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Newspaper
Wakarusa Weekly Sun
Location
Wakarusa, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1875
Page
2
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A varied July to August report notes a Battle Creek clerk's arrest for letter robbery, flood damages in Southern Indiana estimated at 12 million dollars, Tennessee candidates for Andy Johnsons seat, a Norwalk woman owning a 1612 printed Bible, and Franklin County sheriff wounded by Ku Klux. Reports warn of recurring confidence men and burglaries, a gold sale planned in August, a lightning strike on Star House at St Clair Flats, panic signs fading in London, a Dubuque fire, a copperhead bite in Louisville, a Rockford railroad sale, a Flint Pere Marquette collision with casualties, and multiple railroad injuries.
A rural gathering at a brick church yielded praise and eye catching mischief from young attendees. A Goshen sighting highlighted a drunken ride, while local press denounced bawdy editorials in Temes. Jefferson Davis speech plans sparked Republican ire and GAR resolutions condemn the act in Winnebago county.
The fragment discusses a proposed engagement tied to funding an agricultural society and argues cancellation is likely. It warns future events depend on the outcome and references old veterans and Jeff Davis in a sharp, historical tone.
Indiana veterans join a multi-state assembly on October 14 and 15 with reunions for Union veterans, Mexican War and War of 1812 soldiers, plus sailors in Indiana. Encampment at Camp Morton grounds pending permission. arrangements for hotel rates and rail routes. Also an ad for printing services and a portable engine and boiler sale by Ace Dory Bros.
At St Glair's garden YEGA advertises Stulips Hyathacynths Crocus Lilies Fe in every color. Bulbs come from Europe and China. He will sell at one tenth the cost paid. Sale runs from Shugust to the end of September. Also promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and colds.
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