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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1913
Page
1
Ned Wednesday of Claypool answered the summons and died after months of illness. Funeral services will be Sunday at two o clock from the Claypool home with McCoy in charge. Interment will be at Gracelawn Cemetery in Chivpaul. He is survived by his wife and two daughters and other relatives.
Scores of residents joined an all day session at Such Pieasingt east Sunday. The business portion followed with sermons and a late afternoon dinner. The quarterly meeting continued into Monday with reports and discussions.
Residents attend daily lectures and operas at Winona with expected scores this evening. The Ve ition rite at PTGETRIP depends on fair weather. Vocal and instrumental music perform at REE ORD office at Obey Weents per copy.
A large crowd watched as a speeding rider hit S. Medxrill crossing Rogerst street near the bandstand. McWkrin lifted him clear from under the horse. No bones were broken but Medxrill suffered bruises and a sprained hip. No legal action yet. a possible damage case could follow.
The REcorRD office calls for a big batch of old persons as part of a cleaning or archival project. Details on eligibility, timing, and submission procedures are not provided in the fragment.
W. W. Stauffer buys a 150 horse power boiler for peppermint oil extraction on a farm southwest of town. The boiler arrived from North Manchester Tuesday carried by Ed Drudge and Clarence Will and will be placed at the mint fields where harvest is near.
J. F. Oldfather leaves Sunday for Trewery Michigan to visit Ed Davis and join a fishing and hunting trip on the northern peninsula. He expects to be away ten to fourteen days.
W B Wells aged 24 son of Rev and Mrs B Wells of North Manchester fell forty feet from a signal pole at the C M XoS¢t in Drussel Illinois Tuesday morning. He died from multiple injuries after the safety belt broke. His father rushed to Milwaukee after learning of the accident.
Sherman Sausaman and Miss Gladys Downing were united in marriage Saturday evening near Claypool. The ceremony occurred with a few friends present and the couple then went to the Joho Sausaman home to make housekeeping arrangements.
R. L. Lowe and wife of Morenci Arizona were guests at the Zimmerman home this week after visiting Floyd Zimmerman and family in Brazil for a couple of weeks. Lowe and Floyd were longtime friends from Breckenridge Colorado about ten years ago.
Frank Metheny and wife of Indianapolis traveled here on Tuesday after attending a Metheny family reunion in Bourbon. William Metheny and wife plan a Florida move in a couple of months. They organized a gathering last Sunday at the William Metheny home, drawing between fifty and seventy five relatives for a joyful reunion.
Alfred Babcock and family of North Manchester joined Francis Rager and family for a week long to ten day camping excursion at Yellow Creek lake last Friday.
Win Warner of southeast of town burned a wagon tongue broke, horses bolted, and Warner, perched on the wagon, leaped clear as the team wrecked the run. He suffered severe sprains to both ankles but escaped serious injury and continues farm work with care.
A. T. Rockhill announces the fifth annual picnic at the county infirmary grounds on Thursday August 14. Good music and speaking will be provided and the Recorp and all subscribers are urged to attend for an enjoyable time.
Grover Arnold went to Elkhart Monday for a several days visit at the home of his sister Mrs H J Hill and family He will also visit in Goshen and South Bend.
Mr and Mrs Ed Wendell living south of town are proud parents of a bouncing boy born Monday morning.
An accident last Saturday night injured Ss. F. Mekrill. the writer urges strict enforcement of town ordinances on muzzling dogs, shoozing firearms, and street safety, insisting violators be punished to deter future misconduct and foster law abiding citizens.
State Board of Education approves new local school law requiring two weekly recitations in elementary agriculture and domestic science for seventh and eighth grades in county and town schools. High schools must offer agriculture or manual training and domestic science five recitations weekly for one year with a credit in vocational subjects. effective September 1913.
Nearly all residents of Silver Lake keep lots and alleys clean and weed free, but a few individuals appear to take pride in growing weeds attracting local concern.
Noah Shireman announces a cider mill near South Silver Lake will be ready in a few days to produce cider. Tuesdays will be the opening day initially, with more days added as demand requires. Call Shoestring Phone 6 10.
Ed Sausaman of Seattle and his wife have been visiting his brother John I. Sausaman east of town since last Saturday evening. He has spent fifteen years in the west at a large printing house and learned the trade at the Akron News office, once run by B. Flora. He plans to visit his father Frederick Sausaman in North Manchester and other relatives before returning to Indiana.
Changes in the parcel post system unify the first and second zones. The new rate: five cents for the first pound and one cent for each additional pound. The former first zone was five cents per pound and three cents for each additional. the second zone was six cents for the first pound and four cents per extra pound. Local zone remains unchanged with five cents per each additional pound after August 15.
Statewide school buildings undergo fumigation during vacation. District schools are unoccupied in summer as gallons of fumigants are burned in rooms to meet a state law requiring at least three gallons of disinfectants per room to kill germs and retard development.
A house party was held Monday evening at the Frank Metheny home in Indianapolis as part of Indiana Central University's summer term social events. College girls attended by invitation and were royally entertained by the host.
Sunday school teachers in Lake Township met at J P Hamimman’s home to form a teachers training class led by Rev T D Butterbaugh superintendent. Officers include John Rowland president and Evert Maggert vice president with Artie Carr secretary and Mrs Arthur Hively treasurer.
Heber Brothers Greater Show presents two performances on Saturday August 9 under waterproof tents near Thacker’s at Silver Lake. The act features 65 performers, two bands, 40 horses, numerous ponies, dogs, bears, and monkeys amid a 29 year history of “the best in amusement.” Ticket price is 25 cents with a child under 9 admitted free.
Elizabeth Rhodes born February 14 1835 in Wayne County Ohio died at 78 years 6 months 15 days at granddaughter Minnie Wilkersons home in Kewanna Indiana. She married Michael Rhodes in October 1832 and had ten children nine sons one daughter three sons predeceased her. Surviving are George William Michael Jacob Levi John and Barbara with locations listed. Funeral held Thursday at Methodist church with burial in Hill cemetery. Rev McCoy officiated.
Magazine and periodical subscriptions are handled by Brush and Hassan at the Re Corp office in Silver Lake. They are an authorized subscription agency offering money saving clubs and catalogs to save readers time and effort.
Leroy M. Burdge and Mary Temple wed at the S. J. Burdge home with Rev. H W Park officiating. A public post wedding ride in a decorated old cab drew about a hundred onlookers as a band played on the square and rice was tossed, marking a memorable start to their marriage.
Heber Bros Greater Shows brings a combined circus and Wild West to Silver Lake on Saturday August 9 under Mammoth Waterproof Tents in the Thacker lots. Two daily shows at noon and 8 pm feature Rollo H Heber and the Posies with donkeys bears dogs and monkeys plus Wild West acts Cowboys Indians and aerial specialists. Free band concert before each show admission 25 cents with under 9 free.
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