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Newspaper

Silver Lake Record

Location

Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1921

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Mrs William Colbert Died After Hospital Stay

Mrs William Colbert died at Rochester hospital after a three week illness following gall stone surgery. She was over fifty and survived by husband Warren and children Mary belle Warren Detroit Doris Warren at home Ivan Homer Elva Donald Mace Warren. Also three sisters Luncorn Lillian Saxon Martha Joutz and two brothers Huner Cornwell John Cornwell. Remains moved to Ivan Warren’s home near Valestine. funeral held Tuesday in Sevastopol with burial at Nichols cemetery near Beaver Dam.

Colbert Sevastopol Mr. Warren William Colbert Misa Marybelle Warren Detroit Doris Warren Ivan Homer Elva Donald Mace Warren Luncorn Mentone Lillian Saxon Denver Colorado Martha Joutz H Uner Cornwell John Cornwell Gregory North Dakota Ivan Warren Valestine Nichols Beaver Dam

Electricity To Light Liberty Mills And Surrounding Farms

Liberty Mills residents will soon have electric current for power and lighting. Rittenhouse owns the machinery and the town will receive power from the Eel River plant. Lines will extend to farms around town and the system will expand until production limits are reached.

Liberty Mills Rittenhouse Eel River

Orpha Summe and Mack Return From Florida

Mrs. Orpha Summe and her son Mack returned home last Thursday from St. Petersburg Florida where they had stayed since fall. They enjoyed pleasant winter weather Mack attended school there and did well with his studies.

Orpha Summe Mack St. Petersburg Florida South

Marking Highway Hoosier-Dixie Now State Road 27

Two Warsaw men arrived to mark the Hoosier-Dixie highway now designated as State Road 27 Indiana. The route, turned over to the state, will be hard surfaced in the future with white painted poles and black stencil signs noting State Road 27. A minor route adjustment near North Manchester is noted.

Warsaw Hoosier-Dixie Highway Indiana North Manchester

Elizabeth Greenwood Visits Parents in Local City

Here with her mother Mrs. B. J. Wiltrout and sister Harriette Wiltrout, Elizabeth Greenwood arrived from Chicago for a visit. She plans to travel on to Washington D C after the stay, where she will remain indefinitely.

Elizabeth Greenwood Chicago B. J. Willaottt Harriette Wiltrout

Will Day be Observed In Local Decoration Day Page

Question arises about local Decoration Day services less than three weeks away The May 30 date falls on a Monday this year and if services are not held then memorial services may be held on the preceding Sunday as the regular observance day.

Presbyterians to Convene 133rd General Assembly at Winona Lake

The 133rd General Assembly of the Presbyterian church will meet at Winona Lake in May 1929. Commissioners have been elected by Presbyteries nationwide to represent them at this national gathering.

General Assembly The Presbyterian Church Winona Lake

Band of Wanderers Stopped in Warsaw

A band of about thirty gipsies arrived in Warsaw on Monday forenoon and women began fortune telling in the business district. Sheriff Moon rounded up the group, drove them from the county, and the nomads departed in four expensive autos toward the county line.

Warsaw Moon

Funeral Attended for Mrs. William Colbert in Sevastopol

A large crowd gathered in Sevastopol Tuesday forenoon to honor Mrs. William Colbert at the funeral. Attendees from the local area traveled to the church as the service drew a large turnout.

Sevastopol William Colbert

Funeral Visit Invoked for Charles Hawker Kin

Mr and Mrs Monroe Paulus visited Lovington Illinois this week following the death and funeral of Charles Hawker a cousin of Mrs Paulus the attendance marking a family gathering in mourning.

Monroe Paulus Lovington Iinois Charles Hawker Paulus

Fred McKown and Dean Hill Farm Partner Ship to Sell Cars

Fred McKown and Dean Hill form a partnership to operate a Silver Lake salesroom selling cars. The venture announced plans to handle a range of used vehicles and related services at the new site.

Fred McKown Dean‘Hill

Big changes in Silver Lake garage business move

McKown leaves Big Four to form McKown and Hill with Dean Hill. They relocate Whittenberger machinery from Claypool, take Ford agency for the area, plan to sell about 150 machines and tractors, remodel the Silver Lake garage, rent Bowen barber shop for offices, and store stock in Myers barn and Hay building.

Silver Lake Fred MekKown Ford Agency Whittenberger Claypool McKown Dean Hill Whittenberrers Silvere Lake McKown & Hill Bowen Myers Big Four Indiana Hill

Croquet Season Opens in Silver Lake Under Night Lights

The Silver Lake croquet season begins with court lighting allowing evening play as enthusiast players enjoy games after dark. The setup enables matches to proceed as fully as daytime play.

Silver Lake Thes

Likely New Justice of the Peace Position in Silver Lake

The article reports that a young man has volunteered to accept a Justice of the Peace role in Silver Lake, contingent on commission approval. The post has been vacant for years, and locals are glad someone has been secured for the duties.

Silver Lake

Mrs. Lloyd Sausaman Died of Diphtheria in Warsaw

Mrs. Bessie B Sausaman wife of Lloyd Sausaman died Sunday evening of diphtheria at her home in Warsaw. Funeral was held Monday at Ulery church with burial at the grave. She was 31 and survived by her husband, her parents Mr and Mrs Samuel Coble, five sisters and three brothers.

Bessie B.sausaman Lloyd Sausaman Warsaw Ulery Church T. D. Butterbaugh

From Colorado Our Township Letter Reports Local Stats

A letter from Charley Wells of Smugler Colorado discusses health and life at 12000 feet elevation and includes a township statistical snapshot. The Lake township data lists horses and mules, hogs calves cattle cows hay corn oats wheat rye barley timber orchards land use and ownership, rental, and waste land figures.

Charley Wells Smugler Colorady Western Colorado Power Company Silver Lake Charley Ezra Hamman Chas Wells Junction House Colorado Lake Township

Sunday School and Evening Services at M E Church

At M E Church a Sunday School session begins at 9 30 a m with a target of reaching one hundred attendees Bring ore if you can Preaching at 7 30 p m with special music All are invited Pastor J L Sturgell extends the invitation for these services.

J. L. Sturgell

Fractured Skull Hits Carpenter Chauncy Tucker

Chauncy Tucker of Claypool, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Tucker, sustained a skull fracture from a fall in Chicago while working as a carpenter. He was taken home to Warsaw hospital for treatment and has shown improvement after midweek.

Chauncy Tucker Charles Tucker Claypool Chicago Tucker oChauncy Warsaw

Embalming student Orval Carr returns from Indianapolis

Orval Carr has come home from Indianapolis after several months away pursuing an embalming course. He completed the program and returned to his hometown last week.

Orval Carr Indianapolis

Martindale Attends Brother Enoch Mowe Funeral

Mrs. Martindale attends the funeral of her eldest brother Enoch Mowe aged 72 in Rochester. Mowe had been in failing health for more than a year.

Milk price cuts spread to Goshen dairymen

Dairymen in Goshen deliver milk to customers at 8 cents per quart as prices fall. Other cities also reduce prices, signaling a broad decline in milk costs across regions.

Goshen

Bandits on Trial in Warsaw Proceedings Begin

The Culver bandits trial started in Warsaw on Tuesday with a regular jury and fifty others summoned. Efforts to form a nonopposed jury have yielded only nine acceptable jurors as of Wednesday evening. The trial is expected to last several days after the jury is completed.

Culver Warsaw

Return of Ohio Man from Winter Visit

W. E. Wood, who spent the winter with his daughter in Alliance Ohio, returned Tuesday and plans to stay some time. He enjoyed his winter with many engagements at churches Sunday schools lodges and G A R meetings keeping him busy.

W. E. Wood J. W. Lattime Ab ‘Alliance Ohio

Man Falls Into Gravel Pit Injures Back

John Gall employed at the Fisher gravel pit fell twelve feet while handling a dump scraper. He landed on his back, was shaken but not seriously hurt, and by the next afternoon was strong enough to be about the home and do some work.

Fisher John Gall Here

Former Governor Samuel Ralston to Speak at Memorial Day

Samuel Ralston former governor of Indiana is secured to give the memorial day address at North Manchester. The services will be held in Oaklawn cemetery in the afternoon with a large attendance expected from the locality.

Samuel Ralston Indiana North Manchester Oaklawn

Farmer Plows on Sunday Observed Near Town

A Record representative spotted a farmer plowing with his team on private land near town last Sunday. The farmer appeared to be enjoying a quiet recreation, while crowds and passing traffic filled the streets in an ideal day.

Record Prompts Civic Actions Then Delivers Results

The Record urged a general clean-up day and a Justice of the Peace appointment. A young man agreed to serve as Justice of the Peace, and the appointment is expected at the first commissioners meeting this week.

Nurse Dances Between Fort Wayne and Port Wayne

Misa Phyllis Underhill returned home from Fort Wayne after a brief stay. She did not take a job in the local telephone office but accepted a nurse position in a hospital there and went back to Port Wayne on Saturday.

Misa Phyllis Underhill Fort Wayne Civ Port Wayne

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William ‘Colbert Rochester Hoosier-Dixie Winona Ilinois Mr. McKown Ness Involv Diph Erent Manner Ameri Flanders Fields American Legion Flanders Field Chas. Wells This Place M. E. Church Chauncy Tucker Claypool
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