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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1922
Page
1
Residents learn that Mrs. C. LeRoy passed away at her home Friday morning after weeks of rheumatism neuritis and declining health. Funeral services are set for Sunday as the community mourns the sudden loss following a six month illness.
Clara Bilger born April 14 1863 in Washingtonville Ohio died February 17 1922 at age 58 years 10 months 3 days. She moved to Silver Lake Indiana as a child and remained a resident there. She married O LeRoy Leonard on April 3 1884 and they had two daughters.
Local residents traveled to Warsaw last Wednesday through Friday to view the moving picture The Four Horsemen, among those attending from nearby communities.
A brief spell of spring like weather brought temperatures near seventy degrees on Wednesday. People enjoyed comfortable conditions indoors with doors and windows open during the afternoon.
Beside Here Merlby and family moved here last Thursday and now occupy rooms above the post office. Mr Eby is employed at the Jack Burt blacksmith shop.
Gerald and Harold Geiger sons of Mr and Mrs Dick Geiger displayed a cricket captured at their south town home on Sunday. The specimen moved slowly under a board in the yard enjoying itself despite chilly weather, suggesting spring is not far off.
A forty passenger capacity gasoline coach was scheduled to run the Big Four from Wabash to Benton Harbor, 112 miles, with railroad officials aboard. The trip was postponed as the coach was not completed. The article predicts the gasoline coach may soon operate on the line.
Mrs Emma Pressnal wife of Frank Pressnal cashier of the Exchange Bank of Akron died Sunday night. She was a daughter of the late John Haldeman and cousin of John Haldeman residing north west of Akron. Mr and Mrs Haldeman attended the funeral held in Akron on Wednesday.
A bill to switch from quarterly to monthly pension payments was favorably reported by the Senate pension committee. Kosciuszko county Civil War veterans warmly support the measure.
Mrs Russell Shoemaker, taken to Lake Saranac by physician for rest cure due to failing health, is reported dying nicely under treatment. She arrived with her husband and may stay two or three months. she is the daughter of Mr and Mrs A J Hill.
Mrs. Carl Wood of Bloomington assists in caring for her sister Mrs. Russell Shoemaker’s children while Mrs. Shoemaker is under treatment at a sanitarium in Lake Saranac New York. She will stay until her sister returns home.
Postmaster H C Brown warned rural patrons that their route could be halted if regulations are not followed. Boxes must be properly erected painted with owner names and approaches kept clear. Government insistence on compliance could end service for noncooperative households.
Mr and Mrs Albert Drudge near this place welcomed a daughter last Thursday morning. The child has been named RevalLrene. Both mother and baby are reported to be doing well.
About 628000 children are in Indiana grade schools in a state report released last week. The figure marks an increase of 60080 pupils under sixteen compared with last year, due to the enforcement of the attendance law passed by the recent legislature.
Eliza beth Kentucky reports Vinita Hogan a 24 year old who can spell her name and knows the alphabet. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Vo Hougang.
Frank Smith, long supported by his brother Samuel Smith in the northern town area, was moved to the Sandusky Soldiers Home last Sunday. He traveled with Ben Gertsch and faced a severe cold and weakness. He is an aged veteran whose mind has declined, needing near constant care in recent months.
The court held drivers must watch for trains at crossings and reversed a $14,000 award to Clyde Johnson against Lake Erie & Western Railroad after a collision near Laporte Indiana killed one passenger. The ruling found the railroad was not liable for failing to provide a watchman or automatic signals.
A. R. Tracy secretary of the Ship pers Association attended a Warsaw meeting with managers and secretaries from county associations. State groups aim to hire commission merchants at large stockyards to route stock to these points for market savings.
Rev Sturgell travels to Wabash Tuesday morning for the M E Church district conference held there this week.
Officials report motorists without the 1922 license tag on highways face penalties. In Wabash three people were fined 11 dollars each for driving without plates, then rushed to obtain the required registration. Last years saw drivers delay until spring but law demands license procurement or removal from the road.
Mrs Jobo Blue and her son Bobbie visited from White Pigeon Michigan last Sunday to attend Mrs Leonard’s funeral. Mrs Blue formerly Alda Lukens spent much of her youth in Silver Lake and years in this community.
A heavy crowd attended sales last Saturday at the T A Joutz estate and at the Lindzy place southeast of town. Bidders paid fair prices for all items auctioned.
An evangelistic campaign began Tuesday evening at the U B Church in this place led by Rev A E B Grubbs of Warsaw. Attendees are invited to attend the services as meetings promise to be very interesting.
Syracuse basketball team won the Pierceton tournament last Friday and Saturday. They have held the county championship for a year, winning the county meet last spring and the district meet, with strong odds for the Warsaw sectional on March 3 and 4.
Boat houses along the lake on B Braude ground are being relocated this winter. Braude has platted a large tract there and plans to erect buildings in early spring, prompting owners to move sheds and boats to town and other spots.
Mrs William Wiley who underwent an operation in a Rochester hospital for removal of a tumor arrived at her south town home yesterday afternoon. She tolerated the trip well and the latest report says she is getting along as expected.
Sunday evening F Z McColley died near Disko after a sudden illness described as lung fever. He was over 74, born in Ohio, and survived by his wife and four sons.
A daughter was born to Mr Roy Lindzy and Mrs Lindzy at their home southeast of town on Wednesday February 22. The couple announced the birth.
A little daughter was born to Mr and Mrs D Carpenter on Sunday morning. The family moved recently from Zanesville and now occupy premises just above the Summe Hardware in town.
Mr and Mrs Lester Rowland near Nappanee are parents of a baby boy born a few days ago. Mr Rowland is the son of Mr and Mrs John Rowland of Warsaw and well known in the locality.
A local bank observed a city holiday on Wednesday for birthdays and Srashinigtors. Bank staff observed the day with adjusted hours and public notices.
Mrs. J. C. Cavender arrived Tuesday from Hobart to visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Jaques on West Main Heights. Tuesday marked Mrs. Jaques birthday anniversary and a pleasant time was enjoyed. In the afternoon Mrs. L. W. Caldwell from north of town joined for several hours with her parents.
A large audience gathered in the high school assembly room Monday evening to hear the winter lyceum finale. The Chicago entertainers, a male performer with two female artists, presented a very pleasing program.
The highway superintendent warns violators of the state road law banning heavy hauling on soft roads in wet or thawing periods. Fines range from 5 to 50 dollars per load. Road supervisors have police power to arrest violators, with all district superintendents ordered to patrol and enforce the rule affecting motor vehicles and horse drawn vehicles alike. Community aid urged to protect costly road infrastructure.
Reverend Sturgell closed a series of revival meetings at Pleasant Valley northeast of town last Sunday evening. The meetings yielded 17 conversions and 20 accessions to the church with strong interest throughout. He expressed great satisfaction with the results.
Several players from this place traveled to Pierceton for a two day basketball tournament. Silver Lake faced Mentorse on Saturday morning and lost 10 to 5.
Levi Fruitt and 135 other land owners in Jackson and Lake townships petition for an improved four mile road. The proposed route starts two miles south and five miles east of Silver Lake at the county line and runs north the full width of Lake township, excluding a one mile stretch near Jackson and Gray township where Jackson is wider than Lake.
Homer Freeman died in a Logansport sanitarium on Sunday morning at age seven from complications of old age illnesses. He was the brother of Mrs. U B Cline and had lived as an inmate there for eighteen years. U B Cline traveled to Logansport after a wife’s warning of his critical condition, found him better, and the physician believed the danger had passed.
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