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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1926
Page
2
Classified notice lists mail matter status and annual rate of $1.50 for subscriptions entered at Scandia Kansas Post Office as second class mail matter.
East and west bound passenger and freight trains listed with numbers and times. Includes No. 84 local east 9 03 p m No 38 local east 7 20 a m and Missouri Pacific motors and freight services with morning and evening slots.
A historical proposal from 1926 to amend the Kansas Constitution fixes legislative pay at eight dollars per day plus five cents per mile, with caps of four hundred eighty dollars per regular session and two hundred forty dollars per special session, to take effect upon publication. The measure proposes submission to Kansas electors at the 1926 general election.
The Methodist Church announces regular services next Sunday morning led by Mrs. C. L. Tebow and Miss Hilda Swan. Ladies Aid meets Thursday afternoon, August 12, hosted by Mrs. John Aspegren, Mrs. C. W. Johnson, Mrs. Carl Wallin and Mrs. Noble Isaacson. Everyone welcome. O. J. Lundberg, Pastor.
Sunday services include a study on manna at 10 o clock followed by an 11 o clock preaching service all are invited. An open air union service will be held at city hall park at 8 PM with music and gospel message.
Mrs. Ray Tingstrom of Kansas City and families from Everst and Fairbury visited here during the week. Dorothy Foreman called on relatives in Phillipsburg. Mrs Eva Waite from Los Angeles arrived to visit Mrs A Forsberg. Mrs G O Maxell and Herman Holt plus Maxell kin from Cleburne visited last week. Mr and Mrs Carl Hammer joined Mrs C L Ross and daughter Clarice of Norway on a St Joseph merchants festival trip.
The county bankers association will hold a Friday meeting at Riverside Park with members and their families invited to a picnic lunch. Mrs C W Elliott and Son Mer vin, with Miss Nellie Jones and the Bradley children, left for South Dakota last Thursday for a two week visit with friends.
L A Melby and family hosted a picnic supper near the Melby farm on Sunday evening. Guests included Miss Thea Terebaugh, a guest of Miss Lena, Chas Freed and family, and Kathryn Doctor.
W. P. Shivvers begun laying drainage tile along the curb west of the post office. War ren Berggren and Clif Rickel assisted by digging the ditch in the project area.
Theo Granstedt writes they enjoyed showing J. R. Stofer and family the country around Mountain View California. The Stofers arrived July 17 and left July 29 for Los Angeles. Teddy notes a Crown Prince of Sweden and party passed through their town recently.
Erma Goodman spent Sunday in town with Lyla Moller. C E Wyman and son Everett, who moved to Manhattan last week, drove in Wednesday. Perry Stonebraker returned from Circleville Kansas after a week at home. Mrs Earl Swyhart and Misses Hazel and Bertha Swyhart and Hazel Bettis visited Belleville Monday. Thora Yeager returned from Lincoln Sunday. Mr and Mrs Walter Tedrow and daughter plan to move to Oxnard California. The Conrad Florell and Chas Madison families with Mr and Mrs Ernest Freeman enjoyed a Riverside picnic Monday. Grace Larson returned from Lincoln Saturday for two weeks off from Miller and Payne Dry Goods Co in Lincoln.
Scandia recorded a nice shower last Thursday afternoon with almost an inch of rain. Amounts varied from one to two or more inches around the area while Nor way reported two inches and no rain west of Formoso.
The Concordia meteorological summary reports July mean temperature 79.5 degrees, 1.5 above normal. July 1 marked the high at 103 degrees and July 11 the low at 59. Total precipitation reached 2.56 inches, 1.06 inches below normal, with a 7.76 inch accumulated deficiency since January 1.
In the Probate Court Republic County Kansas Alma Bloom Fredin administratrix will apply for full and final settlement on August 10 1926 at 2 30 P M at Belleville Courthouse for allowance of services attorney fees discharge from duties and release of sureties Ethel Van Netta Probate Judge Pro Tem Belleville Kansas July 8 1926
Paramount orchestra of Hastings Neb drew a large crowd to Riverside Monday evening with lively playing described as the best music yet at the park. Despite prior dances and attractions reducing tickets, the crowd praised the performance and hopes arise that Mr and Mrs Blakeley will invite the group back. Mr and Mrs R T Walker left Friday for Reserve Kan to visit his parents, and Arthur Wrigley went to Wyoming Tuesday morning.
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