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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1915
Page
4
Wanted readers needing sale bills or printing to call the Record office in Silver Lake. North Manchester Fair will feature eight big horse races and attract wagering interest locally.
A fire risk prompt asks what if a fire destroys a home or goods and questions insurance. It notes Brush and Hanson as agents for several insurers and promoting very low rates to obtain immediate property insurance.
Former minister Rev E E Wright and his family of Coesse were here for a couple of days late last week visiting with many friends.
Prof C F Marvin recounts a University of Pennsylvania eclipse expedition in the southern state. A household worker is told chickens will roost at seven. The sky darkens as predicted and the man asks how long the scientist knew this. The professor replies about a year ago, noting the chickens were not hatched then.
Will Lackey spent Sunday as a guest of Miss Mildred Aker. Mrs. Margaret Paulus visits relatives near Sidney this week. Domestic Vacuum Cleaners on sale at Downings in Claypool. William Amiss and family from Anderson visited near Rose Hill. They visited in Warsaw area and at Amiss homes before returning to Nappanee. Thomas Groninger of Warsaw called on old friends Tuesday. Tierre Underhill back from Wabash for the weekend. Attend Claypool men’s meeting Sunday September 26 for community improvement. Miss Lula Sprigg visited Elkhart friends Saturday to Monday.
A large crowd attended Mt Pleasant Church last Sunday for an elderly day program. An excellent program was presented, drawing substantial community participation.
Ervin Clink of Chicago Heights Illinois visited his parents Mr and Mrs Samuel Clink north of town and at the Monroe Paulus and Hiram Rager homes last Sunday. He is progressing well at work and seemed pleased to return to the old home town.
John Lackey of Syracuse and Earl Shinn of Mentone were in a Saturday night auto crash north of Akron. Their car struck loose gravel, rolled over, injuring Shinn with a broken collar bone and Lackey with a severe arm cut. Both were badly bruised but reported recovering.
A new English beet sugar industry project centers on Sleaford Lincolnshire where a company plans a factory. About 250 local farmers have committed to grow 2000 acres of beets over five years for the plant. The venture is portrayed as nationally significant given 100 million dollars the prior year’s foreign sugar imports.
A young man, smitten with a woman, serenades her nightly using a college mandolin. The performances win warm applause and flowers, while the woman never appears. When he finally speaks of courtship, she bursts into laughter, realizing her father orchestrated the music as a joke.
A country visitor, Giles of Mudbury, tours the establishment with a senior partner. He tests a table telephone and learns the packing room status, while staff await a telegram about his order. Remorse is memory that has soured.
Notary work provided at the record office including deeds and related documents. Public notices indicate deed filings and authentication requests processed here.
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