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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1900
Page
1
A short sale offers nearly 200 foreign and domestic woolen patterns for made-to-order pants. Each pair is warranted to fit perfectly at cloth cost, with tailoring quality rivaling higher priced merchant goods. Sale runs April 21 to 28.
Rumors fill the air about Indiana interurban lines as promoters seek franchises but rarely provide bonds or security. Logansport to Kendallville and related lines are said to be on paper only with funds unseen. The piece argues communities should embrace responsible offers and backing to avoid missed chances.
Friday evening at the United Brethren church the Silver Lake high school held its commencement exercises. Graduates Lloyd Zimmerman Wert Lukens Milo Scott Valeria Self received praise for oratory and the class was praised for achieving the highest degree in Silver Lake schools. Prof. J E Eschbach spoke for the school board and class. Diplomas were presented and music from the glee club and quartet accompanied the program. Reverend D S Jones delivered an apt address.
The North Indiana Conference shows 52 610 members and 6 941 probationers across 48 churches, up seven from last year. Church property is valued at 1 584 525 with 161 parsonages. Improvements and new buildings cost 117 792. old indebtedness paid 40 187, current debt 126 925 up 4 692 due to new churches. Sunday schools total 447 with 61 458 members. Epworth League has 412 branches and 22 229 members.
It is April and demand for children's clothing is booming with many popular styles sold out and re-ordered. The article notes brisk sales driven by style, fit, novelty patterns, and low prices attracting parents nationwide.
The county clerk records permissions for marriage between Chris Faulkner and Minnie Stewarts, Joseph Dunnuck and Alice Wheeler, Joseph Smith and Sarah J. Long, Carlin Myers and Flavia Underhill, Noah Butterbanugh and Orpha Funk, George W. Byer and Laura E. Sisk, Marion E. Irvin and Minnie Fike, and David B. M. Wood and Capitola B. Van Laningham.
A complaint warns of bogus coins dated 1892 1898 and 1899 circulating in the region. The counterfeits are nearly perfect in workmanship only slightly light and unusually white, likely to fool the casual observer but detectable by experts.
A protest essay argues labor saving devices displace workers, creating tramp-incubators and driving poverty. It urges workingmen to unite to elect labor leaders, push anti machinery laws, and pursue public ownership of mines railroads and telegraphs to end exploitation. The piece condemns wealthy employers and warns of rising unrest if workers are not protected.
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