30 Sep 1915
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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1915
Page
1
The pickling station closed after handling 12 670 bushels of crop for the season and paying out between 815 000 and 16 000 dollars to local Silver Lake residents. Some growers offered a quarter acre while others more, yielding a very good harvest overall.
The board of trustees of our city will meet in the clerk's office in the town Friday evening. Likely matters of importance will come up before the meeting.
Bruce Herendeen from Huntington visited this locality with family and friends. He is brother to Mrs Chester Jontz who lives southeast of town. His left arm was fractured weeks ago and while healing, it is not yet strong enough for work.
The North Manchester and Warsaw fairs run this week with strong turnout from Silver Lake and nearby areas. Warsaw debuts this year with exhibits and attendance exceeding expectations while North Manchester shows above average attendance despite cool weather.
Robert Wiltrout returned home from Charleston Virginia last Saturday to visit his family. He had left two months ago for an excellent position in the east and is well regarded by the people there and at home for his work in the store and in the community.
A series of gospel meetings led by H. M. Riggie starts Friday evening October 1 1915 in the Yount room. People of Silver Lake and surrounding county are invited to attend for gospel truths verses and songs viewed as inspiration for a better life.
L Leonard has a very sore finger on his left hand after a barbed wire cut to the second finger a week ago. The injury has caused him continued pain and annoyance during recent activities.
Members of the S. T. club met with Glaydis Haney last evening and enjoyed a pleasant time.
A fragmentary note lists intriguing news items and hints at stories to explore, inviting readers to seek details in the paper.
Word received here states Claud Norman and Adrian Maurer who went to Marion last week have secured factory jobs with good wages.
Dr. Charles Rager and his wife of Walkerton are visiting relatives in Walkerton and expect to move their drug store business away. They plan to go to Texas to remain during the winter period.
Edward Way son of Dr and Mrs J C Hay of this place will leave Saturday for Indianapolis to enter the Indiana Dental College. A Silver Lake high school graduate he has taught two terms and gained practical experience in his father's office. He has many local friends who wish him success in his dental studies.
Entertained club members of the Victoria reading club with Mrs. F. D. Hayman on Monday evening. The next meeting will be with Mrs. C. E. Wiltrout.
Residents in Silver Lake faced a sudden cold spell as temperatures dropped sharply after Sunday rain. Monday brought heavy furnace use, dwindling coal supplies, and a stark winter mood, with a noticeable shift from mild to frigid conditions overnight.
An advertisement states relief from rheumatism indigestion and kidney derangements can be obtained by Bliss Native Herb Tablets available on sale at the Recouo Office in Silver Lake. James Meloy endorses the remedy and urges trial for beneficial results.
Mrs. George Newhouse suffered a deep gash to the middle finger of her left hand while striping sugar cane on Tuesday afternoon.
James Decker left Wednesday noon for Republic Ohio due to his brother Isaac Decker's serious illness. A Wednesday evening message said Isaac died, and he may have passed before James reached his bedside.
Questioning if a GRE could ruin property and asking about insurance coverage. Brush & Hanson advertise as agents for several insurers offering very low rates. Do not forget to insure your property.
Indiana seeks healthier bodies for its youths as Disease Prevention Day is observed. State Superintendent Charles A. Greathouse urges schools to promote health and sanitation to improve public schooling and future citizenship. He notes disease reduces efficiency and calls for broad school cooperation.
F. M. Jaques recounts his major operation for an inguinal hernia at the New York Polyclinic Hospital. He describes the seven inch oblique incision, local anesthesia, and the surgeons and nurses involved, then notes post operative pain relief, a hospital view from his eighth floor room, and a visit with his Bristol Brass Co. roommate Mr. W. H. Carpenter. He reflects on the Palisades and Manhattan activity, Atlantic Highlands trips, and naval matters observed from the window.
A sizable crowd gathered at Myrtle-Glenn park last Saturday for the Moore and Eckman reunion with many family members reconnecting and sharing stories and photos.
Next week the Bourbon fair returns as a top Northern Indiana event. The fair attracts many locals and promises a full day of exhibits and entertainment for attendees from this region.
Improvements in the office include a new money order window and a dedicated space for parcel post packages. Postmaster Yotter is praised as an excellent and well liked leader by patrons this week.
Lake township schools close tomorrow to let pupils attend the North Manchester or Warsaw fairs. The move frees students to visit the events at either location.
Magazine Club brokers invite readers to call Brush & Hanson at the REcord Office Silver Lake to receive catalogs and join money saving subscriptions. They handle subscriptions to any magazine, saving time and costs for customers.
Local ad notes vacuum cleaners priced five to seven dollars at Downings shop in Claypool offering basic models and discount options for household use during the sale period.
A sizable crowd gathers at J D Gill’s farm northwest of town for a Tuesday live stock sale. Animals sold well and fetched good prices.
Mrs William Dillman has been confined to her home for a week suffering from stomach cancer. If conditions are unchanged she will be taken to LaFayette tomorrow Friday to be placed in a hospital for treatment.
Rantz Snoberger from Chicago visits Gays Mills this week to start a family dental business. He leaves a teaching post in Chicago’s dental college and will operate new parlors near his mother Mrs. C. B. Lunsford.
A cow owned by Percy Walburn gave birth to twin calves on Monday. The calves are dying but showing calm signs.
Mrs Dale Wood traveled to North Manchester on Tuesday and plans light housekeeping with her husband.
The Winner Class of M. E. Sunday School will meet this Thursday at the Samuel Smith home.
Report from the Pressie Drudge area notes J. W. Yates is building a house for Mr. Drudge southwest of town. The project proceeds at the site south of the settlement with expected completion later this season.
Clell Kemp resigned as baker at Pearson bakery last week and moved to Garrett on Sunday to take a similar job. He will relocate his household goods to Garrett as soon as he secures a house.
A locality saw rain from Sunday morning around nine o'clock through Monday dawn. The shower was steady with only brief halts and not extremely heavy, continuing since early Sunday morning.
The writer argues Americans should invest hundreds of millions to fortify coasts and expand the Navy, noting Britain spends similar sums every two weeks while suffering heavy losses. Mentions Dr Bodine and Dr Jaques visiting and the author’s health, hoping to return to Silver Lake later this week.
A REcoRD report notes farmers could supply corn beans peas cabbage and tomatoes for a larger packing operation. Locals believe salting station and canning factory expansion would sustain busy shipments and profit, urging further investigation by Ried Murdock Company.
Ira Tucker gave up his Burt blacksmith post on Tuesday and moved to Elkhart to accept a similar job.
Charles True arrived from Rochester on Sunday to fill the Pearson bakery vacancy left by Clell Kemp. He is familiar to local residents, having worked at the same bakery years ago, and is welcomed back to the town.
Miss Ruth Getty, long employed in Warsaw, returned home for a visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Getty and was informed she soon will marry Jack Cole of Indianapolis.
Miss Lula Gamble departs Tuesday for Detroit to take a nurse position at a city hospital after a month in Chicago. She visited her parents, Mr and Mrs Thomas Gamble, south of town before starting the new job.
A twelve year old pupil at Silver Lake says if students do right the teacher will treat them right. The note urges all ages to post and read the remark to improve school year outcomes. It stresses that schools require the best from faculty pupils parents and the community.
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