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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1920
Page
5
Salina hosted last Wednesday’s State Republican Convention to select four delegates at large for the National Convention in Chicago next June. D W Mulvane of Topeka led the vote tally among contestants.
Clarence Hammar and Esther Stengaas wed at the home of the bride’s parents near Concor a Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock. Rev J J Richards of Scandia performed the ceremony.
Alfred Hammer of near Norway transacted business in Belleville Monday forenoon. Deputy Joseph McGowan of Scandia visited Belleville Saturday. Charles W. Elliott of Scandia inspected sewer connections in Belleville Monday. Olof Strom from near Republic called on friends in Belleville.
The Anna Case Concert at Brown Grand Theatre in Concordia is cancelled due to Miss Case illness. The western tour is cancelled with no definite replacement date yet. A substitute may be found for this date and Miss Case may be booked for a later Concordia engagement.
The Re public County Free Fair board met last week and debated entertainment options for this fall. Horse racing was discussed, with some favoring a five day program or elimination if horsemen would not commit to longer runs. Other entertainment forms were proposed, while officials aim to keep the fair educational and supportive of local agriculture and industry.
The marriage of Dean Engstrom, son of Mr and Mrs W P Engstrom of Rydal, and Miss Isher Anderson, daughter of A Anderson of White Rock township, was announced. The ceremony occurred before the probate judge at Concordia on February 24. The couple will reside on their farm near McAllister Kansas.
R L C Brown's in Town senior class play at the City Hall on April 23. The article lauds a planned world evangelization effort uniting thirty denominations and the outside world in a cooperative movement, condemning prior church short sightedness and predicting wide impact.
A frontier account recalls Mrs. Frazier, a widow near the county line, armed with a double barrel shotgun, driving off attacking Indians to help Robert Watson. Buckskin hides in the creek all night, while her sons Frank and William flee with a wagon load of family goods, pursued by natives, the mother crossing the swollen stream in wet clothes and partial dress to reach safety. The story continues on page eight.
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