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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
5
Mothers embroidery T Victoria reading clubs held gatherings last Friday and Monday night. Entertainments occurred at Mrs Kline Hamman McKrill Hathaway homes with a picnic supper marking the last meeting before summer vacation.
Ed Schoch and family along with Mr. Crouse and wife of Fort Wayne attended Sunday at the park. Ovid Miller and family from Lafontaine spent the day at the Schoch cottage. Wabash party guests included Gary Coon Richard Purdy and Fred Magee visiting Tuesday and Wednesday. Edgar Brumbauer and Everett Stoops both of Wabash were present Saturday and Sunday. A L Herendeen returned to Chicago with Rudolph Durand after a few days at the cottage. The Curt Conway family returned to Chicago after a brief park stay with Philip Moore and his wife and son. Local visitors Glenn Walter Charles Bailey Chester Baulke of Markle and L H Young of Huntington also dropped by Saturday and Sunday, enjoying a first fishing trip to Yellow Creek and praising the summer resort.
The stockholders will hold their annual meeting in Silver Lake on Monday July 9 1917 at nine o'clock a m to elect officers for the ensuing year and to transact any other business. E Braude Sec June 21 1917.
Bank report dated June 20 1917 shows loans of 13642773 dollars, deposits totaling 14871279, and total resources 17933813 with 25000 capital stock. Officials I A Snoberg er president W H Kern vice president L M Burdge cashier verify accuracy in Kosciusko County Indiana.
Local notes report visits by Ezra Beigh and family to Paulus Clink and Rager homes. C A Pearson travels to Elkhart for ill sister's care. Miss Esther Leckrone returns to Culver Military Academy as nurse after ten days with family. Several other residents visit, host or request scrap iron donations amid hot weather.
Miss Ruth Kline aged about thirty five daughter of Mr and Mrs Martin Kline is in a very serious condition at the Samuel Kerlin home southeast of town. Her mind was affected recently and she wandered from home Tuesday toward Chicago. She reached Bourbon before being found and notified. She was brought back Wednesday and is under care at the Kerlin residence, with a possible transfer to a Fort Wayne hospital in a few days.
A surprise farewell party for Estella Grocock was held at the Frank Helser home on Wednesday afternoon. About twenty of her girl friends attended, enjoying games, music, and refreshments. Estella received several presents as she prepared to move to Columbia City to stay with her father. She had lived at the Helser home for a number of years.
The text says all 18 new cars from Indianapolis are sold and ready for delivery now. It notes orders not yet listed will receive delivery soon if their names appear on the file. It warns no price advance will occur and shipment hinges on having the order on file.
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