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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1907
Page
4
County Treasurer Irvine reports state board instructions to collect delinquent poll taxes. Every man 21 to 65 must pay 2 dollars, those over 50 pay 50 cents. Delinquents face civil action and costs after November 4. Tax receipts are slow but expected to surge near deadline.
Hugh Bryant announces a public sale to be held Monday November 4 two miles east of Beaver Dam.
Hayman offers a field fence solution described as dependable and fairly priced for rural properties and farms, emphasizing value and durability for practical fencing needs.
Samuel Clink and son Ervin spent Sunday at Albert Beber's home. William Brown was a guest of Ernest Beber Sunday. Charles Kreiter was seen on our streets Monday.
A string of short items from a western editor note a joke about Eve and the post office, a large post card collection at the RECORD office, a wedding at the First M. Sk. church parsonage, and residents planning Halloween events. Local ads promote coal, harness hooks, lumber, and DeVoe paint with brief social notes on visitors and property moves amid town chatter.
Thomas A. Goodwin longtime Warsaw dentist died at his home at the corner of Buffalo and Wayne streets Friday October 23 after months of illness. He was 60 and served as a city councilman. He belonged to Masons Odd Fellows Knights of Pythias G A R Henry Culpmann Post and left a widow and six brothers with one sister deceased. Funeral held Monday at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. Montgomery officiating.
A letter from T. J. Colbert of Silver Lake Indiana defends the Globe Company cooperative and price structure against charges of acting as a sales agent. He argues home merchants face greater competition when Sears Roebuck offers similar goods at lower totals, and urges fair trade. He promises further explanations if needed.
A band of Mormon elders conducted meetings across the country last summer and have since ceased promoting plural marriage. The report notes no ongoing advocacy and mentions local business and community notes including coal dealers and a shop at the REcorp Office.
The page lists a blend of ads and notices from Elkhart Mentone and surrounding towns. It mentions coal supplies at Claypool Lumber & Coal Co, DeWitt's pills, Gardland stoves, Red Cedar shingles, Galvanized roofing, Kodak supplies, auto purchases, daily paper subscriptions, and various visitors and family updates across Bloomington, Wabash, Elkhart, LaPorte, and Alexandria.
Mrs J A Gaerte of Alexandria visits family in North Manchester while Mrs Oxden stays with the Doubs and guards health concerns. F M Jaques makes a business trip north. Garland stoves and ranges feature in home life as a trusted brand. Mrs Laura Thorpe returns to Topeka after visiting Frank Metheny. A Kobe Japan cable notes the death of Rev Verliog Helm, son of B A Helm, after eight years in Japan.
Dallas Reed of Huntington and Bertha Fallenkamp of Decatur were married by the priest at the Decatur Catholic church at seven o'clock Wednesday morning. Reed operates a Huntington restaurant and is daughter James Reed near Yellow Creek lake. Will Gresso traveled to Chicago with Esta to buy goods for the Cash Store. Pocahontas Coal offers year round stock and coal processing. Claypool Lumber & Coal Co. stocks coal and fuel. Baby Lois Rager, daughter of Mr and Mrs Francis Rager, was ill with a severe cold but is improving.
Printer's sale notice lists a No 8 cook stove with reservoir offered by Thomas Lawsle at phone 273 Silver Lake.
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