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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1927
Page
7
Good wagon for sale and service listings plus Christmas visits and relocations. Ernest Fulcomer ad lists trucking and corn shelled delivery. residents including Mrs Ernie Mason and Violet Debinnus are visiting relatives. E D Mason serves as relief operator at Albright Nebraska. several families move or visit during the holiday period.
Obbie Sigsbee of Okemah visits at J M Sigsbee home with farming ties noted. Multiple relatives from Lovewell Lincoln Nebr Chicago and Topeka visit during Christmas week. Mrs May White hosts guests including Burr and Ben Stofer and families. Dorothy Foreman of Topeka visits Lebanon then Belleville before Topeka.
Elvene Edgren spent Christmas with her parents A G Edgren. Mrs G W Nimocks will entertain the Welcome In Circle January 4. Miss Bertha Fogelberg visited for a few days. Mr and Mrs Lars Hammer hosted children and grandchildren on Christmas Day. Mr and Mrs Chas Cassatt of Massachusetts called on Mr and Mrs S Blakeley. Mr and Mrs Ray McCullough and children from Fairbury were visiting at P E Erikson’s home. Gus Fogelberg family enjoyed Christmas night at Olaf Fogelberg’s. Katherine Doctor joined her sister Mrs Cecil Sargent and Mr Sargent to Riley for the holidays.
Mr and Mrs Chas Farrell hosted a Christmas dinner with W Reed and family Philip Eddington and family and Chas Reed and family. E C Fields from Lincoln Nebraska visited over the holidays at W A Becks. About sixty neighbors helped B A Kackley in his corn field on December 20 aiding his harvest while he remains in poor health. The Journal extends appreciation to all who assisted.
Lawrence Nimocks of Lincoln and Grace Larson visited relatives over Christmas. C O Reece and family traveled to Lincoln for a holiday visit. W C Preble and Marceil joined the Slopansky family in Belleville for Christmas. Oler Mathis and son Ewell from Moberly Missouri paid a brief visit to G A Mathis and family.
Mrs C Brennemer Elizebeth Beverly and Jimmie of Osborne Kansas spent Wednesday and Thursday at the J E Forsberg home in a brief local social gathering.
Elvera Erickson returned Saturday evening from Jacksonville Florida where she stayed several months with her sister Mrs. F E Cook. Harry Cecil and Miss Lilah accompanied her. Moller drove to Healy last week to visit over Christmas with their parents Mr and Mrs T U Moller.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cowan of To peka visited Thursday evening at the P. E. Erickson home. Mrs. Cowan and Mrs. Erickson are sisters.
Mr and Mrs Simon Malmstrom with daughters of Winkler and Mr and Mrs Chas Johnson with family of Leonardville spent Christmas with A G Edgren and family.
Arne Melby returned to Dallas Wednesday morning after spending Christmas with his parents Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Melby and relatives. He works as a mechanic in the oil region.
Mr and Mrs A G Edgren entertained at a six o'clock dinner on Monday evening with guests including Mr and Mrs Algor Anderson Ingas Rydell Gosta Rydall and Martin Johnson.
Mr and Mrs J D Larson and Grace with C T Larson and Teddy Francis and Florence and Louis Hoel attended a family gathering at the George Hoel residence during the Randall Christmas event.
Mr and Mrs Louis Sederlin of Elk Mountain Wyoming Miss Charlott Meyer of Minden Nebraska Mrs Mary Sederlin and Mr and Mrs ElRene Sederlin were Christmas dinner guests at the Conrad Sederlin home.
Mr J E Forsberg and family C A Forsberg and family Fred Forsberg and family and Mrs Anna Wohlfort and Mrs C F Erickson visited Mrs Aug Forsberg on Christmas day bringing well filled baskets and spending the holiday there.
Mr and Mrs C O Reece and their child ren have left Huron where Carl worked on road construction and are back home for a few weeks of rest and visiting.
Scandia Hide and Fur Co offers top market prices for hides and furs. They buy furs skinned or unskinned and can be reached by phone at 72.
Mr and Mrs John Nystrom entertained guests during Christmas including Earnest Burns and family W Palmquist and family Mr and Mrs S C Rodde of Concordia J J Johnson and family of Kackley Mrs Aug Olson and Ed Aaron Johnson and family A beautiful Christmas tree was the main decoration.
Mrs Della Colley and others spent Christmas Day at the W B Carlson residence near Formoso. Attendees included Chas Fancher Archer Carlson and family Donald Howell Mr and Mrs A Moe and Katherine.
The Lincoln Journal markets itself as the only large morning newspaper serving the Nebraska Kansas border counties with daily and Sunday options under $6 a year. It touts a 24 hour publishing plant, late day and night printing, and early train delivery to readers, claiming Northern Kansas residents switch due to late news and superior railroad mail service.
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