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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1913
Page
1
Arrangements for Memorial and Decoration Day are under way with committees to be formed soon and speakers secured. Rev Prabemer will give the memorial address at the Lutheran church and Powell Moor will deliver the decoration day speech. Music will be provided by the church choir and further details will be announced.
John Pratsmar died Friday in the city. The elderly man passed after a long illness. He was in his eighties and left behind family and friends. Funeral arrangements are pending with local authorities.
A fragmentary notice describes a boy named Arthur Cretts von Vhingrsbiv and his mother facing illness or death while relatives look forward to a future event involving his plate. The readable text is sparse and unclear about exact facts or dates.
T. G. Evans is remodeling the Metheny ground to build two cottages. He plans to remove the blocking and add wagges and additions making two modern and convenient cottages, of five and six rooms respectively, upon completion.
Offer to weed and tidy graves at low cost prompts readers to pay a dollar to keep plots presentable. Notes municipal neglect and desire to prevent overgrowth at the cemetery. Mentions Izra Weed and a local worker handling the service. Returns emphasize affordable upkeep as a civic duty.
Isaac W Lyons died at his home in Minneapolis Kansas on April 10 1913 at age 66. He was married to Hattie Robinson and was the son of Samuel S Frapinson of this place. Born in Ohio he served in the Civil War and later was a rural mail carrier for years. He is survived by his wife and several children.
W. H. H. Davis left here Tuesday for Rochester Minnesota with his son Rupert to seek examination at Maya Brothers hospital for a troublesome right hip. Doctors hope the cause can be found and the problem removed.
Willbert and his wife drove to Yellow Creek Sunday in a new Overland Chand task dinner with Newt Lan zenheizer. They were accompanied by Mrs Francis Kerger and children.
A couple once sweethearts after a long separation of more than thirty years married last Thursday in a ceremony performed by Rev. Rittenhouse. The bride, who resided in Laketon, had taught school prior to the wedding.
The item blends a detailed state fish and game rule synopsis with a记 marriage report. It notes bag limits, gear restrictions, and seasonal closures in vague terms, followed by a marriage at four oclock in Wabash between Austin Robinson and Miss Anna Fundenberg with travel details and well wishes.
J D Lee Cline signed a contract to supervise Claypool schools next term and teach in the sister town next winter. He will be principal with full charge and authority to hire assistants, moving from Winona where he has taught and lived with his family before the Claypool opening.
H. A. Ferree visited Warsaw over Sunday and called at the Sanitarium to see Mat and Mahala Snyder who are undergoing treatment for rheumatic troubles. He reports great improvement in both, noting they have greatly benefited from the treatment.
Charles Hipskind and his wife from Wabash spent Sunday with the Noah Frantz family. The two families enjoyed a day at Myrtle-Glenn Park and shared a noon picnic dinner.
Miss Clare Wens returned here last Saturday from Montpelier Ohio where she visited Orval Craig and family for a week or more. She will start for her home in Victoria Virginia tomorrow Friday.
Mrs. Minnie Self and her young daughter Alene left for Love Trail North Dakota last Saturday after spending several months in the area visiting relatives and friends.
Notice from the U B Church trustees stating the first one third of the subscribed amount for repairs is now due. Those listed may pay to the Bank in one third or any portion they choose.
Marion Swihart has suffered a severe rheumatism attack the past week and could not walk for several days. At latest report she was improving.
Patrons are informed that no money orders will be sold after 7 30 p m and the money order books will be closed and balanced for the day. H A Ferree P M.
The special permission of the commissioner of fisheries and game prohibits placing obstructions in streams to hinder fish, trespassing on enclosed land to set trot lines, shooting fish, or possessing any seine or net beyond small minnow traps. Restrictions also apply to Ohio River and Wabash River boundary areas, with limits on net lengths and locations near streams from the Indiana side, and private ponds may use seines only within boundaries.
The embroidery club met Friday evening with Mrs. Suda Homman and Mrs. Edna Schock to honor Mrs. Schock on her birthday. Each member is gifted a Sterling silver spoon engraved with the club name and the recipient’s last initial.
Thieves broke into the Dale Homman cellar on a Monday night and carried away potatoes and other edibles. The note urges radical steps to stop the ongoing pilfering.
Miss Edna Brown, long employed at the War Saw factory, returned home last week and has since suffered from an abscess of the left lung.
The article credits pioneer Indiana women with lowering postal rates and improving mail routes. It recounts John Wiggins, a Scotsman who fought at Bunker Hill, aided by Henry Clay’s influence to expand and reform mail service. It mentions wages, postage costs, and early western expansion including Franklin County Indiana and a Kansas pioneer named Elisson.
Milo Bowman Elsie Miller Roy Bowman and Ed Chasey visited our lake from Summerset on Monday and Tuesday for fishing. It was their first trip to our city and they appeared pleased with the area and may return later in the summer.
Advertises sale of several video papers in bundles priced at five edts per bunch. Mentions stock availability and quick sale terms. Limited details on titles or condition.
The notice lists available items including shingles lath shingles and ship lap flooring ceiling beveled siding drop siding slate sewer tile posts builders hardware cement plaster brick fine lining lime paints oils varnishes. The Claypool Lumber and Coal Co.
Trustees clerks and fire chiefs will receive blanks to fill out reports on fires. The distribution promises standardized data collection across departments to improve fire incident tracking and prevention efforts.
Indiana fire marshal Longley asks township trustees town clerks and fire chiefs to assist as required by the new fire marshal law. Officials will receive forms and blanks this week and must report every fire promptly. Inspections and investigations aim to uncover arson and reduce fire damage.
Charles Saner came back to his Sapulpa Oklahoma home after two weeks in the area to tend his ailing brother Lloyd who suffered a stroke. Lloyd is slowly recovering. Charles plans to return to Indiana next summer with his wife and two children for several weeks.
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