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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
2
Owen Shaffer about 20, son of Josiah Shaffer living near North Manchester, suddenly went insane while driving into town. He leapt from a buggy, dashed into the Ben Oppenheim residence, jumped out a window toward the river, but was stopped by residents and held. An inquest found him insane.
Mrs. Jenkins seeks her friend Sarah Ann Brady after hearing rumors. Brady explains she works nights to stay out of trouble and to pay a magistrate’s fine for her husband’s misdeeds. She jokes the aim is to save up the 40 shilling fine.
Fred Summe visited Akron on business while Melvin True of Rochester was in town with his brother Charles True. W L McNabney of Anderson arrived to fish our lakes for a few days. Mrs Alex DeArmond of Cheyenne visits Dr J M Amiss and is his niece. Merl Jameson, Goshen, burned his hand repairing a pole line then returned to work. Many attended Ringling circus in Goshen. Elmer Geiger of Tippecanoe visited relatives Metheny in Silver Lake. Miss Gladys Haney traveled to Wabash to visit sister Mrs C E Nagle.
Modest social calls described as Mr. Egbert from Goshen with Newton Loehr and Misses Oma Minear and Ollie Bloom from Claypool visited Pearsons yesterday afternoon by automobile. The Claypool Lumber & Coal Co offers Red Cedar Shingles from 3.90 to 84.00 per thousand while cheap. Wells Threshing Co hires Frank Alexander as separator operator for the season. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup is promoted, claimed gentle yet effective for children, sold by Roger Hite and wife.
E. E. Haworts, town clerk, defends board against rash editorials and rival claims over electric light costs. The letter rails at alleged bias, urges balanced action, and hints at court scrutiny to settle sworn statements and oath of office issues amid ongoing local contention.
Farmers in the county will harvest clover hay this and next week while wheat ripens soon. The Merry Widow play adapts from Albert P. Terhune and begins in this issue. Mrs. Hannah Armey reports her son Joe Armey in Clyde North Dakota welcomed a son named William Lewis on Monday June 8.
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