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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1917
Page
8
A notice states invitations should not be ordered until after special stock has been sent to Record Office in Silver Lake. Brides and grooms to be are invited to visit to view specimen cards for selection with low prices offered.
The Silver Lake board approves sidewalk construction along North Jefferson street and North High street on specific lots. Real estate owners pay assessments under Indiana municipal law. owners may build to town grade by July 2 1917 or sidewalks will be sold.
Washington May 14. W M Acworth England's leading railway authority told the Newlands committee that the United States faces a serious transportation crisis. He urged higher freight rates to cover rising costs and a centralized regulatory body to replace fragmented controls. He warned government ownership can fail without removing political interference and cited Prussia as a model of efficiency. He contrasted US and Texas railways with Australian state lines to show private roads delivering more service at lower costs.
Local brief notes list visitors and residents from Wabash Ligonier and nearby towns. Names include Earl Smith Mrs John Cass Phillip Hill family and many others with social calls at parks cottages and homes. Readers urged to place or renew subscriptions and ads in the Record.
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