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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1903
Page
4
Miss Laura Cowle of the Norway area was treated at St Joseph's hospital for a fractured rib not uniting. Dr. Coffey with Drs. Priest and Weaver performed a delicate operation last Friday, removing part of the broken rib. She is improving and expected to be discharged soon.
Clyde Caldwell will arrive from the Territory this week for a brief visit with his parents Mr. O and Mrs. J R Caldwell before they depart on a western trip.
Delinquent tax list item appears in a historical paper with odd OCR text. The readable fragments reference publication date August 7 1908 and a tax list entry. Details are unclear but indicate an official notice of overdue taxes and associated numbers.
Hattie Whitley stays with Mrs. J C Glasgow. Gust Anderson on new telephone line. Flossie Johnson to Republic City for visits. Richard Haggman of Rackley visits sister Mrs Herman Andersen. Chas Bowling sells farm east of Courtland and buys northeast of Republic City. Mr C F Thomas family from Courtland visit Dr Petersons. A local slumber party at Whitleys. Jennings visits from Scandia to view C J Peterson house. Minnie and Clara Peterson visit Alice Anderson. Lavinia Garman to teach at Dist 87 in coming term.
Local families and travelers share news of visits and trips. Ed Ayers is among the sick, while A J Lofgren visits Scandia. Several residents, including Kathrineberg and Banks, travel to Minneapolis and Pauline Nebraska. Capt Dancy leaves for Galesburg Illinois for relatives. Others dine and socialize near Sherdahl and Bloomington Illinois. A busy week sees corn shelling and two threshing machines in operation. Families such as the Garber and Egg clans, plus the Emmett boys, join P T Strom and J W Ambrose in farm chores and gatherings.
In Kansas a few ears of corn in the area measure 13 and three quarters inches long signaling decent yields amid drought. H S Weary of Chester Nebraska is reported to teach Enterprise school next term at a monthly salary of 50 dollars.
Frank Goodwin Jr visits sister in Norton county and Mrs T A Doctor of Scotch Plains returns from Oklahoma trip. Miss Nettie Myers plans November Lindsborg music study. J W Kuhn to teach Wayne school at 60 monthly. Elmer Myers reappointed Eskridge principal. Tom Way and family visit western Kansas relatives. Belleville guests at Scandia weekend. Mamie McAlashan hired to teach Lincoln school starting September 7 at 40 monthly.
Addie Wile visits Tom Giles while Miss Bessie Skeels travels near Wayne. YT S Walter and son Floyd return from Oklahoma. Residents plan to attend legroll ing. Chester Luofbourrow and Roy Kelly bale hay for Mr. Augos. Brady Rowlings and Bert Ainsworth own new carriages.
The article notes B O Peterson and Oscar Daggett achievements in education and dairy, plus a Belleville Old Settlers Reunion with Governor Bailey as guest. Daggett faces a broken cream separator delaying operations, while Poplar Grove District 84 approves a six month term starting September 14. The Reunion promises music and civic speeches with ample hospitality.
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