This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1920
Page
3
Western Kansas farmers report land prices rising as a huge wheat crop boosts expected yields. J. E. Atherton near Zurich, Ro oks runs 1100 acres, with 27500 bushels at 2.40 a bushel. Land prices climbed 75 to 150 percent as cheap lands fade.
F E Peek of two miles west of Wellington was hit by lightning through a metal gate during a severe storm. He was knocked down but crawled to the house and found he could not see. Doctors diagnose paralysis of the optic nerve.
The Kansas supreme court allowed Attorney General Hopkins to amend his ouster petition against Coffeyville mayor H H Deichler charging protection of immoral houses under city authority. The earlier action stemmed from prohibitory law violations.
Governor Allen led a meeting with the state prison and reformatory heads to shift habitual criminals between the Kansas penitentiary and the industrial reformatory. The pact requires public notices for clemency bids and reports from judges and prosecutors. They seek a indeterminate sentence extension to keep dangerous offenders confined.
John O Connor, longtime Central Branch railroad engineer, owns 300 acre farm near Damar in Rooks County. After a renter left, 100 acres were rented, 200 acres left idle but volunteer wheat now matured. O Connor takes a month off to oversee harvest. 200 acres should yield about twenty bushels per acre, netting around 10000 dollars. Kansas women may vote without stating exact ages if legally of age. attorney general Hopkins rules no need to state exact ages. Hanover grants charter for a new national bank at Hanover to be capitalized at 25000 dollars. organizers include Guy Helvering, T W Snodgrass and Hanover merchants.
The Arkansas Valley interurban ticket office at Hutchinson was robbed near midnight by a man who shot Agent McFadden and fled. McFadden likely will recover. Hopefill Foster of St Louis was arrested in a creek about thirty miles north of Dodge City while swimming with a harvest crew. Foster is said to be the son of B R Foster, an employee of the St Louis Globe-Democrat.
Henry G Chase of New Haven Missouri drowned in the Solomon River near Minneapolis after cramps struck during a swim. Camp Funston officials corrected a fire loss report stating only 20 tons of coal were destroyed rather than 800. A Bracken farm fire burned a barn and 200 bushels of barley while threshing grain was stored nearby. Crawford County pioneer Harrison Grandle, 84, longtime Mam moth area resident, died in Pittsburgh. Philip Villard 28 of Hiawatha shot himself after returning from Kansas City and remains critical.
In a call to upgrade farms, William A. Radford argues the modern dairy barn, built with sanitary floors, proper stalls, ventilation, and labor saving equipment, is the core of income. Contented cows yield better milk. workers stay on the farm with efficient, powered carriers and streamlined layout.
The U S department of agriculture urges buyers and breeders to focus on soundness. A thorough, systematic exam should identify unsoundness and its permanence, note blemishes and faults, and weigh good qualities against defects to avoid disappointment.
A Wisconsin farmer in the Better Lives Better Stock campaign labels reactive cattle as bulsheviks. He argues scrub bulls harm production by draining milk, cream and butter checks and forcing farmers to keep cows.
Farmers hesitate to raise registered cattle because some registered bulls do not outperform calves from grade bulls. The text urges breeders to cull scrub pedigreed bulls and emphasize quality to satisfy both small and large breeders.
The notes warn about stomach worms in sheep and advise against placing unvaccinated pigs on infected premises. Prolonged concrete floors cause foot-sore lameness in heavy hogs. Best results come from keeping young calves in a clean barn until about three months old. Sheep ticks annoy all ages, especially after shearing, and can lead to weight loss in extreme cases.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.