Local ticket names listed for county offices
For Representative Albert Osborn of Jefferson Township or County Clerk Owen Coffin of Washington Township. For Sheriff Sam R Miller of Jackson Township. For County Recorder William H Miller of Elkhart Township. For County Surveyor Geo T Ager of Elkhart Township.
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Albert. Osborn
Jefferson Tp
Owen Coffin
Washington
Sam. R.miller
Jackson Tp
WM. H. ‘Miller
Elkhart
Geo. T. Ager
Grand Opening of Republican Campaign in Olive Township
Hon John Thompson addressed near thirty men and boys at Wakarusa on Friday evening September 11 1874 as Olive Township hosts a Republican campaign post. Olive, long a Republican stronghold, showed a dull silent scene with no crowd or crowd cheer, surprising the candidate and highlighting local political mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Thompson
Marvina
Wakarusa
Olive Township
Olive
John
Banner
Masor
Speech at corner address sparks crowd over political notes
The Hon John spoke from a dry goods box on a street corner to a crowd of men and boys. Despite his well crafted statistics, the audience’s inattention and interruptions limited impact as the meeting moved to the school house where twenty or more remained to listen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
John
Sohn
Astronomy for Children and New Beginners in Sun Lessons
A historical reading presents Earth as a planet and lists other worlds and bright stars. It notes fixed and movable stars, mentions the Goshen or Temerance Star, and humorously asks how to magnify stars with a tumbler. It ends with cautions against Sunday hunting and local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Jupiter
Goshen
St. Clair
Temerance
Earth
Wakarusa
J. D
Astronomical Observatory
Colorado
New Wagon Shops Opened by Samuel Neusham on Waterford Street
Samuel Neusham announces the addition of Wagon and Carriage Shops of OC Ever on Waterford Street with a full stock of wagons carriages and related goods to be kept on hand for customers.
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Samuel Neusham
Waterford Street
Drug Store Ad Promotes Cheap Chemicals and Medicines
An advertisement proclaims a first class drug store offering chemicals patent medicines and all goods for cash at low prices. The copy highlights quantity and selection aimed at bargain seekers and emphasizes cash terms.
Local Grocer Promises Low Prices At No 7 North Elkhart St
An advertisement from Wakarusa Indiana offers THAS coffee sugar spices canned fruit and all grocery lines at the highest market price for produce. The notice invites customers to visit at 7 North Elkhart Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Elkhart St. Wakarusa, Ind
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Sun
Ae Weewee
Geo
T. Barney
Osalo
Chas, D
Henkel
Chas. T. ‘Greene
Concord
Jacob Nusbaum
Middlebury
LC ‘Bennett
Olive Tp
Jeremiah Bowen
Baugo Tp
The
Mishawaka
Fassett
Mishawaka Enterprise
Blacksmith
Samuel Neusbaum
Wakarusa, Ind
Werntz & Sellars
Druugagists
Ind
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