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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1898
Page
4
An advertisement touts Organdic and Organda fabrics, Linens, prints, lace, dress goods, and trimmings at bottom prices. It lists Queensware, glassware, crockery, groceries, fruits, and shoes for ladies and children, including Misses’ shoes at 75 cents and walking shoes at 50 cents.
F M Jaques notes steady subscription efforts to raise about 150 dollars for a first class flouring mill in Silver Lake Indiana. Backers expect to start construction soon after railroad ground arrangements are made. The town anticipates a business revival driven by good crop results and farmer support.
Several men from Disko and nearby landowners were arrested by Warsaw deputies last Sunday near Yellow Creek lake. Five Disko men and one landowner faced a preliminary hearing, with four bound over to the circuit court on a charge of maintaining a bath within a mile of the grounds. two others were acquitted. Additional defendants also faced binding over on the same charge, with trials set for the September term. Public sentiment largely supported the defendants, who operated stands selling necessaries on their own ground, though rights to erect stands near the grounds required trustees consent.
The Kosciusko County Sunday School Union meets at Claypool with large attendance and strong reports from across the county. County president W D Alleman gives an encouraging opening. Christine Markert of Ft Wayne presents Home Class literature. C L Weaver of Chicago attends. C D Meigs arrives to speak. Local pastors join the program with Rev Parrett expected to discuss conflicts between light and darkness.
Weekly Crop Bulletin reports very favorable weather with good rains at the start of the week followed by warm fair conditions. Crops are greatly improved and promise good yields, especially corn, with rapid maturation. Southern fields report early corn ripening and frost safety by early September.
Miss Viola Aukerman of Plymouth visits Miss Ollie Hively this week. Ab Herendeen of Chicago visits Silver Lake friends. Mrs C E Pontius of Fairfield Kan visits sister Mrs P E Terry. Earl Cline returns from Valparaiso and plans a quick return. Mrs O A Cook of Lebanon Ind visits Leroy Leonard family. Mrs Edgar Willis and Ruby visit west of town. J J Babcock and Ina Stout attend Claypool Sunday School Convention. Asbury Cook and family visit John in Silver Lake. S D Henderson visits Wabash for ground lease near depot for flouring mill. Silver Lake visitors on Nickel Plate trip to Niagara Falls include J A Meek and J C Babcock. Norman Tucker of Mentone in Silver Lake. Kern to move to Mentone. A E Jontz and rev Marion Kemper visit Warsaw and stay with relatives in Silver Lake. James Disbro, now in Silver Lake, once made barrel hoops here. Alex Hess of Indianapolis vacationing at Yellow Creek lake. Hess is Reporter for Indiana Supreme Court. Lake gains as summer resort. Ex-Commissioners Ephraim Wells and Jacob Weimer visit ex-Commissioner Hover with wives. reunion crowds noted. The old trip resumes on a new schedule. three express trains each direction, faster running time. schedule effective June 26.
Infant Homer Gale Stoner son of Mr and Mrs Len Stoner was born October 5 1896 and died August 11 1898 at their home in Claypool aged 1 year 10 months and 6 days. Funeral held at Center church last Friday conducted by Rev Riley with large congregation. Interment in the cemetery at that place. The parents and relatives have the sympathy of their many friends.
Vegetables and sorghum improve, beans and late potatoes enhanced, buckwheat starting well with some blooms. Mass tomato canning underway. Clover seed mixed, hulling begun. Rye and wheat threshing nearly done while oat threshing proceeds. Fall plowing good. Plums pears grapes abundant.
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