Warsaw Mourns as two city officials die in lift-well
Two respected Warsaw men, City Marshal William H. Funk and City Engineer J W Godman, died from gas in a lift-well while Deputy Sheriff O B Moon narrowly escaped. Moon was unconscious briefly but revived with help. Funerals held at U B Church and Presbyterian Church. burial by local orders. City businesses closed in mourning.
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Funk
Godman
Moon
William H. Funk
J. W. Godman
Fank
O. B. Moon
U. B
J. W. Lower
E. H. Montgomery
R.M
God
Injustice of the Fish Law Stirring Local Debate
Albert Leffel, living southeast of Silver Lake, was summoned before the Grand Jury on a Wednesday accused of fishing at Mudlake on Friday July 22 at 2 p m. A boy from Sidney reported him to the fish commissioner at Wabash, though the boy and the officer had not seen him before. Leffel proved he was elsewhere on the day in question and bond of $50 was set, prompting call for damages due to the legal misstep and alleged flaw in the fish law.
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Albert Leffel
Silver Lake
Mudlake
Wabash
Kitos
Sidney
Leffel
Will Teach Agriculture In Schools Next Year
State Superintendent Cotton indicates intent to add primary agriculture training in common schools next year. The program will cover seed examination, planting of grains and plants, soil elements, and practical agricultural work at the schoolhouse.
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Cotton
Election of Trustee at German Baptist Brethren Church
Notice announces a trustee election at the German Baptist Brethren Church located 54 miles east of Silver Lake on Saturday August 6 1904 to fill the vacancy created by the death of Enoch Snell.
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German Baptist Brethern Church
Silver Lake
Enoch Snell
Marriage Notices for Hale Bark and Shireman Huffman
Last Friday evening at the bride’s parents home north of town Charles Hale wed Miss Oma Bark with Rev. E T Pritchard officiating. Immediate relatives attended. Elsewhere Miss Myrtle Shireman and Grover Huffman wed in Squire Killer’s Warsaw office last Saturday July 23. Shireman is Noah and wife’s eldest daughter, Shireman’s home east of town, Huffman from Sidney. The RECORD offers congratulations.
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Charles Hale
Oma Bark
E. T. Pritchard
Myrtle Shireman
Grover Huffman
Squire Killer
Warsaw
Miss Shireman
Noah Shireman
Town
Mr. Hooffman
Sidney
Quarterly Meeting at Cen ter U B Church
The fourth Quarterly meeting of the U B church convenes at Cen ter July 30 and 31. Elder Rev J A Cummins presides at 2 pm Saturday, with preaching at 10 30 am Sunday and again at 6 pm in Claypool U B church. All are invited to attend these services. Pastor.
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U. B
J. A. Cummins
Cummins
Claypool
Misses Ina Leck rone and Daisy Carr on Leesburg excursion
The Misses Ina Leck rone and Daisy Carr traveled with Alspaugh to Leesburg on a Sunday excursion meeting Chester Jontz. They then went to North Webster for a lake day, but an accident and misinformed return times caused them to miss their train and flag a through excursion to reach home at 3:60 AM.
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Alspaugh
Ina Leckrone
Daisy Carr
Leesburg
Chester Jontz
North Webster
Lake
Corner Drug Store Accounts Settlement Notice
All persons owing accounts at Corner Drug Store are asked to call and settle within the next thirty days. Having sold the estore, I desire to close up my books. CHARLES RAGER.
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Charles Rager
Left Hand Injury at Donaldson Factory Saw
G. W. Hawley suffered a deep cut to the back of the fingers on his left hand while operating an equalizing saw at the Donaldson factory last Saturday morning. He was treated at Dr. Flavien's office. the extent of the injury is not yet known and may involve the loss of his little finger.
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Donaldson
G. W. Hawley
Oldfather Relatives Gather at 1829 Mill Reunion
L B Oldfather returned from a visit with relatives in Montgomery county Ohio. A grand reunion July 16 drew 157 Oldfather descendants who shared a grove dinner and drank from the old spring at the family homestead. It marked 56 years since he left the home, with visits to Dayton Germantown and Miamisburg.
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Old Mill
Sealed bids for district five scholar transport contract
Sealed bids will be received until Saturday August 21 at 2 p m for the contract to convey scholars of district number five Lake Township to and from Silver Lake Schools. Right reserved to refuse any or all bids. J L Arthur Trustee Lake Township.
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Lake Township
Silver Lake
J. L. Arthur
Pontius Monument Works Expands in Mentone
H. D. Pontius of Pontius Monument Works visited town Monday. He delivered a fine monument for the late Lorefizo Good at South Pleasant cemetery. Pontius and his two sons Scott and Ray have built a growing business since moving to Mentone, erecting numerous fine monuments.
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Ment Works of Mentone
South Pleasant
Lorefizo Good
Pontius
Scott
Ray
Menone
Carter Wins Township Trustee Nomination in Democratic Caucus
At a Democratic caucus held Saturday afternoon C. C. Carter received the nomination for township trustee while Monroe Paulus and Elwood Kerlin were nominated for township assessor against Henry Daily.
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Monroe Paulus
Elwood Kerlin
Henry Daily
Expenditures and Tax Levies for Lake Township 1904
The Lake Township Kosciusko County Trustees present 1904 estimates to the Advisory Board at the annual meeting. Township expenditures 3900 with 15 cents per hundred dollars tax. Local tuition 31800 with 25 cents tax and 25 cents poll. Special school tax 2000 with 30 cents per hundred dollars and 25 cents poll. Road tax 2900 with 15 cents tax. Additional road tax 3600 with 10 cents tax. Poor expenditures 300 with 3 cents tax. Total expenditures 26400 and total tax 98 cents per hundred and 5.30 cents poll. Signed J L AnronuR Trustee dated July 25 1904.
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Lake Township
Kosciusko County
Ihe
J. L. Anronur
Silas Robinson Returns Home After Illness
Silas Robinson, taken to Chicago for an operation, returned without the operation, and has improved enough to go about. He visited Bilver Lake Tuesday with his wife and spent the day with S. S. Robinson and wife. He hopes to recover his health in a few weeks, contrary to earlier expectations.
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Chicago
Bilver Lake
S. S. Robinson
Ishr
Notice to Members of Silver Lake Grange 2146
All members are requested to be present on the next regular meeting night Wednesday evening August 3 as business of importance will require attention. F. M. Jaques, Master.
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Silver Lake
F. M. Jaques
Fourth International District Summer Training School Opens
The Fourth International District Summer Training School for Sunday School workers opens August 1 in Winona Lake Indiana at the Chapel of the Inn and Assembly Auditorium. The district includes Michigan Illinois Ontario Ohio Indiana and Kentucky and no tuition is charged. Subjects include Child Study Primary Problems and The Teachers Work with Bible lectures and conferences by noted workers. Mass meetings Sunday August 7 and August 14. Bible study at eleven each day led by Drs Chapman Hamill Geistweit and Gray.
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Winona Lake
Indiana
Inn and Assembly
Michigan
Illinois
Ontario
Ohio
Kentucky
Winona Assembly
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