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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1900
Page
4
An advertisement touts 2 000 yards of Perales and Worsted Plaids at greatly reduced prices, with 5c and 10c to 122c yard ranges. It claims diverse dress goods and a Saturday sale on pulleys belts Buckles and lace curtains offering 50c items for 24c and curtains for 75c. It promotes up to date styles for children's dresses and overall savings at the event.
Mrs Carr is ill and Mrs Wm Charles rode south by train Tuesday. Capt White and wife of Scandia visited in Republic Sunday. Sanford adds a room to his new house. Dary visited Prof Jarrett in Republic Saturday. Violet McIntosh of Burr Oak visits her brother Irving this week. Mrs BD Jones learned of a brother's death and departed with Arthur and Mary. Hogs and carloads of stock sales recorded. Republic youths praised for habits and town pride. Grandma Kephart recovering at her daughter's. Plotner from Scandia visited Al Bird's. L Rasmussen's court seen. Lafe Hancock from Iowa passing through Scandia.
Elbert Lee farms for Mrs. Bockoven this year. Miss Bertha Murphy visits Republic. Mrs. Skeels hopes to be first with rhubarb pies. Mrs. Brown returns home with her mother. A freeze may injure bloom on apricots. Mrs. Gile visits relatives. Rev. Hill and Mrs. Swithh visit T. Walters. Will and Lora Cowle return to school after K C Bockoven’s death called them home. Chais Bartlett of Co G 32d LPI reportedly ill in hospital but back for duty after ambush casualties.
Oats coming up well and acreage larger than usual. C B Strom completes new store with full stock. Pleasant Grove officers re elected. Richard Wilford to England for a visit to childhood. Peach trees pink with good crop prospects. Farm work advancing and conditions auspicious for husbandman. Bridge spans in place with about 400 locals viewing. Ward boys move wind mill to barn improving appearance.
Rev Jlewett is sick. Mrs Jena Osborne has a sister visiting. Mr and Mrs Hanna visiting in Mankato. Charley Baker is in western Kansas tending farm. John Chadd in Union township. Mrs Elma Merriman of Omoso visited Thursday. Perry and Late Hancock from Union township in Cortland Friday. Elsie and Stella Burnett visiting Mrs Nichols. Mrs E B Chapman and children from Perry Okla arrived for relatives visit. Roy Hunter of Superior in Cortland for K of I lodge. Locals to Esbow for work with W R Co. Beek and family from Belleville visited brother Ralph. Death notices: Mrs Freere died April 8 1900. funeral at M M Church. Elizabeth Lawrence born New York 1830 died April 8 1900. survived by husband Jas Lawrence daughter Mrs Wim Campbell Will Lawrence. Funeral at M Church Monday.
E Bockoven of Adams County Indiana died at home in Republic County Kansas Sunday at 9 pm age 38 or 39. Doctors Sawhill and Pigman amputated the injured foot Thursday but blood poisoning set in, he died after a week of suffering. Survived by wife, three daughters, mother, two sisters and two brothers. Funeral at 4 with Rev Craft, burial Pleasant Ridge cemetery. Also community items: Beatty sick, Nelson buys incubator, Miss Ida Tiller sewing, Clara Nelson visits Oneanta, Dwight Beatty sick, Mickle Stensons ill, Blosser visiting, ground hog seen, Mrs Shivvers and Miss Gardis in Jamestown, Olga Hugas at Churchill’s, Bertha Paulson house-sitting, Brynhilda Rimel under Dr Sterling care, Pair view entertainment a success. Local notes include a pay camp on the river, teacher meeting in Concordia, Scott’s team damaged stalk cutter, Eliott delivers 3,000 bushels corn for rent, Dr Scott’s runaway.
Local items include Hay owner with a new zither, Mr Goddard renting west of Belleville, D Waite starting corn planting, farmers shelling and marketing corn, Edith Boman’s return, School District 88 box supper Friday, Frank Ball and Barnetta Ballard in Virginia, A Mosher buying a north Belleville farm, Maggie Louden visiting from Topeka, Geo Henry shipping hogs from Rydal, Joseph McGowan injured by a horse, Pred Brown renting near Jas Currie, Scotch Plains ladies coffee social, Mr Gilcrist visiting from Thomas County with stock bound for Kansas City, travels to Scotland, and a mention of the April 10 1900 snowstorm remembered by old settlers.
Local briefs report illnesses and health concerns including Mr Swan Carlson and Willis Lonsberry. Shipping moves involve B H Carlson to Kansas City with cattle. Obituary notes Diep-Edward Pearson dies April 5 1900 aged 35 2 11 born Sweden 1863, funeral at Swedish Lutheran Church.
A Monticello physician develops Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin amid praise from neighbors. The note cites frequent recovery from colic and diarrhoea with Chamberlain’s remedy, stressing testimonies and urging purchase from Happer, the local druggist.
Robert Sundine, inventor of a spring powered bicycle runner, pitches his mechanism to the American Bicycle Company. The device would run a bicycle by a spring rather than a pedal, prompting industry interest.
An old advertisement touts Dr Caldwell’s Syrup with claims of value received and satisfaction guaranteed. It promises relief from constipation indigestion sick headache and stomach trouble at price points of 10c and 1.00 with a listed seller A J Worrs.
The Ladies Society of the Lutheran church invites attendance at a coffee social on April 18 at 1 o'clock in the afternoon at Gust Isaacson's residence. Local members and neighbors are encouraged to join for fellowship and refreshments.
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