, repairing tables, Recorder, $1.00

C. Goldenbrug & Son, stoves, &c., $13.20

John W. Boyd, stoves, &c., $7.10

U. P. Schenck, sundries, Sheriff, $3.35

Z. I. Yonge & Co., sundries, Sheriff, $1.05

W. C. Robinson, office expense, $1.97

Shadday & Bear, gate latch, $1.00

John Gill, office expense, $3.74

R. T. F. Abbett, desk Clerk’s office, $55.00

R. T. F. Abbett, office expense, $2.70

John Henry, binding Reveille, $2.50

 

John Melcher, 50 bushels coal, jail, $6.50

F. J. Moxley, work at jail, $12.00

 

The following allowances were made to the Township Trustees, to be taken out of the several Township Funds:

• Morrison L. Brown, $158.00
• W. C. Armstrong, $211.00
• James W. Love, $170.00
• D. B. Lee, $94.00
• F. B. Cunningham, $48.50
• John Jester, $133.00

The Switzerland County Commissioners’ allowances appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 21 Dec 1882 – Page 4, Column 5

The following is a list of allowances made by the Board of County Commissioners of Switzerland County, at their December term, 1882:

John Jester, paid board for Jones boy, $10.00

F. B. Cunningham, for poor, Pleasant Twp, $44.45

Bledsoe & Beymer, for poor, York Twp, $38.00

Olliver Cunningham, for poor, York Twp, $26.66

Vaughn & McCreary, for poor, York Twp, $10.00

A. Benedict, for poor, York Twp, $5.18

Schrumpf & Told, for poor, York Twp, $8.00

John L. O’Neal, for poor, York Twp, $22.37

A. Benedict, for Nancy Bosse, $10.00

Wesley McHenry, transp’n pauper from county, $5.00

Henry Todd, keeping pauper family, $5.00

Dr. J. H. Shadday, moving pauper from county, $5.00

Wm. Smith, burying pauper child, $1.50

F. J. Hollcroft, coffin, burying clothes, Manuel, $9.50

N. N. Martin, for self and family, $10.00

U. P. Schenck & Son, for Boggs family, $25.66

U. P. Schenck & Son, poor hosue, $29.25

U. P. Schenck & Son, for A. Walden, $10.00

Thomas H. Downey, for Mrs. Hughs, $5.00

C. V. Thiebaud, for Bowman, $6.00

Golay & Stevens, for school books, $1.20

F. L. Grisard, for Mrs. Snyder, $11.97

John Gill, paid for school books, $2.10

Lewis, Simmons & Long, Manuel & Wainscott, $41.38

C. Anderson, Manuel, $5.00

Mrs. Kilgore, $12.00

J. C. Kincaid, Mrs. Wilson & Lewis, $5.70

A. Benedict, removing Stewart, poor house, $3.10

A. Benedict, for Jos. Benedict and family, $42.26

Z. I. Yonge & Co., Hinsley, Walden, LeClerc & Golay, $43.50

Thiebaud, Robinson & Co., for Wainscott, $12.00

Wm. Gockel, Jr., Sarah Jones & Robt Cotton, $12.50

James Curry, at poor asylum, $552.95

Union Furniture Co., table for asylum, $2.50

Mrs. Clara Worstell, making bed clothes, $30.00

F. L. Grisard, sundries for poor house, $6.95

Golay & Stevens, school book, $1.68

A. W. Brown, for A. J. Boyd, $6.10

Simpson & Brown, for O. Keith, $10.00

S. R. Heath, for Rills child, $3.14

Levi W. Smith, for keeping Mrs. Mills, $10.00

Peter Pelser, for keeping Ben Pelser, $10.00

W. J. Gibbs, for keeping Lydia Gibbs, $10.00

Mrs. A. Wolf, $6.00

 

John Gill, qr salary, $442.54

W. C. Robinson, qr salary, $200.00

R. T. F. Abbett, fees, $28.00

J. R. Hart, salary, $153.00

W. S. Tower, summoning Commissioners, $3.05

W. S. Tower, attending Com. Court, $12.00

Julius Mures, Commissioner, $21.00

Luther Buck, Commissioner, $21.00

Robt Scott, Commissioner, $21.00

 

Solomon McCallum, repairing, &c., $2.00

U. P. Schenck & Son, sundries, $6.20

W. C. Robinson, office ex., $4.59

Hiram Corns, ice, $4.75

F. L. Grisard, sundries, $1.30

Adam Warden, shelving Recorder’s office, $11.00

Golay & Stevens, ink, &c., $1.60

R. T. F. Abbett, office ex. & Board Health, $2.85

John Gill, office ex, $2.40

W. S. Tower, wood, &c., & taking care C H, $12.50

James P. Orem, cleaning papers, &c., $0.75

C. O. Thiebaud, lamps, inkstands & sundries, $8.95

J. W. Riley, painting in Recorder’s office, $4.50

Z. I. Yonge & Co., C. oil, $0.80

J. L. Thiebaud, sundries, $7.75

 

Hartford & Dalmazzo, printing, $11.75

Levy Bros., books and stationery, $42.50

W. B. Buford, books and stationery, $35.30

W. J. Baird, printing, $2.50

 

T. J. Gordon, abutments & fill, Markland, $413.50

Paid for 4 large cap stone, $69.50

Paid for getting out wreck old bridge Markland, $58.05

J. L. Burns, on Hog Run job, $1,477.64

John Gill, Superintending, $30.00

J. S. Knox, hire buggy &c., $18.65

 

Stephen Dibble, taxes refunded, $5.22

A. J. Green, boarding prisoners, $6.00

John Melcher, coal for jail, $3.25

W. S. Tower, boarding, &c., prisoners, $42.40

W. S. Tower, setting grates, $2.50

 

Dr. Wm. Freeman, examination, Green, $3.60

W. S. Tower, election expense, $10.50

R. T. F. Abbett, election expense, $14.50

J. A. Works, hauling G Jury poor farm, $3.00

Deficiency in school fund interest, $759.43

The Switzerland County Commissioners’ allowances appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 14 Sep 1882 – Page 4, Column 3

A LIST OF ALLOWANCES
Made by the Board of Commissioners of Switzerland County at their September Session, 1882:

 

Mrs. A. Wolf, for keeping pauper child, $6.00

Peter Pelsor, for keeing Ben Pelsor, $6.00

Mrs. Ben Morris, for keeping old Mrs. Morris and Deppe girl, $6.00

Thos. B. McGregor, for poor in Pleasant Twp, $4.00

J. J. Belden, for poor in Pleasant Twp, $6.00

Orinda Ricketts, for poor in Pleasant Twp, $12.00

C. G. Adams, for poor in Pleasant Twp, $18.00

Simpson & Clement, for A. Heath, Cotton Twp, $5.80

S. R. Heath, for Elias Brown, Cotton Twp, $1.17

J. H. Gibbs, for B. Richards, Cotton Twp, $9.17

Simpson & Clement, for Oliver Keith, Cotton Twp, $9.33

A. W. Brown, for Andrew Boyd, Cotton Twp, $8.00

Julius Heady, for Mrs. Danner, Jefferson Twp, $10.00

Ben Cole, for Walden and Moody, Jefferson Twp, $25.00

James Anderson, for Mrs. Kessner, Jefferson Twp, $5.11

J. S. Shadday, for Missouri Abdon, Jefferson Twp, $2.00

John Smiley, taking two to poor house, $4.00

Oliver Cole, keeping Mrs. Wainscott, Jefferson Twp, $7.50

Wm. Smith, for grave for pauper, $2.00

Mrs. Kilgore, for self last quarter, Jefferson Twp, $12.50

Dicey Estes, bal. keeping orphan children, $4.02

J. C. Kincaid, for Dicey Estes and Betsy Lewis, Jefferson Township, $13.88

Shaw & Detraz, for Cole and Hinsley, Jefferson Twp, $9.50

Ellsworth Courtney, for C. Scudder, Jefferson Twp, $15.00

John McClelland, for C. Scudder, Jefferson Twp, $10.00

Wm. Lindley, for meals for Mrs. Morris, Jefferson Twp, $4.00

F. J. Bollcroft, coffin for Mrs. Wainscott, Jefferson Twp, $6.00

Wm. M. Patton, 3 coffins, $13.00

James Curry, for keeping paupers and repair poor farm, $566.13

Alex. Tilley, keeping orphan children, Craig Twp, $12.00

Mrs. Ostrander, for self and family, Craig Twp, $4.00

F. M. Sigmon, for self and family, Craig Twp, $15.00

S. Higgins, for Jones child, Craig Twp, $9.00

John L. O’Neal, for poor York Twp, $18.05

Vaughn & McCreary, for poor, York Twp, $16.00

O. D. Cunningham, for poor, York Twp, $30.67

Bledsoe & Beymer, for poor, York Twp, $36.00

W. C. Armstrong, removing one to poor house, $3.00

N. H. North for M. Ballard, $5.00

U. P. Schenck & Son, for Boggs and family, $26.72

U. P. Schenck & Son, sundries for poor house, $13.83

Northcott & Cox, for Mrs. Snyder, $5.00

W. J. Gibbs, for Lydia Gibbs, $6.00

N. N. Martin, for self, &c., $10.00

Adam Worden, repairing at poor house, $8.00

 

John Gill, salary, &c., as Auditor, last qr, $411.17

J. R. Hart, salary, &c., Co. Supt., last qr., $177.20

W. C. Robinson, salary as treasurer, last qr., $200.00

D. R. Drake, 5 days as Commissioner, $17.50

Julius Muret, 5 days as Commissioner, $17.50

Silas Howe, 5 days as Commissioner, $17.50

W. S. Tower, 5 days as Sheriff, $10.00

 

W. S. Tower, boarding criminals at jail, &c., $32.40

S. B. Hyde, 2 days viewing road, $3.00

Uziel Stow, 2 days viewing road, $3.00

Wm. Melick, 2 days viewing road, $3.00

M. G. Keeney, repairs Batey’s Ford Bridge, $346.36

S. Q. Howe, timber, &c., for bridge at Vawters, $20.41

Steamer Tom Ross, taking Board to Markland and return, $3.00

W. S. Tower, serving notice on viewers, $3.55

 

Hartford & Dalmazzo, for advertising, $25.10

Levy & Bro., for stationery, $10.40

Indianapolis Journal Co., for stationery, $16.44

A. H. Poundsford, for stationery, $11.07

W. B. Burford, for stationery, $40.93

 

 

John Gill, for sundry office expense, $4.55

Robert T. F. Abbett, office expense, $4.85

W. S. Tower, qr. all taking care C. H., &c., $11.10

W. C. Robinson, office expense, $0.90

S. McCallum, books for court and jury room, $1.00

 

Oscar Williamson, 40 days assessing Vevay, $80.00

Jos. N. Netherland, 6 years taxes on 63 acres of land refunded, $103.00

W. D. Ward, interest on school money, $8.84

W. S. Tower, serving notice on land appraisers, $3.50

John Henry, binding county papers, $28.00

F. M. Griffith, fees in selling school lands, &c., $15.00

The Switzerland County Commissioners’ proceedings appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 14 Sep 1882 – Page 4, Column 2

County Business.

Among other business transacted by the County Commissioners last week was the following:

Scott Mead and Selar Douglas, of Posey Township, was appointed students to Purdue University from this county.

Supply Walker and others, petition for the vacation of Patriot and Barkworks Turnpike road. There being no objection, the petition was granted and the proper Township Trustees ordered to take charge of the road.

In the matter of Geo. W. Sanders and others, for relocation and change of road—Wm. Mellick, U. H. Stow, and S. B. Hyde, viewers, presented a report making the change asked for. The report was approved and the road ordered located as the viewers recommended.

The Wrought Iron Bridge Co., Canton, Ohio, being the lowest bidder,  was awarded the contract for building iron bridge over Log Lick Creek at $41 per lineal foot. Length of bridge 200 feet, and it will cost $8,200. To be completed on or before Nov. 15th.

Martin G. Keeney was appointed superintendent of the construction of Hog Run culvert.

Wm. C. Robinson, County Treasurer, presented orders redeemed by him for the quarter ending Aug. 31st, amounting to $8,026.52, which were examined, compared with the Auditor’s Register of Orders, found correct, and ordered cancelled.

M. G. Keeney, superintendent of repairs and erection of the bridge at Beaty’s Ford, filed his report, showing an expenditure of $346.36 for materials and labor to date. Work not yet completed.

The boundary lines of voting precincts in Jefferson Township were ordered changed. For particulars see notice in another column.

John N. Searcy, formerly Trustee of Posey Township, presented a report claiming that he never received credit in any settlement for [see newspaper].

The Auditor was ordered to sell the stable on the public square.

John Gill was employed to superintend erection of abutments for Log Lick bridge.

M. G. Keeney was employed to get Markland bridge out of the creek and place it on the bank.

Americus Benedict, Ex-Treasurer, who retired from office in Sept., 1881, presented to the Board a statement, claiming that there were errors in settlement of taxes collected by him on the duplicates of 1878, 1879, and 1880, amounting to $442.38, which sum he asked to be allowed on the final settlement between him and the County. The Commissioners appointed Adolph Hilderbrand to examine said settlement and also to ascertain the entire sum due to the county from said Benedict.  He to report at a special meeting to be held soon.

J. H. Netherland was allowed $103 for erroneous taxes from 1876 to 1881.

The Switzerland County Commissioners’ proceedings appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 22 Jun 1882 – Page 8, Column 1

County Business.

The County Commissioners (Dillard R. Drake, Julius Muret, and Silas Howe) had an unusually large amount of business before them.

W. C. Robinson presented county orders redeemed for quarter ending May 31st, amounting to $23,313.41. Found correct and cancelled.

Geo. W. Sanders and others petitioned for change and relocation of road in Cotton Township. U. H. Stow, Wm. Mellick, and Samuel Hyde, were appointed viewers.

The Auditor presented his annual report, which was approved.

Several licenses to retail liquors were granted.

F. R. Cunningham and others petitioned for the vacation of a road in Pleasant Township. There being no remonstrance the road was ordered vacated.

Physicians for the poor were employed:

• Pleasant Township—Dr. P. C. Holland
• York—Dr. J. M. Langsdale for Florence Precinct, and Dr. George W. Hewitt for Markland Precinct.
• Posey—Dr. E. M. Cheever
• Cotton—Dr. R. G. Simpson
• Jefferson and Craig, including poor house and jail—Drs. Griffith & Ormsby.

Perret Dufour was appointed inspector of Precinct No. 1, (vice F. L. Grisard, who refused to serve).

Taxes for 1882 were levied.

A. M. Golay and others petitioned for a fill and culvert at Hog Run; and J. M. Burns having raised about $400 from individuals to assist in paying for the same, it was ordered that the petition be granted. M. G. Keeney will make the plans and specifications.

The County Auditor made a statement showing the amount of School funds, which was approved.

The Switzerland County Commissioners’ allowances appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 15 Jun 1882 – Page 4, Column 4

ALLOWANCES
By the Board of Commissioners at their June Session, 1882:

 

ASSESSING.

John Daubenheyer, York Township, $110.00

Benjamin F. McIntire, Posey Township, $116.00

R. B. Littlefield, Cotton Township, $74.00

W. S. Twineham, Pleasant Township, $130.00

Joshua Means, Craig Township, $120.00

Oscar Williamson, Jefferson Township, $120.00

 

PAUPER ALLOWANCES.

F R Cunningham, for paupers, Pleasant Twp, $17.00

U P Schenck & Son, for Boggs and family, $33.41

T H Downey, for Mrs. Shephard, $2.00

J S Shadday, for Alonzo Hawkins, $7.00

Jane Rayl, for Mrs. Kessner and children, $10.00

Jane Rayl, for McCorkle family, $10.00

Sam Stucy, for burying a negro, $2.00

Mrs. Kilgore, for 6 months, $25.00

Mrs. Morris for Mrs. Morris and Deppe child, $14.00

Ben Cole for Abner Walden and Mollie Moody, $17.70

Silas Told, for coal for paupers, $11.50

Z I Yonge & Co., for goods for paupers, $33.20

J C Kincaid, for Mrs. Asters and Lewis, $22.05

John Jester, for pauper for Craig Township, $37.28

T I Porter, for keeping Fleming Jones, $15.00

Wesley McHenry, for transportation for paupers, $38.20

William Scott, for Oliver Keith, $2.00

Bledsoe & Beymer, for paupers in York Twp, $34.25

Joseph McClanahan, for pauper child, $5.00

O D Cunningham, for paupers in York Twp, $40.00

Schrumpf & Told, for C Fredenburg, $8.00

John F. McCreary, for conveyance for paupers, $3.00

A Benedict, for paupers in York Township, $17.66

John I O’Neal, for paupers in York Township, $12.57

D E Lee, for transportation for paupers, $6.00

Jas H. Gibbs, goods for paupers in Cotton Twp, $21.88

S R Heath, goods for paupers in Cotton Twp, $21.17

Z. I. Yonge & Co., for goods for paupers, $12.50

Northcott & Cox, for goods for paupers, $12.00

James Curry, for conveyance for paupers, $6.00

L M Clendenning, for coffin for pauper, $6.00

F L Grisard, goods for paupers, $55.47

Jas Curry, for keeping paupers at Poor House, $517.18

James W Tower, for conveyance for paupers, $2.00

Vaughn & McCreary, for goods for W Miller, $20.00

U P Schenck & Son, for goods for paupers, $8.80

Simpson & Clement, for Almond Heath, $2.50

Bonnell & Moredock, for Sarah Jones, $5.00

John Smiley, for conveyance for paupers, $2.00

F J Hollcroft, for coffin and burying pauper, $7.00

J C Ricketts, for goods for Oliver Keith, $0.60

A W Brown, for goods for Andrew Boyd, $10.00

W M Patton, for coffin for pauper, $3.00

Simpson & Clement, for Oliver Keith, $9.40

B W Simmons, for goods for paupers, $26.75

Jas A Works, Jr., for inventory at Poor House, $2.50

Levi Smith, for keeping Mrs. Mill, $10.00

Noah Martin, allowance for one quarter, $10.00

Union Furniture Co., for 2 beds for Poor House, $7.50

A Benedict, for goods for paupers, $101.25

Oliver Cole, for keeping Mrs. Wainscott, $7.25

 

HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.

Stewart & Hickman, for wrecking Bryant’s Creek Bridge, $15.75

Ira Banta, for fills at Indian Creek Bridge, $1.50

 

COURT HOUSE EXPENSE.

F L Grisard, for sundries for Court House, $7.25

Smith Brothers, for sundries for Court House, $4.45

Wm C Robinson, for office expenses, $2.00

Jas Boyd, for painting roof of Court House, $50.00

W S Tower, taking care Court House, and wood, $33.75

R T F Abbett, for office expenses, $6.45

Golay & Stevens, for sundries for Court House, $1.69

George Kerth, for repairing desk, $1.00

Chas Boerner, for taking care Court room clock, $5.00

John Gill, for office expenses, $4.65

Thos Gordon, for material and work on C H gate, $10.00

 

SPECIFIC ALLOWANCES.

Union Furniture Co., for ballot boxes, $30.75

Robert A Harris, 3 days on Board of Equalization, $7.50

James M Scott, 3 days on Board of Equalization, $7.50

Wm H Madison, 3 days on Board of Equalization, $7.50

S E Pleasants, 3 days on Board of Equalization, $7.50

F M Griffith, services in sale of school lands, $55.00

George W McKay, for surveying S Pavy land, $8.00

W S Towers, summoning juries and appraisers, $43.80

R T F Abbett, juror’s certificates, $48.00

R T F Abbett, for filing Poll Book, &c., $6.55

D B Lee, for locks for ballot boxes, $1.20

 

CRIMINAL EXPENSE.

Union Furniture Co., for mattresses for jail, $14.50

Wm S Tower, for boarding prisoners, $154.10

John Melcher, for coal for jail, $6.50

Z I Yong & Co., for blankets for jail, $50.45

 

COUNTY OFFICERS’ FEES AND SALARY.

W C Robinson, County Treasurer salary, $260.00

Jas R Hart, County Superintendent salary, $135.00

John Gill, Auditor salary, and filing, $653.95

Dillard Drake, 6 days on Board Commissioners, $21.00

Julius Muret, 6 days on Board Commissioners, $21.00

Silas Howe, 5 days on Board Commissioners, $17.50

Wm S Tower, 6 days as Sheriff, Commissioners, $12.00

 

PRINTING AND ADVERTISING.

W J Baird, for printing, $23.80

W B Burford, for books and stationery, $117.97

Indianapolis Sentinel Co, stationery, $13.50

Levy Brothers, stationery, $83.90

Indianapolis Journal Co, stationery, $53.55

 

TAXES REFUNDED.

Samuel Fisk, for taxes erroneously paid, $13.83

Vevay & Versailles T P R, taxes erroneously paid, $2.21

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

The Switzerland County Commissioners’ report appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 16 Mar 1882 – Page 4, Column 1

County Business.

The County Commissioners met last week. The following is a summary of the business transacted:

Dempsey Gullion presented a petition for Eastman Ford, B. Stoops, and 15 other citizens of York Township, asking that Milton Gullion, Dempsey Gullion and David R. Hust, be permitted to hang gates across roads until they could rebuild fences destroyed by water. Granted.

The Township Trustees presented reports, which were all found correct and approved.

Inspectors of Election were appointed as follows:

Jefferson Township.

• Precinct No. 1, Court House, Alfred Shaw.
• Precinct No. 2, LeClerc House, Frederick L. Grisard.
• Precinct No. 3, Jacksonville, Morrison L. Brown.

York Township.

• Florence precinct, Wm. C. Armstrong.
• Markland precinct, Charles Markland.

Posey Township.

• Patriot Precinct, Hosier J. Harris
• Davis Corner Precinct, George Dibble.

Cotton Township.

• Fairview Precinct, David B. Lee.
• East Enterprise Precinct, Charles O. Potter.

Pleasant Township.

• Bennington Precinct, Charles G. Adams.
• Moorefield Precinct, Capt. Wm. Culbertson.

Craig Township.

• Braytown Precinct, Township Trustee.
• Precinct at John F. Cotton’s, Perry K. Cotton.

In the matter of Jonas C. Lee and others for change of road at Hog Run, E. Park, Wm. R. Protsman, and Geo. Wainscott, viewers, reported that the change asked for would be of public utility. The Commissioners approved the report of the viewers and ordered the road changed, as asked for by the petitioners.

The Commissioners being informed that Isaac F. Banta, Trustee of Craig Township, had removed from the township, declared the office vacant, and appointed James Cowan. (Since declined, and the office is still vacant.)

Wm. C. Robinson, County Treasurer, presented order redeemed by him for the quarter ending Feb. 28th, amounting to $21,692.65. Examined, compared with the stubs in the Auditor’s register of orders issued, found correct and cancelled.

Thomas J. Stewart presented the petition of Robert A. Harris and 50 other citizens of the County, praying that the Quercus Grove and North’s Landing Turnpike Road be declared abandoned by the Turnpike Company. The petition was granted and the road ordered to revert to the several road districts.

The bridge at the mouth of Turtle Creek, Florence, was ordered repaired.

It was ordered by the Commissioners that from and after the first day of April no shows, lectures, or other meetings be held in the Court House, except Courts and political meetings.

The Auditor was ordered to procure ballot boxes for voting precincts.

In another column will be found a list of allowances.

Adjourned last Friday.

The Switzerland County Commissioners’ allowances appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 12 Jan 1882 – Page 4, Column 4

A List of Allowances made by the Board of Commissioners of Switzerland County, Indiana, at their adjourned December term, 1881, held January 9th, 1882:

Matt. Worstell, for keeping paupers last qr., $484.83

Kate E. Anderson, for sundries for Day family, $9.60

Samuel Stucy, burying 4 paupers, $8.00

Thiebaud & Bengle, shoes for paupers, $5.50

F. L. Grisard, sundries for paupers, $11.00

A. Benedict, sundries for paupers, $24.83

C. O. Thiebaud, books for poor children, $1.55

Ben. Cole, sundries for Mrs. Moody $15.00

 

F. L. Grisard, sundries for Court House, $15.97

C. L. Thiebaud, sundries for Court House, $3.60

Solar Mead, for taxes erroneously paid, $5.36

W. C. Robinson, for school interest overpaid, $296.59

The Switzerland County Commissioners’ proceedings appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 15 Dec 1881 – Page 4, Column 4

Allowances Made by the Board of County Commissioners of Switzerland County, Indiana, at their December Session, 1881:

 

Paupers.

Adrian Wolf, for keeping poor child, $10.00

Mrs. Ben Morris, for keeping old Mrs. Morris, $10.00

Mrs. Ben Morris, for keeping Deppe child, $6.00

Dr. E. M. Cheever, for 6 months pauper physician, $30.00

Peter Pelsor, for keeping Ben Pelsor, $10.00

Jacob S. Shadday, sundries for Mrs. Keaner, $3.60

Jacob S. Shadday, sundries for Mrs. McCorkill, $2.00

Wm. Smith, digging grave and burying Oliver Day, $3.00

A. B. Vannatter, for Orfa Edwards, $3.09

David B. Lee, conveying A. Boyd to asylum, $6.00

W. J. Gibbs, for keeping Lydia Gibbs, $10.00

N. N. Martin, for last quarter, $10.00

C. G. Adams, for Mrs. Lock, $8.85

C. G. Adams, for Mrs. Kelsey, $21.03

C. G. Adams, for Blodget, $4.30

C. G. Adams, for George Ann Cole, $1.00

C. G. Adams, for Mrs. McDonald, $6.00

C. G. Adams, for John Courtney, $12.75

C. G. Adams, for taking Mrs. Kelsey to Aurora, $6.75

O. D. Cunningham, for Mrs. Perkins, $6.00

O. D. Cunningham, for Mrs. Skidmore, $6.00

O. D. Cunningham, Mrs. McLelland, $4.75

Jonathan C. Ricketts, for Oliver Keith, $11.67

John L. O’Neal, for Mrs. McClelland, $5.00

John L. O’Neal, for John W. Miller, $5.60

Bledsoe & Beymer, for telegraphing in case of John Craig, $3.98

Bledsoe & Beymer, clothes for Scudder boy, $2.00

Bledsoe & Beymer, sundries for Mrs. Burke, $6.00

Ira Cooper, wood for Mrs. McLelland, $5.00

Wm. Young, coffin for Thomas Scudder, $5.00

Wm. Scott, for Oliver Keith, $4.00

Robinson & Bledsoe, for J. W. Miller, $12.00

Isaac F. Banta, for Jennie Hintzley, $5.00

Isaac F. Banta, for Elizabeth Turner, $3.00

Wm. M. Patton, for coffin to poor house, $5.00

F. J. Hollcroft, 4 coffins for paupers, $17.00

Ben Cole, for Abner Walden, $10.00

John Smiley, going after Mahala Larrison, $2.00

Love & Boyle, clothes to bury Harry Wade, $4.00

U. P. Schenck & Son, for Boggs family, $26.31

H. M. Fallis, for Ed. Manuel, $7.00

A. Benedict, for Nancy Bosaw, $9.98

A. Benedict, for Mrs. McLelland, $8.00

Oliver Cole, for Mrs. Wainscott, $7.25

Dicea Estis, for balance over Kincaid’s bill, $1.75

Wm. Lindley, for removing Mrs. Disber out of poor house, $4.00

Wesley McHenry, transporting paupers from county, $5.00

Kincaid & Brother, for Dicea Esits, $8.75

Kincaid & Brother, for Day family and Manda Willis, $6.50

Jonathan M. Froman, rent for Mrs. Kilgore, $9.00

Golay & Stevens, school books for poor children, $2.21

J. L. Thiebuad, school books for poor children, $3.85

 

Bridges.

M. G. Keeney, repairs and erecting iron bridge, $165.47

James S. Knox, for buggy hire for Gill to bridges, $9.75

John Gill, plans and specifications for stone work at Baty’s Ford and Indian Creek bridges and superintending of Indian Creek bridge, including freight on iron work, $40.50

Stribling & Walch, iron work for Indian Creek bridge, $47.56

D. C. Weaver, washers for I. C. bridge, $0.40

Banta & Cotton, abutments, &c., I. C. bridge, $332.70

 

County Officers.

R. T. F. Abbett, for jurors certificates and other fees, $35.60

W. W. Long, posting notices of land sale, $3.00

W. C. Robinson, quarter salary, $200.00

John Gill, quarter salary, &c., $444.53

James R. Hart, quarter salary, $282.35

W. S. Tower, summoning juries, $68.25

D. R. Drake, Commissioner five days, $17.50

Julius Muret, Commissioner five days, $17.50

Silas Howe, Commissioner five days, $17.50

W. S. Tower, Sheriff, five days, $10.00

J. P. Orem and J. P. Carter, rewriting indices, $241.77

 

Court House.

R. T. F. Abbett, office expense, $7.75

W. C. Robinson, office expense, $3.78

John Gill, office expense and 2 student lamps, $17.75

W. S. Tower, care of Court House, trimming trees, &c., $35.45

L. F. Works, one cord of kindling wood, $3.00

D. C. Weaver, repairs on pump, $2.50

U. P. Schenck, lime, rope, glass, &c., $2.45

Goldenburg & Son, stoves, etc., $67.38

Smith Brothers, coal oil, $1.40

George Kirth, work court room, $8.00

Golay & Stevens, lamp, &c., Recorder, $5.25

John L. Thiebaud, coal oil, lamps, &c., $11.95

Vandorn, for iron fence, $2,587.20

 

Jail.

W. S. Tower, boarding prisoners, &c., $37.60

D. C. Weaver, 3 iron bedsteads for jail, $22.50

Sol McCallum, for lumber and work on Sheriff’s kitchen, $48.95

 

Books, Stationery and Printing.

Mrs. Mary S. R. Sheets, old order reissued, $37.20

W. B. Burford, books and stationery, 118.90

Indianapolis Journal Co., books and stationery, $82.10

Indianapolis Sentinel Co., books and stationery, $31.60

Levy Brothers, books and stationery, $51.35

Wilstach, Baldwin & Co., books and stationery, $48.90

Golay & Stevens, books and stationery, $2.55

W. J. Baird, public printing, $9.85

 

Jonathan Myers, janitor’s fees at Teacher’s Institute, $7.50