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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1920
Page
1
O S Gaskill died suddenly from a stroke while mowing at his Burket home Thursday. He was 81, a leading Kosciusko County figure in lumber, banking, and civic life. Survived by wife and son Dr B E Gaskill of Warsaw, funeral Sunday with Bourbon burial.
W D Miller of Fort Wayne visited his old hometown this week with sister Mrs Sue Frame and relatives. They report relatives are doing well and plan to visit brother Silas Miller and family in Kokomo before returning home.
Mrs Laura McGlennen visits her son Merl McGlennen in Warsaw Hospital. He was injured near Peru a few weeks ago and moved from an earlier hospital to Warsaw due to his condition.
Sunday School crowds gather as Isaac Platt assists at Elza Brady home with hay. Numerous families visit Warsaw and Mentone homes, including Beber, Rowland, Jones, Hill, and Hatfield groups. Day, on vacation from Flint, Michigan, visits parents Cary Dar and Mrs Dar.
Eugene Smith from Dayton Ohio spent several days last week visiting his grandfather Samuel Smith his wife and other relatives, according to local notes.
Ira Coy presented Washington cherries to the office yesterday. The Lloyd Sheeley family sent the fruit from Wenatchee, Washington. The cherries were described as very fine.
The Mort Frye and Hugo Gemmer families visited Yellow Creek Lake on Monday evening for a several days camping outing.
Officials at Warsaw enforce the auto law strictly. Last Saturday three parties paid fines and two cases were continued. Drivers are urged to guard against speeding cutting out and improper turns or risk arrest and heavier fines.
Former Silver Lake resident Rev. Merrill E. Boulton and his son Robert arrived Tuesday and visited the W F Ebert and Francis Rager families before returning home today. The Boultons left Silver Lake thirty years ago for Goshen where they settled.
Russell Self remains confined in a Chicago hospital recovering from a broken leg. The attending physician says it will be several months before he can be discharged.
Orval Correll and family visited the Longbrake home Sunday evening. Amos Homan of near Akron was in the area Monday cutting rye. Ira Grosspickel and family visited Silver Lake last Saturday. John Beber and family near Center Church were on the streets Sunday. A threshing ring meeting was held Tuesday evening to arrange crop threshing. Vance Ulsh and family of Warsaw called at the Longbrake home Sunday. Strong appeal to send the Record to distant relatives for a year at $1.25.
A pleasant Sunday gathering at the Merl Rowland home near town included the Ralph and Henry Shepherd families, Mrs. W P Shepherd, Wright Butterbaugh, and the Misses Bessie Farris and Marie Butterbaugh.
Mr and Mrs Charles Brown and cons service and Orval enjoyed time with daughter Jesse Jones and family in Warsaw. William Brown and family from nearby area and Iris Smith and family from near Warsaw also attended the gathering.
Here from Kansas O W Jones and his wife with three sons visited in the north part of town this week to see Mrs William Perry and her husband.
Levi Holderman and his family completed a several days visit with the Porter family in Verona Illinois and returned home Monday.
Mrs W P Shepherd arrives from Olney Illinois for an extended visit with her sons Ralph and Henry Shepherd and their families. She is accompanied by her granddaughter Miss Bessie Farris of St Louis.
Large crowd attended the funeral at the United Brethren church last Friday with burial in Lakeview cemetery. Attendees from a distance included Maine Clymer of Granger Mrs D W Krisher Mrs Lou Reed Thomas Krisher Ben Openheim and David Krisher of North Manchester.
A daughter was born last Saturday at the couple's home in Garber Kansas to Mr. and Mrs. E G Alsbaugh. The father is son of Mr and Mrs T J Alsbaugh and the mother is a daughter of Emanuel Leckrone of Garber.
Mr and Mrs Chester Bashore arrive in town for a two week vacation visiting the Paulus and Bashore families and other local contacts.
Community notice invites residents to the weekly band concert in Silver Lake on Thursday evenings. Neighbors are welcome to come, meet friends, and enjoy the performance with the band.
Is Now on the Road. I. A. Snoberger travels southern Illinois promoting wallpaper. Mrs. Snoberger accompanies him and plans a short visit to Chicago before returning home.
J D Cline who worked at the Norman store for several weeks has resigned and will visit for a couple of weeks before preparing for winter school duties. His son Eldred who worked at the Ruger store has also resigned to take a vacation and return to work at the start of the term school year.
The Braude-Pierce Furniture Company was organized in Warsaw replacing the Wood Products plant to operate a modern furniture factory. It has capital stock of 100000 fully subscribed with J Howard Headly as president E Braude as vice president and Wesley J Pierce as secretary and treasurer.
The General Assembly grows concerned over the muddled tax law causing uncertainty and debate among lawmakers. Officials warn of potential revenue impacts and call for clarification before the next session.
The Ginling College site in Nanking is described through its moon doors and blend of old China architecture with modern laboratories and dormitories. The Interchurch World Movement notes Ginling serves five Chinese provinces with 110 million people, but cannot expand due to a cramped gung gwan building. A $500,000 fund aims to finance a library, administration and dormitory complex by 1921 to admit more students.
From Illinois Mrs. Betsy Austin and her nephew and niece Mrs. Haley and her son visited several days at the A. W. Crisler home in the north part of town. Mrs. Austin is an aunt to Mrs. Crisler.
Mrs Claude Jones and her two sons and daughter stay in a cottage at the park this week. She is formerly Miss Wealthy Clymer, a well known figure in the locality.
Julius Magnin will hold a public sale at his farm one and a half miles north and a half mile east of town on Saturday July 24 starting at 12 o'clock. The catalog lists a horse, three dead cattle, chickens, farm implements, household furniture, hay corn oats and numerous other articles.
A reflective piece laments material excess in America including diamonds silk shirts and cars versus simple values. The author contrasts consumer abundance with producer effort and calls for Christian ethics and practical remedies amid widespread discontent.
George N. Mannfeld, superintendent of the division of fish and game, announced rigid enforcement of the Sunday hunting ban. He noted no law makes Sunday fishing an offense, so wardens will not arrest Sunday fishers. He also addressed licensing for unmarried women 18 and older fishing outside their county.
Lieut. Law rence Settles of Fayette recalls a Friday the 13th moment in World War II when a horseshoe print in a shell hole saved him and his sergeant. They chose a shelter, which was destroyed by a shell shortly after. Settles credits luck and superstition for keeping him alive.
Hiram B. Haney born April 4 1852 in Wabash county Indiana died July 7 1920 at his East Main St Silver Lake home aged 68 years 3 months 3 days. He married Sarah M Kerlin May 18 1876 and had two sons one died in infancy. He joined the United Brethren Church as a young man and joined the Lutheran Church in Silver Lake about three years before his death. Survived by his wife of forty one years son Earl Haney Montpelier Ohio a granddaughter two brothers John and Jacob Silver Lake two sisters Mrs Daniel Krasher and Mrs Chas Reed North Manchester and many relatives and friends. Funeral was held at the United Brethren church Friday afternoon led by O B Wells with Rev Keesey assisting and burial in Lake View cemetery.
We extend our sincere thanks to the neighbors and friends who kindly lent assistance offered words of comfort and solation during the sickness and funeral of our dear husband and father Melissa Hans Earl Haney and family
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