Community notes from local Kansas town
Local brief mentions residents and businesses including paying electric bills at a drug store, Ward's Barber Shop updates, the McGregor family visiting Texas relatives, P D Stonebraker returning to Ward's barber shop, new Whippet sedans sold through M A Preble, car trips to Beatrice, Lincoln and Concordia, and area people serving as appraisers for Chas Almquist’s estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. D. Stonebraker
Ward
Chas. Larson, Jr
Roy Hall
M. A. Preble
Estate final settlement draws Art Poage to Belleville
Art Poage of Dellvale Kansas attended the Ace Poage estate final settlement hearing at the probate judge's office in Belleville Preston. The item notes other local visits and community notices including a birth announcement Ursal Loyd for Mr and Mrs Lloyd Miller in Kansas City and various school and church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Poage
Dellvale
Kansas
Ace Poage
Belleville
Lloyd Miller
Kansas City
Ursal Loyd
Local Social Notes From The Community Page
Mrs. Oberia hosts dinner for guests from Belleville and Denver. Miss Dorothy Larson visits John Sankey in Republic this week. Violet Van Stromberg and friend visit Miss Wihlma Shivvers in town. Mr. and Mrs. Elwood West and John Botts visit relatives in Harlan Kansas. Home Circle ladies honor Mrs. Wohlford of Woodston. Welcome Circle to meet Aug 24 at church parlors with Mrs. Weislogel as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Nelson
D. E. Mathis
Leon and
Bonnie Dean
Esther Larson
Maxell
Ella Maxell
Conrad Lundin
Ed Swanson
Mr. Swanson
Joe Hawkins
Miss Zella
Dorothy Larson
Mrs
John Sankey
Republic
Violet and
E van Stromberg
Fairbury
Miss Wihlma
Shivvers
George Haney
May Mead
Harlan
Kansas
Elwood West
Belleville
John Botts
Denver
88 Home Circle
Axel Smith
Wm. Wohlford
Woodston
J. M. Weislogel
Ida Carpenter
D. A. Landreth
Lebanon
Winfield
W. E. Erickson
Chas. Freed
Carrie Aberg
Ralph Moe
A. CR. Moe
Revival at the Park East Sunday Evening
Rev J M Mahaffy will preach at the union service at the park Sunday evening substituting for Rev Lund berg who has been incapacitated by the flu Miss Ella Aspegren bookkeeper at the Bank of Scandia is spending her vacation at Arkansas City visiting her sister Mas Hereld Bowling and Mr Bowling
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Mahaffy
the Park
Lundberg
Ella Aspegren
Bank of Scandia
Arkansas City
Mas—Hereld Bowling
Mr. Bowling
Formosa Family Attends Park Union Services
Mr and Mrs D A Nywall and their son Dean from Formosa visited over Sunday evening to attend union services at the park. They traveled in a new Chrysler sedan. Dr and Mrs C V Haggman with daughter Ruth and Mrs Mary Creager went to Kansas City Tuesday night, with Dr Haggman returning Wednesday night on Nog 39.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Jeandebeur
Novecatur
D. A. Nywall
Dean
Formosa
Park
Crysler
C. V. Haggman
Ruth
Mary Creager
Kansas City
Dr. Haggman
Executor's Sale Ad For Almquist Estate At Ida Nord Farm
John A Freeburg announces an Executor's Sale for the Chas W Almquist estate to be held Friday August 26 at the Ida Nordman farm southwest of town. The ad appears in this issue and there are notices of local visitors and gatherings including trips to Lebanon and Colorado with various families and individuals attending church and social events at Hotel Elliott and nearby sites. A 7.00 per day job offer is advertised again by Furst & Thomas with potential weekly earnings up to 75 to 100 after eight months, requiring references and a car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Freeburg
Chas. W. Almquist
Ida Nordman
Furst & Thomas
State Dept
Freeport
Washington postmaster commits death by own action
Connie Collins postmaster of Washington County was found dead in the Washington post office back room, shot himself twice in the head and once through the heart. He recently recovered from a nervous breakdown and had a sanatorium bound son in Colorado. Survived by Mrs Collins and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Connie Collins
Mr. Collins
Colorado
Washington County
The Rough Riders Screened At Belleville Majestic
The editor of the Journal witnessed The Rough Riders at the Majestic in Belleville on Sunday. The film, praised as a vivid Spanish-American War drama featuring Theodore Roosevelt and the famous civilian cavalry, drew a large audience at Kansas City Star’s Muehlebach field theater party. Blair plans an early fall showing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair
Majestic
Belleville
Kansas City Star
Muehlebach Field
Theodore Roosevelt
San Juan Hill
Picnic outing of Magnusson Kauer at Concordia
Messrs. Alfred Magnusson and Jack Kauer with their ladies spent Sunday afternoon at Concordia enjoying a picnic supper.
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Alfred Magnusson
Jack Kauer
Concordia
Ward's Barber Shop offers 25 cent bath special
Miss Evelyn Bettis of Piper visits A. M. Bettis home this week. Mrs. Nathan Isaacson and son Paul return from Kansas City. ANSCO SHOP shows films nine to four with Kodaks and accessories for sale. Wm. Moe Garage offers auto and battery repairs. Milk orders in by phone 108. Ward family and Claus Johnson visit Rev. Lundberg in Gendda Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Isaacson
Paul
Kansas City
ANSCO
Scandia
David Johnson
Claus Johnson
Gendda, Nebr
O. J. Lundberg
Swanson family visit extended to Minnesota relatives
Rev and Mrs Emil Swanson and their children from Minneapolis are visiting Rev Swanson's mother Mrs A P Swanson and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Swanson
Minneapolis,Minn
Rev. Swanson
A. P.swanson
Local Coal Offer From M A Preble Trade Ad
A Kansas Nut furnace coal car and a Colorado Lump coal car are expected soon. The message urges readers to place orders now with M A Preble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Colorado
M. A. Preble
Nystrom Family Visits Salina Miltonvale Friends
Mr and Mrs Guat Nystrom and daughter and Mrs Adelia Larson visited Salina Friday to Sunday with Mr and Mrs Wesley Hall. They called on Mr and Mrs J A Anderson at Miltonvale during their return trip.
Local Visitors Bring News Of Visits From Relatives
Mrs. F. Cooper of near Belleville visited Tuesday with her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Moe. Kenneth Woods of Marienthal, Kansas, came Friday for a visit with relatives and old friends in this vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Cooper
Belleville
Wm. Moe
Kenneth Woods
Marienthal
Kansas
Hanson brothers head to South Dakota harvest fields
Russell and Ted Hanson depart Sunday morning for South Dakota to pursue trucking work in the harvest fields, aiming to find employment during the busy season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Ted Hanson
South, Dakota
Woman Injured When Car Roll Starts Downhill
Mrs Harry Nelson placed her two children in a car on a downhill grade last week and began to crank the engine. The car moved, she tried to stop it and was severely injured, remaining confined to bed since.
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Harry Nelson
Couple Reunite After Years with Eleven Children at Home
Mr and Mrs Frank Sallman welcomed their large family home for the first time in years with all eleven children gathering from distant locations.
Family News And Newborn Jetty Maurine
Mrs. A C Tingstrom returned from Lincoln Nebraska after visiting her son Harold and his family She also saw a cousin not met for 42 years The Chase Madison family enjoy music from a new baby grand piano A daughter Jetty Maurine was born to Mr and Mrs Emanuel Linden on August 12
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Tingstrom
Lincoln
Nebr
Harold
Chase Madison
Emanuel Linden
Jetty Maurine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kansas Power Co
W. P. Shivvers
Topeka
Chas. R. McGregor
Robert
Temple, Texas
W. C. Preble
Andrew Wilson
Beatrice
Algor Anderson
Inga Rydell
Myrtle Edgren
A. W. Sandine
Chas. Nordman
G. W. Nimocks
Chas. Almquist
E. P. Ahrens
E. M. Boggess
Bill
W. S. Baker
Preston. Gunn
Las Vegas
New Mexico
W. F. Mathis
G. A. Mathis
Beloit
A. Shull
Strickler’s Business College
Burdick
Methodist
Otto Nelson
Clay
Alein
Marguerite ‘Lundberg
Clay Center
Morganville
A. R. Morey
Chris. E. Nelson
Chris
Board of Agriculture
Marcels
Zella Hawkins
Ed Carlgren
I. A. Dyrdahl
Carl Hugos
Gladys
J. H. Hugos
Boulder
Colo
Texas
A. Ellingson
Jim Mahan
Jack Larson
Elliott
Blair Theatre Organization
the Majestic
John Olson
Helen
San Jose
California
Alfred Olson
Olson
Oklahoma
Beckman
Beekman
Marcelling
Call Shone
S. J. Summer
Evelyn Bettis of
Piper
A. M. Bettis
F. E. Ward, Jr
COAL
the Bank OF Scandia
C. C. Cullers
Chesterfield
Liocett & Myess TosAcco Co
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