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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1908
Page
1
The I O O F district meeting will be held in Warsaw next Wednesday at Kosciusko lodge hall with both afternoon and evening sessions. About twelve lodges and 1300 members are involved and several lodges will confer degrees, promising the largest gathering in the county.
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E. church will hold an Easter Social Saturday evening April 18 in the vacant rooms over Hiram Rager's grove. Supper from 5 o'clock until served. Admission 20 cents. Pies and cakes will be on sale.
Miss Hazel Jantz has been ill since last Friday with throat trouble that has spread this spring, and the condition has developed into mumps.
Public notice from 8 E Aker promoting Red Front Bakery Restaurant and Grocery offering fresh bread from high quality flour cake items quick service and a selection of fruits and vegetables with cash paid for country produce all in a neat clean shop with reasonable prices.
Claypool Lumber and Coal Co advertises galvanized steel roofing options and a trade-in credit of 3 cents. The brief notice highlights product availability and a potential price adjustment for customers seeking roofing materials.
Mrs. Eaton of Elkhart died Friday morning of measles at about 28. formerly Miss Effie Van Dorn of Burke. She was known to residents who visited William Wiley’s home. Remains moved to Claypool for funeral services at her parents’ home in Burket. Interment followed at Palestine cemetery.
Public notice urging readers to hold a game and contact the Rec or p for sale bills. Advertisers are promised lower rates than competitors and free newspaper printing for those who have bills printed at the RECORD office. Satisfaction is guaranteed.
A local ad from the Lumber & Coal Company touts constant coal in stock and lower prices than competitors. The message emphasizes reliability and value for buyers seeking steady supply.
Kohr Brothers of North Manchester drilled a well over 100 feet deep at the Big Four station between North Vernon and Elkhart to provide drinks. The project is part of a contract to install wells at stations not yet equipped.
The state educational forces expect the next legislature to seek changes to the truancy law. They propose requiring completion of the eighth grade instead of maintaining a fourteen year age limit. Proponents argue it would ensure more education and reduce students quitting early.
Indiana residents with mortgage indebtedness may deduct up to 700 dollars and half the real estate value from assessed tax, reducing the base for that year. To qualify, file a sworn statement of mortgage debt with the County Auditor between March 1 and May 1 and have the exemption executed for recording.
Claypool Lumber and Coal Oo offers ready stock of screen doors and wire cloth for old screens. Local buyers urged to visit the store for immediate purchase and replacement needs.
State and city officials pass ordinances in several cities making it a fifty dollar fine to wear a merry widow hat in opera houses or any public hall where people gather for entertainment.
The Leesburg Standard ends after this issue marking 20 years since 1888 founding. The plant will relocate to Syracuse and the paper will be issued as the Syracuse Home Journal.
Rantz Lukens died at his Chicago home on Monday from Brights disease at about 41. Formerly of Roann area, he leaves a wife and one child plus his mother and siblings. Survived by brothers George and Charles in California and sister Mrs. Hannah Baker of Roann. Funeral was held at Roann yesterday.
Information indicates 8 Hanes is severely affected by smallpox at his Wabash home. He contracted the disease from a co worker whose mild case went undetected by himself and others.
The county warns that Monday May 4 is the final day to pay taxes to the county treasurer without a ten percent penalty. The new law requires timely collection by the treasurer, and taxpayers are urged to pay promptly to avoid penalties.
Many members of the G A R plan to attend the state encampment to be held in Kokomo in May. The Kokomo G A R have prepared for the event for weeks and officials strive to match the success of the previous encampment.
Pearson and True led a bass catch of 18 fish late Tuesday praised as the season’s finest. The RECorps mascot assisted in securing the catch, while officials note help is available to others who seek guidance but urge early engagements to avoid crowds.
A neighbor urges subscribing to the Silver Lake Record or related paper. He dislikes refusing service or having the paper out of the house when he wants it, urging timely subscription.
A respected authority advises a home preparation for Rheumatism using Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla. Mix and take a teaspoon after meals and at night. Ingredients are from prescription pharmacies and considered harmless.
Wool growers are urged to learn manufacturers’ requirements for tying fleeces. Sisal binder twine sheds loose fibres that cannot be removed, lowering wool value. Dealers will reject wool tied with such twine and prefer minimal use of twine. some fleeces may remain untied to avoid damage.
Ada Alice Beber daughter of Peter and Mary Beber was born September 3 1878 in Seward township Kosciusko county Indiana and died at Claypool April 6 aged 29 years 8 months and 3 days She joined the M E church at Claypool about five years ago under Rev Tillman At sickness onset she was taken to Ft Wayne hospital but returned home to be cared for by relatives She endured suffering with patience and longed to rest She leaves a father mother a little son two brothers and one sister One brother and two sisters had preceded her Funeral held in Claypool April 8 conducted by Rev Wright of Silver Lake
J. F. Myers, son of L. W. Myers, completed a three year course and graduated from a veterinary and surgical institution in Chicago. He plans to begin practice soon and establish an office in Akron. He is described as a gentle, well mannered young man with promising prospects.
Lloyd Saner and family, formerly from Silver Lake, have returned from Lambert Oklahoma and are now living with Mrs. Saner’s parents near Beaver Dam. Mr. Saner is well known in the area and is welcomed back to the Hoosier state.
The report of pupils neither tardy nor absent in the grammar department omits Blanche Ayers. This week the corrected list includes J D Lee Cline as teacher with enrollment 34, average attendance 29, and 98 percent attendance, followed by Gladys Wiltrout Joyce Reed Orval Carr Iva MoKrill Velma Sprigg Marie Zimmerman Bessie Snyder Beatrice Moyer Laura Gall Blanche Ayers.
North Manchester to close the last licensed saloon on Friday April 24 as the town joins a growing list of dry communities in the state.
A township assessor tours the area with blanks and an indelible pencil asking residents invasive questions that provoke mockery about age birth, debts, pets, typewriters, love, birth origin, watches and marriage. The account portrays the assessor pressing a man to answer odd queries under scrutiny.
Mrs C A Pearson entertained a group of friends at her home last Friday evening in honor of Miss Ethel McIntaffer of Nappanee. Attendees included Dr and Mrs Cary J A Walter and wife Ezra Funk and wife Clarence Hill and Miss Edith Rhodes Ed Wiley and Miss Minnie Rhodes Fred Summe. Refreshments in three courses were served and guests played games until midnight.
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