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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1923
Page
1
Pauline Floor six died within hours after her clothing ignited by a backfiring gasoline engine on the Zimmerman farm west of town. She suffered severe burns, received care, but died about three hours later. Funeral held at Bethel church with burial in Akron cemetery.
Apauline daughter of Orvan and era Floor was born February 13 1917 near Disko Wa bash County Indiana and died near Disko July 14 1923 aged 6 years 5 months 1 day She leaves her father mother three sisters Alis Frances and Norma and many relatives and friends She is gone and safe in Jesus arms We will miss her but she is free from earths harms
The Orvan Floor and Family express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness help and sympathy during their time of trouble and sorrow.
Mrs Ruth Leckrone returns to Chicago last Saturday to resume her Bethany School studies after visiting with her parents Dr and Mrs Leckrone and relatives.
The sale conducted Saturday by receiver A. W. Crisler failed to meet the appraised value. A large crowd from Warsaw North Manchester Akron Fort Wayne Mentone and other towns attended. Bids began at 1000 and rose to 1700 but remained below appraisal. sale remains open for bids with no sale recorded.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Holderman and Elmer Laughman and family attended the funeral in Wakarusa on Wednesday for Mrs. Joséph Weldy who had died following an operation last Sunday.
Ernest Tillman of Crown Point spent a brief visit in town last Friday on his way to North Manchester to see his parents Reverend and Mrs J W Tillman and other relatives. The Tillman family once lived here about twenty to twenty five years ago when Rev Tillman served as pastor of the local Methodist church.
Rochester council paid Benjamin Crabbe five hundred dollars as a reward for the arrest of John Murray and Cectil Hizer, the youths who shot at the Rochester police about two months ago.
James Barrett and his Bluffton family spent the weekend at the lake, renewing ties with longtime friends from this community. Barrett, a former local resident, enjoyed reconnecting with familiar faces during the visit.
Mrs Bessie Gemmer, former resident, died Tuesday at the Montgomery cottage in Winona Lake from cancer. Survived by sisters Miss Mary Howenstein and Miss Edna Howenstein of Winona Lake and Mrs Ulrey of North Manchester, plus brother Carl Howenstein of Wabash. Funeral held in Hopewell with burial there.
The monthly Crop Reporting Service report shows Indiana corn acreage this year up 1 percent from last year while potatoes rise 2 percent and tobacco up 22 percent.
An essay arguing that eternal vigilance is essential to liberty and societal safety. It warns that protection measures guard against risks but do not reverse past harms, urging foresight and proactive action to prevent problems rather than reacting after crises.
Alfred T. Snoke of New York City called at the RECORD office Monday morning. He was born on a farm east of town and left about 32 years ago. Snoke works with the YMCA in New York and was on a Wisconsin trip. He visited his mother Mrs Isabelle Snoke in Hoover Indiana at the O T Kinzie home. He traveled with his mother and Mr Kinzie and Saturday night visited Marion with the John Snoke family. Sunday they visited James Funk Emery Metzger NJ Beigh and James Priser homes. Snoke’s sister-in-law Mrs Snake is known locally and recently visited relatives here.
Monday afternoon about four o'clock Undertaker Baber returning from Akron in a Dodge sedan with Vernon Marsh of Warsaw met an accident on the Crogs roads five miles southwest of town. They saw Sam Reed in an empty gravel truck and both vehicles tried to cross at once. The sedan toppled into a ditch with shattered glass, injuring Marsh, while the truck rolled several times, bruising Reed who is now at home.
Ex world heavyweight champion Jack Johnson was arrested in Columbia City Sunday afternoon on a liquor transport charge with bonds set at 500 and 1000 for personal appearance and automobile. He was joined by his nephew and a white man. trial slated for September or October. A Fort Wayne arrest followed for driving a machine with 1922 plates. he was released after arrangements were made.
Harry Calvert aged 50 owner of the summer resort at Lake Manitou in Rochester shot and killed his wife as she moved furniture to file divorce papers, then fatally shot himself. Calvert believed a divorce would send her back to her first husband.
E L Wickizer wife and son and daughter from Continental Ohio visited here Saturday and Sunday with friends. Wickizer was a telephone company lineman here for a couple of years and left nearly three years ago, living in Ohio most of the time.
Mrs. W. F. Ebert received a surprise Monday evening for her birthday anniversary. Arthur Grimes and family Mort Frye and family George Ayers and family John Ayers and wife Mrs. Francis Roger and daughters Lois and Billy joined in the gathering with ice cream and cake for a pleasant evening.
Royal Brown brought last year’s apples to the Chicago Market office on Monday. The fruit, kept through winter, is in perfect preservation and offers a good flavor.
Campaign committees gathered 33000 in donations last week toward a 150000 goal for the Methodist hospital in Fort Wayne. The funds will expand and equip the institution, making it larger and better prepared to serve the community.
Charles Townsend a 45 year old nitro truck driver from Lawrenceville Illinois was killed when five hundred quarts of nitroglycerine exploded near Bridgeport Illinois. The blast tore a ground hole large enough for several railroad cars and shattered windows for miles. Townsend was married with two children and survived by relatives.
Attorney William Gray Loehr resumes practice in Warsaw after a weeklong vacation visiting his sister Mrs. Clarence Pollock and family in South Bend.
Dr C B Lunsford and his wife left their Myrtle-Glenn cottage The Bedger Inn in Myrtle-Glenn Park and returned to their home in Gays Mills Wisconsin after a two week stay. They enjoyed their time and plan a longer visit next summer and possibly another brief stay this year.
The Silver Lake schools received an inspector visit by Mr. W. E B Wagoner and Mr. Cowdrey. He recommends funding to replace the aging building, raise a sinking fund, update readers and maps, limit languages, and expand science facilities while renovating the current structure.
Sanford Smith of Warsaw was seriously injured Monday afternoon after slipping and falling from the top of a diving float at Center Lake near Warsaw. His left arm broke just above the wrist and his right arm sprained near the same location.
Mrs. J F Skinner traveled to South Bend to visit her daughter Mrs. Earl Carter and husband. She then went to Dowagiac to see sister Mrs. Stuckum and family. She expects to return home later this week.
W. B Pratt Fort Wayne post office inspector inspected the local office last Thursday. He praised the books and congratulated Mr. Brown on accurate records with no issues noted. The year shows 412 registered letters 915 insured parcels 77 CODs. The last quarterly report lists 876 money orders totaling 4163.50 and stamp receipts of 589.67, exceeding 4200.
Fragmentary OCR note references J. Sausaman and family and a sheriff figure, indicating a partial record of a local incident or inquiry without clear details. No dates or locations are readable.
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