17 Nov 1904
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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1904
Page
1
The piece urges fitting observance of Thanksgiving and calls on the hopeful, ambitious individual to extend kindness to the less fortunate. It contrasts grateful hearts with resentful ones and emphasizes striving, moral strength, and influence to benefit the day and future generations.
G W Hawkey lost a hand in a saw at the Donalisan factory last Thursday after a prior cut earlier in the summer. The same hand suffered severe lacerations to two fingers and surgery may require amputation of a middle finger joined at the second joint. Dr Flavien attended and dressed the injuries.
Brother Brosnahan of the Piereton Record argues that running a newspaper is hard work. He notes the vast effort behind producing eight to ten thousand words and condensing facts for quick reader comprehension.
Announcement offers a live home paper at no cost until January 1 1905 with immediate delivery and a suggestion to readers to inform neighbors to take advantage of the liberal proposition.
Local businesspeople host a Saturday contest offering five dollars to the farmer who travels the farthest to town on official business. Participants must prove distance and market farm produce or conduct trade, with the winner taking the purse. The writer suggests adopting a smaller eight mile version locally.
Har ley Regenos of near Yellow Creek lake and Minnie Matrix of near Claypool wed at United Brethren parsonage Barker on November 3. Rev. C. J. Miner officiated. The couple will reside on Regenos family farm and receive friends at home.
Reverend C J Miner officiated at the Burket parsonage last Saturday evening November 12 uniting Fara M Funk and Chloe Carr. Both are esteemed locals with many friends in Silver Lake and nearby areas. The couple were described as hopeful for a long and prosperous life together.
A Thanksgiving day dinner is planned for all in the Brenneman room with a focus on purity and health. The notice invites community members to join the event hosted by Zim's Drugs.
Over fifty members of Rev G E Luke’s U B church visited the parsonage with gifts including flour and Jersey taters to show goodwill. The Decatur Journal notes the act as a spiritual sign of joy and community unity.
Mrs Jurden, born in Rockford, united with a Kansas City businessman in a happy alliance. The Record extends congratulations from her friends and family in the village to the couple and wishes them well.
The K of P Lodge had a meeting last Monday with about twenty Forest lodge members from Warsaw attending to confer the third rank on two candidates and a second rank candidate. Charles True and Earl Alspaugh were made full Knights. Lakeview Lodge No. 164 reports many new members in recent weeks.
Union Thanksgiving services will be held at the United Brethren Church on Thursday November 24 at 10 o clock a m. Rev D F Kain of the Lutheran Church will deliver a sermon urging all to suspend business and attend to express appreciation for blessings of the past year.
Miss Blanche Idell Penrod and Mr Ralph Louis Jurden wed at 12 oclock yesterday morning at the bride's parents home 2810 East Ninth street. The ceremony featured Southern smilax yellow chrysanthemums and an organ accompaniment with Rev Matt S Hughes officiating. Guests included regional attendees from Kansas City and distant states as the couple planned a December 2019 return home.
Homer Freeman, a longtime wanderer familiar to locals, recently shown signs of mental imbalance. A sanity inquest was held Wednesday, after which he was confined in Warsaw for proper care.
Mrs Henry Hower of North Manchester was attacked Thursday evening by an unknown man who grabbed her, tried to choke her, forced a handkerchief over her face and struck her. The assailant fled when Mr Hower came to help. she was in critical condition for several days but is recovering.
Following a Purdue farmers conference agitation, it is expected that within a year agriculture will be introduced in rural schools and possibly in some city schools as well. The drive reflects growing interest in agriculture education across the state.
Refused to Stand for Another Michael Ki Graston, Wa bash agent for the Big Four, resigns after cashier Rufus B. Coapstick is jailed nine months for embezzling 2000. The firm claims a sur ety bond covered part and demanded Graston cover 1100, which he refused to pay or continue.
The U S Civil Service Commission orders that consumptives not be hired or employed in federal offices. Commissioner Cooley directs compulsory physical exams. workers with tuberculosis will be dismissed. The policy affects thousands of current employees and applicants seeking government positions.
A rising statewide sentiment argues for a year round closed season on quail and all game birds as quail near extinction. Farmers blame hunting for crop damage and crop failures, supporting Colonel Isaac Brown’s long standing warning. Legislators may face a proposal to extend the closed season to twelve months despite hunter opposition.
Rural mail carriers will take a one day vacation next Thursday Thanksgiving Day as directed by the postmaster general from Washington DC. No mail deliveries on routes that day but patrons may call at the post office to receive their mail. Thanksgiving is among the few holidays for rural carriers.
Mr and Mrs Earl Cline of Ligonier visited the area last week staying with his parents west of town. Earl visited his sister Daisy Cline in Decatur before returning to Ligonier where the local drug firm plans a quick reopen after a recent fire.
W A Swihart and Will Gresso visited the World’s Fair, traveling by Sunday evening train to Claypool via the Nickle Pirate and Chicago and returning by the same route. They arrived home Wednesday evening.
Scott Dunbar and a horse owner from North Manchester were involved when a horse escaped its stable. Monday evening he was shocked by a live wire. the horse was killed in the accident.
Writer argues gasoline prices rise as engines gain popularity and suggests commercial alcohol could rival gasoline. Cites Germany where alcohol is used for fuel, produced cheaply and not suitable for drinking, urging the U.S. to adopt cheap alcohol for fuel lighting and power.
Report from Warsaw Union describes a would be burglar at the Wood residence on North Lake Street. Mrs Wood fired a warning shot from a prepared gap in the door, scaring the intruder who fled and stumbled, leaving a deep indentation in the ground.
The Ladies Aid Society will prepare a Thanksgiving dinner next Thursday in the Brenneman Room adjoining Leonard and Alspaugh’s hardware store. U B Aid Society members will serve an elaborate menu with enough food for all. Families and friends are urged to attend to support a good cause at a low cost.
Robert McFarland traveled to North Vernon on Saturday driving his horse and buggy to transport his vehicle for use on his farm near the area. He will work on the Marion Manufacturing Company route until spring before focusing on farming, and will stay connected with news of Silver Lake friends through the Record.
The bank states it can finance real estate loans anywhere in northern Indiana at lower rates than competitors. It claims to approve loans in house and have funds ready upon abstract completion, inviting readers to call for a loan discussion.
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