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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1923
Page
9
A large crowd estimated near a thousand gathered at Silver Lake last Wednesday evening for a Ku Klux Klan address. A prominent speaker, unnamed in reports, described the group as for Christianity and strict enforcement of laws with membership limited to 100 percent Americans.
Joe McKown Lyric Theatre manager departs for winter but theatre operation continues. Silver Lake parties will run the venue and first class pictures will be shown as before. Watch for announcements from time to time.
The Monogram Film Company from Lafayette is filming scenes across Kosciuszko County for a movie titled Kosciuszko County Indiana's Playground. County Agent Tom Parker assists with the project across the county and the completed film will be shown in movie houses locally.
The annual Church of God meeting ended last Sunday at the Yellow Creek lake camp ground northwest of town. Services drew large crowds across the ten days. Rev H. M. Riggle of Akron delivered sermons after recently returning from travels in the Holy Land with his wife and son.
Miss Sarah Laughman visited with her people in this locality last week. She left last Saturday for Lake Bluff Illinois where she will teach school this winter.
Orval Garman a 25 year resident of Clay township northeast of Warsaw seeks divorce from Freda M. Garman filed in Warsaw last week. Married in 1920 they separated in 1922. He alleges on August 17 1922 while he was away she removed all household goods and accuses her of ungovernable temper cursing and attempting to kill him with a knife that cut his arm.
Reports describe an epidemic of sore throat tonsillitis and summer colds spreading through the region. Many are not seriously ill but have sought medical advice while others rely on home remedies.
A local ad touts Lavoptik eye wash for eye trouble claiming camphor hydrastis and witch hazel relieve pain and improve sight. A business man says it eases aching eyes and another case notes red watery eyes improve. One small bottle supposedly relieves weak strained or sore eyes with an aluminum eye cup free from Central Drug Store.
The first of the new Ford models arrived and are on display at Fred McKown Ford dealer showroom. Enhanced radiator design and apron styling improve the line with a sleeker touring car, sturdier runabout, and a new four door sedan with refined front end.
A 70 mph Wabash passenger train hit the front of an overland auto at Lagro breaking the vehicle loose from the tracks. A farmer and his family were in the car with the son driving. they were unhurt. The engineer did not stop but sent word for an undertaker to Lagro.
Here From Michigan Pp F Helser and family from Dowagiac Michigan visited Saturday Sunday and Monday with sister Mrs Frank Haney and family and other relatives and friends.
Winchester Brady from the north west of town was taken to Logansport for hospital care. He remained in weak condition daily and authorities hoped hospital treatment would restore his health.
Members of the Shoemaker family held their annual reunion at the Downing cottage on Yellow Creek Lake last Sunday. About fifty relatives attended including Mr and Mrs John Brown Findlay Ohio Curtis Barnhart and Daniel Shoemaker of Bluffton. They enjoyed a pleasant afternoon and agreed reunions are not held too often.
Hugh Hill and family from Niles Michigan visited several days the past week staying with his mother Mrs Alice Hill in the east part of town and with other relatives and friends.
Charles Hileman announces a public sale at his place 14 miles east of Disko on Tuesday September 18. Items include horses cattle farming implements and some household goods.
Joshua Leffel and Clarence Hill advertise a public cattle sale to be held Saturday afternoon at the Leffel farm on the town's north edge. A large lot of high quality cattle will be shown in the ring.
The Ku Klux Klan plans a turnkey gathering of about 400000 at the Indiana State Fair on Friday September 7. Milton Elrod editor of the Fiery Cross announces speeches will be delivered in a quiet orderly manner with no demonstrations or masks.
Frank Smith and his family returned to their home in Piqua Ohio after visiting here for about two weeks with relatives. Mr Smith is a son of the late Samuel Smith and he greatly enjoys coming to the old town.
The middle Indiana district Church of the Brethren will hold its annual conference in Sidney on October 9 10 and 11. The gathering rotates to visit church charges and will report last year’s figures on churches and Sunday schools active in the district.
A total solar eclipse will occur Monday September 10 with partial view in Kosciusko county. In central Indiana the event starts at 2 26 p m and ends at 4 28 p m, with maximum obscuration near 3 30 p m. The path of totality travels from California through Mexico to the Atlantic, while local skies foresee a pronounced sun eclipse.
Misses Len na Evans Mattie Dick and Cord Knoop of Claypool will depart for Jacksonville Florida where they join the Boylan Home Industrial Training School faculty Miss Dick serves as secretary of the school.
Mrs Swihart suffers a very severe sprain and is confined at home with Dr H C Snyder and wife in Milford. She has been getting along very nicely according to our report and is under medical care.
The eighth annual Leonard Smith senior families reunion is set for Sunday September 9 at the Elias Smith home in Men tone.
From 8 to 9 o'clock Saturday forenoon E. Braude will conduct a private sale of the furniture used in the hotel building this summer by the orchestra. All pieces were bought new last spring and can yield good bargains to purchasers.
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