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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1922
Page
5
On a Thursday afternoon forty two neighbors gathered in Hogan woods SE of town and cut twenty to twenty five cords of wood for Perry Metzger who has been in the hospital for two weeks. The act was appreciated by the Metzger family and will be long remembered.
The passage notes many residents in Silver Lake suffer from very bad colds and illness. It describes numerous homes with one to three people ill and hopes for a rapid recovery across the community.
Dennis Dulany was described as quite sick at his North Manchester home last week and had improving health in the latest report.
J. W. Walburn, confined at home for two weeks with a severe cold, shows some improvement over the past couple of days.
Maurer, in poor health for months, has spent the past week in town confined to his home with a severe cold.
An unnamed patient underwent surgery Tuesday to remove anell tumor and is reportedly recovering as well as can be expected.
Frank Smith and his wife and brother Samuel Smith reside in the north part of town. He has a severe cold and other complications that render him weak in body and mind. An attendant remains at his side and assistance is needed for movement.
The Drudge family on Elm Street report their young son ill with pneumonia for ten days but now much improved. Emery Shutt’s health has not greatly improved over the past week though he can go downtown briefly daily and has not yet returned to work.
Three million dollars loan available on farms at six percent interest payable semi annually for five years. Early repayment options allow hundred dollar increments after one year. No land inspection charges. Write or call Isenbarger & Fleming in North Manchester Indiana.
Information from the admes suggests Rev Keesey is not doing well after a stroke about two weeks ago. He has trouble with joints and general complications but is able to be about town each day and make essential purchases at local stores.
Perry Metzger of the northeast of town has been in Warsaw hospital for two weeks and is improving. It is planned to remove him to his home Saturday.
Frank Tracy reports his father Hugh Tracy who has been ill for weeks is improving as well as expected after a trip to Monterey. Frank resides three miles south of town.
We are glad to report that Mrs William Wiley in Rochester hospital received word that she is expected to be able to go home soon. She underwent surgery last Wednesday to remove a tumor on her right side and her appendix was removed at that time.
Results from the 1921 National Swine Show list official weights for prize hogs. Poland China junior boar 269 pounds junior sow 278 Jersey junior boar 238 Jersey junior sow 241 Hampshire junior boar 166 Hampshire junior sow 204 pounds. Poland China average 374 pounds, Deroc Jerseys 240, Hampshires 185. Poland China likely to reach 200 pounds quickest. Leonard and Griswold offer hundreds of Big Polands for sale in Silver Lake, Indiana.
Mrs. John Homan was a caller at the Clink home last Friday afternoon. Merrit Longbrake and family visited the Capton home last Saturday afternoon. Roy Carr and family near Claypool visited with his brother Artie Carr and family near Center last Sunday. The Paul Newcomb sale was well attended last Saturday and all articles sold brought a fair price.
Mr. Sedorn and Frank Drudge spent most of last week at Herschel and wife home near Burket to help care for their ill grandson who is improving.
Jack, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bouse, residing on Hast Sycamore street, has an attack of the mumps. He was progressing well with only one side of his face affected in the latest report.
Loren Adams son of Mr and Mrs Jacob Adams has been very sick at home in the south part of town for a week with pleurisy that developed into pneumonia. This morning he was much improved.
Mrs Susanna Quard, recently ill and taken to the J W Yates residence in the northeast part of town, remains largely confined to bed and suffers severe asthma, with slow recovery as of now.
The note says Frank Flesser’s condition remains about the same with some days of feeling fairly well, followed by unpredictable fluctuations.
Pandemonium swept El Prado cafe as gas hiss issued from a nearby cylinder. Waiters and patrons fled, desks wiped, napkins tossed, and chairs scurried as the proprietor traced the odor to a carbonated gas cylinder, causing a tense, frightened scene in the crowded Havana establishment.
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