Life Worth While at Claypool High School Commencement
A large crowd filled the U B church for the commencement exercises. Rev J Boyd Jones of Bloomington delivered the address on The Life Worth While, urging preparation through education and choosing work that suits the individual. The Arygos orchestra, led by C E H Beigh, opened the program with multiple selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arygos Orchestra
C. E H. Beigh
Claypool
J. Boyd Jones
Bloomington
City Plunged Into Darkness After Severe Storm
Townsfolk faced a brief blackout Tuesday night as a severe electrical storm hit the area. While local damage was limited, Warsaw reported hundreds of telephone lines out of service, fallen trees, and downed power wires leaving districts in darkness overnight.
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Warsaw
Visitor from Battle Creek Attends Silver Lake Exercises
Mrs Irvin Way of Battle Creek Michigan visited relatives west of town and attended the graduation exercises of Esta Tullis in the Silver Lake school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Way
Battle Creek
Mich
Oscar Tullis
Esta Tullis
Silver Lake School
Snyder Family Moves to Wabash for Summer
Mrs. E. P. Snyder and her son James relocate to Wabash today for the summer. Mr. Snyder has steady work there and the arrangement offers greater convenience for the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Snyder
James
Wabash
Snyder
Back From West Lizzie Shireman In Elkhart For Summer
Mrs Lizzie Shireman residing in Washington for many years will spend the summer in Elkhart with her sister Mrs P W Whitmyer and family She is sister to B E Spaogle of this place and moved to Washington about twenty years ago and had lived in Vancouver for several years.
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Lizzie Shireman
Elkhart
Mra
P. W. Whitmyer
Life Sentence for 16 Year Old in Foster Mother Killing
Richard Tasker, age 16, shot and killed his foster mother near Angola, attempted to kill his foster father, and tried to commit suicide. He was judged insane and sentenced to life in the Michigan City asylum.
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Richard Tasker
Ra. John. Tasker
Angola
The
Colony
Michigan City
Tife
Federation of Clubs Meeting in Milford April 30
The Kosciusko county Federation of Clubs will hold a meeting in Milford on Saturday April 30. A program has been prepared and most members of the Victoria Reading Club are expected to attend.
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County Federation of Clubs
Kosciusko County
Milford
Victoria Reading Club
Silver Lake High School Juniors Entertained at Spangle Home
Members of the junior class were entertained at the south town home of Miss Willodean Spangle Tuesday evening. A pleasant time was had with light refreshments served and all attendees enjoyed the gathering.
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Silver Lake High School
Willodean Spangle
Pennsylvania Railroad to Close Small Stations May First
Report claims the Pennsylvania railroad will shut Liberty Mills Adamsville Chiff and several other small stations along the line around May 1, triggering service changes and potential local disruption for nearby communities.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Liberty Mills
Adamsville
Chiff
Death of Henry Geiger Near Milford at 76
Henry Geiger aged 76 of near Milford was found dead in his bed Tuesday morning after an illness. Cause of death heart trouble. Survived by eight children: Mrs. Cora Meek and Mrs. Emma Lentz of Milford. Harve Geiger Warsaw. Frank Geiger at home. William Geiger near Silver Lake. Charles Geiger near Akron. Walter Geiger South Bend. Leroy Geiger Burket.
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Henry Geiger
Milford
W.J. Geiger
Geiger
Cora Meek
Emma Lentz
Harve Geiger
Warsaw
Frank Geiger
William Geiger
Silver Lake
Charles Geiger
Akron
Walter Geiger
South Bend
Leroy Geiger
Burket
Large Attendance at United Brethren Church Baccalaureate
A very large crowd gathered at the United Brethren church last Sunday evening to hear Rev. I D Butterbaugh deliver a baccalaureate sermon. The class includes eighteen members with three more expected who moved elsewhere, making it the largest in the school’s history.
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United Brethren Church
I. D. Butterbaugh
Samuel L Clink Dead After Illness at Home
Samuel L Clink died Monday afternoon at his home after months of ill health. Aged 79, born in Ohio, he lived in Indiana most of his life and recently moved to retire near town. Survived by wife Lydia Paulus, daughter Lula Kinsey, and four sons Walter Irvid Chester Austie. Funeral Thursday at 2 P M in U B church with Lakeview Cemetery interment. Rev Smith officiated.
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Mr. Clink
Ohio
Indiana
Clink
Lydia Paulus
Lula Kinsey
South Bend
Walter
Irvid
Chicago Heights
Chester
Austie
Here
U. B
Lakeview Cemetery
Rev. Smith
Woman Walks 800 Miles to Help Family
Mrs Mary Allen 32 left Newark New Jersey to walk to Wabash Indiana 800 miles while wheeling two children in a perambulator. She was penniless and her husband ill. After a few days in Elizabeth New Jersey generous strangers funded her onward journey and she reached Wabash Sunday to be greeted by relatives.
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Mary Allen
Newark
New Jersey
Wabash
Ind
Elizabeth
Wabash Girl Returns to School After Arm Injury
Miss Cath leen Burdge of Wabash resumes school after a two week home rest due to a broken arm. The note expresses sympathy and hopes for a swift, trouble free recovery.
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Cathleen Burdge
Wabash
Miss Burdge
Tourists Pass Through Here As Warm Days Approach
The article notes an influx of autoists with many machines traveling through Silver Lake on the Hoosier-Dixie route. As summer nears, more tourists, with baggage and suitcases, stop briefly at local tourist stops before continuing their journeys.
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Silver Lake
Hoosier-Dixie
Pay Taxes Now Last Week to Pay Spring Installment
The notice warns that this is the final week to pay the spring tax installment. Those who fail to pay face a penalty described as substantial.
Cash and Carry Grocery to Open in South Whitley
C. C. Martz began work on a new store building in South Whitley last week. He plans a stock of groceries and will operate a cash and carry style grocery.
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C. C. Martz
Whitley
Bussard School Closes After Pleasant Community Event
Bussard school five miles southeast of town closed last Friday with a large turnout of students and patrons. A noon dinner followed by an elaborate afternoon program showcased the students’ efforts.
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Bussard
Local Knights of Pythias Meet in Leesburg
About a dozen members attended the county gathering of the local Knights of Pythias in Leesburg Monday evening. All ranks received instruction and a banquet for nearly one hundred members followed the session.
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Leesburg
Quarterly Meeting at Calted Brethren Church in This Place
One week from next Saturday evening there will be a quarterly meeting at the Calted Brethren church. Owing to the illness of the district superintendent, another prominent minister will be present and have charge of the services.
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Calted Brethren Church
Must Throw Back Fish Under New Conservation Law
The Department of Conservation interprets a new fish law requiring catch and release for bluegill and bass from May 1 to June 16. It becomes effective Sunday May 1, not Saturday April 30, as previously believed, with penalties from 10 to 850 dollars and possible jail time for violations.
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Department of Conservation
Regular Services at M. E. Church Next Sunday
Regular preaching services at the M. E. church Sunday morning at 10 30 led by Pastor Rev Sturgell. Everybody is cordially invited to attend.
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M. E
Sturgell
Bandits Escape From Hammond Jail Promoted by Noise
Three self confessed auto bandits escaped Hammond jail early Thursday by using a saw to break out. Guards reported the prisoners drowned out noise with singing as they fled.
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Hammond
Class Day Exercises Draw Many Alumni to High School Gala
Seniors held class day exercises in the high school auditorium yesterday afternoon with strong attendance. Many former graduates were present.
Bandits Trial Delayed to May 10 With Darrow Defense
The Culver bandits trial scheduled for May 2 is moved to May 10 because a defense attorney is unavailable. The defendants have secured Clarence Darrow of Chicago, a renowned criminal attorney, to argue their case.
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Bandits
Culver Bandits
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
United States
Youthful Bandits Rob Real Estate VP in Downtown Heist
Five youths in a car robbed John Amberg, vice president of a real estate firm, last Thursday. They escaped with $25,000 he was carrying to a downtown bank.
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John Amberg
Heavily Fined Ford and Ervine Grimes Plead Guilty
Ford and Ervine Grimes proprietors of a South Whitley soft drink parlor and pool hall pleaded guilty to two liquor violations in Whitley circuit court. Ford was fined 100 dollars and Grimes 50 with costs totaling 215. A 30 day jail term for each was suspended if the business is closed within sixty days.
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Ford
Ervine Grimes
South Whitley
Whitley
New Factory For Warsaw To Move Economy Tool Co Plant
Final arrangements between the Warsaw Chamber of Commerce and Economy Tool Co of Chicago will move the manufacturing plant and equipment to Warsaw. Production expected to start by June 1, 1921, with a workforce of 40 to 60 men for ratchet wrenches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw Chamber of Commerce
Economy ‘Tool Co
Chicago
Warsaw
Economy Tool Company
Surprise Birthday Party at Teléphone Office
On Monday evening four youths surprised Miss Ruth Leckrone at the telephone office for her birthday. The gathering was pleasant with elaborate arrangements and good service.
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Ruth Leckrone
M. E. Silver Lake Charge Holds First Quarterly Meeting
The Silver Lake M E church holds its first quarterly meeting at Pleasant Valley on Saturday May 7 at 2 30 PM. The official board is requested to attend.
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Silver Lake
M E. Church
Pleasant Valley
Silver Lake Church
Move of Fort Wayne Knitting Mills to California
In response to labor troubles in Fort Wayne the knitting mills plan to relocate to California in the near future. The move signals significant workforce and regional economic shifts as production transfers to new facilities.
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Fort Wayne
California
Families Relocate to Yellow Creek Lake Cottage
Mr and Mrs Noah Frantz moved to a cottage on the east of Yellow Creek lake this week. They will share the cottage with Mr and Mrs Nicholas Hay from North Manchester. The two families plan a large school house about a mile north of the lake and will live there to stay near the construction site.
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Noah Frantz
Yellow Creek Lake
Nicholas Hay
North Manchester
Frantz
Hay
Mr. Frantz
Hadley and Keiser Acquitted in Sidney Assault Trial
In Warsaw Judge Rouse freed C M Hadley Sidney merchant and John Keiser Sidney blacksmith after both were tried together on an assault and battery charge. The case arose from a March 25 street altercation in Sidney in which Hadley stabbed Keiser with a pocket knife.
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C. M. Hadley
John Keiser
Warsaw
Rouse
Hadley
Sidney
John W. Keiser
Keiser
Kusciuso County
Home for Summer Miss Vera Kern Returns from Roanoke
Miss Vera Kern is home for the summer returning from Roanoke where she had taught as an instructor during the winter.
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Vera Kern
Roanoke
Attendees From This Place Attend Warsaw Opera
A dozen or more people traveled to Warsaw last Friday evening to attend the opera Some Girl at the Centennial Theatre.
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Warsaw
Centennial
Alumni to stage Not so Bad After All at Silver Lake HS
Members of the Silver Lake high school Alumni Association present the play Not so Bad After All in the school auditorium on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings next week. Proceeds help cover association expenses. a large crowd is expected.
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Alumni Association of the
Silver Lake
Ramsey Family Visits South Bend During Weekend Stay
Voyle Ramsey and family traveled from North Manchester to visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ramsey in South Bend last Saturday evening. They stayed overnight, then spent Sunday at the Lakenhill home with a newborn daughter. Mrs. Lukenbill was formerly Misa Opa Ramsey.
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Voyle Ramsey
North Manchester
J. A. Ramsey
South Bend
Lakenhill
Lukenbill
Misa Opa Ramsey
Farewell to Coat Tails Fashion Shakeup Ends Era
A fashion column notes the coat tail and plug hat are nearing an end as winter ends. It says the ancient masculine signals of high society will disappear from the corridors and parlors of elite circles.
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Apollo
Warsaw man fined for fatal hit and run
Fred Welfrick, a Winona Water and Light Company employee in Warsaw, was arrested on a motor vehicle violation after striking five year old Marion Murphy with his Ford. He was fined 100 dollars on Tuesday. if unpaid, he faces state farm service and the car may be sold to cover the fine. The child suffered serious injuries but remained at home the following day.
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Fred Welfrick
Winona Water and Light Company
Warsaw
Mr. Lieffrick
Marion Murphy
A BR. Murphy
Birthday Dinner for Frank Holdeman in Akron
Mr and Mrs John Holdeman attended a surprise birthday dinner for Frank Holdeman in Akron last Sunday. About twenty people were present and the occasion was enjoyed by all.
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John Holdeman
Akron
Frank Holdeman
Father and son visit in Hartford City
William Dillman visited Hartford City last week to see his son Rev. R. C. Dillman and family. Rev. Dillman has recently moved to the city and began his pastorate at the Christian church on April 1.
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William Dillman
Hartford City
R. C. Dillman
Rev. Dillman
The
Christian Church
Atwood Receives Plan for New Church Building
Rev J C Batley of the United Brethren church in Atwood acts for trustees and members to purchase property as a site for a future church. No definite plans yet, but local pride grows with the town's new bank and school buildings. The proposed church aims to serve community needs and enhance life.
Clean-Up Day Sought for Silver Lake Residents
A request urges Silver Lake to schedule a town cleanup day before summer to remove rubbish from alleys and streets. Residents could haul away accumulated debris from their premises at low cost, as done in prior years.
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Silver Lake
Prices Reduced On Tuesday Gasoline and Coal Oil Cuts
Prices were cut three cents per gallon on Tuesday for gasoline and coal oil, reflecting lower fuel costs. The move affects consumers and gas stations across the region as they adjust pricing.
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U. B. Church
Orn
Firth
Michigan
Mes
Washington
Years Is Located
Federation of Clubs
van Buren
Sam L
Samuel Clink
A. Cash and Carry Grocery
Pythians
M. E. Quarterly Meeting
Coat Tails
Son
New Church
Atwood
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