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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1918
Page
9
A severe blizzard last Sunday brought the worst winter weather in 25 years. Rain sleet and snow disrupted trains and interurban lines, paralyzing large cities’ business. Snow accumulations reached an inch or more with temperatures near zero. Sleet damaged telephone lines as poles and miles of wire were stripped, crippling service for weeks.
Dr and Mrs I W Culp of Adel Iowa arrived Friday to visit the Hay family. They traveled to North Manchester Monday for a few days at the Jono Fruitt home with J C Hay and relatives nearby.
At the Frank Kreis home west of town the family has faced prolonged illness. Mrs. Kreis and two children suffered tonsillitis and were bedridden for days, while their three month old baby has been ill for about three weeks with indigestion.
The Kosciusko county grand jury met in Warsaw to examine charges against George Bartholmew of Milford. He is held in the county jail on a murder count after his wife’s dead body was found at her Milford home on December 27.
Kendallville reports Walter Zimmerman, son of Has Smallpox Jacob Zimmerman, is suffering from a smallpox case and is said to be progressing as well as could be expected after receiving word Monday.
Mrs Esta Miller of Moose Jaw Canada is visiting with her parents southwest of town. She was formerly Miss Blanch Richards, daughter of Mr and Mrs James Richards.
Silver Lake grocers are invited to Warsaw this Thursday evening to meet with Warsaw grocers and the county food administrator to discuss food saving measures.
A tile load hauled on Wednesday by Charles Hanes tipped over injuring his right foot and leaving him briefly unconscious. He resumed work soon after despite the incident.
Uncle John Jones of near Burket remains in critical condition after about two months confined to bed. The 83 year old man has shown little improvement in recent days as doctors monitor his health.
Ernest Myers, a grammar room instructor at our school, has accepted a clerk job at E J Gemmer grocery. He will work Saturdays and evenings after school hours.
Indiana war savings headquarters appeals to county chairmen to urge ministers to observe Sunday February 3 as Thrift Day with appropriate service and ceremonies. The effort seeks a formal proclamation from Gov. Goodrich.
Chas Roger of San Antonio cites mild weather and wartime activity with about 100000 troops stationed in camps nearby. He notes 40000 at the aviation camp, daily air activity, and substantial U S spending totaling 12 million dollars locally with plans for 3 million more each month.
President Wilson urged replacing the phrase our allies with our associates in war related materials and patriotic literature printed by federal and other authorities. This request aims to emphasize a specific framing of the alliance in official communications.
East KR reports Braude traveled to New York at the start of the week to handle important business matters. He planned meetings and inquiries related to ongoing concerns in the region.
William Bishop traveled to Camp Custer in Michigan expecting to stay a couple weeks with his son John but learned the boy had been transferred to Camp McArthur near Wasco Texas and had just departed.
B F Hill is on the sick list. Fred Davis was putting up ice last Saturday. Meritt Longbrake made a trip to Warsaw Monday. Harry Taylor lost a valuable cow one day last week. Morris Parker was in this vicinity on business Monday. No Sunday school at Center Sunday due to bad weather. The sleet Sunday and Sunday night is damaging apple and peach trees.
A Victoria reading club held a Monday night meeting at Mrs. 8S. B. Burdge residence. Embroidery club members were entertained Friday afternoon at Mrs. J. W. Feryerda home. Mazda Class of M. HE. Sunday school will meet next Wednesday at R. M. Frye home. January 2 postponement due to illness and bad weather.
A brief classified notice invites readers to contact the seller about any engine available for sale or trade. The item type and pricing are not clearly stated in the fragment. Potential buyers are asked to reach out for details.
John C Lawrence of Hebron Nebraska received a telegram from William Hill stating Wesley Lawrence died suddenly in Hebron on Sunday. Wes Lawrence. a brother of John and Martha Lawrence. left for the West in 1883 and had not visited since. He was about sixty. whether he left a family is unknown. Further particulars are expected by letter within a week.
1906 United States department of agriculture year book cites Prof. M E Jaffa of California noting peanut butter provides more calories per pound than round steak bread potatoes eggs or other foods. Pound yields 2825 calories versus 950 for steak 1215 for bread 1605 for potatoes and 680 for eggs.
Mrs Hannah Armey travels to Huntington the first of the week to spend the winter months with her daughter Mrs Phillip Amiss and family.
The Peoples Mutual Telephone Company requests approval from the Public Service Commission of Indiana for a new rate schedule. The plan sets private residence rates at 1.25 dollars monthly and business lines at 1.50 dollars. A 0.10 dollar toll is proposed for three minute calls among specified local exchanges including Silver Lake Sidney Laketon Mentone and several surrounding towns.
Last Friday evening the N G O F lodge installed officers including N G Grover Arnold V G C L Leonard secretary C C Hanson treasurer M D Yotter An oyster supper followed the ceremony Applications are being procured and a membership campaign is underway Initiatory work is planned for tomorrow Friday evening
1917 automobile license tags are void and use pending arrival of the 1918 issue will be tolerated by police. The Secretary of State’s office is behind in distributing 1918 tags, but avoid using old plates unless proof of applying for the new issue is shown. Brush and Hanson hold blanks and ready to process new numbers and issue receipts on request.
Phil Tolman of Fort Wayne visited Saturday night and Sunday with Miss Dorothy Dando at Mrs. Paulus home. He has joined the aviation corps and left yesterday for San Antonio Texas to join the squad there.
Farmers advertise a sale of ready for work horses. They invite buyers to inspect mares and geldings aged three or four years, suitable for summer farm labor. Potential buyers are urged to view offerings and make arrangements.
Magazine agencies advertise authorized subscription services to save money on subscriptions. They offer catalogs with Money Saving Magazine Clubs and invite readers to call Brush & Hanson at the Record office in Silver Lake for a copy.
An OCR fragment invites readers to subscribe to the Record and join its large reader family, framing subscription as access to a broad, loyal community of news followers.
Charles Saner of Sapulpa Oklahoma sends a remittance for his and his mother's subscription to the old home paper. He notes winter weather, rising prices, wartime effects, accidents in his railroad work on the Frisco lines and hope for continued government control. He mentions family, travel, and plans for annual passes after the First.
Field Seed Distribution Representative H A Barnhart arms district farmers with limited supplies of Dakota Alfalfa four pounds Haberland Soybeans two pounds and Sudan Grass one pound packages. Requests sent to Washington DC receive a package and circular with cultivation instructions for a timely field test.
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