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Newspaper
Wakarusa Weekly Sun
Location
Wakarusa, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1876
Page
3
The paper lists regional prices for lard ham eggs butter flour wheat and corn with notes on weather and local happenings. Highlights include Goshen goods ads, Gen Milo S Hascall speaking August 14, a large Goshen delegation to a Nappanee picnic, a burglary in Mishawaka, and a lightning fire at Silver Lake grain house.
The report notes an August 14 1876 evening address by Gen Mild S Hascall urging support for the Republican ticket with Ben Harrison leading the ticket. It references Governor candidacy changes and reactions from Democratic papers, plus local civic remarks and a Goshen scene about candidates and local boosters. It advertises meetings and mentions a Kansas land offer via the Kansas Land and Immigrant Association with Strickler of Atchison.
Goshen correspondence reports county jail crowd scenes as 59 minors and 23 drunk join a torch light procession with around 200 attendees. It notes Farmers and Citizens Bank sale, Normal School opening with Prof Moury and Blunt, and a Violett assault case in progress. Democratic rallies draw large crowds while Trump talk attracts many.
A reader asks the editor to explain the term make-up in newspapers, wondering if it refers to forms or reading matter. The note cites a misprint incident in the Blad e Advisor where pages were transposed and the forms made up backwards, blaming local whisky for the confusion.
Driven Wells, Hine and Stephenson of South Bend claim sole rights to make American or Driven Wells in Elkhart County. No one may employ others but them or their agent B C Stephenson of Golden Indiana. Wells built by others incur a ten dollar royalty owed to Hine and Stephenson. nonpayment may lead to suit in U S Courts. For Olive and Locke townships contact 8 Harrington of Wakarusa. August 1876.
A Goshen reader defends Mr J H Violett against criticism in a letter dated August 9 1876 praising his character and stating the community will judge the dispute once it is tried.
A Wa karusa Indiana store advertises blank Constable Sale bills receipts and other blanks for sale. It also promotes Dr Herring's Compound Extracts of Pure Vegetables for lung and liver ailments and lists local sales agents Werntz & Sellers. The notice mentions political opinions about Ben Harrison and Tilden amid ads for wagon repair by David Frankfoder.
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