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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1900
Page
4
In Kosciusko county race notices Dr W A Mabie seeks Republican nomination for Sheriff, Perry Smith also enters the Sheriff race, and J J Babcock declares candidacy for Treasurer. Nominating convention date May 29 1900 at Warsaw.
A Chicago meeting of Democratic Populist and Silver Republican leaders endorsed a plan to harmonize allied forces for a national ticket with William J Bryan at the helm and ex Congressman Charles A Towne as running mate. The Populists would leave vice presidency open after nominating Bryan. A conference committee is to be appointed.
Democratic and Silver Republican leaders at Kansas City agree on a joint conference to select a vice presidential candidate after the National Democratic convention and align with the Populists. They aim for a single anti Republican ticket with William Jennings Bryan as the presidential nominee and Charles A. Towne chosen for second place.
The town voted quietly last Monday and for the first time since incorporation all Republican candidates won in Silver Lake with majorities from nine to twenty. Other Kosciusko towns also leaned local with varied results, signaling a shift toward issue driven, nonpartisan governance.
Correspondence notes ice forms overnight and a busy week with visits, travels, and local happenings. Residents and visitors from Warsaw Packerton South Whitely and beyond are mentioned along with a new cement walk at John Shultz meat market, a planned Claypool to South Whitley telephone line, and election results.
Sunday visits featured O R Scott in North Manchester and Mrs I N Lucas with Joel Thompson. Homer Lucas returned from Montone on business while Misses Lulu and Erica Hinkson attend Claypool normal. Antoinetta Lucas visited North Manchester and Mildred Harter. Reverend Combrink preached at the Presbyterian church and Marshall Thompson performed at North Manchester College recital.
Frank Reder is papering in the Barber neighborhood. Charles Stevens of Beaver Dam visited Burket Monday evening. Hicks' last weather order was filled as specified. The text notes church members lingering at a social gathering past midnight and mentions Rev Carder's ill wife.
Arthur Shoemaker takes music lessons as cooler weather slows corn planting. Silver Lake residents Rev. C. J. Miner and Frank Jaques visit. More visitors expected at area retreats. Families such as Rhodes Hohman Parker and Walburn attend Sunday gatherings. Russell G Walburn, four, buried at Fairview cemetery with Rev. J. T. Keesey conducting.
Corn planting has begun. Fish are biting with bait used. I Shoemaker performs veterinary surgery recently. John Tucker bought a new buggy from Elkhart last week. Shob Summer returned from Illinois dissatisfied. C Swihart now works for Anglin and Leonard of Silver Lake. William Rickel did not go to Wisconsin as anticipated. Exchanged pulpits with Rev Rittenhouse last Sunday evening. A fine colt belonging to Adam Harsh cut its throat after contact with a barb wire fence Monday night.
A patriotic promotion claims American Lice Destroyer kills mites and lice within twenty four hours, protecting 250 fowls for a year. The ad urges poultrymen to buy from American Mfg. Co. of Terre Haute Indiana, with money back guarantee and notes on reliability and profit gains.
Sidney brief notes record Roy Scott of Packerton passing through Monday and Miss Myrtle Kelley of Warsaw visiting Sunday. Perry Smith of Wayne township, a Republican sheriff candidate, was in town Monday. Miss Cora A Lenwell traveled to Warsaw Thursday and returned Saturday. Rev Parker preached at the Christian church with a morning sermon on Spring described as interesting and profitable.
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