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Picnic and campaign notes from Wakarusa 1876 town issue
The issue covers a mass meeting date June 19 at Wakarusa schoolhouse to oppose high taxes, local political activity, a July 31 M E church camp meeting, and a village’s lively economy with shops, hotels, picnics, concerts, and plans for a Westward excursion. It mentions figures like C. W. Bateman, Sam Hartman, and J. M. Dale, and notes fishing, farming, and a forthcoming Goshen convention.
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Olive Township
Wakarusa
Township Central
Goshen
M. E. Church
Ia- Grange
Pacific
Heatwole
Werntz & Sellers
Bidwell, Strickland & Co