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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1921
Page
1
Sheriff Moon and officers arrested Doc Evans and his wife after a Wednesday raid in Warsaw. Two intoxicated men were found at the water station and police traced liquor to the Evans home. A search yielded fourteen gallons of raisin jack, grape wine and whiskey. The couple posted bail and face circuit court action next Monday.
Herbert Hoover attended a Monday banquet in Indianapolis where Hoosiers joined a costly luncheon of rice black bread and cocoa priced at 100 per plate. The same menu reportedly sold to 999 New York attendees at 2000 per plate. Proceeds were to feed starving European children.
Edith Walters of North Manchester filed a $10,000 damages suit in Wabash county court against the parents of her husband Jacob A Walters and his wife of the same city. She alleges they persuaded her husband to leave her and their three children with no means of support.
The Reid Murdock factory at Pierceton will be enlarged and new machinery from Hammond and Chicago moved in making it the largest plant of its kind the company owns. After installation operation will employ 150 to 200 people year round.
Frank Kreis of West of town was injured last Thursday afternoon while working on the Big Four section near place Frank Kreis received painful injuries to his right foot.
Theodore Braude attended the International Poultry Show in Chicago Friday night and Saturday. He entered three fowls and won two first prizes and one second place, plus a special prize for quality.
C R Jontz of Connnersville was home over Sunday visiting family. Budd is taking a short vacation as the factory will not reopen until the first of next month.
Milford county health officer Dr. P. G. Fermilner warns of a Goshen smallpox epidemic spreading toward Milford and Leesburg. He urges universal vaccination to curb the disease as past outbreaks showed vaccination shortened the impact.
The Silver Lake annual statement shows as of January 1 1921 the town had nearly $2 000 cash with about $1 260 owed to the water food fund.
Six men robbed the Bay County Savings Bank branch in Bay City Michigan Saturday night shot and killed L M Persons an insurance man and Martin L Debats president of the Valley Home Telephone company and escaped with loot estimated at 5000 by bank officials
Mr. Aker of Marion has the cottage frame out at the lake nearly completed and will soon finish a neat cottage.
George W. Ayers and others file a quiet title suit in Kosciusko Circuit Court at Warsaw against Peter Snyder and others. The notice is published in this issue of the Record.
A marriage license was issued in Warsaw last Saturday afternoon to Martha A Hopkins of Warsaw and James FR Gilly residing northwest of town. He is the father of John D Gill the auctioneer. The Record extends congratulations and wishes them much success.
The Near East Relief shelters 5347 Armenian orphans in Alexandropol with United States aid. Daily hospital care serves 1211 children, while 1049 receive outpatient treatment. Overall 54600 children are housed fed and clothed. over 110000 kept alive by American aid. Subscriptions to Cleveland H. Dodge in New York.
The Kosciusko county auditor will convene the county council on Tuesday February 1 to hear remonstrances from about 75 taxpayers on six county unit roads J E Armstrong A W Geyer O Le Roy Leonard Crystal Lake R A Anglin Coleman Disher and one township road Union Chapel They allege bids were unfair collusive non competitive illegal and that county unit roads not public utilities while urging lower costs possible later Arthur Smith Co threshing clover seed near Joseph Black West of town yielded about a bushel per acre marking perhaps the first 1921 clover seed threshed in the country.
George N. Mansfeld reports to 108 fish and game groups that violators paid about 23 000 in fines and costs for Indiana fish and game laws in fiscal year 1920. The total comprises 32 585 44 with roughly 6 000 going to the fish and game division and the rest to the state public school fund after court costs.
Senator C. Leroy Leonard arrived home from Indianapolis on Saturday and Sunday and has been named as a member of several Senate committees.
From Warsaw Mr and Mrs D Ragsdale moved here on Thursday of last week and occupy the Hiram Rager business room recently vacated by Mr F Irwin. Mr Ragsdale runs a shoe repair shop with electric powered machinery.
A pleasant day featured a large family gathering at the Jacob Bouse home Sunday. Three children Ches ter Bouse Gus Bouse and Mrs. Hazel Zile with their families joined in to share a well filled dinner for their father.
EB Braude who runs a creamery and packing house will open a store in Servia in a building he bought months ago. Mr Cart is expected to operate the store, which should begin business within a few weeks. Braude already runs a Roana store and faces strong demand.
The Indiana High School Athletic Association announces sectional games in Warsaw on March 4 and 5. Eight teams from this county and five from Marshall county will compete in the tournament.
Henry Clink from Illinois and his brother Samuel arrive with wife for a visit. The group includes other relatives and friends in the locality joining them during the stay and travel in this area.
Charles Saner of Sapulpa Oklahoma, a Frisco engineer for about fifteen years with a family of four, arrived at the Lloyd Saner home west of town after twenty years since the family left for the southwest. He met old friends but found the town had changed much, though he visited six years ago.
Residents recall the January 19 1900 robbery of the Commercial Bank in the Brenneman building. Robbers blew the safe with dynamite valued at about 3000 dollars, sparked a gun battle on Hast Sycamore street injuring one man, and vanished toward North Manchester after stealing a handcar.
The high school basketball team traveled to Akron last Friday evening and played away. The locals were defeated by eight points in the contest.
A Chicago article notes girls receiving vaccines on their knees to avoid arm scars. It warns that shorter skirts and bare knees could expose vaccination marks, drawing attention to the trend and its social implications.
Mrs. R. M. Frye hosted a surprise birthday dinner for her father Charles C. Carter on Friday night marking his seventy first anniversary. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kern, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Alspaugh, and Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Crisler.
The congregation of the First Methodist Episcopal church at Bl wood will spend $1500 or more on interior redecoration before the North Indiana conference of the denomination meets in April.
Mrs Levi Holderman left yesterday for Verona Mine for a visit. The brief note records her travel to the mine area to spend time there.
Ice on the lake has thickened to about six inches as cold weather continues. If the ice remains safe, harvest will begin within a few days after last Sunday’s report.
Taxpayers from this locality to Warsaw attended a Thursday afternoon meeting held to discuss the county road proposition. While many supported road needs, there was a vocal objection to the contract price being too enormous.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tracy died in a hospital near Wa Tsay, occurring south of the place. The small child was named Francis and reported in the local RECORD. The exact dates and details are unclear due to damaged text.
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