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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1929
Page
6
The Princess Theatre signs Chick Boyes and his popular dramatic company for the coming season. The troupe will appear in Scandia twice monthly with a winter run planned through Northern Kansas.
Ed Randall of Belleville and his daughters Ruth and Naomi will provide special music for the Union Church Services at City Hall Park next Sunday evening. Miss Vera Herrick sister of Rev. D V Herrick will be the principal speaker of the evening.
W H Stinson of Republic won the registration contest at Scandia Produce during the picnic and drew the $3.00 cash prize. A large crowd of farmers and dairymen attended the local produce event.
The Republic County A T A will hold its next regular quarterly meet in Scandia on Thursday Sept 5 inviting lodges from across the county. Organizers promise an entertaining program and an excellent visit for attending members.
Little Virginia Mahan was taken back to Kansas City by her parents Clarence and Mrs Mahan last Saturday for medical care. Her injured leg had shrunk about six inches since she came home. Doctors placed the leg in a cast with a ten pound weight attached.
Al Mahan of Salina arranges a new brick and hollow tile building to replace the Night Hawk Cafe on Fourth Avenue and Washington Street. The 25 by 75 foot one story structure will house Frank Mahan’s cafe business, with work starting after razing and a quick move to completion planned.
A real estate deal last week paid $25 000 for a quarter section of land. I A Dyrdahl became owner of the farm formerly belonging to Carl Eastvedt, located one mile east and one and a half miles south of Norway. The property features first class river bottom land and a country home, marking one of the highest prices paid for a Republic county farm.
Elmer Farlee reported his Ford touring car stolen from South Washington Street last Tuesday night. Officials launched a thorough search, suspecting harvest hands may have fled the area. Glenn Farlee drove the car to Scandia and parked it behind the Chick Boyes tent. return after the show revealed the theft. No definite suspect or motive has emerged.
A caravan from Narka promoted the Farmers and Merchants Annual Picnic to be held in Narka August 15 to 17. About 25 cars and 100 people traveled to Scandia Tuesday, giving a short Main Street concert. Ball games are set daily with Scandia meeting Narka on August 16 as the event's feature.
Marlin Jensen, famed aviator and former Jamestown resident, and his wife arrived in Scandia by Ford tri motor plane for a Golden Anniversary event. A prior engine problem caused delays with repairs in Kansas City, Wichita, and Concordia before continuing to Milford and Kansas City.
Manager Mike Johnson leads the Swedes to Deshler Nebraska to face the Deshler team on Sunday. They vow to rebound from last Sunday's poor showing and deliver a sound trouncing. Fraizer starts for Scandia with the regular lineup in the field.
The church schedules a United Service with Sunday School at 10 o clock. Miss Zella Herrick will discuss her work among Spanish Americans in New Mexico after class. A Ladies Quartette provides music. Vera Herrick speaks at the park service. Ladies Aid meets today at 2 30 P M and W M A Friday afternoon Aug 9 led by D V Herrick.
Mrs. D. Kershner, eighty, is gravely ill at her West Eleventh street home after a stroke left her paralyzed on the left side. A fall last Thursday fractured her hip, and officials believe the fall's shock may have triggered the stroke, Concordia Press reports.
Eleventh Sunday after Trinity gospel stresses repentance and belief. Sunday School and morning service at usual hours. Union service at the park in the evening. Annual picnic at Vic Erickson cabin north of the river bridge on Friday August 16 with each family bringing a basket dinner. Pastor Chas Pehrson reports district mission meeting attendance with Rev Granere.
Mr and Mrs Harry L Olsson and family of Chicago will be in Scandia this weekend as guests of Dr and Mrs E Porter Ahams. Olsson is a former superintendent of the Scandia Public Schools and will be welcomed by numerous friends on his return visit.
Miss Emma Poage states she is now in Racine Wisconsin and will travel to Chicago before returning home. She is spending a month's vacation near the Great Lakes prior to the upcoming school term.
The church lists Sunday School at 10 A M and sermon at 11, open air service at 8 P M. The Fourth Quarterly Conference is set for next Monday evening August 12 led by Rev A W Carlson District Supt. Stop pledge payments before the conference. ST Communion and reception of members on Sunday August 18 led by Pastor O J Lundberg.
Mr and Mrs Fred Currie were at the Oscar Freed home on Monday in a brief social mention noting their visit.
Dr and Mrs J W Ekblad and son John with Mrs L M Wheeler from Duluth Minnesota accompanied Mrs Oberia Ryan home after months vacation. En route to Scandia the group stopped to visit friends in Newton Iowa.
P. T. Strom of north of Scandia is now in Long Beach California where he is spending his annual two month vacation as he has done for several years.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Cooper Mr and Mrs E C Wires and Mr and Mrs Hershel Kannier drove to Jewell City Wednesday night to attend the Old Settlers picnic there.
Dr and Mrs J W Ekblad and son John Mrs L M Wheeler all of Duluth Minnesota Mrs Oberia Ryan and George Nimocks drove to Alexandria Nebraska Sunday afternoon.
Miss Mabel Haggman of Chicago is visiting relatives and friends in the area, staying for a period to renew ties and meet local residents.
A Golden Anniversary celebration in Scandia drew large crowds July 81 to August 2 with 4 000 to 5 000 on peak days. Landes Shows and Pavement Dance entertained on Main Street and Fourth Avenue while Byron and Scandia Swedes won ball games.
Olga Dutton is employed to operate the Variety Store which reopened last Thursday after a month’s closure. She will manage the business, offering a full line of variety and novelty items and may combine it with her millinery shop in the same building.
Mr and Mrs J D Andrews and their son arrived from Minneapolis Monday and moved their household goods into the house once occupied by Mrs Oliver Nelson. Mr Andrews becomes the new superintendent of Scandia Public Schools.
The Rev. and Mrs. H N Swan and children of Chicago visited Scandia for a few days with friends. They will sail from California on Sept 2 for India where the Rev Swan serves as a missionary. The Swans stayed with John Fredrickson and the Rev O J Lundberg during their visit.
Miss Myrtle Edgren has returned from a two week vacation at her parents home, A G Edgren, to continue nurse training at Trinity Hospital in Kansas City.
Dr C V Hageman arrived in Scandia after two weeks at Fort Riley with his company in the Officers Reserve Training Corps. He completed the training period and returned home last Saturday.
Mr and Mrs Grant Berggren and Agnes Albro left Tuesday morning for a two weeks vacation at Rapid City South Dakota.
Marshal Ellingson and Sheriff Nordman detained two Concordians on drunkenness and reckless driving charges. They appeared before Justice Platner, were fined ten dollars plus costs, and spent the night in jail. They later pledged to reform and faced no further trouble.
Elsie G. Wall will leave Scandia Public Schools after locating a suitable successor. For the past year she supervised music, sponsored the senior class and Phi Epsilon Phi, coached plays, directed choirs and orchestra, and was active in community events while attending summer school in Manhattan.
Roy Tedrow proved the best guesser at a knife guessing contest during Scandia Hardware test week. He estimated 81 knives in the window, twenty more than the actual count. Elmer Nichols placed second with an approximate 1827, while Richard Hiatt won the boy scout knife and Evelyn Emert Randall won the butcher knife. The Remington company conducted the demonstration with a special representative present.
Sheriff Charles Nordman on duty during a Scandia picnic caught a thief in the act of stealing car accessories on a west town side street. The culprit was jailed for safe keeping by the sheriff.
Mr and Mrs Frank Mikesell and their children Frank and Margaret departed Tuesday for a ten day trip to the mountains and Denver. They will visit Mrs Mary Haden in Denver, the mother of Mrs Mikesell.
Mrs Elmer Olson and her children from Powhattan returned home on Saturday morning after a period away.
Gladys DeKohl, 18, the elder of the DeKohl Sisters troupe, starred in the globe act slide a 5 foot incline teeter totter and stair descent as the celebration headliner. She has toured with her parents since age eight and has been top in the globe act for three years.
Frank Peterson takes ownership of the Royal Cafe from Peter son Brothers and will run it as before while Henry Peterson continues to operate the Ice Company. The deal leaves Henry as sole proprietor of the ice business and ensures continued delivery of artificial and natural ice.
Ralph Wile, a young man living southwest of Rydal, died last Thursday from wounds after being thrown into a mowing machine Tuesday afternoon. He managed to walk home, then was rushed to Patterson Memorial Hospital but died. The exact cause is unclear with theories the mule team frightened him or he stopped to clean the cycle.
J. A. Weislogel and his crew begin concrete block production for the new business building on Main Street, utilizing his own mixer and 5,000 blocks for the project plus additional blocks for general commercial use. Construction will start once blocks harden sufficiently to prevent crumbling.
Joe Tedrow aged nearly 70 and a railroad veteran suffered a broken arm unloading ties for Missouri Pacific last week. He was called to the Missouri Pacific hospital in St Louis for further investigation though his condition improves. Company officials want to confirm the injury’s nature as he recovers.
Mrs. R. B. Shofstall and her son Richard from Kansas City visited Rev. QO. J. Lundbergs last Wednesday night. Mrs. Shofstall and Mrs. Lundberg are sisters.
Dr. H B Robinson of Belleville called on Mrs Bolton at Miss Mabel Berggren's Sunday afternoon. Mrs Bolton had undergone an operation at Belleville hospital about two weeks earlier.
Miss Frances Larson, a student at Strickler's Business College in Topeka, has accepted a position as bookkeeper with Mullins Market in Topeka. Mrs. Archie Tebow and her young daughter, visiting from Elgin Illinois at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Sothers, have returned home.
Mrs. Carl Cuthbertson departed Saturday night for a two month stay with her daughter Mrs. Leonard Jordon and family in Stayton Oregon.
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