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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1921
Page
2
Local residents visit family in Belleville Concordia and Kansas City. Roadside commerce includes meat offerings and a gold ring found at Princess Theatre. Community events cover Lutheran ladies aid, revival meetings, and a new practipedics diploma for J Mahaffey.
Mr and Mrs Wiley Mathis and children spent Sunday at Formosa. F W Kreitzer left Tuesday on a buying trip to the St Joseph and Kansas City markets. Carl Hammer of Norway returned to Grand Island Neb where he will resume studies at Grand Island Business College after a month at home. Chas Gulick of Topeka came home Saturday for a visit with his parents Mr and Mrs W B Gulick. Charles works in Santa Fe offices at Topeka and praises his job. Thanks are extended to friends neighbors and American Legion for aid during illness and death of husband and father with flowers. Mrs J W Holmes and family
M E Church schedule lists Sunday school at 10 A M and preaching at 11 A M with Epworth league and a later service at Providence chapel in the evening. Pastor P H Smith to lead.
Albert Isaacson Post 249 invites all ex service men to attend meetings on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday each month at the club rooms over Pool Hall. Vernon L. Holmes serves as Commander.
At Scandia Sunday school begins at 10 A M with a preaching service at 7 30 P M In Norway Sunday school also starts at 10 A M and the preaching service follows at 11 A M
A reader asks if smoke influences cloud formation. The editor replies that smoke is not essential to clouds though smoke particles may be present. dark cloud coloring results from reduced sunlight. The correspondent’s name is missing, and a refund of 25 cents is offered if he remains anonymous.
John William Holmes was born July 8 1845 in Lafayette County Indiana and died January 14 1921 at age 75 years 6 months 6 days. He moved to Iowa as an infant, served in Company Lth Town Volunteer Cavalry under Sherman, was mustered out at Macon Georgia August 8 1865, married Elizabeth Shotscan in 1879, then moved to Scandia Kansas. He leaves a wife two daughters Mary Benson and others, five sons and siblings, with church affiliations noted. Star Brand coffee advertisement closes the notice.
Jake Weislogel offers to pay more for hides and requests bring them to his home. The note emphasizes personal collection and direct transaction.
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