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Newspaper
Wakarusa Weekly Sun
Location
Wakarusa, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1876
Page
3
Local notices and ads report cooler, wet weather and bargain drug prints at Squires and Ulines. Community updates include Was Band, pole speeches by John Thompson, and upcoming Goshen Agricultural Fair with housing and lumber wagon projects in progress.
A jumble of items from varied sources mentions notices on public distribution, agricultural journals, a domestic fashion note, a love scene description, a lung health advert, a tree nursery sale, and a photo tent promotion. The Bremen Gazette editor’s pending publication of source names is noted with satire.
Huntington Indiana lawyer Alfred Moore spoke to one of Wakarusa’s largest gatherings. The address covered all major issues of the present contest and earned widespread approval from the audience. The event featured Wakusa Glee Club campaign songs and a torch light procession after the meeting.
A compact promotional note urges shoppers to visit Clay and Wire for affordable clothing. The message claims low prices and quick access, highlighting a budget fashion option.
We are enlarging our paper and face high costs. Some subscribers have an extra dollar they can lend now. If you can help, please send it this week. Barney Uline offers the finest prints ever brought to Wakarusa.
Mrs. A. E. Bly commemorates her son Willie with a poem about a worn coat as a keepsake. She recalls years of grief since his death on Sept 8 1876 and imagines him in paradise while clinging to memory. The piece expresses mourning, faith, and hope of reunion on the heavenly shore.
Driven Wells, Hine and Stephenson of South Bend Ind. own the right to construct American or Driven Wells in Elkhart County. All others are warned not to employ anyone except them or their authorized agent B C Stephenson of Goshen Ind. to build such wells. Wells built by others incur a Ten Dollar royalty to Hine and Stephenson. nonpayment leads to suit in United States Courts. For Olive and Locke townships contact 8 C Harrington of Wakarusa. Aug. 16 1876 v3n8-3m.
The Wakarusa market lists lard at 10 cts per lb Ib per 10 cts ham 12 cts per lb butter 11 cts per lb flour 3.25 per hundred wheat 95 cents per bushel corn 36 cts per bushel shoulders 9 cts per lb sides 10 cts per lb oats 30 cts per bushel.
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