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Newspaper
Wakarusa Weekly Sun
Location
Wakarusa, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1875
Page
3
A poetic sketch of lovers Mary and Berden separated by sea vows. The cottage lane scene gives way to longing as a ship sails away, leaving Mary awaiting a betrothal that may endure beyond distance and time.
A narrator recounts leaving home to travel toward Chicago with a companion. They visit friends, reflect on the city’s rough appearance, plan a Mississippi journey with a fur company associate, pack a traveler’s kit, and begin the trek by foot toward Fox River, ending with a tavern stop as the journey continues.
The state occasion featured a grand parade with 87 bands as thousands of veterans marched in line. The lengthy procession from the Exposition grounds to Meridian drew an estimated 4 500 to 5 000 participants amid muddy streets and cheering crowds. The column included units from 1812, Mexican War veterans, Seventh Indian Cavalry, and Indiana regiments, with Capt. Spahr leading a cavalry guard and Stevinson carrying the historical flag from Gen. Taylor's campaign.
In a strained home scene Mrs. Soper consoles a gravely ill wife as her husband James Soper frets over cheerful news. He relays town gossip about a new hearse and a Jersey heifer trade, while the invalid reacts with shock to his coarse remarks about a neighbor.
Hurrahs at different points echoed as a large procession moved along Market Street turning toward East Street then Washington toward the state house grounds. Spectators filled the route with the Bates House providing a grand overlook of the head and tail progress.
The passage notes Mrs. Soper’s recovery and her mother moving in, while Soper vows to gain control of his house. The widow Stacy remains avoided by the family, and Soper’s explanations are met with dignified silence.
Prominent visitor Mire George Grant of Victoria Colony Kansas owner of a 76000 acre farm plans a model farm and stock shows. He aims to ship high bred stock to Europe and Victoria, notes 5100 bushels seed from eighty acre Hungarian grass and a 17000 sheep flock with 100000 target.
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