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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1906
Page
2
A brief item notes that Harris hides his political stance and dodges Bryan from speaking in Kansas, seeking to limit campaign activity and public discourse.
Horace A Keefer, Populist nominee for Governor, accuses Col Harris of Chicago of backstabbing Bryan and aims to expose Harris political methods. Keefer recalls Harris asking to run with Populists in 1896 and warns voters that Harris relies on close allies like Farrelly and Ryan to push railroad measures.
Jackson, a Republican candidate for attorney general, is praised as highly qualified and experienced. He has served as current attorney general and county attorney, with a track record in prosecuting cases in Greenwood County and shaping trust and reform perspectives within the party. He emphasizes reforms and plans to address state issues while opposing opponent David Overmeyer.
Fragmentary notes hint at campaign activity around W A Harris and Missouri options in Kansas City. References to Folk and a Colonel appear, suggesting partisan framing and contrasts in the candidate race with limited readable detail.
The item discusses honesty as a key, but not sole, qualification for state leadership. It notes the difficulty for Star to convince Kansans Harris is more honest than Hoch and argues Hoch is strong in multiple qualifications. It mentions Colonel Harris’s six years of service and notable deeds. FROM CORPORATE COUNSEL.
The Independence Times notes George Hanna, longtime populist leader and Kansas state senator, opposed key populist pledges yet aligned with Harris on major measures including railroad reform. It questions why the Times denounces Harris while backing him, urging voters to consider consistency in the fall ticket.
Senator Long will devote all his time to the campaign from now until the election. He has arranged his private business so he will be free until November. W J Bite Gerald, Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, and C E Denton, Republican candidate for secretary, accompany Senator Long in announcing plans.
A political party plans a swing through southwest counties lacking railroads from September 17 to September 24. The delegation will travel by road, delivering speeches and campaigning in each county.
Governor Riddle praises David Overmyer a lightning change artist and red fire expert of the democratic party as the only living man who can quote a speech he made to prove his past correctness. He claims Overmyer has spoken on all sides of every issue presented to the people.
A Longworth ancestor, born in Newark New Jersey, moved to Cincinnati in the early 1800s and established the Ohio branch of the family, amassing a fortune in real estate. Congressman Nicholas Longworth is descended from this great grandfather.
A quip notes that when a man speaks nonsense a woman might smile quietly. The remark uses a light tone to suggest skepticism toward impractical talk by men and the charming restraint of women.
Social events at Mrs Jennie Fulcomer’s home featured an ice cream social. Rev. Zimmerman spoke on immigration in Scotch Plains and Scania. A new chain pump was installed at Poplar Grove School Dist 84. Local farming visits occurred among Elijah and Frank Goodwin families. Axtell church dedication announced and Luther League convention underway with Scandia attendees. Wolves reported near Aberg and Cooper’s prompting possible hunts.
The column lists neighbors and happenings around Berry with names including Bert Henry selling a wagon team for 225, Albert Segerhammar staying with grandma near Rackley, and farm work wages for Albert Sandell at 21 dollars monthly. It notes rentals, new windmill, visits between families, and a Belleville social at the Fraser home with the Rydal Giant team, plus a Cooper home gathering with cake, lemonade, and music and a crowd of local residents.
The Olympia Lodge No 1 honors departed Mason Robert W. Swan born June 24 1847 in Canada to Scottish parents. He lived in Wisconsin Kansas Belleville Lebanon and Scandia before joining Olympia Lodge 1 in 1908. The lodge expresses sympathy, memorializes him in minutes, and reflects on his faithful life and Masonry values.
New Now announces ten new styles for visiting cards souvenir postal cards and wedding stationery with a focus on writer paper and Pry office supply lines. The release highlights updated designer themes and varied price points for bulk orders and retail customers.
A letter argues against broad equalization of railroad assessments urging lawmakers to curb railroad capitalization and freight rates. It notes rail property and personal property are taxed higher relative to real farms and town lots in Republic County and calls for direct primaries to remove railroads from politics.
Geo B Smith and partners from Clyde Concor dia and Downs traveled two weeks to Southern Texas returning pleased with timber prairie soil suited to corn sorghum rice alfalfa and fruits. They tout Beeville Corpus Christi as attractive cities with cheap land from 3 to 25 dollars an acre and note early fruits vegetables and Gulf coast fishing in a healthy climate near the coast.
Mrs Anna visited her sister Mrs Beam es Sunday after a trip to Norway with gallery outing observations recorded in local notes.
A fresh stock of fruit cans jelly elagses tahbeen and sealing wax advertised by J H Cullers in a local trade notice.
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