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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1900
Page
5
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By order of the Republicans Central Committee a county convention will be held in Belleville on Saturday May 12 1900 at 10 o clock a m to elect 12 delegates to the State Judicial and Senatorial Convention. Representation is one delegate for each twenty votes or fraction thereof cast for George A Clark for Secretary of State in 1898. Also notes ward and township details, primaries planned for May 9 1900. Secretaries named, with additional notices on wallpaper patterns and local sales.
J P Porter announces availability to answer inquiries from clients regarding auction services. He emphasizes prompt responses and professional handling of consignments and buyer inquiries.
The Belleville Freeman souvenir supplement last week drew praise for artful presentation but faced sharp criticism for several graphic cuts deemed horrible by readers and editors alike.
For the first time in Kansas history a colored census enumerator will work in the Fifth District. The announcement notes the district’s leadership role and aims to reflect broader inclusion in state demographics.
Populist editors warned about the Goebel law dragging Kentucky into regulation beyond governance. Hicks predicted Easter would be a bad day for new bonnets, and Shawnee county primaries showed three Burton men among Legislature nominees, a pattern echoed statewide.
The Kansas City Times praises regional prosperity in itsColumns and editorially cries calamity asking where prosperity lies. The Belleville Freeman worries a Burton man may win a Legislature seat this fall, doubting the candidate's party alignment.
The column discusses a western military hero as a potential vice presidential candidate, questions Friston’s suitability, and critiques the “financial” argument. It notes fires in Kansas tied to joints, mentions J. K. Cubbison as a possible U.S. Senate dark horse, and breaks down Kansas 1899 tax totals by state, school, township, county, city, railroad and Republic County.
The Scandia Journal notes Reeder leads Balzer and McCormick among Sixth district figures in oratory and steadiness. The Independent recounts a boyish business tale from a sign on Willie Jones’s fence offering worms and toads for cents, illustrating early enterprise.
The pamphlet Vorage and Fodders by Secretary Coburn is praised for its extensive reflection on grass and its central role in agriculture. John J Ingalls provides an introduction as a notable prose piece. Coburn emphasizes Kansas as Grass Empire, outlining grass as vital for meats, milk, and wealth through cereals and forage plants. A Republican district judgeship debate in Republic County follows, with Dillon and Close as two county candidates and local papers split in their endorsements.
The article notes lingering questions about finishing the hall before conventions. It mentions a candidate and platform, signaling ongoing planning and debate within party ranks.
Fragmentary OCR notes show barbed wire and harness prices with a Good Steel Range store reference. Mentions reservoir warming closet and cook stoves with miscellaneous, unclear quantities and prices. No clear dates or entities beyond generic shop terms.
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