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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1902
Page
4
The Record Publishing Co. lists Brush and Hanson as proprietors guiding local newspaper operations and publishing activities.
Advertising rates are published upon application. Ads run until canceled. Copy must arrive by Wednesday noon. Obituaries and long notices beyond thirty lines, and paid entertainments, cost 3 cents per line in advance. Ten line or shorter Cards of Thanks cost 25 cents.
A Grand Trunk engine toppled onto its side and through a telegraph office bay window after a signal misunderstanding on the Granger crossing with the Big Four. No engineers were hurt. passengers were jarred. Conductor Mason Wells suffered a severe scalp wound and shock. Winslow and Simpson sustained sprains and a leg injury respectively. Wells, the oldest Big Four Michigan division conductor, has served since 1870.
Mrs. Calvin Ball, living east of town, slipped on her premises Wednesday evening and struck her side on an object, breaking several ribs. A physician attended and, at the latest report, she was resting as comfortably as could be expected.
The Kosciusko County Corn Growers Association will meet in Warsaw on Thursday February 20 1902. The group aims to advance farming with emphasis on corn growing and invites all interested farmers to attend. S. B. Clore vice-president of the State Association from Franklin Indiana will speak, noted for winning first prize on corn at the Paris Exposition.
Morning program lists a 9:30 invocation and 9:45 ground preparation with corn planting led by K Ropham. Sessions cover cultivating corn, planting, and a general discussion. Afternoon focuses on breeding and saving seed corn and best disposition of the corn crop led by J W Hover and others.
Mrs. Thomas McCoy died at her Alexandria home Monday evening after a brief illness. She improved earlier that day but suddenly worsened and died of heart failure. Survived by two sons and six daughters. husband died four years ago. Funeral held Thursday at ten in Alexandria.
A F E F Kline will hold a public sale on Tuesday February 25 1902 on the Montel farm east of town. Horses cows young cattle hogs wagons harness fodder go to sale at 10 o'clock with usual terms.
The undersigned will sell at public auction at his farm four mules north west of Silver Lake and four miles south west of Claypool on Saturday February 22 702 mules horses colts cows calves sheep hogs wagons harness and farming implements. Usual terms. Sale ad A. M. A. D. Sanps.
At the residence of the undersigned one and a half miles north and one and a half miles west of Silver Lake on Friday February 1 1902 sale of horses cattle milch cows hogs farming implements and household furniture. See large hills. Usual time and terms. Albert Whittenberger.
The new century shows immense demand for Dr Kings New Life Pills. They claim to relieve constipation sick headache biliousness and any stomach liver or kidney trouble. Only 25 cents at Ragers drug store.
In January fifty five car loads of freight were shipped from the locality. Among them twenty five car loads consisted of pulp wood sent to the Marion Paper Company for processing into paper.
Mrs W Watkins of Pleasant City credits Dr King’s New Discovery for curing her son after a severe cough and pneumonia left him nearly skeletal. The ad proclaims the remedy as a sure cure for coughs colds and lung diseases with 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes and free trial bottles.
Sylvester Johnson seen on Fairview streets Monday and several residents mentioned in day to day notes. Ottis Rhodes returned from Michigan amid reports of deep snow and travel impacts. A fire scare damaged a family's belongings after a child set paper alight in a home near George Alexander. The Kern household hosted a supper with L B Young and Chas Young and families ending with conversation and music.
Will Little makes good use of the snow as he centers activities around the drifts. The young resident enjoys outdoor play and creative tasks amid winter weather.
Local notes report Billie Beber clerking in Deaton's restaurant and Elsworth Brady seen in town. Visitors include Chas Yeoman, Amster Kinsey, Miss Alma Kintzel and Mrs. Kern. Sleighing remains popular as roads stay good. A new eleven pound boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Millis. Meetings at UB Church ongoing with conversions. Odd Fellows visit from Silver Lake. Mandolin Club enjoyed at Miss Laura Rautz home.
Mrs Dora Ring is on the sick list William Ring hauls logs to Claypool William McCormie called on Charles Regenos and wife Sunday Charles Snake delivered fine hogs at Claypool Tuesday Theodore Parker and wife visited Warsaw Tuesday An eight pound girl born to Elmer Homan and wife Edward Clink and Miss Maud Homan attended a rehearsal at Silver Lake Monday A merry crowd attended an oyster supper at Jefferson Regents home Tuesday
The United Brother n church schedules a Sunday evening Y P U session for all ages with Mrs S P Kessey leading a lesson titled Tempted and Tried from First Corinthians 10 13 Hebrews 4 15 and 17 183.
An old advertisement warns that a cough can lead to deadly consumption and urges quick action with Gooch's Mexican Syrup priced at 25 cents. It claims no other remedy is as pleasant to take.
Esta Grisso and wife from Roann visited several days starting early in the period with Mrs Grisso s uncle John Flohr and his family near Rose Hill.
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