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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1908
Page
1
John Isenberger of North Manchester enters the race for state treasurer as a Democratic candidate with broad local support and prior campaign experience. The article notes his past effort, community work, role in the new impose association, and school board service, emphasizing his statewide recognition and strong home-tied backing.
Notice is given of an election of three trustees for Silver Leaf lodge No. 496 D R to be held at the regular meeting on Thursday evening March 5 1998. One trustee will serve three years one two years and one year respectively. By order of Committee.
A deadly blaze swept the Colliawood school building near Cleveland Ohio killing about 175 children yesterday. Officials said the fire began in the early morning hours and rapid spread trapped many inside. Firefighters battled the flames for hours before bringing the blaze under control.
The Record office displays a vast Post Card collection in Silver Lake. Visit to view items and obtain pricing.
Mrs. Jennie Horne aged 52 died Sunday morning at her Warsaw home after months of cancer illness. She leaves a son Walter and several siblings including Ezra and Andrew Homman. Funeral held Tuesday at noon at Fort Wayne Avenue with Rev. J L Osher officiating. interment at Oakwood cemetery.
Dr J N Hurty secretary of the state board of health suggests the next state legislature pass a bill requiring medical inspection of all school children in the state.
Township assessor Martin B Cline starts touring the township listing personal property. The job runs March 1 for seventy five days with no real estate valuations this year. County assessors will complete four year terms, then new assessors take over next year.
Andrew J. Hill sold his farm to Percy Perry last week and bought the Fred Pritchared land just west of the Hill place.
Fas sett A. Cotton, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, criticizes the high school setup in a bulletin titled Facts, fallacies and fancies. He argues for flexible courses, fewer Latin and math mandates, better facilities, and stronger teachers to curb declining enrollment.
Mount Pleasant Ecclesiastical group from the M E church gathered last Thursday loaded two sleds with a liberal supply of eatables fuel and horse feed and delivered them to pastor Rev E E Wright and his family the act was praised as generous and fitting by the congregation.
An implied eminent authority in a New York daily paper extolls a home mixture of Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla. Dosed a teaspoon after meals and at night, it claims relief from back ache kidney trouble weak bladder and other urinary issues without stomach injury.
Rural carrier Charles Young on route No 3 had a runaway Thursday afternoon when a stumbling horse tore the sleigh apart. He was pitched out through a door knocked open and cut a finger on broken glass. He clung to the horse and finished the delivery with the animal halted by nearby schoolboys near Dillman school house four miles southwest.
Funeral services for Samuel Rager were largely attended by friends and relatives from the area at South Pleasant last Friday, reflecting strong community ties and respect for the deceased.
An Indiana General Assembly act allows real estate owners with mortgage debt to deduct up to 3700 and one half of the assessed value from the mortgaged property for that tax year. To claim the exemption, file a sworn statement with the County Auditor between March 1 and May 1. call the Record office to have the exemption executed and filed.
A business man urges the paper to mention his business to fill space, but the editors refuse. They frame newspapers as a business like any store, noting free advertising harms the paper and that they publish only for payment.
Easter post cards are on display at the Record Office inviting visitors to view a collection of seasonal cards. The exhibit highlights decorative designs and greeting traditions from bygone years.
A strong effort is under way to organize an agricultural society for Kosciusko county after the Farmers' Institute held in Warsaw in January endorsed the proposition and urged immediate steps toward success.
An editorial urges Silver Lake women to act in romance stating two months of leap year have passed with no marriages in sight. It laments procrastination and aging singles and calls on ladies to pursue bachelors before they are discouraged.
James Oliver, longtime plow man from South Bend, died Monday at age 84. His long service in local agriculture was noted by family and neighbors in the obituary.
John Zellers a respected Lake township resident died at his home two miles northeast of Silver Lake on Sunday morning after months of illness. He suffered from soft lung degeneration and hydrothorax requiring lung tapping at times. He was about 72 and leaves a son William and daughter Mrs Frank Bucher. Funeral was held Tuesday at Center United Brethren Church with Rev C A Spitler officiating. An obituary will appear next week.
Indianapolis professor James D Williams spoke at the U B Church delivering five anti Catholic lectures over five evenings. Topics included Temperance Can the Priest Forgive Sin Purgatory The Nunnery The Confession. Attendance has been good and interest high.
A letter from M. B. Heeter of Claypool Indiana commends the Farmers Mutual telephone system in northern Indiana. He cites low costs, full ownership of lines and central office, and complimentary service exchanges with many local towns to argue the value of a money saving, self owned network. Heeter urges Kosciusko county farmers to stay with the effort and offers to share details.
A social gathering occurred yesterday at the Albert Moore home southwest of town. Unannounced guests enjoyed hospitality with a feast, including a hog being killed for the occasion. Attendees included Albert Huddleson, a Macy resident Mr. Minter, Art Barber and wife, J. W. Walburn and daughter Bessie, Effie Hobman, and Bert Bogges.
The motto get an acre and live on it is proposed as a solution for life for those with energy and intelligence. It asserts there is no help for the lazy man and the loafer.
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