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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1906
Page
2
A Kansas editor faced death by his own hand amid financial troubles, suggesting an epidemic impact on editors. The remark warns of a looming shortage of editors in the state if distress continues.
Secretary Coburn reports Kansas winter wheat crop at 91 million bushels, noting no other state produces half this amount. Republic County yields about two-thirds of a million bushels.
The city enacts a measure prohibiting teachers from using liquor and tobacco as banned for school children. Officials say there is no danger this extends to the school board.
Democrats hope Attorney General Coleman will continue recent breaks like the one at Clay Center last week to boost Overmyer. Jackson's ties to the Coleman administration are costing him votes daily.
The last report to Secretary Coburn notes corn conditions with values: 68 in this county, 77 in Jewell, 95 in Mitchell, 84 in Cloud and Washington. The county bets corn is equal to these levels.
The piece argues Republican Congress candidates will resist tariffs. It suggests progressive Republicans in Kansas should back Democratic nominees. It notes that some Kansas Democrats might help push tariff revision.
Discussion suggests Hon. W. A. Calderhead may be pushed again as a United States Senate candidate by railroad attorneys and political machine bosses. They imply he will serve corporate interests and act to protect those backing his congressional seat.
A Colorado paper argues tariffs on sugar empower a trust that fixes prices. It notes sugar costs retailers five cents or more per pound while consumers pay a dollar for 20 to 25 pounds earlier, and urges Kansas voters to back Democratic congressional candidates to curb the sugar trust.
The Republican National Congressional Committee asks Republicans across the country to subscribe dollars. The Journal notes a prior dollar contribution from a sugar purchase by Mr Havemyer and urges others to follow suit. The piece argues trust will ensure Calderhead and other candidates are funded if tariffs are supported.
L. A. Bone, who drew attention for a pamphlet defending Standard Oil, reappears with a book arguing that trusts are not an unmixed evil. The piece suggests Bone’s stance unlikely to boost the Republican Party’s Kansas campaign this fall.
Pat Coney of Topeka was defeated in the race for National Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic. The electorate praised the decision and criticized Coney as a negative influence on Kansas and the nation.
A 9 year old mare is offered for sale by JOHN B. SUTTON. The listing notes a weight around 1,600 pounds and a price of 1,450 with an initial bid of 1,400 and 9 ms.
A newspaper dismisses circulating tale that this year has 53 Sundays. It explains Sundays occur 53 times in about six or seven years and on leap years, then urges the falsehood to die naturally.
The text argues Roosevelt allies with tariff barons will push tariff policy into the next year. It notes a public letter from the President urging no tariff revision this year while users claim the tariff remains a campaign issue due to misaligned schedules. It highlights exceptions like sugar lumber steel hides paper and wood pulp.
A recent post office decision threatens fines for mail trains delayed thirty minutes or more unless a good excuse is provided. The Central Branch management rushed a printer order for 1,005,000 blank excuses to cover delays.
Kansas starts a higher per capita distribution of 46 cents for the school fund this year, up from 42 cents previously, with Republic County set to receive $2,683.64.
Lovewell resident Thomas Shuler, a White Rock valley pioneer and long-time president of the White Rock Old Settlers association, died last Friday. His death leaves a gap in the annual reunion, which organizers say will not seem natural without him.
B E Beckman and family are visiting Randolph to spend a week with relatives and enjoy time at the home of local friends. The trip highlights family reunion atmosphere and rural community hospitality.
Miss Freda Hallgren visits Mrs J M Brown this week after a trip with her sister Mrs Ted Row at Republic. Gulick's offers bargain suits for men and boys. P J Larson recalls a pleasant visit at A P Hellberg's in Minnesota. Hellberg housed guests from Scandia as old friends gathered. The weather forecaster predicts showers with cooler, then hot and dry, today cloudy with possible rain.
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