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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1899
Page
4
An old marketplace ad lists good fleece lined underwear for men, petticoats and pantaloon items, kid gloves and mitts for ladies, ladies underwear, a good coat, a money purse, medium grade flour, soap, and assorted prices ranging from 5c to $1.75. Includes items and prices like 75c 1.00 1.75 50c 25c.
An 1899 notice from Wallace J. Didlingham, principal, invites readers to enroll at Warsaw Business College Silver Lake campus. It promotes complete bookkeeping and shorthand courses with an individual instruction plan and home boarding options. Highlights 23 round trip Big Four tickets for 8.85.
Volume 11 Number 1 announces a new year and urges timely payment of three quarters of subscriptions due by next Tuesday. The note asks Bilver Lake citizens for cooperation to improve the pauper and promises earnest efforts in the coming year. Signed by J.C. Mannin and Brother.
Silver Lake held a landmark produce day as poultry sales shattered previous records with wagons bringing in turkeys chickens ducks and geese. Byers representatives George and Mel Minear along with Grant Hilliard delivered nearly all two large wagons worth and more on Tuesday morning. Thad McClure bought about 7000 pounds for roughly 400 while Fr M Jaques paid about 160 for 2400 pounds and Isaac Brown 800 pounds at about 375. Total intake exceeded 10 000 pounds with farmers earning about 650 and the town near 1 000 in weekly poultry trade alongside butter and eggs. The Red River area proclaims no other county town can beat Silver Lake as a farming trading point.
Jim Arthuy visits Wabash this week and Miss Orpha McClure stays in Goshen. George Troke returns home from Elkhart. Mrs C E Rantz visits War saw the first of the week. Laura Rantz visits Mentone last Friday and Saturday. Local officials Babcock Cook and Wiley attend county seat Monday. Marble dealer H D Pontius among Silver Lake friends Monday. Mr and Mrs H D Selee of Warsaw guests of daughter Mrs E M Paulus in Silver Lake Sunday. Subscriptions paid by J J Babcock W B Herendeen Rev Titus Hill J E Burdge and H D Pontius. Terendeens return to Fredricks town Ohio after Indiana trip. Walter Martin visits editor after Oregon trip. Warburn and Babock in Indianapolis for I O O F grand lodge. Joel represents Silver Lake lodge. S Barber and F M Jaques attend 12th Indiana regiment reunion in Columbus. This regiment was led by Gen Reud Williams editor of the Indiamian during the Civil War.
The Record notes two marriages: Francis M. Downing and Miss Arnold at Claypool on November 18 conducted by Rev. J. T. Keesey, and Charley H. Nicholson and Edith E. Gunter near Packerton on November 16 by Rev. J. T. Keesey. Wishes from friends extend happiness for both couples. Also advertisement for 12¢ yard plaid fabrics at W H Kingery & Co.
Go to W H Kingery and Co in Warsaw for wresh wheat rye and graham bread and new velvets for waists. If your subscription is due this month pay it. Thanksgiving roasters from Anglin and Leonard. Large stock of fine roasters in the county. An exchange warns insurers may bar gasoline and benzine use due to fire risks.
Leonard Aughinbaugh son of Mr and Mrs John Aughinbaugh was born April 19 1897 and died November 15 1899 at their home in Mentone Ind aged 2 years 6 months and 26 days His funeral was at Fairview church three miles southeast of North Manchester by Rev J T Keesey of Claypool burial at the nearby cemetery Jesus said Suffer little children and forbid them not to come unto me.
The ad by Tra Berk offers daily satisfactory feed mill services at five cents per bushel for crushing and grinding corn meal and four cents per bushel for corn and oats. It guarantees satisfaction and invites trials.
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