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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1912
Page
7
Local Notices and Holiday Social Roundup in Town Journal
Water rent due January 1 1913. J W Plotner clerk Jno Botts manager of the Dickason-Goodman Labor Co yard here leaves for Lawrenceburg Ix y for Christmas. Mrs Wiatt and son Earl visit from Arthur Knox sister Belle and Miss Madge from Palmer Kansas. They dine with Mr and Mrs Houston Norris east of town. For 6 percent farm loans see J W Plotner. Get old suit made new at Ivan Head's Sanatorium. Mrs Wm Seabaugh and son Clif ford visit Noveatures to spend holidays with relatives. Theodore Cederstam arrives to spend holidays with P Kallman family. For sale eight polled Durham calves. Farmers phone 805 Mrs M E Brewer. Halbert Thompson and Lillie Larson assist holiday rush at Gulicks and Beckmans. T J Mahaffey visits Kansas City. J W and B M Scott of Denver spend Christmas with family. See new premium dishes at B Morey. For steam and dry cleaning call Ivan M Head's Sanatorium. Phone 168. Journal force thanks Mrs Caroline Gran stedt for apples from her farm. Mr and Mrs O N Bettis and baby and Anna Brandt spend week at Hollis with Chas Davidson. Mrs John Fraser Sr and son Oren visit from Severn Kansas surprising Hugh Fraser and family after years apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal Force
Caroline Granstedt
O. N. Bettis
Baby
Anna Brandt
Hollis
Mrs. Bettis
Chas. Davidson
Petersons Visit Relatives Over Christmas in Elmont
Mr and Mrs Fred D Peterson of Elmont Kansas arrived Monday to spend Christmas with relatives, sharing holiday greetings and family time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred D. Peterson
Elmont Kans
Christmas Home Visit For Alex Johnson And Anna
Alex Johnson and Anna are home for Christmas after arriving Saturday evening. Alex has been attending school at Holton while Anna has been living in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Johnson
Anna
Alex
Holton
Kansas City
Courtland trip fuels Florence Kans visit for Nelsons
P Kallman escorts Mr and Mrs Gene Nelson and child Lucile to Courtland Tuesday morning for travel to Florence Kansas to visit Nelsons father J W Nelson formerly of Union. A six room house with two lots and a barn is for sale inquire A S Mahan. Mrs Roy Riggins visits Scandia. Journal office closes Friday and Saturday for relatives near Clyde. Jesse Simpson offers livestock insurance against disease and accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Kallman
Gene Nelson
Lucile
Courtland
Florence Kans
Mr. Nelson
J. W. Nelson
Union To.fi
A. S. Mahan
Seed Oats at the R. L Elevator Grubb Hamacher Grain Co
Seed oats were placed at the R. L Elevator by Grubb Hamacher Grain Company to supply local farmers with ready grain for planting season. The move aims to streamline planting and support early spring seeding in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L
Grubb-Hamacher Grain Company
We CLEAN while others try
Ivan Head presents Suntatorium in a promotional blurb describing cleaning efficacy and a branded solar-powered device. The piece emphasizes fast action and consumer appeal with a promise of efficiency and reliability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Head
Norway State Bank Farm Loan Notice
Notice advertises farm loans with reasonable interest and easy payments from Norway State Bank. Also mentions laundry schedule change to Wednesdays and an annual meeting notice for the Kansas Horse Breeders Association at Kansas State Agricultural College Manhattan with a date of January 2, 1918. Muriel Grubb returns home from N. U. at Lincoln to spend holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway State Bank
The
Kansas Horse Breeders’ Association
Kansas State Agricultural College
Manhattan
Muriel Grubb
N. 8
Local Notices and Holiday Travel Updates
Ek T Bray ships a car of cattle to Kansas City via Mo Pac on Sunday. Mrs Chas Mahaffey and children depart Monday for Wallace Kansas to visit her parents over Christmas. Esther Hemberger and Miss Blossers return from Lexington Missouri for holiday visits. Andrew Granstedt returns Friday from Salina to spend holidays at home. New feature play Revelation at City Hall New Year's night. Ady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ek.t. Bray
K. C
Mo. Pac
Andrew Granstedt
Salina
Ady
City Hall
For Sale and Holiday Visits Across Town
A sale notice for Cottonwood with phone 716 appears alongside social notes. Fred Anderson traveled to Hoisington Kansas for Christmas with his son Charles and family. Charles works as timekeeper on the Missouri Pacific main line at Hoisington. The Othbergs and their relatives plan Christmas in Omaha. Mrs Nichol, recently ill, shows slow improvement. Alva Jane and Mrs Juane visit relatives in town for the holidays with Nels Rosese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Anderson
Hoisington Kansas
Charles
Hoisington
Mrs
Alva Jane
Wh. C
Juane
Nels Rosese
Family Christmas Visit to Lincoln Planned by Stofer Family
Jake Stofer Jr. and his relatives travel to Lincoln to spend Christmas with his uncle. A Nim sey and family join in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Stofer Jr
Lincoln
A. Nimsey
Local People Move and Ship Livestock and Goods
Frank Granstedt aided his brother in law Loyd to load a car of implements shipped here. Loyd and family plan to move to the Johnson farm near Sherdahl. Ole Johnson of Sherdahl shipped a car of cattle to Kansas City and accompanied the shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Granstedt
In. C
Mr. Loyd
Mr. Tloyd
Johnson Farm
Sherdahl
O— Ole Johnson
K. C
The Diamond Ring and the Little Church Mouse
Janet and Dick break their engagement after a diamond ring vanishes into the church basement. A hungry church mouse finds the ring but cannot keep it. The ring is recovered by the mouse and returned to Janet on Christmas morning, renewing the couple's bond and a sense of divine mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet
Harry Irving Green
Seed Oats at Tile R I Elevator and Local Notices
A compact county page notes seed oats at Tile R I Elevator and a sale call from Grubi Hamacher. A Gent's shirt line at B Morey’s and prepared stock fish advertised. A New Year theater listing includes Revelation or a Woman of Mystery at City Hall. Jesse Simpson offers stock-rate comparisons.
For Sale A Registered Vo Land China Male Hog
J B Christiansen offers a registered Vo Land China male hog for sale. Contact 225 Farmers for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
J. B. Christiansen
Shoe shop moves to residence behind Nel son home
Notice states the shoe shop formerly at Beames Clothing Store has moved to the operator’s residence behind Adolph Nelson's home at the Gustafson residence. Also advertises ladies suits and skirts with specialty at Ivan Head's Sunatorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beames Clothing Store
Adolph Nelson
Gustafson
Mons Benning
Ivan Head
Sunatorium
For Sale Farm and Equipment in Jefferson County
For sale one 8 horsepower gasoline engine and 4 hole corn shelter in good repair by Bert Ainsworth Norway Kansas. Also for sale 160 acres improved farm five miles from Grantville eleven miles from Topeka one mile from school. Good community sixty acres wheat sown regarded as one of the best farms in Jefferson County. Terms can be had by William Thomas Meriden Kansas Route 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Ainsworth
Norway
Kansas
Grantville
Topeka
Jefferson Co
Thomas Meriden
Iv an Head's Suitatorium Takes Over Our Samples
A local clothing shop proclaims its tailoring service with bold signage about fitting garments and keeping the best line in town. The brief notice signals a friendly, humorous pitch to customers about sample reuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Head
Suitatorium
A Christmas Time Saver for Busy Households
A housekeeping tip suggests closing off one room for the tree and gifts to save Christmas Eve minutes. Gather decorations and presents in one place weeks before the holiday, trim the tree near the end, and wrap gifts quickly overnight.
Christmas Gift Leaves Office Laughing
A commercial traveler recalls a governor surprising his staff with Christmas envelopes. Each envelope supposedly held a valuable gift, but the contents were a prescription for indigestion, prompting astonishment rather than gratitude.
Thanksgiving thanks in a rustic tale
A minister asks a boy why he is thankful to Santa Claus for a fine turkey. The boy replies no, and tells of Uncle Lilah scolding a child for leaving a henhouse door on the jar, as Farmer Green departs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Lilah
Tole
Chile
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. W. Plotner
Jno. Botts
Dickason-Goodman
R. Co
Lawrenceburg
Wm. Seabaugh
Clifford
Theodore Cederstam
Durham
M. E. Brewer
Halbert Thompson
Gulicks
Lillie Larson
Beckmans
T. J. Mahaffey
J. W. and
B. M. Scott
J. .N. Scott
Denver
B. Morey
Ivan M Head
John Fraser
Oren
Severn Kansas
Hugh Fraser
Roy Riggins of
Jamestown
Clyde
M. ©. Paynter
Stephen Anderson
Ivan Head’s
Jesse Simpson
Esther Hemberger
Misses Blossers
Lexxington Mo
Bank OF Scandia
G. W
Nimoceks
J. H. Sandell Cashier
P. Hamer
Fairburs
Martin Lind
C. O. Othberg
A. Othberg and Son
Omaha
LEE Sensation Coffee
Scandia
the Church Mouse
Tile R. I. Elevator
Grubi-Hamacher Grain Company
B. Morey’s
Star Grocery
J. W. Platner
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