February 18th, 1881 (Forgive us, we are a little bit behind in the old news, so this is really OLD news) The editor described the night before as so mild and moonlit that even the frost couldn't resist joining the party. But rain then followed bringing gloom. In the morning for sake of variety, the county was having rain and sunshine at the same time. The wicked Wabash was still on the rampage. The classic old stream became more and more frightful each minute of the day. Hun

Th e Rural Republican, published in Lawrenceville, Illinois on Friday, February 11th, 1881     The editor said that while the new bell on the Christian Church rang in soft tones, the weather was still bad.  “The Groundhog did it--saw his shadow and now we have cold weather for six more weeks.” Having had three months of regular old- style winter, the streets were muddy, and there were about a dozen cases of measles in town that had already resulted in one death.   Will M Garr

National election news dominated the newspapers for September 17th and September 24th, 1880 .  Most of the front-page columns were...

The Rural Republican, published in Lawrenceville, Illinois on Friday, May 14th, 1880 The rain in the middle of May 1880 made the wheat...

Old winter had almost “marched” out in April of 1880. Sumner News:  Business improved as the roads got better.  The surplus wheat that...

A review of the local news from the Vincennes, Mt Carmel and Lawrence County newspapers for November 1879. The shareholders of the...