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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1906
Page
1
On December 3 a party will depart Silver Lake to tour the Texas panhandle district praised for soil fertility and product variety. Some investors may buy land while others travel for the very low fare, the last chance this season to see the growing Southwest. Interested individuals should contact John F. Clymer at Silver Lake.
In the locality a conservative estimate shows hundreds of rabbits have been killed in recent weeks. A small boy is away, ahead of an older hunter in the number of rabbits secured.
The pumpkin crop in Indiana is far below normal due to an early freeze that ruined most of the harvest. Canning factories struggle to fill orders and prices have risen 10 to 20 percent with likely further increases. The damage mainly affected pumpkins that froze and then softened upon thawing. only those in grassed fields survived.
Bert Carter and Sid Self departed Monday afternoon for Pueblo Colorado in search of employment opportunities.
The Farmers Mutual Relief Association of Kosciusko County will hold its twenty eighth annual meeting in the Warsaw court room on Saturday December 15 1905 at 10 o clock a.m. for officer elections and the transaction of other business. A good attendance is earnestly desired. Warsaw Nov 20 1906. J C Wour President S D Anglin Secretary
An elderly man collapsed at home in the afternoon with illness after exertion. His wife alerted neighbors by ringing the farm bell. help arrived too late as he died, causing shock to the household and distress for Mrs. Cinninger and attending family members.
The account notes a man’s temporary insanity during the alleged deeds. He quit his smithy last February due to ill health and has worried over his business, seeking to trade or sell out. Since his brother’s death two years ago he often fell into prolonged melancholia and remained unsettled.
The article outlines quail hunting season rules through December 31, bans selling quail with a ten dollar fine per bird, limits hunters to twenty four quail per day, warns of trespass penalties from ten to twenty five dollars, and notes rising farmer resistance to hunting on their land.
The High School Literary Society will hold its next regular meeting Wednesday at 2 30 in the afternoon. The public is invited and patrons are welcome when visiting the schools.
A Thanksgiving Special Services will be held next Thursday November 29 at 10 o'clock am in the Lutheran church. Rev. 8. A. Rhodes pastor of the U. B. church will preach the sermon. Suitable music will be furnished by select singers. Business places of Silver Lake are requested to close at 10 am and remain closed until 12 noon.
Tompson of 1 mear pide was injured at his home during a Wednesday noon high wind when a barn door ripped from hinges. His son and father aided by a hired man were crushed as the door fell, but he survived the initial collapse and, after medical care in Warsaw, showed signs of recovery with fracture of the spinal column and lower ribs.
C A Decker visited Indianapolis Tuesday as a representative of Silver Lake Lodge No 1576. He attended the Grand Lodge of I O O F Indiana in session this week.
A. K. Denney will hold a public sale at his place four miles south and one mile east of Silver Lake on Tuesday November 27 1996. Items include one 7 year old Norman stallion 19 yearling steers 2 milch cows 4 broad sows 13 Shoats 8 fall pigs 400 bushels corn hay 300 shocks fodder millet seed vats 3 dozen chickens farming implements and other articles. Sale begins 10 o'clock with J D Gill as auctioneer.
Newton M. Getty suddenly fell ill last Friday while riding in a buggy and helping drive stock purchased from Sylvanus Funk. He collapsed when stepping from the buggy and lay unconscious until brought home by Funk and Jacob Zimmerman. Dr. Leckrone revived him after arrival. He suffered several attacks over two days and has since improved, blamed on overexertion and nervous strain from an unusual workload.
The Twentieth Century Club will host a Masquerade and Box Social on Thanksgiving night in the Robinson room behind Dr Leckrone's office.
Joseph Snyder died at his family home northeast of town last Thursday night at age 67 after a period of illness. Known locally as Joe Snyder, he had long been a familiar figure in the area.
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