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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1921
Page
8
The treasurer presents the annual financial report for the town of Silver Lake for the year 1920. It details receipts, expenditures, balances, and fund allocations, outlining lawful revenue sources and fiscal status.
A dated ledger lists multiple salaries and disbursements from January to July including JF Oldfather salary 3000 and 80 00 later, A BCline 3000, WF Helser 4250, JD LCline 4000, M Amiss 500, CA Pearson 7 50, John Haney 1250, Dean Hill 425, Feb 17 SL Light Plant 15510, Apr 6 Joel Arnold 100, May 19 Elmer Laughman 0 5 20, Brush & Hanson 675, Mar 3 Farmers Bank fund 294 32, Jun 15 Treas SL Band 100, J DL Cline 5 60, Jul 6 Oldfather 80 00, UB Cline 30 00, C McClure 30 6.
Town treasurer J D L Cline reports street fund disbursements for the period ending in town records. Public accounts show payments to contractors, suppliers, and services with itemized totals and balance carried forward.
President Obadjanian appeals to Secretary of Near East Relief H. Chandjanian in New York for urgent aid to Armenia to stave off starvation before harvest. He cites hail, rain, mice harming crops, refugee flows from Sarikamish and Kars, and a 50 000 ton flour shortfall needing American shipment.
Petty Officer George Porter reports from Batum on Near East Relief work along the Black Sea. Refugees live in grass huts, disease and filth are widespread, and relief workers are nearly exhausted trying to help. Turks massacre Armenians in Trebizond and Samsoun, leaving cities wrecked.
The piece warns of a possible diphtheria outbreak in 1921 citing high death rates before anti toxin and the drop after its use. It urges prompt medical action, early diagnosis, and physicians to administer anti toxin when in doubt to prevent widespread illness.
Roy Zellers of Packerton on the Sidney road will hold a public sale at his place on Tuesday February 1 starting at 10 oclock. Items include horses cattle hogs farming implements 400 bushels corn in crib oats hay and other articles. Watch for large bills printed by the Amcord job department.
Improved condition reported for Lloyd Saner of the west area after a serious illness last week. His brother Charles Saner arrived from Oklahoma and aided his spirits.
Creditors of the Revere Motor Company of Logansport have filed a petition in the federal court at Indianapolis asking that the company be declared bankrupt. The filing states debts about 450000, liabilities exceeding assets by 150000.
John Cass announces a public sale at his farm two miles east and one and a quarter miles south of town on Thursday February 10. Items include horses cattle hogs sheep farming implements household goods and other articles. Large bills to be printed by RECORD job department.
J M Amiss has learned his sister Mrs Joseph Kline near Galveston is quite ill at home and has not been in good health for some time.
In a basketball game last evening the local independent team defeated the American Legion squad from North Manchester by a score of 18 to 27.
A fragmented notice notes invitations were printed at the Record Office in Silver Lake and special stock has been sent to friends. The charming bride to be will be honored at a forthcoming ceremony.
Plaintiffs in Kosciusko County sue Lewis Brenneman and others to quiet title to real estate described by two metes and bounds. Unknown spouses, heirs, and nonresident defendants are named. action seeks to quiet title against all claimants with a February 25 1921 appearance deadline. Court in Warsaw Indiana to hear unless defendants answer or demur.
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