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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1898
Page
4
F. M. Jaques announces a sale on Organdies Dimities Linens and Lawn fabrics plus prints ginghams and laces. A wide stock of groceries fruit shoes and Misses footwear offered at bottom prices to attract customers with a bold promise of substantial savings.
A local note praises the Whittenberger vehicle emporium in North Manchester, run by B. Whittenberger with E. M. Hill in charge. It markets ly nggies and buggies of high quality at fair prices, with strong emphasis on stock, finish, and workmanship. A playful aside describes a mosquito parade at Fort Hay and Dr. Hay’s camp, noting expected two weeks’ stay and shifting parties.
A party led by Dr. Hay visits Newcomers landing at Yellow Creek Lake. The group includes a Dayton gent and another from Rochester. They stay in the restaurant building used during camp meetings, and everything suggests a pleasant stay.
Last Saturday evening about 10 30 Mrs H T Larber stepped out and the cellar trap door was open she fell head first to the cellar floor. Dr Leckrone dressed her wounds and she was shaken but not bones broken and expected to recover.
Rev Riley visited North Manchester College and reports strong growth. A new two story building with basement will house lady students with 32 rooms and board is available for 1.00 per week. An excursion to North Dakota is offered with a Chicago round trip fare of 14.15 as plans for a colony begin with August 16 and July 23 meetings in Silver Lake.
Rev E S Rees was at Warsaw today J A Teeter went to Wabash on business Misses Reatha Landis and Minnie Rhodes are at Winona S B Burdge on a business trip to Sidney and Warsaw Mrs D Helms of Portland visiting the M E parsonage J W Walburn and wife visited Akron Mr and Mrs C L Leonard drove to Macy W H Davis returns from road work for Dodd Mead Co Merritt Wells of Indianapolis vacationing near Rose Hill J F Clymer back from Deering Machinery Co work Mrs Henry Mansfield and children visiting Silver Lake Co Supt Worley brings his mother home and pays subscription Mrs Minnie Roller and Vinnie Emerson to Dayton Ohio Mrs Jacob Rager and son Esta return from California weather warm in California and dust at Lordsburg Mr and Mrs W F Vanvaeter Warsaw guests of Silver Lake friends Warsaw Tele p h one Co manager plans line through Claypool to Silver Lake and connect with Yellow Creek lake
An local shop next to Farmers announces new industry starting operations soon. Details are scarce in the fragment but imply economic diversification and community impact.
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