Silver Lake Postmaster Appointment Noted
L W Myers listed as postmaster at Silver Lake Indiana in a Sunser Sunser record entry. The note records his name and title as part of a year entering service and postal classification details.
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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1900
Page
4
L W Myers listed as postmaster at Silver Lake Indiana in a Sunser Sunser record entry. The note records his name and title as part of a year entering service and postal classification details.
Democratic and Republican claimants for Kentucky governor agreed to submit the dispute to Federal Judge Taft of Cincinnati. Taft ruled the motion for an injunction was effectively denied, signaling a contentious period ahead as crowds gathered to hear the decision.
A column laments paradoxical crime headlines and violent acts across the country, noting examples from Georgia, oil regions, and public scenes. It critiques a new Big Four anti abuse plan requiring annual pass holders to sign and verify signatures with conductors and auditors.
Dispatch from Wabash reports ex Congressman L W Royse will not seek the Thirteenth district nomination. He says he is out of politics to stay and will build a fortune through law practice at Warsaw. The British in South Africa are becoming very much poorer.
Correspondence notes the meeting at the Valley still in progress as ice is removed from the lakes. Several local residents are listed with visits and social gatherings including Barkman, Merritt, Hanes, the Mayers, Kickel, Saner, Regenos, Rhodes, Reese, Shoemaker, Warren, Yocum, Revenos, Reed, Rickle, Higgins, and Dickey.
Center residents and visitors are listed as Sam Clink and family, Tom Baker and Jim Vangilder, J HK Rowland and family, William Hand of Argos, Jake Haney and family, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Alspaugh, William Dahlem and family, Tom Alspaugh and Frank Methe ney. Guests include John Warren, James Vangilder, Alf Price, Nate Garman, and others.
James Dillman attended Warsaw on Wednesday and caught a possem Sunday evening. Ada Paxton visited James Richards last Saturday. Mrs. Arthur Smith improves after a short illness. Stephen Dillman of North Webster did business locally this week. Charley Mills takes a fireman role at the new stave mill near Akron and starts soon. A protracted Bethel meeting continues. Elias McClure remains on the sick list while A L Johnson now works for James Curtis south of Akron.
Edward Quay returns to his father in law as Jacob Landis moves to Claypool and Sol Leckrone stays put. Peter Leckrone and Ed Leffel visit Silver Lake on business while Charles Amiss considers running against Saure in sheep shearing season. Mrs Haney recalls meeting a traveler with a quiet child believed to be Ed Leffel from Royal Center.
Central Passenger Association reports Nickel Plate road becomes a member of the mileage ticket bureau. Mileage tickets properly issued by any member are valid on that road on and after February 10, like other bureau members.
In October 1896 B S Bowards recounts a bad cold settled on his lungs and a near consumption. After trying Chamberlain's Cough Remedy he improved quickly and, using three bottles, restored his lungs to health. Sold by Dr Charles Rager.
Nickel Plate road offers a trip to western and southern points on February 20 1900. Tickets on that date good for return within twenty one days. One fare plus $2.00 for round trip. See agents. Also 2% cash price for rags iron rubber copper brass zinc hides wool furs. Frank Horruan N Detroit St Warsaw Ind.
The Nickel Plate road issues a 1900 calendar to anyone sending a return address to the general passenger agent in Cleveland Ohio. In the West Northwest and Southwest the calendar will be mailed on March 6 1900. Tickets become available on that date through local agents.
The administrator of Sarah Kline's estate offers sale of personal property at the decedent's late residence located 2.5 miles southeast of Silver Lake. The sale date is Saturday March 10, 1900. George W. Yotter named administrator. February 16, 1900. 3w
James M. Amiss as administrator will offer the north half of the east half of the southwest quarter in section 16 township 30 north range 6 east Kosciusko County Indiana for private sale by order of the Kosciusko Circuit Court. Sale at Wood Bowser Warsaw and at Amiss Silver Lake with terms one third cash and two equal installments over 12 and 18 months secured by mortgage at 6 percent interest. February 2 1900.
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