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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1918
Page
9
The Spanish influenza epidemic spreads nationwide with many cases and deaths. Health officials order all schools churches theatres and public gatherings closed for an indefinite period, hoping to curb transmission. Vaccination is noted to help some, while relapses can lead to pneumonia and further fatalities.
J W Yates of New York spent several days last week in town and stayed mainly at the L B Yount home. He was in town for a few hours Saturday evening before catching a train home.
Thirty five Rickel family members gathered at the Reason Rickel home on the Beaver Dam lake bank for a pleasant Sunday reunion with a very good time reported.
The county reports many Spanish influenza cases with no deaths so far. About thirty pupils were absent from school Monday, most bedridden. Eva Shillings and Ruth Rowland were critically ill but improved, while undertaker B M Downing remained in critical condition with physicians attending.
The report shows 276 pieces of clothing collected for Belgium relief and 145 hospital supplies items such as sheets and towels. A cash donation of 29.63 was also received and used to purchase hospital materials.
Announcement of a sale of the late Mrs Elizabeth Votter personal property with sale set for the afternoon of Saturday October 19 including all household goods.
Milo Scott came home last Sunday after resigning his government post in the Canal Zone Panama. He had served since spring and faced an unsettled climate there before deciding to retire and return to his home.
Ancil Geiger 29 of near Milford died at Camp Custer Michigan last Wednesday evening from Spanish Influenza that developed into pneumonia. He had served since August 28 and left for camp then. Funeral was Sunday with large attendance. survived by five brothers Harve Charles W I Leroy Frank and one sister Mrs Edward Lentz and his parents.
Charles Brown returned from Camp Sherman Ohio where his son Orval is ill. He reported the boy better but still quite sick after several days of treatment.
Word reached here that Russell Brown Jontz is very ill at Camp Custer Michigan. His father T A Jontz and brother Fiveet went there at once and found him very bad though latest reports say he is a little better.
The Monroe Paulus family moves from the farm into part of the Hiram Roger house near the post office. Claire Paulus and relatives stay on the farm to keep operations going.
The F and F Hardware Co vacated the room adjoining their store on the south and the interior will be refinished. BE Gemmer store will occupy the space in a short time.
Citizens warned against burning leaves on pavement as it violates city law. Residents are urged to collect leaves from streets and place them on gardens or truck patches for composting fertilizer use.
Provost Marshal General Crowder issued an order calling 29,999 grammar school graduates from 42 states and the District of Columbia to entrain on October 15 for mechanical training. Of this number 880 will be negroes. Indiana must send 1,000 white registrants to Winona Lake for vocational training and some to Interlaken school at Rolling Prairie. Preparations at Winona Lake are nearing completion for housing the soldiers and officers in charge are expected to arrive this week.
Miss Mable Martindale of This Place is in South Bend Hospital recovering from an appendicitis operation performed Thursday evening. She had been teaching in South Bend and was taken sick last week. Latest report says she is progressing nicely and hopes are for a swift return home.
George Dash of the north east area donated 500 bath towels to the Red Cross last week. The gift highlights community support for relief efforts and underscores ongoing charitable activity in the region.
Don Herold notes advertising fuels patriotism during wartime. He urges readers to display large patriotic posters, paint signs, and include patriotic copy in ads, recommending they form a one-person ad committee and seek posters from local food administrators or defense groups.
George Roller of Wooster Ohio has spent several days this week visiting the C. L. Leonard and H. L. Oldfather homes. He lived nearby years ago and is well known to longtime residents of the area.
Reported Spanish flu cases reach 180000 among German army troops and 100000 infections in Budapest. Officials warn of expanding spread as illness disrupts military and city life.
Mrs Floyd Stevens of North Manchester died Sunday night in a Chicago hospital from pneumonia following influenza. She was a daughter of J P Freeman and had gone with her father to see brother Ray Freeman at the Great Lakes training station who was suffering from influenza.
Edward J. Beigh, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Beigh, resided northeast of here. Drafted September 3 he died at Camp Taylor Kentucky after a week with Spanish influenza on Sunday evening. Survived by parents several brothers and sisters. Remains brought to the family home at noon Tuesday and funeral held Wednesday.
Hugh Snyder of Chicago reports he enjoys military life but complains about waking at 4 30 every morning. He is completing a dentistry course with government military training requirements.
Mr and Mrs Samuel Doutt and daughter Lois, well known here, were in an auto accident on September 20 when a Santa Fe fast train hit their car. The collision smashed the vehicle and bruised the occupants. Mrs Doutt is sister to Mesdames Pearson and Underhill of this place.
Attendees from the W. I. and Charles Geiger families and the A. S. Sprigg families were among locals who attended the Ancil Geiger funeral near Milford last Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. S N Rickel of Glenne Michigan came here for the death of Mrs Amanda Sands their mother in law. The funeral was held last Thursday and Mrs Rickel remained for a longer visit before returning home.
Physical examinations of class one men started this week at Warsaw. Twenty are called for each day. It is estimated that about 325 to 350 class one men will be obtained.
M. M. Rager reports from Toledo Ohio dated October 4 that his family has moved from Edgerton to 2808 Monroe Street Toledo and will travel to France once papers are secured. He currently runs a garage from 6 30 p m to unspecified closing time.
A fragmentary wartime letter from Fred Horne to Robert Leckrone and family is being printed in weekly installments. The writer describes enlistment, camp life near dawn, a reunion photo, and plans to continue the letter as he travels by train toward the station.
J D Maxwell has returned from Cass City Michigan where he had been for over a week with his mother who is past of age.
A brief wedding notice reports a ceremony near Silver Lake Bay with a North Manchester couple. The event occurred Monday morning at 2 30 and involved military presence at Camp Taylor.
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