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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1907
Page
1
The M. E. church has a full interior renovation with seats removed carpet lifted and cleaned walls and ceiling re papered in a lighter pattern. J. W. Walburn hung the paper ensuring the work is properly completed.
Mr Charles Netzen and Miss Lillie Hohman were married by Rev D F Kain at the Lutheran parsonage. The couple will establish a home in Claypool following the ceremony held last Sunday morning.
Isaac D. Alrey is named road supervisor for district No 1 and Hugh Bowen for district No 4. S. P. Leckton and A. E. Arnold continue as supervisors in their respective districts.
George Lukes, the first white child born in Clay township, has moved to Elkhart to live with his daughter Mrs. Joe Denny. Lukes has resided in the county for seventy years minus one day and never left the county for more than two days at a time.
Several states including Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia Arkansas Texas Kansas Nebraska Missouri Iowa and Indiana plan two cent fare bills soon. Railroads prepare for summer train schedules increasing trains and requiring new time cards and published timetables at substantial expense.
Through the columns of the REcorp we wish to thank dear friends and neighbors for their kind assistance during the sickness death and burial of our loving husband and father Mrs. Sanan Garman and children.
Fort Wayne citizens have organized plans for the G A R encampment set for May 22 to 24. Organizers forecast the event will be the largest Indiana department encampment in history.
The normal school conducted by Prof Eschlich began here Monday. Several could not start this week but plan to begin next week, bringing total to about sixteen. It offers thorough training at a moderate cost for all who can attend.
Rev. Charles Bowers of Springfield Ohio accepts call to lead the Lutheran church at North Manchester and will conduct services Sunday May 19 1920.
W B Kissinger will hold a public sale at his residence on East Sycamore Street. The notice indicates the sale location and implies practical auction details to follow.
A sale includes 1 range cook stove wood or coal base burner 1 secretary 1 cupboard 1 couch 1 side board sewing machine 2 stands 2 tables 9 rockers dining chairs 2 bedsteads and springs about 100 qts canned fruit some chickens single buggy harness new spring wagon a boat and many other articles Usual terms 6 months time J S Marsh auctioneer and C K Stout clerk.
The Ladies Aida Society of the M H church met at Mrs James Meek's home on Tuesday afternoon April 9 1907. After business, a two course lunch was served. The next meeting will be at Mrs F M Jaques on West Main Heights April 23 1907. Nona McKril t, Sec y.
The Claypool Lumber and Coal Co advertises a large selection of paints and decor supplies for home projects. Customers are invited to choose from a vast inventory claiming to offer the best money can buy.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Silver Lake M E Church plans a novel fundraiser to buy a heating furnace. Each member will receive a one foot strip of paper printed with the plan on one side and spaces for sixteen pennies on the other. The penny side will be coated with adhesive to hold the coins.
Tax duplicate available at Commercial State Bank for payment. First installment due the first Monday in May. Taxes unpaid after that date will be delinquent and incur penalties. Also collect taxes for Washington county. C. E. Stout.
Mrs Henry Funk remains gravely ill and weakening with quiet resting hours as her condition nears the end. Neighbors report she does not show pain and her family waits by her side in the last hours.
The celebrated Blue Grass Faring Gate is complete with nails hinges bolts latch and painted and cheaper than you can make one. See them at The Claypool Lumber and Coal Co.
A virulent fever is spreading across Indiana affecting all ages. Exposure triggers acute attacks as the germ develops rapidly and the illness now reaches offices, businesses, and homes in an alarming extent.
The U B Aid Society re elected its officers. President Mrs John Fitton Vice President Mrs Frank Metheny Secretary Mrs Newton Getty Treasurer Mrs Joe Hammon. The group will meet at Mrs John Fittons home next Wednesday afternoon.
The Northern Indiana M E Conference adjourned its sixty fourth annual session in Logansport. Rev E L Helloweter of Logansport was named presiding elder for the Wabash District. Rev E E Wright was assigned to Silver Lake for another year. Rev Lemans moved to Winchester. Readings closed the adjournment at 1 30 pm with conference appointments listed.
Mrs Ottis Dick from Claypool stayed with the Pearson family last Friday. She left Claypool Tuesday to join her husband in Stratford Texas where he works in carpentry south west for the past month.
R. M. Rowland came home last Friday from a prospecting journey in Colorado and filed a claim on a quarter section of land there. He plans to move next fall and begin improvements. Roy toured several Colorado towns and reports favorable country and climate and expresses satisfaction with the trip.
In Wa Bish court the Roann township liquor license to sell intoxicating beverages was refused. The commissioners sustained a blanket remonstrance against the business, making Roann dry for the next two years.
Anti-saloon activists push to defeat a saloon license application for Silver Lake. Two years ago a majority of Lake township voters granted power of attorney to Jacob J. Barrett and Andrew D. Hamman to sign remonstrances against licenses. This time remonstrators must be secured from current residents, with no expected difficulty.
The St Mathews congregation celebrated pastor D E Kain with gifts on his birthday eve meeting. Ezra King delivered lard ham butter flour potatoes and coins followed by twenty bushels of feed and a bushel of wheat for the pastor and wife. The pastor plans faithful service to show gratitude to the givers.
A pleasant surprise followed a Wednesday evening gathering in honor of Mrs. Jacob Zimmerman who marked her fifty first birthday with friends and neighbors.
Mortgage exemptions can be made out at the Record office during March and April. Bring your deed or description of property with you.
The report lists presiding elders and ministers assigned to districts and churches across Indiana including Marion Fort Wayne Wabash and Huntington. It notes focus on a new Methodist orphanage and home for aged women to be built and that the next annual conference will meet in Anderson starting Tuesday April 1 1908.
Unclear OCR text hints a hiring dispute involving a man linked to Claypool Lumber and Oval Office or Oval Oo. The readable portion cannot confirm names or a clear event. Further legible detail needed for a precise card.
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