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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1906
Page
5
An 1906 article argues against women’s clubs and suffrage, urging women to preserve home life as the highest mission. It criticizes charitable and intellectual clubs as potentially harmful, warns of social diversions, and questions the influence of clubs on family stability and moral order.
The Warsaw Goshen interurban line nears completion with cars running from Warsaw to Leesburg. Six round trips were made by a crowd of sixteen Warsaw ladies who rode the inaugural trip last Saturday, and construction crews have the line extended north to Leesburg with Goshen expected soon.
J S Marsh recently moved from Hartford City and works as a traveling salesman for a Cleveland wholesale house. He will serve as practical auctioneer at local sales, assisted by J D Gill. The Arthur Hively sale is set for February 14, with Flo aiding Gill at the H G Jontz sale on February 16.
Samuel Ogden has filed for admittance to the National Soldiers Home at Marion as his condition worsens. His family cannot provide the needed care or medical attention, and the decision to move him to the Home is seen as proper for a worthy old soldier who served faithfully.
William Miss drove from Macy on Monday delivering Macy flour to a local grocery. In town he completed a purchase of the William Sny der farm located northeast of here.
Warsaw executives ruled Turkey Creek and Clay townships will be dry for two years. Henry Gordon of Syracuse was denied a liquor license in Turkey Creek. The remonstrance against all saloons in Clay township carried a majority of township voters, sealing Clay as dry.
J W Strauss of North Manchester places a timber notice seeking all kinds of timber. A card will bring four men to assess logs for the best price. Highest price paid.
State Superintendent F. A. Cotton reports 1905 figures: 768,672 total enumeration, 415,652 attendance, 550,221 enrollment, 16,495 teachers, with 10,536 in townships, 1,616 in towns, 4,343 in cities. Four log school houses remain, 9,813 total schools, 174 built last year at 1,532,430 dollars. Distribution to schools totaled 210,642,638.16.
A total lunar eclipse will occur Thursday evening with the Moon entering Earth's shadow at 12:07 a.m. and totality at 1:08 a.m. The satellite remains in darkness for 1 hour 38 minutes, with the middle of the eclipse at 1:57 a.m. Chicago time and total phase ending at 2:46 a.m.
The Chicago Examiner announces it can be furnished at the old price of 25 cents per month. L. W. Myers states this rate applies to subscribers renewing or starting new.
During the remaining school term we will give a good lead pencil with each 5 cent school tablet purchased at the Corner Drug St Fe. F. V. Zimmerman
Herbert Hill, hospitalized in Chicago for several weeks after elbow dislocation surgery, has returned home last Saturday. Doctors report the operation was successful and expect him to regain full use of his arm. Cold cures, at the Corner Drug Store.
H M Geiger from Concordia Kansas renews his RECORD subscription dated January 30 1906. He reports mild winter with doors open many days Wheat and stock look good climate and roads favorable, notes rising land values and good health.
The region records a light snowfall Sunday night and a zero degree Monday morning marking the first real touch of winter. Merchants cleared lake ice on Monday to speed up packing and preparations begin for storing ice for summer use as the harvest season approaches.
Leesburg public schools were closed last week due to several measles cases. Two high school pupils contracted the illness, prompting the shutdown for at least a week to await developments.
Last Monday was pension day and several aged veterans could not report at the magistrate office to sign vouchers. S. W. Wells was bedridden, along with George Hamman William Snyder Joseph Flitcraft Samuel Odgen and Charles W. Jones, all unable to leave. The writer notes growing disability among veterans and reports adding names to the invalid list.
A brief reader note promotes tasting hot sand wiches at Port Arthur, claiming them to be essential to life. The item asks if readers have tried them, implying missing half their life without the experience.
Schedule shows a Teacher's Institute at the High School on Saturday February 10 1906 with forenoon and afternoon sessions. Speakers include Mr Swick Miss Martindale Miss Butterbaugh Miss Correll and Mr Kern and Mr Eschbach with recitations by high school pupils. The secretary Mabelle E Martindale invites all to attend.
Auctioneers John Isenbarger and Ed Bowers announce a sale of 100 horses of all kinds at Goshorn's livery barn North Manchester Indiana on February 17. Horses offered under terms on application with strong advertising and many buyers expected. A. H. Goshorn manager invites owners to list horses for this big sale.
Valentine's items priced from 1 cent to 1.00 are offered at the Corner Drug Store, featuring a range of small valentines and related goods for customers.
The postoffice department states rural route patrons must pay postage on all mailable matter up to four pounds, regardless of who requests the shipment. A carrier may take a package over four pounds if delivered to the post office before starting the trip, but must not stop at business houses to pick up such items after departure.
More than a dozen members of Silver Lake Lodge No. 576 F T O F travelled to Warsaw for a Lake City Lodge meeting. Over twenty candidates were initiated into the first degree. Degree work was by Goshen teams and the Kosciusko Lodge of Warsaw with visitors from Goshen Milford and South Bend.
Charles Rager and his wife from Markle arrived yesterday to spend a few days with their relatives here. The visit involves their party and local connections.
A party of five departed Tuesday morning to the southwest prospecting. C. L. Leonard G. A. McClure and Thomas Jameson headed for Lawton Oklahoma. Arthur Smith and his brother Jonathan planned to go to Paris Texas. Leonard and McClure will spend a couple of weeks investigating. The Smiths will contribute about three.
Zimmermans Drug Store advertised cough drops and throat lozenges for relief and relief products during business hours. The notice highlights availability of cough remedies and throat lozenges for customers seeking soothing remedies.
A major Mentone fire last Thursday destroyed nearly a full block including the Mentone Gazette office. The blaze caused widespread heat damage, forced evacuation of adjacent buildings, and left insurance limited. A few volunteers were cut by glass while fighting the flames. Mentone's fire protection relies on an old hand engine from Warsaw. Earlier small fires have haunted the town, including a Sells butcher shop blaze whose source remains unknown.
Hollis boy ten year old son of Mr and Mrs O F Brown sustained a dislocated left elbow after a fall in the Clarence I Morrett barn last Sunday afternoon. Dr Leckrone reset the bone and the boy will missschool for some time while he recovers.
The Milford Mail reports an entertainment at the Opera House next Saturday evening by Theodora Merrick and others. Proceeds go to Lloyd Ramsey who is totally blind. Ramsey suffered a stroke last fall while visiting Milford, later recovering enough to return home.
Dakota Weather Report from Carrington North Dakota notes a February cold spell and January closure with fine weather, recording temperatures and conditions for the period.
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