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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1900
Page
4
Tuesday highlights include Joe Lehn visiting Scandia and P O Larson filling his ice house. Alex Scott toiled for John Summers while Sam Summers buys a matched team. Mr. Holmes to visit Denmark. Charley Moorehead relocates from Republic to help on the farm. Debating society at Republic suspended. local officers elected at Oak Creek. Numerous skaters, sales, and farm news pepper the week with modest incidents and community chatter.
Sunday visits by Miss Day to A. M. Poage and Rev. Holm preaching at the Swedish church mark a week of social activity. Miss Lena Greenburg and Miss Minnie Larson are noted as sick and travelling for work. A grand hop is planned in Fred Engwall’s building, and the Rackley literary event offered a wood-filled program with local singers.
Mr Edgryn and daughter Carrie visit Frank Smith. Adrian Johnson to work for Wim Segerhammar next season. Bert Riddlesbarger loses livestock and farm implements at sale. Stella Myers begins music lessons with Miss Coachman of Belleville. Box supper in Jefferson yields four dollars. Misses Nellie Kallman and Annie McGowan chosen to represent Central School Dist No 1 at Courtland spelling contest. Several residents plan moves and travels to Oklahoma and Belleville. weather dampens a literary meeting.
A notice mentions a gathering at City Hall on Thursday evening February 22 amid warnings of smallpox spreading. The piece urges vaccination and hints at community activists or workers volunteering to help, stressing public health and civic action.
Theodore Frinsen has faced a long battle with consumption and is advised by his doctor to seek a new climate. He will depart next week to his former home in Sweden for recovery and health.
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