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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1923
Page
8
Mrs. Otto Norris, 63, of Warsaw, died at her home last Friday night from lockjaw caused by injuries suffered about a week earlier when she fell down a cellar stairs. She sustained a scalp wound needing fourteen stitches, bruises, and internal injuries.
The Bloom family and Benford i Bloom relocated from Claypool to Elkhart last week and now reside at 600 James Street. Mrs. Bloom is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 8. F. McKrill of this place.
John O Connor of Claypool, a lineman for the Farmers Co-Operative Telephone Co, visited Tuesday and said his work with the telephone company would end that evening. He had accepted a job at the Claypool Machine Shop and planned to start work the next morning.
During a severe thunder shower near Roann last Friday Gerald Grandsteff aged fifteen son of Mr and Mrs John Grandstaff was instantly killed by a bolt while shocking wheat. His father and brother were stunned and briefly unconscious. The body burned and the youth died at the scene as the others recovered.
John D. Rockefeller marked his 80th birthday with his routine church visit attended by photographers and reporters at his country church. Estimates of his wealth range from 500 million to 1.5 billion dollars, with Henry Ford sometimes cited as America's richest man.
State officials warn auto owners who failed to list vehicles or gave false ages will be called to county assessors offices. Ed Jackson reports that about 11 000 autos exist in South Bend and many owners underreport or misstate model years to lower taxes. Thousands may be added to the tax roll as penalties are pursued.
Myron Murphy traveled from Mishawaka last Saturday for a short visit with relatives at the Leonard-Raber home. He and his family returned home Sunday evening after assisting O. L. Leonard who had recently been brought home from an Indianapolis hospital.
Motor vehicles registered in the United States on July 1 totaled 12 048 128, up 2 440 000 from a year ago, an increase about 23 percent. Every state shows gains and California has the densest concentration with one vehicle per 4.09 persons.
The text notes 23 births per 1,000 people and 12 deaths, implying an annual increase of 1,260,000 without immigration. It predicts it will not be many centuries before the population matches Obina.
Local farmers have been very busy in the past week with wheat being cut hay made and corn plowed. The real busy season keeps them up early and late as work must be done now.
Mrs John Gill of Warsaw Indiana begins a westward tour late last week visiting Harve Montana to see her son Carl Gill. She will travel to Glazier Park and other sites then visit Samuel Gill in Glasgow Montana and Mrs Joseph Shilling in Sale Minnesota before returning to Indiana.
Montgomery Ward & Company outlines a plan to build a large establishment in San Francisco to operate its mail order business offering catalogs and rapid delivery to customers in the western states.
Members of the Knights of Pythias and Rathbone Sisters Lodges of Akron joined a Sunday park picnic. Attendees reported a very pleasant time and public fellowship at the event.
William Miller of the south side has improved after a stroke and was able to travel by auto to town for a brief visit in the latter part of last week.
A businessman's wife suffered two years with sore watery eyes until Lavoptik eye wash with camphor hydrastis and witch hazel helped at once. Another lady reports it leaves eyes cool and fresh. One small bottle usually helps weak strained or inflamed eyes, aluminum eye cup free, Central Drug Store.
Instructions to publish all legal notices in The Record to ensure clients secure their entitlements. Advise attorneys to place administrator executor guardian survey road ditch non resident real estate sale and related notices in the desired paper, else papers may publish in local county seat outlets. Do not forget this guidance for any notice.
The Embroidery Club entertained Mrs W W Hamman Tuesday evening at Myrtle-Glenn Park in honor of her birthday. Dainty refreshments were served.
Thieves broke into the Nickel Plate railway office in Mentone Monday night and stole a large amount of property. Items taken include two raincoats worth 50 dollars a suitcase 35 dollars an auto tire 25 dollars and other goods. A substitute agent was in charge while the regular agent vacationed and local residents are believed to know much about the theft.
Mrs Werden Smith and her daughter have returned home after several weeks in Chicago visiting relatives and friends.
The Record Office at Silver Lake invites the couple and friends to visit and view specimen cards for wedding invitations. Special stock has been prepared and prices are advertised as very low for early orders.
William Weirick aged about 50 died at his home northwest of Palestine after months of throat trouble. He owned his late father Napoleon Weirick’s farm and left a wife and four children Raymond Rupert Wilma and Donald. Survived by a brother Walter and three sisters Mrs Stoneburner Mrs Parks and Mrs Stuc col. Mrs Jane Skinner is a half sister. Funeral held Saturday.
A I Kulp, a veterinarian, arrived after a lengthy stay with relatives in Ohio. He disposed of his Aden Iowa business last February and traveled with his wife to visit Mrs Catherine Hay and J O Hay family, then returned to Ohio. Mrs Kulp later came back to stay with her mother and brother.
The Methodist churches on the Silver Lake circuit announce next Sunday services at South Pleasant 9:00 a.m. and Silver Lake Disko 7:30 p.m. All are invited. please attend with your presence. F. S. Young, Pastor.
The Church of God camp meeting will commence Friday August 34 and run for ten days at Yellow Lake.
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