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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1900
Page
4
Middleton and Myers publish a local notice announcing a subscription price of one dollar per year for Silver Lake Indiana residents. The item notes the publication is entered at the post office as second class matter.
Prices range from 7.50 to 10.00 per ton in Genoa the main sea port. Italy’s trade on coal totals about 1.8 million dollars yearly. Louise Michel circulating a petition to offer free lands houses and monetary aid to Boers via Madagascar to attract them there. Colonial authorities view the plan as excellent and popular with the people.
George A. Philips cornered the entire corn supply and pushed prices to 50 cents on the Chicago board of trade Monday. The gain likely short lived, but farmers who ship now can secure a good price as corn closed Wednesday at 40 cents.
Gov. Mount declares two constitutional amendments did not achieve a majority statewide. Voters’ ignorance and carelessness cited as the reason. The measure to reorganize the Indiana supreme court was described as of vital importance and may still face final court action.
CORRESPONDENCE. Mrs C C Conkling is quite ill. Mrs Grace Nutting visits relatives here. W P Baker was in town on business Monday. George Nively drove to Silver Lake Thursday. S B Whittenberger was at Warsaw on business Saturday. A child of Mr and Mrs Jacob Beigh is quite ill. John Kifer of Warsaw visited friends here this week. William Jamison was at Silver Lake on business Monday. EK M Deweese hauled chicken feed by the two horse load Thursday. C Celbert bought a new wagon for his rural mail route. Mrs Ina Miller is confined at home with sore throat. Ada Beber returned to Claypool after visit at Warsaw. Death of Elder Sickafoose from typhoid fever reported. Claypool sportsmen returned with game. Oda and Will Landis went to Rose Hills to try game. Protracted meeting at M E church Thanksgiving evening to continue. Odd Fellows from Warsaw Silver Lake Packerton attended lodge here Tuesday. Mrs C Taylor returned to Goshen after visit with her son Andrew. Thanksgiving dinner at Merl and Mrs Downing. Venison brought back by M W Arnold and wife from Wisconsin. Doctors Flavien and Hay attended the shoot. Dr Hay took home a turkey. W W Worley hands office of township trustee to G W Irvin, his successor.
A blaze started in a stove in the summer kitchen of the Abe Mantle home, half a mile east of Silver Lake, burned the kitchen and scorched the main house while the windmill and barn were saved. Firemen and residents quickly contained the flames, with praise for the Silver Lake fire company’s prompt response. Insurance status unclear.
Miss Ellen Swick of Beaver Dam was a Burket visitor last week. L B Mendel and wife moved into their new house. Mrs Maggie Van Dorn visited Elkhart to see her daughter. Mrs McClure and Mrs Rader near Silver Lake called on Bertha Bush. Mr and Mrs Mathews, recently remarried after divorce, united in marriage. Protracted meetings led by Rev J O Carder at Cooks Chapel and Rev Martin at Etna Green. An Edison phonograph exhibit accompanied the lecture Our Boys of To Morrow at the Methodist church.
Sylvester Johnson is on the sick list. Mrs. William Kern visited Monday with Mrs. Al Carr. The funeral of Mr. Mattox was held at Center Monday. Alf Price and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Flenar last Sunday. Laurence Alspaugh and wife spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James Vangilder. Thomas Alspaugh and his mother went to Ohio to spend Thanksgiving with relatives. Grandma Warren visited with two granddaughters. Sunday with Mr. Johnson and family. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Metheny spent Thanksgiving at Leiters Ford with Rev. and Mrs. E. R. Wood. Will Hand and wife of Argos and Rev. E. T. Spawn of North Manchester visited Frank Metheny and family.
The Bourbon College and School of Music begin the winter term on December 3, offering eight courses taught by superior instructors. New buildings and equipment include pianos organs and typewriters for practice and instruction. Tuition and board for ten weeks range from 23.50 to 27 dollars. Students may enter now with available accommodations. for full course details contact Dante Hann, President and Musical Director.
Hunters are invited to visit the farm for dinner when the bell rings. NORMAN TUCKER issues the informal notice and request to follow this local schedule.
A short item lists a weekly demand for five hundred rabbits at T. J. Alspaugh's meat market. Community notices mention Miss Maud Flavien's return to Paulding and a Victoria Reading Club installation with Clara Leonard as president and other officers. A Thursday fire at Frank Nelson’s Disko brick block destroyed the building and stock, with insurance only partially covering losses.
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