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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1907
Page
6
Secretary Coburn estimates Kansas wheat at 70,000,000 bushels of excellent quality and high price. Republic county grew 42,050 acres yielding 714,850 bushels, about 17 bushels per acre. The county reports 152,033 acres of corn with an 85 percent condition.
Screen paint at HAPPERS and praise for the bands mark a lively scene in Concordia. The Methodist church serves ice cream while the Lutheran coffee social hosts guests on August 23 afternoon and evening. The Brown Grand Theatre opens September 17 with The Vanderbilt Cup, a proven musical production, in a 1000 seat playhouse praised for comfort and safety.
A Luther League event at HAPPERS the Lutheran church invites all to attend a Tuesday afternoon picnic led by Mr Floodberg followed by an evening program. Dr Phil Lad, President of Bethany College, will speak in Swedish in the afternoon and English in the evening.
Auction or sale notice listing Mrs A B Wilder offering all personal property in Scandia for sale. Includes mention of carriage paint at Harrers and seeks interested buyers or appraisers.
Scandia upset Webber 10 3 as visitors outplayed the home team early with 6 runs in two innings. Webber rallied to 3 in the later innings but Scandia held on with strong team play and pitching by Newton and Dahl. Individual notes include Hi Dahl Linden and T Dahl with multiple hits and Van Natta stealing bases.
Mrs AC M Goold hosted Reba Goold s sixth birthday party with games and refreshments as guests included Winifred Beckman Georgia Preble Ethel Granstedt Veda Shotsman Fay Summers Douglas Brotchie Don Hauser man Edith Carolyn and John Kimball The Tax Commission member Hon 8 C Crummer toured county assessors records in the courthouse checking land values against real estate transfers in a bid to set taxable values Records from Republic and Clay counties were reviewed and future guidance noted Also notes on Idaho bound youths and local baseball assignments conclude.
Dr. Seward Webb recounts a pheasant shooting day at Shelburne Farms Vermont where a visiting English brother in law fails with a head keeper shot in the leg. The gunner repeatedly misses as under keepers smile. His cartridges run out and the keeper reveals the shells are for another guest.
Republic County educators traveled to Mankato Monday and were beaten 24 to 0 by Jewell County Normal in baseball. In tennis, Republic County won 3 of 4 sets. Scandia plans a Sunday School Convention August 2 with a basket dinner at city hall. The Scandia schoolhouse has been cleaned and renovated, including fumigation and painting. Old papers five cents a bundle.
Mrs Ekblad suffered a severe knee injury Saturday evening when boarding a train at Topeka. The train started before all passengers were aboard and she was toppled as others crowded aboard in haste.
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