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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1904
Page
5
Every day in March and April the Nickel Plate Road will sell tickets at very low rates to the West and Northwest. A postal card with name address and probable destination will receive detailed information, addressed to C A Asterlin T PL A Fort Wayne Ind.
Attractive low rates via Nickel Plate Road Ist and 23d Tuesdays monthly until April 1 1904 to points in the West Southwest and Northwest Inquire nearest agent or address C A Asterlin VT P A Ft Wayne Ind 251 Apr 19.
The Northern Indiana Teachers Association schedules a meeting in Winona Lake from April 7 to 9. One round trip fare applies for travel on April 6 and 7 with return valid through April 10.
Advertisement asks readers to mail ten cents in silver to W. J. Lynch G P A Big Four Route Cincinnati Ohio for a guide listing nearly four thousand hotels and boarding houses near the St Louis World's Fair.
Dear readers of Clay Rook and Clay Pownship we publish items of interest and personal notices of town and country. Patrons are asked to report happenings by giving notes to station staff leaving at Ervin's or dropping in at the Post Office or by calling the RECORD at Mutual 62.
Friday April 1 marks Good Friday. Easter Sunday services are noted for the town. Various residents and visitors are listed with calls, visits, and errands in Warsaw, Silver Lake, Claypool, Macy, and nearby areas. Local ads mention build ing supplies and weekly Salt at Whittenberg.
A survey of social visits and business trips across Kokomo Indiana and nearby towns includes Rosie Linn visiting in Burkett and Reuben Scolds with daughter in North Manchester, plus several residents like Earl Valentine and Roy Kissinger traveling for visits. Community appointments appear, with store management rumors and school plans in Valparaiso and Warsaw.
A strong wind storm struck Thursday night, wrecking the Art Haines farm barn and moving Hiram Parker’s barn off its foundation with roofs torn from multiple structures. Surrounding sheds and corn cribs were obliterated and fences and fodder shocks damaged as the storm marched to the Uncle John Parker farm, where roofs fell on house and barn. It is described as the worst storm in years for the area.
John Glover of Philadelphia recounts a life threatening illness with yellow skin sunken eyes and back pain. After three physicians gave up he used Electric Bitters for three weeks and improved greatly claiming they robbed the grave of another victim and recommending the remedy at 50 cents guaranteed by Rogers drug store.
A severe late storm caused widespread damage across the county with crops and buildings wrecked. The Art Hanes barn was demolished while a 2x4 timber shattered the home wall. a horse, calf, and pig were harmed and fences blown down. The Big Four switch box car roof was torn off and other barns unroofed.
Advertises Scott's Emulsion as a blood nourishing remedy for pale young women showing paleness weakness and nervousness. Claims best strength and gentle taste with regular use. Offers samples and urges verifying the label on every bottle. Address Scott & Bowne New York.
Received too late for last week. Mrs Baum is quite poorly at this writing. Charles Warren has begun work for Blain Warren for the coming summer. Elmer Study has returned from a several days business trip near Kokomo. Robert Mattix and family were guests of friends near Beaver Dam Sunday. Harley Regenos and John Callison were callers west of town Sunday. Miss Emma Werren was visiting in North Manchester the fore part of Mrs John Olink of Germantown was calling on friends in this neighborhood this week. W E Black and wife are visiting with friends near Warsaw and Leesburg this week. Rev CO J Miner and family of Burket took dinner at the Clarence Warren home Tuesday. Fred Sellers of Mishawaka spent several days in the place last week, guest of his lady friend Miss Ednah Black.
One fare for the round trip to all points where the regular one way first class fare does not exceed 33.50 and on regular trains going and returning the same day.
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