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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1918
Page
2
A brief notice states mail or items arriving at the Scandia post office are registered as second class matter. The entry confirms official handling and classification for mailing purposes.
The Journal annual subscription rate is set at $1.25 per year by J. W. Plotner and Son Publishers.
The Willowdale school under Mr Hemphill shows no tardiness this year a notable departure from the norm. Teachers Examination set for January 25 26 will occur at the high school sewing room rather than the office with standard subjects including eGrammar spelling geography music methods agriculture Kansas History English History and Saturday all others.
District No 42 Mamie Johnson notes a large enrollment and comfortable rooms with tinted walls. District 91 Helena Zawacki reports a long standing stone schoolhouse with good heater and homey walls, needing improvements and larger space for meetings. District 72 Hilma Alstatt describes a large school with heavy work, recent renovations, and required outside repairs. District 36 Lora Frankamp sees a theme like room with updated heater and fresh paint, though grounds need work. R & J Ellen Rosenquist cites need for enlargement and a festive Christmas display. District 75 Elsie Bales praises standard conditions and recent improvements in fixtures and books.
The building could be made cosy with paint and improvements. Rooms are well seated and interest seems good. One year high school work is taught. A Rural High School would benefit this community. Mary Jansky, C. Supt.
County residents and visitors gather in Belleville and surrounding towns for business and social notes. Henry Johnson and Geo Myers visit from Rackley and California respectively while Otis Myers heads to Nebraska before returning home. Directors from Bank of Scandia and Republic figures conduct court and draft board business as locals mingle across town.
A persuasive recruitment for stenography training with an $80 scholarship at Stickler's Topeka Business College. It targets young readers, promising quick training and salaries of $1000 to $1200 yearly after a brief prep period. The offer seeks instant cash for the scholarship, directed to PARLEE PLOTNER, Editor Journal.
Notice that hunting is strictly forbidden on the described lands including parts of section 82 and 32 in township 2 range 4 and adjacent quarters in section 5. The notice covers southwest and northeast quarters and the east half of northwest quarter with precise legal descriptions.
Friends sympathize with families as Geo Stubblefield and J F Walker suffer serious illnesses. Wm Stubblefield drives Geo to Hot Springs Arkansas for rheumatism treatment hoping for relief. Mrs James Torbert, formerly Flossie Bailey, dies at Norton tuberculosis sanitarium and is buried in Belleville after a Baptist church funeral.
Zora Egg and Raymond Egg petition the Republic County District Court Kansas to change their names to Zora Garber and Raymond Garber. The request will be heard within thirty days of first publication in Scandia Journal January 17, 1918. Zora Peg, by next friend, petitions. S Nelson, attorney for petitioners.
A film titled Price of Silence is showing at the Princess Theater. Local listings indicate a late afternoon and evening schedule with possible matinee pricing and concession options.
Belleville residents Mr and Mrs Arthur Loman visited A R Mercer Monday. Fenton Householder and wife spent Monday with D F Householder. Mrs E Swafford of Republic visited her daughter Mrs Archie Larson earlier in the week. Mr and Mrs H O Marshell were called to Republic to the bedside of Mrs Marshall's brother Rule Price who was very ill. On Tuesday morning word arrived of Mr Price's death. Several attended an Insurance meeting in Belleville Tuesday.
The week recounts continued snow with four to five inches on Wednesday and blizzard winds Thursday blocking roads. Residents including Bert Bowen and J J Bowen visited homes, while mail carriers faced route disruptions. Several social visits span unions in Republic, Belleville, Scandia, and Salina, with cold snaps and a below zero thermometer noted.
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