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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1921
Page
1
Town officials designate Thursday May 12 as clean up day urging every man woman and child to help remove rubbish weed streets and repair and paint buildings. A city team will collect rubbish free, except ashes, from alleys and streets.
The Mary Leonard family moved their household effects to Warsaw last Thursday and will reside there in the future. The move aims to place Miss Addie closer to her county seat job.
A local appeal notes a rising attendance at Sunday School over recent weeks. The message urges nonattenders to join, saying lessons are interesting and educational, and one hour away from home suffices.
Residents decide whether to hold summer air band concerts as the town weighs financial support. Organizers cite expenses for new music and a hired instructor, stressing that concerts require public backing beyond wind resources and volunteer effort.
Attendees gathered for an opening show with several participants mentioned though details are sparse and locations or names are unclear.
Union services will be held at the M. E. church with Rev. Smith delivering a 10 30 sermon. An afternoon program features music recitations and an address by Senator C L Leonard.
Rev Gaimen field secretary of the Lutheran synod was in town early in the month conferring with Lutheran church officials. A minister may be sent to hold services on this charge during the summer and could arrive within the next couple of weeks.
Members of the alumni association repeated their playlet on Tuesday and Wednesday after last Friday night’s banquet. A large crowd attended both evenings and each performer spoke or acted well.
The high school alumni banquet drew many locals and out of town guests. An evening banquet at six followed by the play Not so Bad After All featured songs and interludes. Officers for the coming year were elected: Roy Hanes President, Dawn Gresso Vice President, Velma Geiger Secretary Treasurer.
The piece urges Americans to honor mothers on May 8 by wearing a flower for one who is alive or dead. It extols maternal self sacrifice and calls children to actions such as letters calls or telegraphs to express gratitude, symbolized by red or white flowers.
The Gresso road between east and west through this place failed to sell last Saturday due to a low estimated cost. Frank Alexander and Abner Moyer were named viewers to revise the estimate and report to the commissioners on Saturday May 14, with hope the new figure will attract a sale when re advertised.
Randolph Allen and his wife and George Crosman and his wife from Dowagiac Michigan motored here last Friday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. James McCoy who live west of town.
The annual county eighth grade commencement will be held at Winona Lake on Saturday June 4 following a Warsaw Board of Education meeting. All county eighth graders from junior high schools are invited, with Silver Lake junior high pupils asked to notify Trustee Clymer by May 12 if attending to aid arrangements.
Special jurors were summoned in Warsaw to hear the Garvin assault and battery case against George Garvin. Fifty special men were chosen to hear the Culver bandits trial slated to begin next Tuesday May 10 in the special venue. Arthur Grimes and Charles Montel of Lake township are listed among the panel.
Samuel Reed and his daughter Esta Reed and John Reed drove to the Henry Reed home near Peru to check on Mrs. Robert Reed who has been ill for several weeks. Latest report says she was much improved.
Virgil Clinker departed Michigan for Flint to take a position with the Illinois Bridge Company. He is reported to have a good job and is expected to remain with the firm through the summer.
Miss Dorothy Helser of Dowagiac Michigan accompanied the Allen and Crosby families here from Dowagiac late last week. She visited a couple of days at the homes of her grandparents W F Helser and T E Ball and with other relatives.
Mary Meek received a letter from Cora Williams formerly of this place noting she bought a rooming house in Omaha Nebraska and is getting along nicely.
Chicago announced a second World's Fair featuring a $5,000,000 Municipal Pier illuminated for the Pageant of Progress. miniature piers will travel by auto to Indianapolis on May 30 to showcase the event. A thousand decorated autos, pennants and confetti will mark the road while delegations, a band, and evening concerts will visit many towns en route.
Amstard Kinsey appointed administrator and executor of the estate of Samuel Clink late of Kosciusko county who died here last week. See notice elsewhere in this issue for the appointing.
Miss Phoebe Clinker daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Clinker married Ernest Knifton in Kansas City Missouri. Knifton had worked in Detroit and the couple will live in Detroit where he is again employed in the Hord factory.
Mothers Day services at South Pleasant church next Sunday May 8 follow Sunday School with a special sermon by the pastor Rev Smith will attend both services and an Epworth League discussion What We Owe to Our Parents in the evening it is hoped for large attendance
Mrs. Mary Alberson, visiting from Mishawaka to see her parents Mr and Mrs Henry Clinker southwest of town, suffered a stroke two months ago and has since partially recovered. Her condition is described as improving but she remains affected by paralysis in portions of the body.
Rev. A. Z. Fryberger and his family have returned to their Warsaw home after spending the winter in Florida.
Mrs. Mary Rantz received word from her brother W. H. Herendeen of Los Angeles that he was hit by an auto while crossing the street three weeks ago. He suffered a compound fracture of a hip and has been in the hospital for three weeks with likely another three weeks of confinement.
Miss Phyllis Underhill traveled to Fort Wayne last Saturday seeking work in a telephone office. She applied in March for a long distance operator role and was offered the job a few weeks later, but could not start immediately because her school remained open.
Even if it was chilly last Sunday many visitors came to the lake park. Since last fall several cottages have been erected and foundations are under way with more cottages to be built soon. The grounds are cleaned and shade trees planted as cottages are repainted and new steps added along the hillside to the lake. The park is growing in popularity and a record summer is predicted for the resorts.
The season opens with the Uncle Tom's Cabin Company arriving this forenoon for a summer of tent shows. Eva appears youthful, Topsy vows no rebirth, Marks remains a lawyer, Eliza stays on the run, and the bloodhounds are as active as ever.
Laura Foster, engaged as health nurse for the county, left after a few months to take a position in the upper peninsula of Michigan due to lack of funds to continue the county work. She will remain in Michigan for an undetermined period.
Miss Mattie Hardin, who spent the winter here as a student instructor, departed Tuesday morning for her home in Ireland. The brief notice confirms her stay and return from the local high school community.
A misprint last week changed the meeting date to May 7. The correct date is Saturday May 14, to be held at this place.
A report from last Sunday describes a social gathering at the A K F Priser residence near Liberty Mills. Attendees included Mrs. Rosa Perry with two children, Charles Ring with two children, and families from Bipus and Donavivn, including Guy Grube and Leonhardt with Nora.
This editorial argues two towns miss progress when they lack a proactive chamber of commerce. It urges every citizen to actively back a live club, noting newspapers alone cannot lift the town without broad private support and collective effort.
Misa Erbie Ayers has accepted a position at Bayer drug store and began work Monday morning. She recently graduated from our high school and will fill the position with credit.
Jontz returned from a western trip last week feeling the search for a hoped for position failed. He believes Indiana offers the best prospects, despite unsettling efforts elsewhere.
The Record calls for a willing person to serve as Justice of the Peace and possibly an Officer when needed. The town’s quiet nature contrasts with occasional urgent duties, and organizers seek a suitable candidate who will accept the post for fair compensation.
Mrs Georgia Martin of Louisville arrived for a few days’ visit and was present during the latter part of the week, staying in the city and enjoying local activities.
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