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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1919
Page
1
Peter Heeter aged about 75 died suddenly at his home northeast of town last Saturday after a stroke two weeks earlier. Heeter, a Civil War veteran, was found dead in a chair by the stove after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Monday at the Tunar church, five miles southeast, with burial in the nearby cemetery.
Saturday is the last day to file income tax reports and submit payments. The notice warns of severe penalties for late filings and urges immediate action to avoid penalties.
Paul Snyder traveled to Mishawaka Sunday and has accepted an office position there. His wife plans to move from North Manchester to Mishawaka to begin housekeeping.
Noah Frantz transported a truckload of household goods to Chicago for Albert Zimmerman and family who now reside in the Windy City, with the move completed last week.
A large crowd attended Parker Brothers sale north-west of town on Tuesday for their first sale of the year and it was a pretty good one.
Curtis Overman died Monday morning two miles south of town after influenza developed into pneumonia. He was born March 30 1844 and was a Civil War veteran. Survived by his wife a daughter Mrs Edward Fisher several grandchildren and other relatives. Funeral from the U B church Wednesday afternoon. Interment in Lakeview cemetery.
Mrs T B Evans remains critically ill at the S F McKrill home as her condition worsens. She has been conscious most of the time and her husband and two daughters Mrs Sprigg and McKrill stay at her bedside.
Ray Henderson travels from here to Toledo Ohio to attend the national convention of Delco-Light salesmen. The gathering hosts more than a thousand representatives from across the country.
Four years after the incident a boy who took two lead pencils from Ira Coy's store repays the debt with ten cents. The act is praised as moral growth and self confession.
Word reached the community Monday that Elias Tridle, a well known locality resident, suffered a stroke of paralysis at his Goshen home that morning. He was unconscious and reportedly weakening, and is about 75 years old, having lived in the area years ago.
Mr and Mrs J O Hay their son Edward and grandmother were housed last week after an influenza attack. Miss Katharine Hay returned from Atwood to stay with the Snyder family. She grew ill Sunday morning and a physician diagnosed flu and she returned home. The five family members are staying close to home and are improving.
Wade and Bill Whittenberger of Claypool are enrolled in a fourteen day tractor course at Purdue University. The campus program focuses on operator training and safety, aiming to enhance farm machinery handling skills.
An offer to save money by visiting the Recoup office to place orders for magazines. The note claims there are hundreds of different magazines and that the office is staffed by authorized agents.
Mrs. Mary Ann Caldwell, nearly eighty, was found dead at her Walnut and Poplar Streets home after dark. Neighbors reported a lit lamp and a locked door, with indications she died years earlier from heart trouble or apoplexy while alone in the early morning. The coroner investigated and the body was interred at Lakeview Cemetery beside Isaac Whittenberger. Mrs. Caldwell leaves a daughter, Mrs. M. P. Sholty, and many relatives.
Members met in Town Hall for a regular meeting last Thursday evening. The group formed only a couple of months ago and is expanding quickly with hopes of reaching a hundred members soon.
Dr. Hay and his family, ill with influenza, received a beautiful floral offering Wednesday evening from the Kosciusko County Dentist Association of which he is a member. The family greatly appreciate the gesture.
Dennis Parker C R Jontz and Harry Walter have received honorable discharges and return to civilian life. Parker arrived home last Saturday evening to his parents' farm near town after serving in the army since last fall at a camp in Alabama. He has not yet decided on employment.
Clarence R. Budd Jantz arrived home after an honorable government discharge. He enlisted in the navy last June and spent eight months at sea, crossing the Atlantic four times and touring Brest, France. Now undecided on post service plans, he had been an assistant cashier at the Commercial State Bank in town.
Harry Walter arrives home after several months away, much of it at Camp McClellan Alabama. He was called into service last July, trained at Camp Taylor, then sent south. He looks well and gained military experience though he did not voyage overseas.
Burglars entered Roy Scott store at Packerton on Wednesday night and stole shoes overshoes trousers overalls pocket knives candy. Entry gained through cellar window after glass was broken. Several tramps seen in Packerton Wednesday suspected.
Informed that Carter and Eaton have sold their hardware store in Mentone to new owners. The sale marks a change in ownership for the local hardware supplier in the town.
Here From Wyoming. Dick Grimes is here from Wyoming visiting with his brother Arthur Grimes and family southeast of Silver Lake.
A partial, garbled OCR fragment notes Mrs Reed involved in a Stork Special event with unclear details. The readable bits point to a social or community program but lack concrete actions or outcomes. Further text is needed for a precise summary.
Mrs Alethia Scoles disposed of the Claypool drug store to new proprietor Thurlo Shoemaker who took possession Monday morning. The store had been run by E A Scoles for years and then by Mrs Scoles with nephew B B Votter as manager. Shoemaker, a former Claypool resident, previously clerked in the shop.
O F Brown returned home from Elkhart where he visited son Royal Brown and family. Royal just returned from Kansas where their family owns a farm. He reports a boom there with an oil well two miles from their place that is already paying.
Clem Teeter, after seven years in the navy, left for Philadelphia last Friday to report for duty. He has fifteen months remaining in his term and expects to rejoin service when it ends aboard the Dixie.
Mrs John Flory returned home last Saturday from Lima Ohio where she had visited several days with her daughter Mrs Golden and family. Mrs Golden formerly Miss Della Flory is recovering from a gall stones operation she recently endured.
Abe Kline aged about seventy died at his home three and a half miles south of town after a paralysis stroke struck Monday. He was in good health until then and passed away Wednesday night at ten o clock. He leaves a wife a son and two daughters with many relatives and friends. Miles Jacob Rager of this place is a sister to the deceased.
A large attendance marked the series of meetings continuing at the U B church this week. The article notes ongoing discussions and community participation during the sessions.
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