17 Apr 1903
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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1903
Page
1
Regular correspondent reports rising Post Office Department investigations into irregularities including a promotion pool graft and iron mail box contracts with possible commissions. The piece notes the Northern Securities ruling against a Morgan Hill controlled merger and discusses Attorney General action and proposed naval demolition orders for wrecks at sea.
The Waltz Sistera Special Show is billed for Silver Lake on Wednesday June 3. Local performers who exhibited here last spring delivered very satisfactory entertainment.
The Northern Indiana M E conference closed at Noblesville with 204 stations and circuits. Wabash district appointments list presiding elder BE L Lemans and clergy assignments, including First church Wabash F M Kemper and several ministers serving Akron Andrews Columbia City Denver Huntington Lafontaine and more.
Regular preaching at United Brethren Church next Sunday evening April 19 by Rev. G E Luke. The sermon titled The Church's Place in the Community invites all residents interested in town welfare to attend.
Outing on the Nickel Plate railroad starts April 19 1903 and runs Sundays until further notice. Fare is one dollar for each person in groups of five or more traveling together and returning the same day. Tickets valid between any two stations within one hundred miles. For details contact the nearest Ticket Agent or O A Asterlin TPA Fort Wayne Ind 485-10.
A group including Enoch Rhodes Charles R Rhodes 8 O Haines G W Hawley Ray and Earl Henderson left Tuesday morning for North Dakota where some already have business interests and others will seek summer work. Work is plentiful and wages are good. Lou Henderson, previously in Beloit Wisconsin, joined the party in Chicago.
A Sunday storm began about 5 AM with heavy rain that drenched the area for forty five minutes and was followed by thunder lightning wind and hail. A second storm hit at 6 PM bringing more heavy rain and continued thunder and lightning.
City of Anderson prepares for the Indiana State Encampment of the G. A. R. on May 12 13 and 11fth with elaborate plans and three months of committees. W R C and G A R ladies will host encampments that week as rail and steam lines offer reduced fares drawing veterans and families from across Indiana to Anderson.
Isenberger and Arnold offer loans at 5 percent interest with annual payments. partial payments of $100 or multiples allowed at any interest date. They also have private money for loans and quick money on short notice. They buy notes of all kinds and handle farm sales in North Manchester Indiana.
A Leesville resident was saved from a presumed death by Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption. The patient, W H Brown, reported immediate relief from asthma and a full recovery, praising the medicine's effectiveness for throat and lung ailments.
Anna Fisher Thompson née Fisher, born Kosciusko County Indiana August 25 1844, died at home near Packerton Indiana April 6 at age 53 8 11. She married Daniel W Thompson November 6 1865 and they had six children. She joined the United Brethren Church in 1887 and remained a faithful member until death. She leaves a husband two sons three daughters and many friends. Funeral by Rev C J Miner of Burket.
Philip Petry was born January 29 1829 in Oberhausen Germany and died April 5 1903 at 74 years 2 months 7 days after emigrating with family. He lived in Dayton Ohio later Kosciusko County Indiana and served in German Lutheran Evangelical and United Brethren churches. He leaves a wife three daughters four sons and many friends. The funeral was Tuesday April 7 at Grove Chapel southeast of Claypool.
Austin of Winchester Ind knew what to do in the hour of need. His wife suffered an unusual case of stomach and liver trouble, physicians reported.
In the Lake Town ship and Silver Lake enumeration for the corporation, Trustee John Le Arthur will have his report completed on the first Monday in May.
A J Snowberger returned home from Pennsylvania last Friday morning after several months visiting relatives and old acquaintances in and around Waynesboro.
Ezra Hamman owns a hen claimed to have extraordinary laying power. A broken egg revealed three yolks. A second egg bought at the store measured by John Fitton shows length three inches and diameter two inches with a largest circumference nine inches and weight about a quarter pound.
Senate bill 78 requires delinquent taxes to bear six percent annual interest starting January after two years of delinquency. The collected interest funds go to the municipalities owed the taxes, in addition to existing penalties. The act covers taxes merged in judgments and took effect February 26.
The piece argues for intelligent road planning with solid foundations rather than cheap builds. It urges determining annual spending limits and extending work as finances permit, stressing durable, well funded roads and prudent, businesslike methods for national road improvements.
A large oil silk balloon filled with hydrogen will be released during the dedication ceremonies at the World’s Fair in St Louis. Attached is a notice to the finder promising a season pass on return to Exposition officials. The balloon could travel about a thousand miles before landing.
Old soldiers buried near Silver Lake lack headstones. Neighbors plan to place suitable markers at each grave at no personal cost if kin provide full name date of death and cemetery. Contact the undersigned or Qa Brush at the Recoup office with details.
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