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Newspaper
Wakarusa Weekly Sun
Location
Wakarusa, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1875
Page
2
The law protecting wild game becomes active February 1 with penalties to the fullest extent and rewards for informants on conviction. The fish law goes into effect March 1 as announced in the Wakarusa Sut.
The city announces a new six mile tunnel to Lake Michigan intended to supply pure water. It lauded as a marvel of engineering and a testament to local skill, suggesting Chicago could surpass rivals in tunnel projects even if railroads lag behind Indianapolis.
The editor Leonidas Packard, aided by Billy Williams, wins a slander suit awarding $10,600 and costs. The piece accuses him of a large salary and subsidies from Congress, plus postage stamps as compensation, enabling continued run of the Laporte Argus.
The piece urges clerks to compile all pending bills and pass them in a lump on the session's last day to save time and expense, noting little has been accomplished and urging the nation to gain credit or notoriety through decisive action.
The piece recalls Schuyler Colfax as a sharp early editor and Indiana congressman who rose to speaker and vice president. It notes his Lincoln tribute lecture creating sympathy and hints he could pursue the presidency in 1876 if he stays true to the Lincoln theme, praising him as an Indiana statesman.
An Elkhart Review note says the South Bend Tribune and Laporte Argus editors clash in light mockery over surveying jokes and editorial digs. The exchange prompts calls to curb the pettiness before it worsens into public trouble.
The piece rails at urban vice in New York citing Harry Hill's dance hall as a winter hub for prostitutes. It condemns missionary work for aiding the vulnerable and mocks Christians who denounce the trade while ignoring broader sin and exploitation.
After three days of debate the Senate and House affirmed Baxter as the elected candidate by a 26 to 23 party-line vote. The joint session elected state officers including W. T. Pratt and H. E. Wadsworth as Directors of State Prison North, Col. James Keirwin as Director South, and Lycurgus Dalton as State Librarian. The assembly discussed retrenchment, railroads, and public-education reforms while granger influence loomed over appropriations and salaries.
Special correspondence from Orry Missouri reports the legislature’s work nearly complete with remaining measures awaiting final sanction as a final roll call is expected to settle them.
Flood reports from Marysville Alabama subside. residents remain displaced while cleanup begins and authorities assess damage. Limited readable details describe lingering hazards and shelter needs as teams coordinate relief efforts.
A pasted reminiscence follows Aunt Rebecca recounting a broken engagement after a Boston visitor named Howard Cooke. She recalls her lost fiancé amid a fatal railroad accident and warns girls to stay true to their first love while guarding her niece Matilda Ann from foolish suitors. The tale ends with a claim to withhold inheritance if she yields to fleeting romance.
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