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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1916
Page
5
Invitations to the wedding are printed on special stock and sent to friends. The bride and groom are invited to view specimen cards to make a selection with very low prices offered.
Prophecy warns of windstorms and thunder showers bringing property loss. The REcord office offers tornado insurance with low cost, advising readers to obtain a policy now so they are protected after a storm.
Brush and Hassan at the Recorp office in Silver Lake advertise as an authorized subscription agency. They promise to save money by handling subscriptions to any magazine and offer a Money Saving Magazine Clubs catalogue upon request.
The board of trustees of Silver Lake Indiana invites sealed bids by July 21 1916 at 6 pm for best grade sewer tile in sizes 20 inch 18 inch and 16 inch for Silver Lake Indiana. W F Helser President and J D L Cline Clerk preside over the bid process.
Bids will be opened by the Silver Lake Indiana board of trustees at 7 PM on August 4 1916 at the town hall for Main street underground drainage about 2200 feet. Bids must be filed by 6 PM that day with the town clerk and include a certified check of at least two percent of the bid.
The board of trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Work to be completed by November 1, 1916, with the penal sum of 300 dollars conditioned for faithful performance.
The board of trustees of Silver Lake Indiana resolves to improve the town by building or repairing street crossings. It lists crossings on Elm North of Weils Street, Kim crossing north of Main, alley between lots 6 and 7 in Rager and Hamman addition along Well’s street, alley between lots 18 and 19 in original addition along Walnut, and Jefferson at Buckeye. W F Heber president A B Cline and Emery Shatt trustees.
The town board approves building a sidewalk along the south side of Walnut Street passing Lots 17 to 20 in the original addition. Assessments will apply to adjoining real estate under Indiana municipal law. Owners may construct per town grade if completed by August 4 1916 under the standard sidewalk resolution.
The board of trustees proposes improving Elm and Wels streets through Lota Nos 5 and 6 in Hammon's addition with a sidewalk along the west side to meet the built walk. The project must follow municipal acts and town standards and be completed by August 4, 1916.
The town may lay out and plat part of the town to install needed sidewalks on land owned or occupied by F D Hayman William Colbert Charles Hammon and Ezra Hamman. The platting cost will be assessed on the platted real estate per an act of the General Assembly and addenda. W F Helser pres Urias B Cline Emery Shutt
The board of trustees resolves to construct a sidewalk along the north side of Sycamore Street passing Lot 57 and Lot 58. The decision indicates planned municipal improvements and property alignment for walkway access.
Fragmentary note from Lake County Indiana references an eke of middle. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities beyond location. Further context needed for a solid headline and summary.
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