Wakarusa Sun 1875 Local Notes on Politics and Law
Indiana and Missouri eyes on next presidency with Colfax Morton Hendricks and a joking local candidate William Ritter. A new court clock project in Goshen offers community time guidance. Heatwole leads a successful school term and may return. Beecher trial outcome, church salary and legal views on marriage contracts spark debate.
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Indiana
Colfax
Morton
Hendricks
William Ritter
Lisbon Correspondence from Lisson Inn July 6 1875
A correspondent in Lisbon writes to a doctor, noting long silence, updates on friends and health, mentions expecting a visit in the fall, reports unusually wet weather, and refuses to spare the Sun newspaper while noting seven boys wish to subscribe for more of old Doc’s talk.
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Mississippi
Lisson
Inn
God’s Vineyard
the Sun
The
Sun
Jox
Country Morning Tales and a Bragging Old Stub
A narrator recalls a sunny rural morning with vivid nature, a farmer’s tale of a life‑saving old stub and a Kentucky rifle, and a porch chat about a deer. The piece wanders through social scenes, saloon talk, a Bowery Dance, a scheming notice about a Sporting girl, and a stray bonnet found in a back alley.
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Betsy
Betsey
Locke Items and London Facts Collide in Town Notes
Local column reports a mix of town news, business openings, and civic plans including Colin Hathaway entering the butcher trade and a Building and Loan Association planned. It also notes a minstrel troupe and then shifts to a London population and crime snapshot with statistics on ships, births, letters, criminals, and alcohol outlets.
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Colin Hathaway
Colin
London
Palestine
Rome
Dublin
Edinburgh
Charing Cross
Portsmouth
For Sale Portable Engine and Boiler by Dory Bros
For Sure Portable Engine and Boiler of 16 horsepower. Boiler ten feet long, 36 inches diameter, large fire box, 43 24 inch flues, steam gunge and gunge cocks all in complete order. Used but short time and sold very cheap. Address Dory Bros.
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Wakarusa Sun
Wakarusa, Ind
Owen ST. Clasr
Missouri
Gosshen
Joseph Heatwole
Beecher
Plymouth Church
Pope
Plymouth
Criminal Court
Gilbert
Indianapolis
Buell
Gesken Democrat
Bro. Murray
Lisbon
Locke
HH. D. Wilson
Mom
B. Hascall
Aste,garnet
Complier
Elkhart County
Levi
Wilson & Hascall
Hascall’s Block
Goshen
Isaac Bucklin
N.ek. Cor. Main & Jacksn Sts
Elkhart, Ind
Northeen
Hiqour and
Billard
Pallace
Dick’ Kamms Lager A
BE. Faber
Main St. Elkhart, Ind
Gummer
Wakarusa
Gore & Hess
Mercharts
Brubaker & Byer
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