Hill on Bond for Selling Intoxicating Liquor
Warsaw papers report Stephen Hill of three miles northeast of town was arrested on a charge of selling intoxicating liquor. He posted a $500 bond to W L Bodkin and is to be tried in Warsaw next Monday after two North Manchester youths swore they bought a gallon of whiskey at his home and one boy was fined at South Whitley for public intoxication.
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W. L. Bodkin
North Manchester
Hill
South Whitley
Hills
Warsaw
Minister Rev Young to Attend Wa bash District Meeting
Rev Young plans to travel to Wabash next Tuesday to attend the district meeting of ministers in the Wabash district of the M E church. The gathering will bring together all district ministers to map out the year's work and is expected to be of great interest.
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Young
Wabash
M. E. Church
Correction: Hervey Cigar Price Misstated
The notice corrects an error from the last issue stating the Hervey Cigar price as 5 cents. The item is actually priced higher, since a good cigar is worth 12 to 15 cents, not 8 cents after the correction.
Evans renews paper for son in California
T B Evans visited town Monday morning and felt better in mild weather. In the REcorp office he renewed his paper for himself and asked it be sent to his son Bert Evans in California for another year.
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Bert Evans
California
Homecoming for Mrs Helser After Michigan Visit
Mrs Angeline Helser returns to her home after spending several weeks in Dowagiac Michigan with her son Percy Melseer and family.
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Mra
Angeline Helser
Dowagiac
Michigan
Percy Melseer
Mrs Keturah Enwart Returns to Washington DC
Mrs Keturah Enwart returned to her home in Washington DC the latter part of last week. She had been in the area for several months assisting in the care of her father Rev J T Keesey.
Fishing Season Closes Early Amid Lake Angling Activity
The fishing season closed on Monday with no reopening until June as laws ban fresh water catches from May 1 to June 18. Over recent weeks many anglers fished the lake, landing up to six bass averaging three pounds each.
Address on American Citizenship at Warsaw Meeting
A large crowd from Warsaw and nearby attended Wednesday evening at the Community Building to hear Dr. J. Walter Gibson speak on American Citizenship and the Ku Klux Klan.
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Warsaw
Ku Klux Klng
J. Walter Gibson
Bridge Repair After Freezing Damages County Line Structure
Commissioners of Wabash and Kosciusko Counties inspected the Clinker bridge on the county line road about four miles southwest of this place. The structure was damaged by freezing weather during construction and will have to be repaired.
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Wabash
Kosciusko
Minister Perry Accepts Call to Elkhart Pastorate
Rev Estel Perry formerly of Akron and now of Warsaw has accepted a church call and moved to Elkhart to reside. He serves at the Church of God in Warsaw and will assume duties in Elkhart.
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Estel Perry
Akron
Church of God
Warsaw
Elkhart
FiveYearOld Girl Released From Diphtheria Quarantine
Vivian Myers, five, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Myers of War saw, was discharged from diphtheria quarantine on Monday after several weeks illness. The Myers family is prominent locally as Mr Myers once served as assistant cashier here.
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Vivian
Ernest Myers
Warsaw
Myers
Mr. Myers
Instructor Miss Mattie Hardin Returns Home to Ireland
Miss Mattie Hardin, formerly an instructor in local schools last winter, returned to her home in Ireland Sunday and began studies at Indiana University the first of the week. She will continue schooling through the summer.
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Mattie Hardin
Ireland
Indiana University
Contractor Employs Gang to Complete Long Open Street Project
The city notes a contractor with a crew worked on street paving started last summer. Cold weather halted progress after stone was laid and tarva could not be poured. Weather now favorable, tarva to be placed, cement work and crohaings to finish, street opening expected after several months.
May Form A Team In Silver Lake This Summer
Local notice states a baseball team may form in Silver Lake this summer with enough good players. A practice game is planned for Sunday afternoon at the park to select permanent players and kick off organized games. All interested are urged to attend to help organize and field a team.
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Silver Lake
Alumni Association Banquet and Drama Draw Big Crowd
A large Alumni Association meeting Friday drew about sixty seven attendees. The club hosted a banquet at the U B church basement and elected officers for the coming year. Mrs Lucy McKown became President with Miss Zetta Votter as Vice President and Mrs Edna Wedrick as Secretary. The group then attended a two act drama The Laughing Cure at the High School Auditorium performed by association members with music by Ed Summe Raymond McKrill and Mrs Lucy McKown. Members note over two hundred graduates in twenty three years and plan larger future reunions.
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Alumni Association
U. B
Association
Ed Summe
Raymond McKrill
Lucy McKown
Denver man returns after eastern trip with family reunion
Charles Welle of Denver Colorado came home Saturday after visiting sister Mrs Ellen Homman for a couple of weeks. He had been in Virginia for several weeks visiting brother Homer Wells and his family. He traveled with his sister Mrs Hamman and the siblings had not all met for more than twenty years.
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Ellen Homman
Virginia
Homer Wells
Mrs. Hamman
Manchester Choral Company to Present Recital at High School
The Manchester Choral Company of fifty members will perform next Tuesday evening in the High School Auditorium under the Mazda Class of the Methodist Sunday School. Admission is 20 cents for children and 35 cents for adults.
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Manchester Choral Company
Mazda
Methodist Sunday School
A Sure Sign Of Summer In The Streets
A description of warm season onset with children at play in the streets barefoot and preparing to fly a kite as a cheerful sign of summer.
Robbers strike Sidney elevator and railway station
Last Friday night robbers broke into the elevator and later gained entrance to the railway station in Sidney. They attempted to rob the safe in the elevator, knocking off the combination knob. No valuables were reported missing and local talent is suspected.
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Sidney
Klan Parade Reported For Wabash Next Wednesday Evening
Information states a Ku Klux Klan parade will take place in Wabash next Wednesday evening followed by the admission of new members in a public ceremony. No protests have been reported at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Lake
Wabash
School term ends as Miss Blades returns home
Miss Mildred Blades, who taught in our schools during the winter, has returned to her home near Valparaiso in the latter part of last week.
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Mildred Blades
Valparaiso
Keesey Returns to Chicago After Funeral
T. R. Keesey returned to his Chicago home last Saturday after visiting for over a week due to the death and funeral of his father, Rev. J. T. Keesey.
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T. R. Keesey
Chicago
Rev
J. T. Keesey
Woman From Claypool Undergoes Ear Operation
Mrs Royal Montel of Claypool is a Warsaw hospital patient after an ear gathering. Doctors fear mastoid operation may be needed.
Books are Printed Force Acts of General Assembly
Copies of the new laws passed by the last legislature have been received by County Clerk Butler at Warsaw and will be proclaimed in force once all county clerks receive and receipt for the supply. The edition includes 734 pages with 157 devoted to financial statements and 198 new laws in total.
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Butler
Warsaw
McCray
Mrs E R Ragan Returns to Detroit After Week Visit
Mrs. E. R. Ragan leaves Michigan to return to Detroit after spending a week with her mother Mrs. Huldah Keesey and relatives. She was summoned by the death of her step father Rev. Keesey.
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E. R. Ragan
Detroit
Mich
Huldah Keesey
Rev. Keesey
Mrs Leedy Visits From Wenatchee With Leffels And Oldfather
Mrs Charles Leedy of Wenatchee Washington visited here last Sunday for a few hours with her uncles Josh ua Leffel and John Oldfather and families. She has been visiting with her parents Mr and Mrs George Leffel at North Manchester.
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Charles Leedy
Wenatchee
Washington
Joshua Leffel
John Oldfather
George Leffel
North Manchester
Chicago Visit by Misa Zetta Yotter Weeklong Stay
Misa Zetta Yotter traveled to Chicago Monday to spend the week with relatives and friends and see the sights in the Windy City.
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Misa Zetta Yotter
Chicago
Windy City
Balmy Sunday Signals Spring Arrival at Silver Lake
Hundreds of autoists enjoyed pleasant weather last Sunday as spring arrived. Gardens green up after showers, trees leaf, farmers plow, oats sown, and preparations for corn begin. Silver Lake families stay busy with cleaning, gardening, and spring chores.
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Silver Lake
teachers examination in Warsaw drew seventy applicants
There were several from this locality who took the teachers examination at Warsaw last Saturday. There were about seventy in all who wrote.
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Warsaw
Decayed tooth blamed for Au burn man’s death
Blood poisoning from a decayed tooth caused the death on Monday of George McClure at his home in Auburn. He was past 40 years of age and had been ill for several weeks.
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George McClure
Auburn
Return of A F Bhireman to Washington home
A F Bhireman returns to his Vancouver Washington residence after six months away. He visited relatives near Rock Lake southwest of town during his absence.
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A. F. Bhireman
Vancover
Washington
Rock Lake
Returning From California In Winter Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Leotus Young and her father William Leffel spent the winter in California and started for Indiana the first of the week. They will travel by a southern route, stopping at various places on the way, and reach home after visiting points of interest along the coast and northwest.
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Leotus Young
William Leffel
California
Indiana
Golden Gate State
Tax Time Looms Over Silve Lake
Tax time here in Silve Lake ends Saturday as residents must pay taxes to avoid penalties. Those who miss the deadline face fines and potential collection actions.
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Silve Lake
Military Training Camp Opens at Camp Knox
The citizens military training camp at Camp Knox Kentucky runs from July 27 to August 25 offering free government training for men aged 17 to 24. Training will be conducted under U S Army officers and applications should be filed immediately.
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Citizens Military
Camp Knox
U. S. Army
Couple from Elkhart Buy Property and Plan Move
Mrs. James Sunday returned home from Elkhart where she and her husband, employed there, purchased property. They will move in the future but cannot take possession for a month or more and will remain here until then.
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James Sunday
Elkhart
Sunday
Isabel Minear Tops County In Eighth Grade Exams
Miss Isabel Minear of Claypool earned the highest grade in the county at the eighth grade examination held two weeks ago with a 95. Marshall Tucker followed with the next highest score, just below Miss Minear.
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Isabel Minear
Claypool
Marshall Tucker
Miss Minear
Card of Thanks for Rev. John T. Keesey
The family of the late Rev. John T. Keesey expresses sincere thanks to residents of Silver Lake and nearby areas who cared for and waited on him during his long illness. Mrs. John T. Keesey and Family.
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John T. Keesey
Silver Lake
Killed by an Auto Wallace Watson in Accident
Word reached Hobart that Wallace Watson was killed when his car overturned in a ditch between Gary and Hammond. He was the son of Libbie Watson of Hobart and a grandson of Esther Yates. Funeral held in Hobart with uncles Charles Yates Paducah Ky William Yates New York and aunt Mrs. Jessie Lackey Kansas City present.
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Watson
Libbie Watson
Hobart
Esther Yates
Silver Lake
Charles Yates
Paducah
William and
John Yates
New York City
Jessie Lackey
Kansas City
Mrs. Charles Spath Hurt in Stove Fire Incident
Mrs. Charles Spath of Bippus suffered severe facial and chest burns after she fell unconscious onto a hot stove Saturday morning.
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Charles Spath
Bippus
Two Local Boys Fined for Chicken Theft in Wabash
Wendle Shoemaker eighteen and Noble Isley seventeen were fined one dollar and jailed for fifteen and ten days respectively for stealing chickens from John Flora. Their younger brothers Herman Shoemaker fourteen and Howard Isley sixteen were released on own recognizance after older brothers led them into trouble.
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Wendle- Shoemaker
Noble Isley
Shoemaker
Isley
Wabash
John Flora
Herman Shoemaker
Howard Isley
Dr Harry Kerr Attends Alumni Banquet in Indianapolis
Dr Harry Kerr came from Indianapolis last Friday to attend the alumni banquet. He returned home Monday morning accompanied by Mrs Kerr who had stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs Wd Kern and was employed as an instructor in our schools.
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Harry Kerr
Indianapolis
Kerr
W.d. Kern
Position Carl Colbert Accepts Post in Grosso Store
Carl Colbert has accepted a position at the Grosso store and began work on Monday at the indicated location.
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Carl Colbert
Grosso
Death Claims Emerson Neher at North Manchester
Emerson Neher aged 17 of North Manchester died Monday morning from heart trouble after weeks of illness and years of poor health. The funeral was held yesterday in North Manchester with many relatives and friends in attendance. He was a junior at Chester School.
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Emerson Neher
8. S. Neher
Wear North Manchester
North Manchester
Chester School
Home From Hospital Brings Porter Family West
Mrs. Ira Porter and her young daughter returned to their countryside home west of town last Saturday after a two week stay in Warsaw for medical care.
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Ira Porter
Town
Warsaw
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Lake Township
Stephen H:ll
T. B. Evans
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Zetta Votter
Edna Wedrick
Charles Welle
Denver
Colorado
Klan
Phillip Amiss
Huntington
Wallace Watson
Wallace
Gary
Hammond
Mr. Watson
Emerson
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