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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1917
Page
5
The Baton family resided west of here until last fall when they moved to Mentune, according to local notes.
Jacob W Shoemaker died at his son in law Albert Parker’s home in Claypool after a three month illness. He was born November 10 1834 in Wayne County Ohio and died September 9 1917 at age 82 years 9 months 29 days. He married Elizabeth Shinabarger in 1889 and had four children and an adopted daughter. He later married Alice Cauffman and had five more children. A charter member and deacon of the Claypool Brethren church, he is survived by a sister and three brothers and many children and grandchildren. Interment was in Lakeview cemetery near Silver Lake. services by Rev. D A Hopkins.
Roch ester and Warsaw visitors mingle with local families including the Viers and Babcock clans. Travel to Fort Wayne Huntington Indianapolis and South Bend is noted, along with Bourbon fair dates October 2 to 6 and prizes over 2000. Subscriptions urged for the Record.
Irvin W. Schultz a LaGrange county expert says frost will not greatly hurt standing corn. He notes ample ground moisture will reach the air to mature the crop, and losses from last Monday night frost would be negligible despite possibly lower quality than a favorable fall.
A series of brief hometown items recount Monday through Tuesday street sightings in Germantown. Names include John Woman B F Uish Orvil Correll and family, B B Hill, Orvil Alsplugh driver of the school hack, and visitors Arvin Parker and family at the Clink home.
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