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Wakarusa Sun notes and local life in 1876
A bustling 1876 column from Wakarusa discusses editor antics, local marriages, new subscribers, crops, a spring revival, and town happenings. It mentions John R. Mikel’s marriage, Andrew Freed’s broken arm, Dr. Montgomery’s health notes, and frontier concerns about vagrants and hired labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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John R. Mikel
John
Andrew Freed
Montgomery
Wakarusa Sun
Elkhart Dem. Union
Bro Sweet
Sweet
Dr. King