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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1921
Page
1
On a Tuesday evening two young brothers coasting a wagon on Maine street barely cleared the street as a speeding auto approached from the north. The wagon was grazed but sustained no damage while spectators held their breath for a possible tragedy. The incident serves as a warning to keep wagons off streets and children off public thoroughfares.
Kenneth Baugher aged 31 was struck by lightning on his rural farm near North Webster last Saturday while tending wheat. His body was found about an hour later by neighbors. He leaves a wife three children an aged mother a half brother and two sisters.
Delnon Bechtel-Heimer of Disko had an operation in a Rochester hospital last week to raise a lid over an eye injured with acid last winter. The procedure was painful but the patient is recovering well.
The Standard Oil Company reduced gasoline by two cents per gallon last Saturday. Local stations now sell gasoline for 22 cents per gallon.
Mrs Amanda Rhodes went to the Wabash Valley to LaFayette where she submitted to an operation Monday. She is reported recovering nicely at the latest update.
Fragmentary OCR notes flag potential breaches of state statute. The text indicates attention to possible Indiana law violations and urges close observation by authorities.
The Warsaw post of the Travelers Protective Association will hold an all day picnic at Myrtle Glenu park on Saturday. Members and their families will travel by auto and the Warsaw Boys' band will provide music. An elegant program is planned with races for ladies and men, girls and boys, horseshoe pitching, peanut squabbles, ball throwing, wall driving, baseball and tug of war with prizes for winners.
In Carmel Indiana a price war among dairies has driven milk prices down to six cents per quart. Local retailers report intense competition and a broad consumer response as prices collapse.
The open air Wasa concert season began at Liver Lake on Thursday evening with a sizable crowd. The band has trained diligently over months and spared no expense to form a premier local musical group. New selections were played to great appreciation and more concerts are planned weekly through summer attracting farmers and visitors from nearby towns.
The summer family will hold their first reunion at Myrtle Glenn Park on Tuesday July 12 with plans for a large turnout. It is expected more than fifty relatives will attend and organizers anticipate a yearly event from now on.
Miss Hazel Brown from Hammond arrived last week for a visit with friends. She works in the Hammond telephone central office and is taking a two week vacation splitting time between here and Michigan. Brown previously worked at the local telephone office a couple of years ago.
Wzra Ring of the west of town celebrated a 65th birthday with about forty five friends and neighbors gathering at the Ring home. Twelve gallons of ice cream fueled a pleasant feast during the surprise event, which he admitted should be announced beforehand in the future.
The firm of Bouse and Bowen rented a room in the telephone building and moved the barber shop to new quarters on Tuesday. Barry Bouse recently returned to town and introduces the new partner to locals. Hills residents note the longtime experience of the proprietor in barbering and in parish parlor work.
The United Brethren in Christ will hold Sunday School at 9 80 and a preaching service at 11 by the pastor. The sermon title is The Key to a Holy Life.
Tuesday the staff of Gres stores in Warsaw North Manchester and nearby held their annual picnic at Lake Manitau near Rochester. Delegations traveled by automobile with Bauiers on each machine. Despite rain the group enjoyed a pleasant day with a large hotel dinner as the main attraction.
R. J. and J. F. Nelson, twins from Caney, Kansas, celebrated their 73rd birthday. They are well known locally and appear in good health.
McKown and Hill unloaded another carload of Fords on Monday and sold most units. An order is placed for another shipment as trade in cars are routinely swapped at the shop.
Yotter, who recently returned from Albion with her brother Keith and son James, has started work as a clerk at the Gresso Store in this town. She began her new position Monday morning.
Fragmentary text references a railroad line and workers with wages and employment details. Mentions an individual named Pattee Pete Marcus and a board related to Oklahoma. Details are unclear and partially garbled.
Mrs Winona Leonard and her daughter Mrs Faye Kahnt returned to Ubis place last Sunday after several months in Albuquerque New Mexico with family. She will stay with her mother Mrs Mary Meek.
Farmers are urged to cut and destroy patches of Canada thistles to prevent seed spread. Officials warn of penalties for letting thistles go to seed and stress cooperation to protect neighbors and farmland.
Thomas Baker delivered two large gooseberries grown by himself to the office yesterday. Each berry measured 24 inches in circumference and 2% around the long way, highlighting exceptional size for home cultivation.
A revival meeting began near the Log Bethel schoolhouse four miles west and two miles south of Silver Lake last Saturday June 26. J T Rowe of Akron and Estel Perry of Beaver Dam will lead services with two services planned Sunday and an evening schedule. All are invited to attend as many sessions as possible.
Representatives of the International Reform Bureau attempted in Jersey City New Jersey on Tuesday to stop the Dempsey Carpentier fight slated for July 2 by filing an injunction The attorney said action could only be taken once the bout is underway.
We are informed that the sale at the Strayer store in Claypool is progressing very nicely with many bargains listed for this week. See the ad elsewhere in this issue.
Five year old Maurice Kalliber died from poison after eating the powder and wrapper of a firecracker. He had swallowed the device three days earlier and grew ill before revealing what he had taken.
Mrs Alfred Ervin of War saw county died at home Friday night from sleeping sickness. She had suffered about five weeks as coma deepened and efforts to rouse her failed. The illness, described as a dread disease, resulted in her death in a semiconscious state.
Last Sunday trains on the Big Four changed schedule with new times. The amended timetable lists adjustments to departure and arrival times across major stations and routes.
A brief letter from Charles Rager in San Antonio describes warm Texas weather with 80 degree evenings, abundant crops including watermelons tomatoes cantaloupes peppers and potatoes, and good rainfall. He notes his wife Mrs Rager fell on the back porch and may have cracked ribs but is improving. He hoped to visit Indiana but unlikely this year.
Liberty Mills, south east of Here, is being supplied with electricity. A generator is placed in the Rittenhouse mill and water power runs the plant. Many houses are being wired and within weeks the town will be fairly well lighted.
Mrs Hugh Tracy died after a long illness in Monterey. The funeral cortege will travel to Benton County and return for a burial at Dunnington Cemetery about twenty miles away. She leaves three sons Charles Frank and Arthur and daughters Mrs Otho Hope Mrs Margaret Roney and Mrs John Grepper with many relatives and friends.
Samuel Smith died after a telegram stated his condition was very bad. He left the bedside of his son who had died earlier that night. Will Smith, well known in the locality, resided here with his father for four years and cared for the park for about a year, survived by his wife, father, two brothers, and many friends.
Attending were Mr and Mrs Willi Snoke and families from this place. In Argos on Monday the funeral of 12 year old Mica Annabelle Snoke, daughter of Sylvester Snake and spouse, was held. She had longstanding heart leakage and edema. a grain of corn choking is considered the probable direct cause. Burial occurred at Claypool cemetery.
Residents are invited to the open air band concert at Silver Lake on Thursday evening. The event promises performances by local musicians in a relaxed outdoor setting.
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