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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1901
Page
4
Fragments report on local topics from the Waterloo Press near Sept 27 1901. Items include a Steuben county joke about boys stealing potatoes, Auburn prison witness appeals, dog liver oil controversy, onion harvests near Nappanee, McKinley quotes, a Huntington preacher tar and feathering, a divorced author, anarchist views, Harrison monument plans, Brenem gas oil at an experimental well, and early northern Indiana oil finds.
An inspection conducted this summer identified new failures in the reviewed process. Officials highlight corrective steps and timetable for remediation.
The United States government plans a postage stamp portrait of General Henry W Laktoai who died at San Mateo in the Philippines. Comrades from the 30th s welcome the honor but some say the man would be better served by having his image on new currency rather than on stamps.
Local notes report visits, school enrollments, and sickness. A lengthy account describes President Roosevelt's funeral procession with a large crowd on Pennsylvania Avenue, the hymn Nearer My God to Thee, and formal observances. Other items note community events, ministerial changes, a street fair, property purchase on Main Street, and a recent marriage at the U B church.
The passage argues that after decades of fair wages a man may end with nothing, attributing this to mismanagement, extravagance, or weakness of character. It acknowledges rare cases of misfortune but treats them as exceptions.
Miss Ella King is on the sick list. J W Clink threshed his clover seed Monday. Mahlon Skinner seen in this vicinity Monday. Elmer Homan cutting corn for A D Sands this week. Miss Emma Becher and Miss Fern Regenos passed Sunday at Burket. John Miller and wife of Silver Lake guests of Philip Long and wife Sunday. Horton Hill Bennie Beecher and Charlie Vangilder Sunday guests of Edward Clink. A number from this place attended the A B Conference at Warsaw Sunday. Hiram Parker and family from Pennsylvania guests of Theodore Parker and family.
Report of the U B Conference notes assignments for the Warsaw district led by presiding elder S W Lower. Listed are ministers and towns including GF Byrer Bourbon NE Sininger Clunett cv Mall Fair grove GL Matox Indian village CA Sickafoose North Union W H Rittenhouse Plymouth R G Upson Burkett C J Miner N Manchester L L Shaffer Claypool J A Farmer Laketon J S Cleaver Silver Lake J Q Kline Tyner City G E Lake Walkerton S H Yeager Syracuse JS Miller. Peru district retained at Young America. In the Fort Wayne district assignments include E H Pontius Mission Station LW Love Columbia City CS Parker South Whitley.
Friends and neighbors gathered September 21 at the Lambert home southwest of town to celebrate William Lambert's twenty first birthday. William attended the party, arriving about eleven, surprised to find about twenty five guests waiting to greet him. Supper was served and the group departed after an evening enjoyed despite the late hour.
At the late residence near Yellow Creek lake on Thursday October 3 1901 a sale includes hay wheat corn oats cattle one horse and household goods. Sale to commence at 10 o'clock with the usual terms. Joan M Mirner.
Mrs. John Sholtz is on the sick list this week. John Raber of Goshen works for Showalter at the hotel. C. C. Shoemaker works at Knox for the Nickel Plate road this week. The Big Four and Nickel Plate pay car circulated about $660 in the place Saturday.
Auction scheduled for Tuesday October 1 1901 at 10 oclock sharp at the residence of L B Roller one mile west of Silver Lake. Items include horses cattle wagons binder plows barrow hay ladder feed cutter harness hay wood and other household and farm goods under usual terms.
Dr Abellett of Williford Ark reports a railroad laborer suffered a severe foot crush but Bucklen s Arnica Salve eased the injury quickly. The ad touts the salve as wonderful for burns boils piles and all skin eruptions.
Fragmentary notice describes funeral services at Fairview church and burial nearby. A Rev H L Greenawalt officiated. The text references an abhorrent practice described as a lynching bee and mentions two sisters and mourners.
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