New Orleans Minstrels at pera House and local notices
The Star reports the New Orleans Minstrels with a gold band appearing at pera House tonight. Local items include visits by M. Bridges and Sheriff Lewman to Indianapolis, temperance meetings, and political talk. Notable deaths include Mollie Alspaugh of Madison township at 25, and Samuel Bruner in Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gay
New Orleans
Atpera
Mollie Alspaugh
Madison Township
Danville
B. F. Bruner
Jim
Tally
Lena
Madigan Township
Samuel Bruner
Mery
Alspaugh
Fran
Holberg
Local notes report prop serendipitous town updates and incidents
Cold weather and rough roads as residents in Floyd and surrounding townships report sales, farming activity, and social events. D. C. Druin sells poplar wood to G. Grubo. Prof. Rice discusses relocate to Groveland. Ella Burching and Ella family news. several local illnesses and a fatal house fire near Mt. Meridian. Public meetings planned for road work. a grand jury warning. school terms and postmaster appointment noted.
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C. C. Druin
G. Grubo
Robert Phillips
Wm. Sills
Wood
D.C. Wood
Canaan
C.L Kurtz
W. H Rice
Baidbridge
Groveland
BE. B. Summers
Floyd Township
Herman Timmons
Hinkle
Stephens
Featherton
North Carolina
James Turner
Dye
C. P
James W. Haynes
Ella Buiching
Farrow
Bainbridge
Moval
S.M. Comer
F. Rice
Parke County
Grand Fox Drive
Elendricks County
Elihu Owens
H. N. Vermilion
Belle Union
M.F. Dorsett
Mt. Meridian
E. E. Keller
North Judson
Ind
W. 8. Hurst
Hymer Fox
Bitar
Greencastle
Burgess Lane
Edward Fisher
Predestinarian Baptist Church
Mt. Meridian School
Vermilion
Jefferson
Beaver City letter from 1880 describes sod house building in Nebraska
Beaver City Nebraska news recounts settler experiences in January 1880. The writer notes choosing claims, building a sod house with thick walls, sourcing poles and lumber, and using willows for roofing, reflecting early homesteading challenges and material availability.
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Indiana
Eleims
Early Nebraska frontier notes on farming and pests and prices
A long survey details homestead life in a Nebraska district with dugouts and plastered buildings, grasses, water, timber, wells, lime kilns, and potential coal. It lists crops, stock prices, freighting costs, pests and snakes, plus market prices for wheat, corn, hogs, cattle, eggs, and butter.
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Beaver City
Preston Biller
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Qivery
Dersianed
Inter
Thia
East Corner
Tle
John Cawley
John T. Craig
Sait
Mets
Psite Howe & Vermilion’s
Vanatic
de Iverep
le Red
North Side Square
Wysong
Greencastle Foundry
and Mac Line Company
Jalver
Eneromptly
oShop
Suthlepot
R. L. Hhigert
Prop
K Va
Ponrad Cook
Agle
West Side Public Square
Sastle Mills
Gage’s
Indianapolis
M. D. Bridges
Jas. T. Darnall
Lewman
Ber
Brown's Hall
Fisk
James Owens
Ga Frank
J. McD. Hays
FL. Talbott
Springfield
Ills
Gay J. S. Furney
Reelsville
Kansas
gayMr
Harvey Duntop
J. A Crose
Gay William Parsons
F. B. King
Henry County
Ilinois
Ella Rhiner
James Beck
Albert Lockridge
Wilkerson
College Avenue Charch
Gardion T.C. Grooms
Washington, D
Vandalia Railroad
Bear
Martinsville
C. Matson
Congress
Matson
Wa Bratiin
Brattin
Fern Station
Mem
Mr. Meridian and
Brecd
Washington Township
A. Hatcher
Thomas Hatcher
Manhattan
Alice Roberts
John Roberts
Nebraska
Neb
Fornas
Gen. Grant
Washington
Jack Bandy
Union Springs
Ala
Miss Butler
Pittsburgh
Anton Barnes
Independence
Iowa
Barnum
Albany
The
Albany Express
Albania
George Bicknell
Mark
Dedr
Columbia Streets
Ertakers
Putnam
East Washington Street
Mulholn, Hanna, & Black
Putnam County
Saland
East Washington St
Mqlholn
Fhaana & Black
Nichols,shepard & CO
Bible Creek
Porto
Horner
Nichols, Shepard & CO
Battle Creek, Mich
Dobell & Cooper’s Furniture Store
E. Washington ST
J. T. Dobell
M. J. Cooper
Benson
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