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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1906
Page
1
Nathaniel Irvin died suddenly last Friday at the LaFayette Soldiers Home after reaching shelter from an approaching storm. He was 62, survived by his wife a son and a daughter, and the funeral was held at the Home Monday afternoon at 2 o clock.
Endert, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Ferree of Mishawaka, was gravely ill, diagnosed by a South Bend physician and underwent a lung abscess operation at 12:30 on Tuesday. Initial danger gave way to cautious improvement as the boy rallied by evening and seemed to be recovering.
Johan Fitton of Seward township was appointed constable for the township last week, taking office to oversee local policing duties. He replaces the previous constable and will serve pending further notice.
Editor A. M. Steyer of the Pierceton Record was dragged beneath a speeding railroad car at the Buffalo street crossing in Warsaw while trying to board. He sustained critical injuries and died a few hours later at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. His remains were sent to Pierceton and then home to South Dakota for burial. Steyer, about 40, had moved to Pierceton from Castlewood SD last August, and left a wife and two young children.
A heavy rain last Friday spurred local growth with fine showers in recent days. Corn and wheat thrive while oats and hay will be scarce, as neighboring areas received less moisture.
On Tuesday R N Jontz acquired Samuel W Smiths interest in the Smith and Sprigg brick yard at South Silver Lake started this spring. The firm plans a brisk run with a kiln due soon and brick demand high. Juntz will resign from Swihart store to manage the yard. Rose aims to hustle. Swihart awaits new store help. Smith plans to fish if idle.
Sheriff W A Mabie and Jacob Huffer of Warsaw escorted Harrison Biggs of Stony Point to Logansport on Tourday and admitted him to the Longcliff asylum there.
A local newspaper urges readers to subscribe to the Silver Lake Record now. The note hints at a neighbor who dislikes lending the paper and prefers to keep it at home when desired.
Mrs. Williams of seven miles west of town was adjudged insane after examination and ordered sent to Logansport. Sheriff Mabie and Arthur Getty escorted her to the 10:35 train for Longcliff, noting her four weeks of declining health and a week without food.
NOW A GRADUATE F. Y. Zimmerman a popular young druggist has completed a course in Optics and earned a diploma from the South Bend College of Optics He tests and fits defective refraction and will have an office with Dr Cary first door east of the State Bank Eyes tested free Public encouraged to call for glasses.
Thomas Baker will hold a public sale at his residence in the north part of town on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. He will sell farming implements some household and kitchen furniture and many other articles. Smoke a rustic cigar. It is good for the spring fever.
A heavy rainstorm with near cyclone force struck Bolivar station south of North Manchester last Friday at eight o'clock. A northbound freight train was hit by the wind and about six cars lost their roofs. No further damage reported.
W E Herendeen wife and sons Ralph and Burr of Los Angeles arrived Tuesday morning to visit relatives and old friends. They left here about twelve years ago and built a successful business in California. Ralph, once a tow headed boy, is now a medical student nearing his M D degree and a talented musician who leads a band in Los Angeles.
A bottle of Burdock advertised as a spring tonic and blood purifier is offered at Corner Drug Store for 40 cents.
Ray Henderson reports from Seattle that he plans to sail June 5 to St. Michael Alaska where he has secured work with the American Transportation and Trading Company. He may be stationed at St. Michael or sent further inland on the Yukon river. He asks the Record to send notices to St. Michael until advised otherwise.
Community members at Corner Drug Store are invited to share opinions on local issues through the Sayso program. The initiative plans to collect feedback on neighborhood needs and store services.
The 3i¢ Four railroad announces it will stop issuing bulletins to find lost or stolen tickets, arguing tickets are cash and the company is not responsible for losses. The Michigan division notes continued fraud where people seek money for tickets they never owned, prompting the new rule.
Here From New Mexico. R. T. Long and son Ralph of East Las Vegas are visiting relatives and old acquaintances. They arrived in Warsaw last week and came down to Silver Lake Monday. Rt. I. Long was a resident of this place a number of years.
National Editorial Association plans its twenty first annual convention in Indianapolis June 12 with a three day business session. Afterward members tour Terre Haute and visit Lafayette Peru and Marion before arriving in Warsaw late June 18 for social events.
Report claims a group of counterfeiters active near Ammonnd have targeted working men. It is alleged that two dollar bills are being raised to ten dollars and passed off.
Grace Van Studdiford, closing a week at Fair Banks Indianapolis, visits her North Manchester parents before heading to a summer home near St Louis. The Indiana bred prima donna earned over $1000 per evening last week and has a long history with opera companies.
A brief item notes the availability of ice cream soda at the Corner Drug Store. The entry highlights a simple refreshment option in a local shop setting.
Next week's Silver Lake Record Magazine will publish the first chapter of Conan Doyle's The White Company, a sequel to Sir Nigel. The serial promises handsome illustrations and invites readers to begin the reading.
E H Hohman pulled a pocketbook from Yellow Creek lake while fishing and found a pristine ten dollar silver certificate from 1892 in its folds. The bill is authentic and is held by Farmers Bank of this place for viewing.
The Victoria Reading Club invites the Weloma Reading Club of Warsaw to a Monday evening gathering at Mrs. C. L. Leonard's home at Main and High streets. An excellent program is planned and a five course supper will be served.
Mrs. Alex Miller and her niece Willett Haskell travel to Renselaer for the wedding of Frank Haskell and Elva Guion to be held there next Saturday June 16. Mr. Haskell is Mrs Miller’s brother.
The summer marriage season begins at St. Joseph Michigan with many licenses issued. On Sundays a dozen or more licenses are granted and the weekly total is about half that number per day.
Friday mornings strong winds hit Palestine and nearby areas with barns destroyed or damaged. James Black barn nearly demolished, Bert Iatfield barn blown down, Hatfield store window and showcase damaged, Christian church belfry toppled, trees uprooted, fences and outbuildings ruined. Burket area also reported significant damage.
On Saturday in Claypool Rev. Hopkins officiated at the marriage of Walter Tridle and Bessie Shoemaker. The newlyweds visited Wabash over Sunday and stay with Mrs. Tridle’s aunt. They will soon establish a home at Columbia and Sycamore streets, welcomed by friends in Silver Lake and Claypool.
The Sixteenth Annual Campmeeting of the Indiana Association of Spiritualists convenes at Camp Chesterfield five miles east of Anderson Indiana on the Indiana Union Traction railroad. A two lecture program by Professor Peck a band concert Camp Glee Club selections and a Mendelssohn quartet performance are scheduled. Excursion trains will be run by Indiana Traction Company. Dr Mary Lease will speak on June 24 and Senator Tillman on August 26.
The 35th annual state convention of the Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias of Ohio was held in Toledo this week.
The piece urges Hoosiers to vacation within Indiana highlighting hundreds of accessible lakes and rivers including the Wabash and Tippecanoe. It praises Southern Indiana hills and dells and calls for a See Indiana First motto to foster state pride and restful travel.
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