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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1920
Page
5
The War Savings organization urges every resident to follow a 1920 financial creed. It emphasizes belief in the United States, thrift, and industry, pledging to earn, spend within means, save, invest wisely, and buy government securities to strengthen both the nation and the individual’s future.
Warsaw's leading ladies ready to wear shop opens Thursday morning at 9 with a last cloak sale of the season. Forty five ladies and forty five children's wool coats go on sale at 4 off the regular price. All garments will rise 25 percent next fall. Shopwalkers urged to save.
The notice reports the deaths of Mr Helser aged 62 and Dale aged 31. Helser once born in Ohio lived in the locality and leaves wife, a daughter Missera in critical pneumonia, son Harl, siblings, and many relatives. Funeral at Church of the Brethren, burial in South Pleasant cemetery. Dale known as Dale, survived by companion, father, one sister Neva, and grandparents Fitton, with many relatives and friends mourning.
Dale F. Homman, 31, cashier of the Farmers Bank, died Friday afternoon at his North Jefferson home after a week with pneumonia. Survived by wife, father Joseph Homman, a sister, and other relatives. he had served as cashier for over eight years and directed the local band. He was born and raised in the town and actively engaged in community improvement.
Dale Fitton Hamman son of Joseph P and Ina Hamman born Silver Lake Indiana November 7 1888 married Luda G Deaton May 28 1911. He rose from bank apprentice to cashier at Farmers Bank by 1911 and led the bank until his last days joining United Brethren church in 1913 and dying peacefully at home on Friday.
Funeral services occurred Wednesday at 2 pm at the United Brethren church after delaying to await Mrs Hamman's parents Mr and Mrs John Deaton returning from California. Interment followed at Lakeview cemetery with Masonic ritual at church and grave. Rev James H Leightbourne of Sidney conducted the services.
George Frantz a well known farmer aged about 25 from three miles south of Sidney died Friday of pneumonia after influenza. He leaves wife two small children and many friends. Funeral services were held at 10 oclock Sunday at the brick church west of North Manchester with interment in the cemetery nearby.
Local notes report the adoup sure du Hartford City resident visiting family midweek. A Jontz horn and parents Mra and Mra MD Yetter were mentioned. Last Sunday several Maccabees from Claypool attended the Robinson funeral west of Lowe.
Warsaw shoppers are invited to visit Stephenson’s Second floor store near the interurban line for a wide display of ready to wear items. J R No man and families host Sunday guests while several locals plan short visits with relatives in Burket Sevastop and Chicago.
Daniel Perry, 35 or older, died Saturday afternoon at his home one and a half miles west of town following less than a week of illness from influenza developing into pneumonia. He was born and raised on the family place and was a respected, hard working man. Survived by wife, a son and daughter, mother, several brothers and sisters, and many relatives. Funeral Monday at 2 PM in the UB church with Rev T D Butterbaugh officiating. Interment in Lakeview cemetery conducted by local SK of P Jodys.
Lodge notes the death of Brother Daniel Perry on January 31 1920. Altar to be draped in mourning for thirty days. sympathy extended to his wife and children. Copy of resolutions to be given to family and published in local paper. Signed by Geo A Brush S Burdge C A Pearson. Silver Lake Indiana February 2 1920.
Ira Beigh of Sidney area, son of James Beigh, died at his father’s home after a week of illness from pneumonia. The 22 year old, once employed in Indianapolis, passed away early Sunday following last Friday’s illness.
Lakeview Lodge No. 164 K of P of Silver Lake Indiana issues resolutions mourning the death of Brother Dale F. Hamman who died January 30 1920. The lodge extends sympathy to his wife father sister and grandparents and orders mourning drapery for thirty days with a copy of the resolutions to be placed in lodge records and published in the local paper. Geo A Brush C A Pearson Silver Lake Indiana February 2 1920.
Jesse Bahney a young farmer living southwest of town died Monday morning from pneumonia developing after influenza. He was about 26, survived by his wife and a two year old child. The Bahneys of Disko area and Blanche Richard formerly of nearby families are named. The funeral was held Wednesday at Bethel church with burial at the Akron cemetery.
Bar W Conrad of Warsaw invites customers to bring in castings of any size for acetylene welding services.
A notice states at 9 a.m. an sale will offer 45 ladies fall items. The advertisement claims buyers can earn good interest on purchases.
An authorized subscription agency offers to save you money on magazines. They can receive subscriptions to any title and provide money saving clubs. Call Brush & Hanson at the Record office in Silver Lake for a catalog.
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